Focus on Integrated Treatment
Presented on Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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Focus on Integrated Treatment (FIT) is an innovative online training program designed to help addiction treatment and mental health professionals develop the skills to work effectively with clients who have co-occurring disorders.  FIT uses real-world videos, simulations, and highly interactive methods to engage clinicians in mastering content about co-occurring disorders and practicing the evidence-based practices needed for effective integrated treatment. Studies show that integrated treatment--the evidence-based practice of addressing a person's co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders at the same time, in the same setting, with the same clinician(s)--is the most effective service strategy available for those with co-occurring disorders. This webinar provides an overview of FIT and explains its role in providing the tools and training needed to become a Certified Co-occurring Disorders Professional (CCDP) or a Certified Co-occurring Disorders Professional Diplomate (CCDPD) through the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC).

Connections - Working with Clients to Explore the Power of Love, Belonging and Being Enough

Presented on Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Author and noted speaker Dr. Brené Brown will talk about her passion for her program, Connections. This 12-session psycho-educational program helps people recognize shame as a universal experience and embrace authentic living as a foundation for shame resilience. Along with Dr. Brown, therapists and lead Connections facilitators, Robert Hillliker and Eric Williams, will share examples of their extensive work with Connections.

You will be able to:

• describe how Connections was created, including the research that went into program development.
• explain the outcomes you'll achieve by using the program.
• list the Connection topics:  defining shame; practicing empathy; exploring triggers and vulnerabilities; practicing critical awareness; reaching out to others; and creating, embracing and inspiring change.
• describe the Connection components:  the facilitator manual, detailed lesson plans, interactive client exercises and handouts, engaging reading assignments, the114 minute DVD and the CD-ROM with all client handouts.
• give practical examples of how Connections has been implemented in a variety of settings.
• find resources to help you implement and sustain Connection groups, including materials, training, and funding.

Focus on Integrated Treatment
Presented on November 10, 2011
47 mins

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This briefing session on "Focus on Integrated Treatment (FIT)" is for member Boards of the IC&RC. The presentation gave participants an opportunity to learn about the benefits and process of offering FIT to their members.

By the end of the presentation member Boards will be able to:

• Give a brief background of FIT's development
• Cite the research behind FIT and its applicability to integrated treatment
• Connect FIT to credentialing and recertification requirements
• Explain the benefits of FIT to IC&RC clinicians
• Describe the offering of FIT to IC&RC clinicians, including: module constellations, pricing, and commissions

Presenters from Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Institute, from Hazelden, and from the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) will conduct this program.

Illness Management and Recovery: Personalized Skills and Strategies for Those with Mental Illness

Presented on November 9, 2011
47 minutes

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The Illness Management and Recovery Program (IMR) is a comprehensive, evidence-based program that helps people with serious mental illness identify their personal recovery goals and learn strategies and skills for managing their illness and achieving their goals. IMR has been developed through years of research and the consensus of leading experts in mental health care along with clients and family members. The third edition of IMR, published by Hazelden, represents an extension and major revision of earlier editions of the program, based on current research and feedback from clients and practitioners. Program authors Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D., and Susan Gingerich, MSW, will discuss how IMR brings current research to practice.

Participants will be able to:

• Give an overview of the principles of IMR, including the central role of the stress-vulnerability model of mental illness
• Describe how clients are assisted in setting and attaining personal recovery goals in the Illness Management and Recovery program
• Describe the extensive enhancements to the third edition of IMR, including the handouts, practitioner guidelines and the implementation manual- all of which have made IMR significantly easier to implement for program administrators and practitioners.
• Explore the new module on Healthy Lifestyles, which can improve health outcomes for people with SMI and connects lifestyle to personal goals
• Find resources to help implement IMR, including training, discussion forums, newsletters and IMR updates