New On-Demand Webinette | Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Co-Occurring Disorders: Implications for Treatment Providers
The ATTC CoE-PPW has switched to an on demand format for releasing webinettes (instead of live presentations). The first on-demand webinette is now available for streaming on our site. In this webinette, Dr. Tiffany Cooke, MD, MPH, FAPA presents on co-occurring disorders (CODs) among pregnant and postpartum women, which occur frequently and can significantly impact mother and child. Topics covered include the significance of CODs and their risk factors; the importance of repeat screening, appropriate referral, and coordinated treatment; and the safety profiles of the various medications available to treat CODs and how to take into account the risks to mother and child.
Coming in February: Project ECHO for PPW Grantees
The ATTC CoE-PPW and the ATTC Network Coordinating Office are partnering to offer the PPW Project ECHO. Project ECHO is a model developed by the University of New Mexico to democratize medical knowledge and get best practice care to those who need it. Multipoint videoconferencing is used to provide didactics and case-based learning to health professionals. The PPW Project ECHO, which is currently open to SAMHSA PPW Grantees, will run February 21-August 15 on a twice-monthly schedule. In addition to providing participants with the opportunity to present a client case and receive consultation from a panel of subject matter consultants, each ECHO clinic will contain a 15-minute didactic. See below for the didactic schedule. If you would like more information, please contact Senior Project Manager, Sarah Knopf-Amelung, at knopfsm@umkc.edu.
Spotlight on Wayside House (St. Louis Park, MN): Wayside Whole Family Treatment Project Wraps Services Around Entire Family
Wayside House, located in St. Louis Park, MN, began in 1954 as the vision of Sarah Mary “Sally” DeVay, a Honeywell employee who created a home for women escaping sexual exploitation and homelessness; in essence, women who had “fallen by the wayside.” As the years passed it became evident that common barriers affecting women who came for services were substance use disorders, trauma, and other mental health issues. In the early 1960s, Wayside became one of the nation’s first treatment providers dedicated exclusively to the gender-specific needs of women. Wayside House has since served over 30,000 women and over 5,700 children. The Wayside Whole Family Treatment Project offers a broad spectrum of services for the woman’s entire family through residential and outpatient co-occurring disorder programs. These programs are open to any person the woman considers an important relationship or source of support. This may include any member of her family or community, including: parents, children, partners, siblings, friends, other relatives or important people in her life. Some key features of the program include family orientation, family day program, family therapy, play therapy, and other services. Learn more about this program and strategies for replication by reading the full Community Story and find other innovative programs across the country on the Community Stories map. If you would like your program featured on the Community Stories page, contact Senior Project Manager, Sarah Knopf-Amelung, at knopfsm@umkc.edu.
