Contingency Management Training 3/30 at 11am ET Reminder!

Contingency Management (CM) is a type of behavioral therapy grounded in the principles of operant conditioning, a method of learning in which desired behaviors are reinforced with prizes, privileges, or cash. OMNI invites you to attend a one-hour training to help ground you in this method. In this training, you will: 

  • gain a better understanding of just what CM is, its use in behavioral health, community, and justice work, and its evidence-based effectiveness in substance use treatment and recovery

  • learn about the stigma, myths, and misunderstandings of CM

  • get clarity from DBHDS on the SOR II funding that is available to support CM

  • get tips to incorporate CM into your current SOR II GPRA administration and processes

  • hear about how communities use CM in creatively effective ways

The Training is Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 11am-noon EST. Please register by clicking this link. (https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsceuoqD0vHtLrXQGDRoc4TEvwplGIgiYu )

Follow-Up & Discharge GPRA Training Recording and Resource

OMNI held a comprehensive GPRA Follow-Up Training on March 10, and we've prepared these materials for your review or for those who were not able to attend.

The training recording and slides are located on the Trainings resource page of our website. In addition, below is a list of useful materials to accompany this training for your reference:

TA Support Resources (all materials below are listed here):

Please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org if you have any questions!

DBHDS Invites You to Join in a SOR II-funded Contingency Management Training with OMNI!

Contingency Management (CM) is a type of behavioral therapy grounded in the principles of operant conditioning, a method of learning in which desired behaviors are reinforced with prizes, privileges, or cash. DBHDS invites you to join in a one-hour, SOR II-funded Contingency Management Training with OMNI to help ground you in this method. In this training, you will:

• gain a better understanding of just what CM is, its use in behavioral health, community, and justice work, and its evidence-based effectiveness in substance use treatment and recovery

• learn about the stigma, myths, and misunderstandings of CM

• get clarity from DBHDS on the SOR II funding that is available to support CM

• get tips to incorporate CM into your current SOR II GPRA administration and processes

• hear from a community that uses CM in creatively effective ways

The Training is Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 11am-noon EST. Please register by clicking this link: https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsceuoqD0vHtLrXQGDRoc4TEvwplGIgiYu

Reminder! Follow-Up & Discharge GPRA Training - March 10, 2021

OMNI is hosting a follow-up and discharge GPRA training on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 11:00am-1:00pm EST! This training will cover the basics of the follow-up and discharge GPRA surveys, covering how and when to complete both surveys, how to track when to complete the follow-up GPRA for clients, differences in survey questions from the intake GPRA, and client engagement tips.

 This training is intended for staff that are already familiar with the SOR grant and the GPRA survey basics. If you need an introduction to the SOR grant and the GPRA survey process, we recommend reviewing our recorded Intake GPRA trainings on our trainings resource page.

 Please register for the training here: https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodeusqzksGNTNk5bw32QD5PaJO1ffzQZ4.

 As always, please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org with any questions!

Wrap-up of Rollover Process and Timeline

The rollover consent form and process will conclude on June 15, 2021!

As part of the transition to the SOR II grant in October 2020, OMNI launched the rollover consent form to allow for an easy transition of SOR I client GPRA information into the SOR II grant period, for those continuing to receive SOR-funded services in the SOR II period.

Process:

  • For clients who have already completed their follow-up GPRA from SOR I, complete the rollover consent form at the client's next scheduled appointment.

  • For clients who have not yet completed their follow-up GPRA from SOR I, complete the rollover consent form at their follow-up GPRA interview.

Timeline:

  • The 8-month no-cost extension of the SOR I grant for follow-up GPRAs will conclude at the end of May 2021 with all SOR I follow-up windows closing after May 31, 2021). As such, the rollover consent form will close two weeks after this on June 15, 2021.

  • After June 15, 2021, you will no longer be able to roll clients from SOR I to SOR II using the rollover consent form and will have to complete a new SOR II intake GPRA interview. Please be sure to complete the rollover form for all SOR I clients continuing to receive SOR II-funded services before June 15, 2021.

Please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org with any questions or needed support!

Follow-Up & Discharge GPRA Training - March 10, 2021

OMNI is hosting a follow-up and discharge GPRA training on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 11:00am-1:00pm EST. This training will cover:

  • the basics of the follow-up and discharge GPRA surveys, covering how and when to complete both surveys

  • how to track when to complete the follow-up GPRA for clients

  • differences in survey questions from the intake GPRA

  • client engagement tips

This training is intended for staff that are already familiar with the SOR grant and the GPRA survey basics. If you need an introduction to the SOR grant and the GPRA survey process, we recommend reviewing our recorded Intake GPRA trainings on our trainings resource page.

 Please register for the training here: https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodeusqzksGNTNk5bw32QD5PaJO1ffzQZ4

 As always, please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org with any questions!

Seeking your SOR II Success Stories!

DBHDS and OMNI are seeking your SOR II Success Stories and wanted to make it easy for you to contribute throughout the year! We want to hear from you about how your SOR II funding is supporting the services you provide in your community.

We have prepared a very simple survey that will easily allow you to share some of your Success Stories on an ongoing basis. You can also attach documents or photos to better document your stories if you wish. Click here to share.

We’ve also added a new page to the website from which you can also access the survey. Here is the new page and link: https://www.virginiasorsupport.org/success-stories

We look forward to reading what you share!

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#200.112 Per 2 C.F.R. § 200.112-1113 The Federal awarding agency must establish conflict of interest policies for Federal awards. The non-Federal entity must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with applicable Federal awarding agency policy. Failure to adhere to these statues will result in immediate termination of funding.

Virginia’s State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is awarded at the discretion of DBHDS and SAMHSA. All recipients of SOR funding supports evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery services to address opioid and stimulant misuse and use disorders, including for cocaine and methamphetamine. The SOR grant is not intended to be utilized as a long-term or permanent funding source. All SOR proposals must include a realistic plan for financial sustainability beyond the grant period.