Join Consultant and Trainer Deborah Myers, MEd, PCC-S, of our Center at her Motivational Interviewing (MI) training events near Dayton, Ohio, in September and October 2012. Register online today. Myers is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Participants learn MI's client-centered approaches for responding to desire for change among individuals with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Ideal for practitioners engaged in helping people change. $60/event. CEUs available.

Jeremy Evenden, MSSA, LISW-S, and Deborah Myers, MEd, PCC-S, of our Center are presenting three separate yet related webinars as part of the "Motivational Interviewing Webinar Series: Helping People Embrace Behavior Change in Healthcare Settings," which is sponsored by the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions. The events take place online at 2 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on August 15, Sept 5, and Sept 19. These popular events fill up fast, so register online today. Evenden and Myers are members of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

The Intensive Weekend Program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (school of social work) at Case Western Reserve University is designed with flexibility first. You can continue to work your full-time job and earn your graduate degree on the weekends. The Mandel School is the No. 1 social work school in Ohio and No. 9 in the nation.

The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University is now ranked No. 9 among the best graduate schools of social work in the country, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, released March 13, 2012. The school provides master's and doctoral degree programs, including specializations in the fields of mental-health services and services for alcohol-and-other-drug addiction.

According to U.S. News & World Report, social work is a top-notch career choice with the prospects of good and plentiful jobs. The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University is consistently ranked among the top schools of social work in the United States. Begin, change, or advance your career by applying today. Become a leader in service innovation for mental health, alcohol and other drug addiction (AODA), more.

We are in the process of making some enhancements to our online event-registration process. The enhancements will reduce the number of steps it takes to register for an event. While these changes are in development, we encourage you and your colleagues to create an account today. Begin with a unique email address (work or personal email) and a password.

A research team headed by Amy Blank Wilson of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences examined recidivism rates for 20,112 inmates admitted to the Philadelphia jail system in 2003. After four years, Wilson's team found different rates of recidivism among four different groups of these inmates: 54 percent recidivism for those with severe mental illness; 60 percent for people with no diagnosis; 66 percent for those with substance abuse problems; 68 percent for those with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services has been calling upon Ohio's expertise in the implementation of evidence-based practices for people with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders since 2006. Today, outcomes from the department's data analyses show that the use of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment has been significantly reducing crisis services, psychiatric hospitalizations, incarcerations, and more.

Join consultant and trainer Scott Gerhard, MA, LSW, at his Motivational Interviewing (MI) training events in Columbus, Ohio, from January to April 2012. Register online today. Participants engage in skill-building exercises to learn MI's client-centered approaches for responding to desire for change and resistance to change among individuals with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Ideal for IDDT, ACT, other best practices. $60 each event. Get CEUs & supervisory credit.

Join consultant and trainer Jeremy S. Evenden, MSSA, LISW-S, at his Motivational Interviewing (MI) training events in Youngstown, Ohio, from January to May 2012. Register online today. Evenden is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Participants learn MI's client-centered approaches for responding to desire for change and resistance to change among individuals with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Ideal for IDDT, ACT, other best practices. $60/event. CEUs & supervisory credit.