CDUHR Calendar
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Presentation Skills
Monday, October 18, 9 AM-4 PM
This course is designed to help service-providers become more effective presenters by developing and practicing platform-speaking skills to small and large groups of people. This course will cover areas such as adult learning theory, presentation mechanics, targeting appropriate language level, working with statistics and visual aids. Joe Lunievicz, BA, RYT, Director, Training Institute, NDRI.
Nicotine Addiction and HIV
Tuesday, October 19, 9 AM-4 PM
This course will present updated research on nicotine addiction and treatment. We will also explore the intersection between HIV disease, nicotine use and possible effects on morbidity and mortality. Abigail Hunter, MPH, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, NDRI.
Women, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: Issues in Pregnancy, Parenting and Recovery
Wednesday, October 20, 9 AM-12 Noon
This one day course explores the short and long term Bio-Psycho-Social effects of alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse on women. The effects of fetal AOD exposure, service needs and resources for mother, infant, child, and family will be addressed. Special issues for women in recovery and strategies for intervention will be reviewed. Andrew Osborne, MS Ed, Director Emeritus, Training Institute, NDRI.
Drugs Set and Setting: Talking about Drug Use
Wednesday, October 20, 1 PM-4 PM
The objectives of this training are to explore attitudes and knowledge about drug use and drug users in NYC; to increase knowledge of drug use epidemiology in NYC; to increase understanding of drug use, classifications, descriptions, effects and settings; to increase knowledge of the epidemiologic profile of unintentional drug overdose decedents and associated risk factors; to increase awareness of drug overdose prevention.
Daliah Heller, PhD, MPH, Assistant Commissioner, Denise Paone, EdD, Director of Research, Bureau of Alcohol & Drug Use Prevention, Care & Treatment, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygience.
Peer-driven intervention to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in AIDS clinical trial: The ACT 2 Project
Monday, October 25, 10 AM-12 Noon
AIDS clinical trials (ACTs) are research studies to evaluate promising therapies to fight HIV infection, treat the complications of antiretroviral therapy, prevent and treat the opportunistic infections and cancers associated with HIV/AIDS, and reconstitute HIV-damaged immune systems. ACTs are critical to the development of new medications and treatment regimens. People from African-American and Latino backgrounds, and women, experience serious and complex barriers to ACTs and continue to be under-represented in ACTs. The aims of this presentation are to 1) describe why people of color are under represented in ACTs, with an emphasis on the multi-level and structural barriers to ACTs experienced by this population; and 2) describe a highly efficacious peer-driven intervention to increase the numbers of people of color who present for screening for ACTs and enroll into trials (the "ACT2" Intervention). Marya Gwadz, PhD, Deputy Director, CDUHR and Angela Banfield, MPH, Research Scientist, CDHUR, New York University College of Nursing.
Research Terms and Terminology
Monday, October 25, 1 PM-4 PM
This course will explore and develop strategies for finding information service providers need from research articles and abstracts. This will be done through discussion and explanation of subject heading of a research article. We will also learn to translate and comprehend an abstract. Once completed, this course will allow you to determine if the findings of a research article apply to your job setting. Abigail Hunter, MPH, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, NDRI.
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
Tuesday, October 26, 9 AM-4 PM
This course will help counselors and other practitioners screen and assess clients with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders. Participants will be able to define the term “co-occurring disorders” and other terms used in the field of COD, discuss principles in treating clients with COD and explore their own values about working with people with COD. Describe screening and assessment tools. Participants will receive a free copy of TIP #42. This course will be interactive. Mary McCarty-Arias, MA, CRC, Program Manager, Training Institute, NDRI.
PLEASE NOTE: Go to CDUHR Online Registration and register for desired course(s). If you have technical problems with registration, please call 212.845.4550 or email at NDRITraining@ndri.org
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