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DDAP Announces New Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies Training Opportunity
A new training program, entitled “Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for Treating Individuals with Substance Use Disorder,” is now available. The training consists of an online module through TrainPA and in-person/virtual skills training sessions. It contains four levels of trainings, each building upon one another. The four levels are:
- Level One: Foundational Information on Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for Treating Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
- Level Two: Conceptualization and Skills Application
- Level Three: Demonstration and Evaluation
- Level Four: Fidelity and Support.
More information is available here.
DDAP Announces Grant Initiative Funding Opportunity
DDAP has identified a need for substance use disorder (SUD) drop-in centers, which provide harm reduction support services and connections to recovery and treatment services, in areas of the commonwealth where overdose death rates are highest. DDAP will provide funds to existing drop-in centers to expand their services and increase overdose prevention and community-driven harm reduction. Physical locations of the existing drop-in centers can be permanently fixed or temporary, community-based pop-up locations.
More information about the grant is available here. A project summary and budget template are available on DDAP’s website.
All applications should be submitted electronically no later than 12:00 pm, Monday, December 13, 2021.
Drug & Alcohol Director Lynn Cooper Interview with NPR on Medicaid Cuts and The Opioid Epidemic
