* * * THERE IS NO PARTIAL CREDIT * * *
You MUST attend sessions in their entirety. Certificates will be emailed AFTER Mid-March.
Presenters: Jon T.
Description: This session will focus on “Understanding Anonymity and Misconceptions”. How does one maintain their own recovery while working in the recovery field and problems they may have encountered? Attendees in recovery share information and learn from each others’ experiences. A primary purpose of the meeting is to share personal experiences as well as up to date and useful information to help those in recovery.
(Only NCSAPPB credit available for this session – NO other credit available)
Presenter: Carrie Mitchell, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Description: This session will provide a thorough introduction to working with a sex offender, including facts or fiction about sex offenders and statistics. An overview of the Sex Offenses Accountability and Responsibility (SOAR) rehabilitation program in the state will be provided as well as information on the Good Lives Model. Treatment suggestions for working with Sex Offenders with substance use disorders (SUD) will also be discussed.
Presenter: Jeff C.
Description: This session will focus on: What is Narcotics Anonymous? How you can reach us and what we can do to help. A couple of us will give our experience of strength and hope.
(Only NCSAPPB credit available for this session – NO other credit available)
Presenter: Sarah Cothren
Description: Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Talk Saves Lives is AFSP’s standardized education program that provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what they can do in their communities to save lives. This workshop will include additional information specific to Seniors, LGBTQ individuals and Firearms owners.
Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.
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(Sponsored by: American Foundation on Suicide Prevention NC Chapter)
Presenter: Carol L.
Description: This session will discuss the benefits of Al-Anon for families and friends of persons with addictions and substance use disorders, including services and other assistance provided across the state.
(Only NCSAPPB credit available for this session – NO other credit available)
Presenter: LaShanda Brown, PhD
Description: We will discuss how the synergy of ancient yogic texts and modern neuroscience have merged to create a model for recovery that supports individuals through the recovery process. A yoga model for recovery combines yogic philosophy to address spirit, asana/bodywork, breathwork, and mindfulness to address the traumas that live within the body, and the cognitive approach of 12 step programs to address the mind. You will discover why the yoga model of recovery can be a more holistic and sustainable model for those patients who may have used 12 step programs to maintain sobriety, only to shift dependence to other substances (like food) or behaviors (like codependence).
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