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Tameka Chatman, LCADC, MA, SAP

Training & Consultation Specialist


Tameka Chatman, MA, LCADC, SAP provides training and consultation on evidence-based and promising practices including Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) among others.  She has also received training in Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) from the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center.  Mrs. Chatman has worked with several teams across behavioral health and criminal justice settings and on a variety of topics including substance use, the intersections of behavioral health and criminal justice, cultural humility, group dynamics, co-occurring disorders, psychopathology, screening and assessment, treatment planning, , trauma-informed care and stress management. She chairs the Next 2nd Chance Consumer Advisory Councils and the Next 2nd Chance Professional Alliance—innovative initiatives focused on people re-entering society after jail or prison, and also presents at Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainings. Tameka has worked as a clinician, administrator, an adjunct professor of psychology, research assistant, and as a qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) conducting evaluations for the Federal Department of Transportation.  Tameka received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology & Criminal Justice from Temple University and a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.