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 Opioid and Methamphetamine Use in Minnesota
October 20, 2017 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
DOC Central Office, 1450
Energy Park Drive
West Entrance - Afton Room -
1st Floor
Presenter: Rick Moldenhauer, MS, LADC,
ICADC, LPCC
Human Services Representative 2/
State Opioid Treatment Authority Representative| ADAD
This 3-hour workshop will focus initially on the fastest growing
categories of substance use disorder we have in Minnesota currently, opioids
(pharmaceutical and heroin) and methamphetamines. Working from whole State
population and narrowing to specific population demographics (such as age, race
and geographic location), we will examine trends and patterns of use.
The second portion of the presentation will focus on the symptom
constellations for opioid and methamphetamine intoxication and withdrawal, with
special focus made on differential diagnosis and common, co-morbid mental health
and medical diagnosis……
Objectives
- Be introduced to opioids and methamphetamine use in
Minnesota.
- Learn about the psychosocial impact of opioids and
methamphetamines on diverse populations.
- Learn the warning signs of opioid and
methamphetamine intoxication and withdrawal.
- Learn about differential diagnosis.
Click
here to register for this workshop. Free for
the first 50 MCA members to register.
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 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic
Heritage Month is observed every year from September 15 to October 15 to
recognize the rich cultural influence of Hispanics/Latinos in the United
States. During this month, we celebrate and highlight Hispanic Heritage and
look at key health issues that affect the community and offer resources and
events that one can learn from and get informed in English and Spanish
language.
Please
visit the Office of Minority Health Hispanic
Heritage Month site for updates on available downloadable materials and events in
observance of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Register for our
Webinar: Niños Saludables: Addressing Childhood Obesity among Latinos on
October 13, 2-3:30 pm EDT
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 Health Equity Resource Highlight: With Health
and Justice for All
What effect does time
in prison or jail have on our health?
As
public health professionals, we know that health is guided by where we live,
our schools, our access to health care, and more. Our health is also guided by
our interaction with the justice system, and this is especially true for people
of color. In Minnesota, the disparity between representation in the general
population vs. the population in prison is one of the highest in the
nation--for example, black men and women make up 5 percent of the state
population, but 31 percent of the prison/jail population.
"With
Health and Justice for All," a three-minute video from the American Public
Health Association (APHA), discusses the social and historical factors that
have led to higher rates of incarceration among people of color, and the
cyclical influence of punishment, imprisonment, trauma, and health. APHA
Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, discusses initiatives in California
that aim to help keep kids in school, in order to keep them out of jail,
connected to their communities, and in turn healthier.
To
watch this video and find other resources to help your organization work toward
health equity, visit the MDH Health Equity
Resource Library: With Health and Justice for All.
MDH
Center for Public Health Practice
651-201-3880 health.ophp@state.mn.us
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Join the MN Department of Health for a Monthly
Mental Well-Being and Resilience Learning Community Discussion
- This is an interactive monthly statewide webinar and local discussion.
- Next session October, 31st 2017
- Last Tuesday of each month, 10:00-12:00.
- The first hour is a webinar about an innovative strategies to promote mental well-being and resilience from a community or organization.
- The second hour includes time for local community discussion about local resources and needs relevant to the presentation.
Click Here for More Information
Sites? The link to Registration includes a list of sites
near you.
No
Site Address? We will update site addresses as identified. Hosts will also email
participants before the event.
No
Site Near You? Email anna.lynn@state.mn.us to confirm if one is
currently available or to become a host.
Other
Questions? Email anna.lynn@state.mn.us
Sign up to be
notified of all upcoming MDH grant opportunities on the MDH
grants page (http://www.health.state.mn.us/grants/).
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 Joining Community Forces - Minnesota
You are
cordially invited to save the date for the 2017 Joining Community Forces-MN
Conference Series. JCF-MN Conferences unite Yellow Ribbon Network
volunteers, service providers, and community leaders for the
purpose of sharing best practices, building relationships, and
providing updates on military support initiatives. Mark your calendar and share
this opportunity with your colleagues and committee members. Registration is
now open!
Check-in 8 a.m.
Conference start 8:30 a.m.
