Events

A day of cultural pride and music celebration by the Dominican- American community of RI. Enjoy great traditional food, dancers and other participating vendors. The Health Communities Office will be tabling at the event with Substance Abuse Prevention resources.

This training on advanced ethical issues in community mental health will provide participants with an overview and in-depth examination of compelling ethical challenges. Moving beyond introductory ethics concepts, this training will explore difficult ethics cases and...

Training provides an overview of client engagement styles as well as resistance to change. The 'Stages of Changes' are explored and defined with behavioral examples. Use of the Evidence Based Practice of Motivational Interviewing is outlined as an approach to change...

This training will explore the attitudes and views on suicide and interventions. Access to lethal means can determine whether a person who is suicidal lives or dies. This course will assist providers in developing effective safety plans for clients at risk of suicide....

Adolescents and young adults experience many challenges as they move through the rocky road of teen related developmental milestones. Too often the experimentation associated with their new found liberties cause this population to engage in very risky behaviors - with...

Training will provide an overview of the Shifting Models of Care from the 'Traditional Medical Model' to Person Centered & Recovery Oriented Care. Special emphasis on client's choices and empowering clients to become competent in managing one's illness in...

It is often said "the only constant is change" yet the notion of organizational change often results in stress, mistrust and dread. Let's face it, the global economy and contemporary labor market are changing at record speed and the reality is that if we are to stay...

Nearly 100,000 newborns in the U.S. every year are exposed to heavy or binge drinking—the highest risk for FASDs—during their prenatal development. Alcohol and pregnancy education must be elevated to a higher public health priority and medical and mental health care...

The course will discuss provide a review of the use of medications that affect the central nervous system (antidepressants, antipsychotics, pain medications, anxiolytics, etc.) and general issues in pharmacy related to medication adherence and access to care. 3 CEUs...

In the last twenty years, we have witnessed a revolution in how we understand recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. In the past, treatment professionals and the recovery community embraced a one-size-fits-all model based on severe, late-stage substance...