Beth Rutkowski, MPH
she/her
Director of Training
Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP)
Division of Addiction Psychiatry
UCLA
About
Beth Rutkowski, MPH, has been associated with UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP) since December 2000, and currently serves as the director of training. She is also the co-director of the SAMHSA-funded Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and co-principal investigator of training and implementation support for the Recovery Incentives Program: California’s Contingency Management Benefit. The majority of Rutkowski’s time is focused on the development of synchronous and asynchronous training, as well as intensive technical assistance activities and products that are based on evidence-based substance use disorder research, which are then targeted to the community at large. In addition, she organizes and conducts conferences and trainings throughout the Pacific Southwest region (HHS Region 9, which covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the six U.S. Affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions) on scientifically validated interventions and topics. Ms. Rutkowski has co-authored and edited several peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, special issues, and technical reports on a variety of topics related to the treatment of substance use disorders.
Resources featuring Beth Rutkowski, MPH
Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Focus on Stimulants and Opioids
This Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminar will begin with a discussion of the impact of stigma on the health and wellbeing of people with a substance use disorder. The presentation will provide an overview of the impact of stimulants and opioids, including patterns and trends in stimulant and opioid use in the United States, acute and chronic mental health and physical effects and consequences, and the impact of stimulant use on memory and cognition. The presentation will conclude with a review of evidence-based behavioral ...