November 2: Metropolitan State
University - St. Paul
Registration deadline Oct. 19: Register
here
November 16: Camp Ripley
Education Center - Little Falls
Registration deadline Nov. 2: Register
here
For questions or assistance
please contact:
2LT Wagle
Phone: (651) 268-8538
E-mail
Danelle
Bybee
Phone: (218) 831-1705
E-mail
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 HEALING IN
COMMUNITY:
SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM
A two-day conference for those in mental and behavioral
healthcare, education, youth services, faith, government, activism, and the
broader community. All are welcome!
Shoreview Community Center
November 2-3, 2017
8:30am - 5pm
Join us for our sixth annual fall conference as we once again lift up the
voices of people of color and indigenous people while challenging the common
misconception that white people have no stake in dismantling systemic
racism. Learn from Resmaa
Menakem how the effects of white body supremacy reside in all
of our nervous systems and how body-based healing approaches help us identify
and respond to racial trauma in our daily lives and workplaces. Explore with Robin DiAngelo common
white racial patterns that thwart equity and how to shift them. Our dynamic
group of healers, scholars, activists, spoken word artists, and faith leaders
will offer tools to become more effective advocates for justice and healing
within and between our communities.
We
are in the process of applying for 13 hours of Continuing Education Units from
the MN Boards of Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, and Counseling
Psychology.
Space
is limited. Register today!
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Join a Fall Family-to-Family
Class!
Family to family is a free, 12- week class
for family members and friends of individuals with a serious mental illness
taught by trained family members. Families gain insight and information to
empower and support themselves and their loved one.
- Learn current
information on major mental illnesses, medications and side effects
- Build empathy,
coping skills, problem-solving and communication techniques
- Understand how to
locate support and services in the community
Location and
start dates are below. Call to register or ask questions.
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Savage, Jan. 11, 2018, will meet Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 p.m., call Janet 952-890-1669
More locations will be added. View them at www.namihelps.org
- classes for adults.
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 Lunch and Learn Seminars
Are you ready to have lunch and learn AND get
your CEUs? The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is offering Lunch and Learn
Seminars at our offices in Roseville and are targeted for Social Workers and
Social Service Professionals.
Sessions will take place on October 11 and November 16.
Click
here for complete information on our 2017 Lunch and Learn Seminars.
2018 Annual Conference Request for Presenters
The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is
busy planning the 2018 Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury,
which will be held on April 12 and 13, 2018 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center
in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. We would like to invite you to submit a proposal
or proposals for breakout sessions. Proposals are
due by November 20.
Click
here for more information and to fill your RFP today!
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 Last chance! AIAFS Fall Training:
You do not want to miss out on the opportunity to attend: "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Hoarding Disorder in the Criminal Justice System"
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Date: October 13, 2017
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Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Cost: $89.00 (6 hours of CEUs approved by six MN state boards)
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Location: Parkview Meeting & Event Center Mall of America 5204 Center Court Bloomington, MN 55425
There are still seats available, but they will go fast.
REGISTER FOR OCD & HOARDING DISORDER TRAINING NOW!
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 MCA Annual Training Institute at Grandview Lodge in Nisswa, MN October 25-27
The Annual Training Institute Committee has put together cutting edge training at the front of the latest trends in corrections; will connect resources/vendors with agencies to meet their needs; and also provide a great location for networking with fellow peers in corrections from all over the state!!
Conference Highlights:
Click here for program sessions and details .
Andre Koen – “All Trumped Up” – Diversity in work culture and working with justice involved individuals.
Mark J. Lundquist – “Passion! (8 Steps to Reignite Yours)” – A keynote that is as entertaining as it is enlightening as he sends you out the door on fire.
Untouchable Documentary – Documentary and Panel – Registration and restriction of Sex Offenders. Both sides of the controversy.
Kat Perkins - From record deals to finals on NBC's THE VOICE, she lives a FEARLESS life and inspires audiences coast to coast. She has given over 300 presentations in the past 18 months alone, sharing her message of living a Fearless life, the pursuit of dreams, and making a positive impact on the world.
Kat will be presenting on Wednesday, October 25th and be sure to join us Wednesday evening at the Hospitality Night to hear her perform.
Click here for Conference Registration
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The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance offers a variety of educational classes - including our monthly Brain Injury Basics class - for families, individuals and professionals in the Twin Cities. Our educators can also train your staff on-site at your facility with our Traveling Workshops.
Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury will be held on: October 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving will be held on: November 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Introduction to Brain Injury will be held on: December 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. All classes take place in the Education Center at the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance. A $5 donation is appreciated from individuals with brain injury, family members and friends; the fee per session is $25 for professionals. For more information or to register, call 612-378-2742 or 1-800-669-6442, or click here to register online.
 MCA Workshop:Diversity
& Inclusion: From Theory to Practice
Date: November 17, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: DOC Central Office, 1450
Energy Park Drive
West Entrance - Afton
Room - 1st Floor
Presenter: Miata Getaweh
Human Resource Manager
AccessAbility Incorporated
This 3-hour workshop will help participants develop tools
necessary for advancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of their
professional and personal lives. Participants will be introduced to the concept
and meaning of diversity from generational, individual and organizational
perspectives. We will review best practices for including diversity and
inclusion in organizations and creating an environment in which individuals from
diverse backgrounds can thrive. Participants will dive into the concept of
unconscious bias, potential dangers of unconscious biases and the effect of
unconscious bias on the organization’s diversity and inclusion plan. We will
engage in hands-on exercises and discover solutions.
Objectives:
- Be introduced to the concept of diversity and inclusion.
- Define diversity from an organizational, individual and generational perspectives.
- Understand what diversity looks like practically.
- Discuss the concept of unconscious bias.
- Explore the relationship between unconscious bias,
decision-making, and business practices.
- Review steps to create an environment that is diverse and
inclusive.
Click here to register
for this workshop. Free for the first 50 MCA members to register.
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 Work for the State of
Minnesota!
Join us to learn about job
opportunities
in Minnesota State Government
Saturday,
October 14, 2017
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saint Paul RiverCentre
175 West Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Each state agency, plus several
boards and commissions, will be present to discuss job opportunities in their
agency.
- Workshops
on applying for state jobs, interviewing and using LinkedIn for job search
will be offered.
- Bring
your resume for one-on-one resume review!
- Free
professional photos taken for your LinkedIn profile.
- ASL,
Hmong, Somali and Spanish Interpreters will be available on site.
Individuals
with disabilities in need of reasonable accommodations should
contact Karen Lilledahl at 651-259-7097 at least two weeks prior to the
event.
For
more information, visit our website.
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The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is
looking for individuals across the state interested in joining a team that is
committed to helping serve Minnesota Veterans and their families. Whether you
are a Veteran, family member, or an individual who wants to show your support
for our nation’s heroes, we are confident you will find a career path that is
diverse, team-oriented and focused on making a real difference. Some of our
current job openings:
Fergus Falls
Luverne
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 Minnesota Opportunity Corps members serve for 11 months at a community-based organization located in the Twin Cities metro area to make a difference in the lives of individuals with multiple barriers to employment, retention, advancement and economic self-sufficiency. Members receive training and ongoing support for this position and will be placed at a partner organization serving the program's participants.
Opportunity Navigator
The Opportunity Navigator is a link, a guide, and an advocate for program participants and/or students of training programs and career pathways. Navigators help program participants access resources related to career and industry information, education and training, and job opportunities. As data supports, social services can also be an integral part of the participant’s triumph; therefore, the member will also trained as an informational source in that area. For more information, please review this Opportunity Navigator position description.
Minimum Qualifications
You must meet the following minimum qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age, a US citizen, national, or legal permanent resident alien, and a high school graduate (or GED recipient).
- Willingness to commit to a full year of service (1700 hours for full-time members). Hours must be completed within 11 months of start date.
- Demonstrated English proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with intermediate computer skills (word processing, internet, data entry, e-mail, comfort with database and software use, etc.).
- Desire to affect systems change at the ground level; ability to connect the small details to the bigger picture.
- Ability to build relationships and work with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
- Access to regular, reliable transportation.
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 Job Seekers Register Here
Employers Register Here
 Attention: All
Agencies and Organizations, Private for Profit, Private Non-Profit, CCA and CPO
Counties
Does your
agency offer corrections internships? MCA wants to know what we can do to
assist Criminal Justice students as they are seeking internship opportunities
in Corrections.
Our goal is
to build a database that will connect students to these opportunities.
Please
contact one of our MCA Student Services Committee Members:
Connie Hartwig connie.hartwig@state.mn.us
or
Angela
Strong angelastrong2012@gmail.com
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