The Edge:
A Resource for Iowa's Behavioral Health Professionals
2013 Edition, Volume 6
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Start your work week off right! Sign up to get a new edition of "The Edge" each Monday morning.
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Greetings!
The Edge, a news scan for Behavioral Health Professionals in Iowa strives to provide a glimpse of new trends, changes on the horizon in the field of substance abuse and problem gambling, and opportunities to increase your knowledge!
We hope you enjoy this edition of The Edge! Please continue to forward it to colleagues you think would be interested!
The Edge is a weekly media scan that is distributed by the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC). If you have articles of value that you'd like to share with others across the state, or feedback regarding the content, format, or method of distribution, please email them to Emily at the address below.
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Are you familiar with ISASA?
The Iowa Substance Abuse Supervisors Association fosters the development and professional growth of current and future prevention and treatment supervisors through communication, cooperation, and education of its membership. For more information about ISASA please visit our website: www.isasaiowa.org
Look for our table at the Governor's Conference on April 2, 2013!
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ISAIC is MOVING!
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The Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC) is moving to our new location the week of February 18th. We are thrilled to have a permanent home in the new Ladd Library (The Westside Branch of the Cedar Rapids Public Library). This new home located at 3750 Williams Blvd SW in Cedar Rapids will house our two excellent Information Specialists (Dixie and Katy), my office, our entire collection of DVD's, Curriculum and Books, AND our 4500 sq foot Clearinghouse that stores our substance abuse, problem gambling and IDPH health materials. This will be the first time that our two main services (collection/staff and Clearinghouse) will be in the same location and we are looking forward to improving the way we serve clients!
During the week we move February 18 - February 22nd, we will need to augment services to ensure we get fully moved and a bit settled. Our Clearinghouse Services should be up and running without any issue during the week. Our toll-free line will be answered by Foundation 2 all week, with smooth access to ISAIC by email if we are needed to answer questions, or address significant issues.
All our media items that are reserved for that week will be shipped the week before as we will not be open for business. If you have an item to return, you can do so on Monday February 25th using our new drive-up return!
I will be checking my email regularly and do my best to address any issues, etc.
Thank you for your patience during this time!
Sincerely,
Emily Blomme
ISAIC Program Manager
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Substance Abuse:
Noteworthy Articles
and Studies
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Young people in military-connected families may be exposed to deleterious stressors,
related to family member deployment, that have been associated with externalizing behaviors such as
substance use. Substance use predisposes youth to myriad health and social problems across the life
span. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of lifetime and recent substance use in
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Problem Gambling: Noteworthy Articles
and Studies
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| Winter 2013 - Responsible Gaming Quarterly
A Joint Publication of the American Gaming Association and the National Center for Responsible Gaming. A great partnership focusing on Casino Code of Conduct and progress that the gaming industry is making.
When betting becomes a problem
Sports betting is big business. The Super Bowl alone generates an estimated $10 billion in legal and illegal gambling annually, a press release from Heartland Family Service stated. Read more...
Canada Launches Responsible Gambling Standards
The RG Standards are a set of standards that provides objective and independent benchmarks for the quality of responsible gambling programs designed and delivered by gaming companies, providing a high standard of consumer protection.
All in: Gambling options proliferate across USA
Gambling locations and options in the form of casinos, resorts and entertainment centers are proliferating in the U.S., according to casino industry experts. "The whole industry was staring into the abyss a few years ago. Now, by most every metric and in most every market, gaming is making a comeback," says Roger Snow, chief product officer for SHFL Entertainment.
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Upcoming Trainings and Materials
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ISAIC Training CalendarTrainings around the state in the field of Behavioral Health, including national webinars and online train |
ISAIC Resources for Behavioral Health Professionals
ISAIC's new page for Professionals includes links to online libraries and databases, open positions in the field, and statewide training calendar. Check back often for updates and submit open positions and upcoming trainings to be posted!
New! Online Course: UC San Diego -- Smoking Cessation and Behavioral Health The purpose of this course is to provide mental health and substance use disorder providers and counselors with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to assess and treat tobacco dependence in smokers with co-occurring psychiatric and/or addictive disorders.
This activity is presented online through an audio presentation with synchronized slides and is 2 hours in length.
Counseling the Pathological Gambler -- Wednesday February 20th 1pm-2pm. This webinar will provide a gambling-specific training event that includes core features of a gambling-addicted client, chart of the progression of a gambling addiction and includes case examples of gambling addictive behaviors. In addition, the webinar will cite professional development as well as potential funding opportunities for gambling addiction-specific services nationwide. Click here to sign up!
Ethics in the Workplace by Eric Pruess, February 27, 2013 - 1:00-4:15 pm at the IBC Office. Cost is $30. By attending this training, you will explore individual responsibility in having integrity-based business practices, learn strategies to seize the opportunities to model the behaviors we expect of others, and learn about the "Universal Ethics Principle," the "Big 4" and 40 keys to integrity-based business practices.
Financial Issues for Problem Gamblers Webinar- Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The webinar will begin with a brief overview of problem gambling and the unique relationship that problem gamblers have with gambling. Money is the insatiable drug that feeds the gambler's addiction. We will continue with discussing values and behaviors regarding money; understanding relationships with money; and tools used to establish budgets and debt repayment plans. Presentation by: Marc Lefkowitz, CCGC, NCGC-I is a California/National Certified Gambling Counselor.
Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) Course March 4 - March 7, 2013, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Camp Dodge. IDPH in collaboration with Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC), is offering the national CAPT version of Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST). The newly revised curriculum has the most current information available on evidence-based prevention practices and programs. The SAPST includes two parts: a 4-hour online pre-requisite course followed by a 4-day resident training (March 4-7). Register Here!
Save the Date: Governor's Conference on Substance Abuse
April 2-3, 2013 Community Choice Credit Union Conference Center-Veterans Memorial. Des Moines, IA.
Clinical Supervision for Problem Gambling Treatment Providers Supervision is available to professionals outside of NYS for a fee of $15 per session. Please contact Michelle Hadden at mhadden@nyproblemgambling.org for more information. Did you miss a NCRG Webinar? You can view archived webinars here. Interested in getting Certified? Click to find information about Iowa Problem Gambling Certification or National Problem Gambling Certification
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Call us: Toll Free Helpline: 866-242-4111
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