April 2022
DUI MAT Integration/Outreach Project 2.0
DUI MAT Training Webinar
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
10:30 am - Noon
April 2022 Webinar Slide Deck
Topics:

  • Guest Speakers: VOID
  • Project and Touch Base Updates
Previous webinar materials and recordings available in the DUI MAT Project Portal.
DUI MAT Best Practices Steering Committee Scheduled to Meet
The Best Practices Steering Committee will meet on May 11 and July 13 from 10 am - Noon to update the best practice performance measures developed in DUI MAT 1.0.

The Awareness Group
Providing DUI MAT Services in the Coachella Valley Since 2019
The Awareness Group is a DUI MAT Provider located in Indio, California. They have participated in the DUI MAT project since inception in May 2019.

Jeff Davied, Director of Operations says the most rewarding part of the project is, “knowing we are saving lives in the community, and hearing the success stories of those now in MAT treatment.”

Memo Simo and Willie Johnson, certified counselors assigned to the DUI MAT team, have embraced the mission of the project and regularly go the extra mile to ensure that clients are getting the information and assistance they need.

Memo Simo manages a case load of four high risk participants, while Willie Johnson conducts the DAST prescreens and introduces the DUI MAT program during Telehealth sessions. These activities ensure that DUI MAT is fully integrated into the Awareness Group’s DUI Programs.
DUI MAT Posters at The Awareness Group's Indio DUI Program.
Jeff Davied, Operations Director of The Awareness Group at the CADTP Fall Conference 2021
Fentanyl Awareness Posters at The Awareness Group's Indio DUI Program.
Fentanyl Education and Awareness
What else can we do?
Fentanyl Continues It's Deadly March Through Our Communities
April's project webinar welcomed guest speakers Amy Neville and Steve Filson from StopTheVoid.org. They shared their personal stories of loss and the documentary Dead on Arrival by Dominic Tierno.

We also discussed bill AB2246, which sought to bring harsher penalties for fentanyl traffickers. Sadly, on 4/19/22, the bill did not pass.

So, what can we do as SUD professionals to adequately warn clients, friends, and family about this deadly scourge?

  • Share the videos wherever and whenever you can. They are extremely powerful.
  • Talk to your clients about the risks of taking ANY drugs from the street.
  • Work with your program to have fentanyl educational handouts easily available.
Amy and Steve helped all of us to understand, at a deep level, that just ONE pill CAN kill. With the fentanyl crisis, we can shift our thinking from 'using may create an addiction', to taking just one pill, line, or toke, can literally kill you. Being on the front line of addiction treatment, we have the unique opportunity to touch many with this important and life-saving information!
Boost Your Certification With a Specialty Credential from CADTP
Why Obtain a Specialty Credential?
  • Recognition of your education and experience in a specific treatment type.
  • Recognition of your commitment to advancing your knowledge and skills in the treatment of Substance Use Disorder.
  • Recognition of your commitment to continuing your education in specialty treatment area.
  • Recognition of the value you bring to interdisciplinary work and integration between types of addiction treatment.
Driving Under the Influence Treatment Counselor Credential (DUITCC)
This experiential-based DUI Treatment Counselor Credential (DUITCC) supports the certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor to highlight their education, knowledge, and experience in driving under the influence offender treatment.

Note: If you have previously taken a CADTP T9 training the hours gained from those trainings will count towards the requirements for DUITCC education. If you need a training on Title 9 check out AGMC on-line CEU, they have a Title 9 training that meets most of the required educational content.

Medication-Assisted Treatment Counselor (MATCC)
The experiential-based Medication-Assisted Treatment Counselor Credential (MATCC) supports the certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor to highlight their education, knowledge, and experience in medication-assisted treatment.
Events and Training
CADTP Spring Conference • May 18 & 19
The Power of You!

Expanding SUD Counselor Skills to meet the ever-changing terrain of substance use disorder treatment.

Join with like-minded SUD professionals to hone your skills, earn CEUs, network, and more! Register before May 1 to avoid a late fee. DUI MAT grant approved!

Click on the Image to Learn About the Conference Presenters.
Understanding the ASAM Criteria in the Context of the
California Treatment System (ASAM-A)
TUESDAY, MAY 10 • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

DUI MAT Project Participants are eligible for this ASAM training through the LA SAPC training platform. If you are new to the project or haven't had any ASAM training, consider joining this targeted session. 3.5 CEUs.
The LA County SAPC Training Calendar is now open to all DUI MAT Providers. DUI MAT funds may be utilized for staff to attend these trainings as appropriate and aligned with project deliverables.The resource is a full calendar of quality training addressing many SUD related topics.

RESOURCES
Resources from Addiction Free California. Check out their resource library for downloadable resources, videos, and more!
This short take video will cover the key principles of CBT and a few basic techniques that are utilized for various conditions. Presented by: Caitlin Thomas-Henkel, Principal, Health Management Associates and Shannon Robinson, Principal, Health Management Associates.
2-sided handout about Relaxation Strategies. Click the image to download.
Fentanyl Education Handouts
(click on image to download)
Fentanyl Drug Fact Sheet from Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
6-page Fentanyl Drug Facts paper by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
DUI MAT PROVIDERS
DUI MAT 2.0 Provider Directory
Visit the Provider Directory at the Project Website.
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The DUI MAT Integration/Outreach Project 2.0 is one of over 30 projects to receive State Overdose Response II (SOR II) funding in support of the overall goals of California's MAT Expansion Project. DUI MAT 2.0 will build upon the success of DUI MAT 1.0 and will help to fulfill the objective to Transform entry points for individuals with opioid and poly-substance use disorders and create effective referrals into treatment.
This project is a result of a partnership between DHCS and CADTP through California’s State Opioid Response II (SOR II) Grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and The California Medication MAT Expansion Project.