Patient Engagement

Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.

Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.

This kid-friendly video explains how repeated substance use can hijack brain function, and the importance of delaying use until the brain has fully developed.

This pocket guide is intended for non-clinical drug court team members (e.g., court coordinators, judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, parole officers, case managers, peer mentors, recovery coaches). It will describe how the team member can support both the provider and those participants prescribed or considering medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

This webinar recording from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center on the implications of the opioid crisis in the U.S. Latino population is now available. This webinar discussed the implications of the opioid crisis in the Latino population in the US. It discussed social and cultural factors that cause substance misuse in Latinos. Additionally, barriers to services and treatments are discussed, along with strategies on how to increase engagement and use of services.

These are slides for a webinar which reviewed the basic concepts and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and employed MI skills and tools, to illustrate the practical applicability of these tools in clinical practice for their addiction and other patient populations.

Patients in recovery from addiction and family members discuss the importance of having support and encouragement from the medical staff during treatment.

Webpage in which patients can fill in their change plan for their drinking behaviors and print or email it to themselves

Relevant resources (e.g., reference guides, manuals) for providers on shared decision making

Helps healthcare providers integrate motivational interviewing with patients and provides tools to enhance providers' ability to assist patients with healthy decision making