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The Opioid Response Network (ORN), in partnership with Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Division on Substance Use Disorders, has created a one-of a-kind web-based training that will help substance use disorder treatment providers deliver more affirming care to their LGBTQ+ clients. The course will:

- Provide an introduction to terminology related to gender, sexuality and LGBTQ+ communities;
- Discuss why substance use uniquely impacts LGBTQ+ communities;
- Include stories from LGBTQ+ individuals about their experiences in substance use treatment and perspectives from providers who work with LGBTQ+ clients; and
- Include instructive videos featuring simulated interactions between staff and LGBTQ+ clients in substance use treatment settings.

This new training will help participants identify key components of care for LGBTQ+ people, and how to make the treatment environment and staff interactions more welcoming for LGBTQ+ clients by:

- Respecting privacy;
- Modeling affirming interactions; and
- Addressing stigma.

Participants will develop skills to improve their delivery of affirming care to LGBTQ+ people and determine changes they would like to make in their own organizations with support from the ORN.

Certificate of Completion Available

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The Opioid Response Network (ORN), in partnership with Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Division on Substance Use Disorders, has created a one-of a-kind web-based training that will help substance use disorder treatment providers deliver more affirming care to their LGBTQ+ clients. The course will:

- Provide an introduction to terminology related to gender, sexuality and LGBTQ+ communities;
- Discuss why substance use uniquely impacts LGBTQ+ communities;
- Include stories from LGBTQ+ individuals about their experiences in substance use treatment and perspectives from providers who work with LGBTQ+ clients; and
- Include instructive videos featuring simulated interactions between staff and LGBTQ+ clients in substance use treatment settings.

This new training will help participants identify key components of care for LGBTQ+ people, and how to make the treatment environment and staff interactions more welcoming for LGBTQ+ clients by:

- Respecting privacy;
- Modeling affirming interactions; and
- Addressing stigma.

Participants will develop skills to improve their delivery of affirming care to LGBTQ+ people and determine changes they would like to make in their own organizations with support from the ORN.

Certificate of Completion Available

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Unaccompanied homeless youth and young adults (YYA) present unique clinical and engagement challenges due to the factors that contributed to their homelessness, their lack of family support, and their many, unmet basic needs. In this session, we will discuss the epidemiology of YYA homelessness, which disproportionately represents LGTBQ populations, parenting/pregnant young adults, and systems involved YYA (foster care, DYS), all compounded by high rates of substance use and profound mental health needs. This session will offer a low-barrier model of care that is specifically tailored to the needs of unaccompanied homeless youth, and includes drop-in appointments, emphasis on a risk mitigation philosophy, and close collaboration with outreach and shelter-based community partners. By recognizing the unique needs of YYA experiencing homelessness, participants in this 1 hour session will be better able to serve a highly marginalized population

Hispanic/Latinos, Indigenous Americans, and African Americans, including those who identify as LGBTQ, have disabilities, and/or are English Language Learners, are disproportionately represented within the Juvenile justice system. The National Education Association identifies institutional racism and discriminatory practices like the school-to-prison pipeline as direct forms of perpetuating the funneling of students of color out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile correction system. Justice-involved youth face unique challenge of transitioning from correctional facility to community while also transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. They are deprived of meaningful opportunities for education, future employment, and civic engagement, which are essential milestones to a successful transition to adulthood. As medical providers caring for justice-involved youth, we must increase our awareness about the ongoing disparate health outcomes and the ways in which we can medically intervene, advocate, and ensure a successful adult life trajectory.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the clinical needs of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness.
2. Describe the age-appropriate, trauma-informed counseling and treatment approaches around issues like high risk sexual behaviors and substance use.
3. Discuss how to tailor clinical services to this unique population and learn about a low-barrier model of care
4. Learners will be able to identify unique challenges of transition age youth with juvenile justice involvement.
5. Learners will be able to propose medical interventions for justice involved youth and therefore decrease their risk of further involvement in the juvenile justice system.

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) is partnering with NORC, at the  University of Chicago and the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) to bring a series of virtual events examining special topics for working with adolescents and transitional age youth that relate to substance use and mental health conditions.

Certificate of Completion Available

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After completing this webinar, viewers should be able to:

1. Explain the rationale for taking a comprehensive, inclusive sexual history.
2. Describe the spectrum of gender identity and sexual orientation and how these may or may not affect sexual practices.
3. Apply accurate and sensitive sexual history taking strategies using open-ended language for patients who may have traumas, disabilities, or be part of the LGBTQ community.

This presentation was supported by grant # 1 FPTPA006031-01-00 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH), Office of Population Affairs (OPA).

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LGBTQ+ individuals are at heightened risk for alcohol and substance use across the lifespan as a result of myriad stressors which can result in a variety of health and mental health concerns. While the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model has been widely used among adults as a universal screening assessment for alcohol and/or substance use, there is a growing body of literature which examines its use among youth, older adults, and special populations (e.g., LGBTQ+). The SBIRT model includes a screening process to assess for risk of alcohol and/or substance use disorders via validated tools, followed by a brief intervention based on the tenets of motivational interviewing, which may or may not result in the need for a referral to care. 

This 50 minute presentation will begin with some background on current statistics and trends related to alcohol and substance use among various segments of the LGBTQ+ community, followed by an introduction to SBIRT and each stage of the model, and conclude with a discussion about the impact of using universal screening tools and methods across a variety of practice settings.

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) is partnering with NORC, at the  University of Chicago and the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) to bring a series of virtual events examining special topics for working with adolescents and transitional age youth that relate to substance use and mental health conditions.

Certificate of Completion Available

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