Brown Bag Advocacy is an ongoing educational series focused on policy that impacts substance use and related mental health prevention, treatment and recovery. It is held over the lunch hour, so grab your favorite brown bag meal or snack can join us to learn about advocacy and related topics. Click on upcoming event below to register.
Upcoming Events
October Brown Bag Advocacy Session :
Peer workforce Q&A with Texas HHSC's Peer Support and Recovery.
Have questions about substance use and mental health peer certification and supervision? Want to know more about working as a independent peer specialist?
We do too!
We are bringing in experts from HHSC's Peer Support and Recovery to answer your questions about certification, scope of practice, supervision and more!
Date: Wednesday, October 18th
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm CT (1.5 hrs of ethics CEU's available)
Location: Virtual (register here)
Past Events
Jan 2022: Patient Brokering, Fraudulent Billing & Deceptive Marketing
Date: Wednesday, January 26th Topic: Patient Brokering, Fraudulent Billing and Deceptive Marketing practices Location: Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87016024480?pwd=eTRSWUhRVkdKc0R0MnhtYUNtTFRIUT09 Meeting ID: 870 1602 4480 Passcode: 499838 Patient brokering (or body brokering) is a widespread issue that plagues healthcare. The treatment and recovery industries are not immune to…
Read MoreNov 2021: Budget and Appropriations 101
Date: Wednesday, November 10th Topic: Budget and Appropriations 101 with Lee Johnson and Leela Rice with the Texas Council of Community Centers and Cynthia Humphreys with the Association of Substance Abuse Professionals. Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
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October Brown Bag Advocacy Session : Peer workforce Q&A with Texas HHSC’s Peer Support and Recovery Have questions about substance use and mental health peer certification and supervision? Want to know…