Training Events/Conferences

LGBT TRISTAR Regional Training Events

  • 2010 1st Regional Training: Palm Springs

    •     Monday, March 1st, 8:30 am – 4 pm
        Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
        (by the Palm Springs Convention Center)
        888 Tahquitz Canyon Way
        Palm Springs, CA 92262
        [Click here to Register]

  • 2010 2nd Regional Training: San Jose

    •     Thursday, April 15th, 8:30 am – 4 pm
        Learning Institute – Masonic Center
        SCVHHS Dept of Alcohol & Drug Services
        2500 Masonic Drive
        San Jose, CA 95125
        [Click here to Register]

  • 2010 3rd Regional Training: Long Beach

    •     Tuesday, June 22nd, 8:30 am – 4 pm
        Long Beach Convention Center
        300 East Ocean Boulevard
        Long Beach, CA 90802
        [Click here to Register!]

If you need disability-related reasonable accommodations or alternative formats for any LGBT TRISTAR event or service, please contact Ken Einhaus at (415) 627-9143, email keneinhaus@lgbt-tristar.com , or fax him at (415) 627-9153 by no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled date of the event.


LGBT Health Related Training Events/Conferences


Other Training Events/Conferences

  • February 24, 2010
    2010 CADA Public Policy Conference
    Sacramento
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  • March 14-17, 2010
    CAARR 2010 Annual Conference
    Sacramento Red Lion
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  • April 22-24, 2010
    CAADE Conference 2010
    "Charting the Course For a New Beginning"
    Doral Palm Springs
    Click here for more information

  • April 23-24, 2010
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 8th Blending Conference
    "Blending Addiction Science and Practice: Evidence-Based Treatment and
    Prevention in Diverse Populations and Settings"
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Click here for more information

  • June 3-4, 2010
    20th Annual Beyond the Bench Conference
    "Collaboration Works! Improving Outcomes and Achieving Safety and
    Stability in Challenging Times" regarding juvenile dependency and delinquency
    San Diego Marriott Hotel
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  • June 15-17, 2010
    ADP Conference 2010
    "Strongest Together: Building Quality Services During Challenging Times"
    Radisson Hotel Sacramento
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  • September 29 - October 3, 2010
    CAADAC 2010 Annual Conference
    Irvine Marriott Hotel
    Click here for more information

  • Date to be announced
    California Prevention Collaborative
    11th Annual California Prevention Summit
    Click here for more information

 

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Workshop Descriptions

Plenary Session: Cultural Responsiveness in Serving LGBT

This is a basic introduction to the LGBT community and its diversity, and to the issues, challenges and opportunities that are associated with providing AOD prevention, treatment and recovery support services to LGBT clients. Participants will obtain practical information that can be applied to improve services for LGBT consumers. The workshop is designed for Intake Staff, AOD Counselors, Health Education Staff, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists.

Workshop #1: Collecting and Using LGBT-Relevant Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sexual History Information

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “The ability to elicit baseline demographic data about their LGBT client population is an important measure of competency for LGBT care providers.” This session is designed for Administrators, Intake Staff, AOD Counselors, Health Education Staff, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. It is intended to help implement the recommended policy in California agencies by providing information about the value and necessity for the practice, sample policies and tools for institutionalizing the practice, and skills-building for staff to effectively implement the practice.

Workshop #2: Strengthening Linkages Between AOD Providers and LGBT Community Resources

California’s urban, suburban and rural communities are very different in the way that LGBT people are treated by the local culture, and by public and private institutions, including AOD providers. This workshop is designed to help individuals responsible for organizational governance, policy, administration, program planning, and service delivery to build connections with and make use of LGBT resources in their communities, in the surrounding region, within the state, and outside of California in order to better serve LGBT consumers. The workshop will address such issues as marketing to this constituency, incorporating LGBT people in program development and service delivery, and assisting LGBT clients through appropriate use of available resources within a referral network.

Workshop #3: Promising and Emerging Best Practices in AOD Prevention and Treatment for LGBT

This workshop, designed for Program Administrators and Directors, Supervisors, Health Education Staff, Therapists and Counselors, is intended to assist local agencies to adopt and integrate evidence-based practices and program models that show promise or have been demonstrated as effective in serving LGBT consumers.

Support for this project has been provided by the State of California, Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs