We had our first Interprofessional practice with at-risk youth workshop in April 2016. The theme of the conference was Interprofessional practice with unaccompanied immigrant minors and youth exposed to violence. The conference was attended by over 125 established professionals and professionals in training. We also saw a substantial number of field supervisors and agency leaders attend the conference. Here are the pictures from the conference. Since there were many pictures we have put them on a flickr stream. Click the link below to see the full album

https://www.flickr.com/photos/luc-sw-ipry

Online Resource Inventory on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

The National center on substance abuse and child welfare (NCSACW) has  created new webpages highlighting resources on best practices in the treatment of opioid use disorders and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Resources are categorized into the following six sections:

• NCSACW Webinar Series on Opioid Use Disorders and Treatment
• Essential Information About the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
• Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders in Pregnancy
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Site Examples

Access the updated resources here.

NCSACW also has free online tutorials for professionals in the child welfare field and professionals in direct practice with substance use disorder clients. Click the link below to access a full resource of online tutorials

https://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/training/default.aspx

What, exactly, are the ethics and values of interprofessional practice? How should these values be passed on to the next generations of health professions students? How should individuals, teams, and organizations respond when the environments in which they learn and work make it difficult to express these values? Drawing from recent research, innovative education models, policy analyses, and team-based clinical experience, the recent issue of American Medical Association’s “Journal of Ethics” (September 2016) explores these questions in detail.

Attached is the editors note on “The Ethics and Value of True Interprofessionalism” which will give any IPRY student good talking points about the value of the experience they got in the IPRY Project!

Values & Ethics of Interprofessional practice (CLICK THE LINK TO READ THE PDF)

In a school classroom of 25 students, five may be struggling with the same issues many adults deal with: depression, anxiety, substance abuse. And yet most children — nearly 80 percent — who need mental health services won’t get them. Click the link below to understand more about this topic!

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/31/464727159/mental-health-in-schools-a-hidden-crisis-affecting-millions-of-students