Tuesday, July 22
* * * THERE IS NO PARTIAL CREDIT * * *
You MUST attend sessions in their entirety.
Certificates will be emailed approx. 4-6 weeks after the School.
Presenter: Linda McRae
Description: This 4-hour workshop provides a comprehensive overview of HIV and AIDS, designed for healthcare professionals, counselors, educators, and community advocates. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of HIV transmission, prevention strategies, testing, and treatment options. The workshop will also address the social, emotional, and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS, with an emphasis on reducing stigma and supporting affected individuals and communities.
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Presenter: James Campbell
Description: Problems tend to travel in packs, and challenges tend to cluster together. It is rare that the individual who enters treatment or initiates recovery for substance use is facing just one difficult scenario or decision. This is where case management can be a tremendous help!
According to NAADAC, “case management is a coordinated approach to the delivery of health, substance use disorders, mental health disorders and social services.” It helps link clients with appropriate services and resources to achieve their treatment plan and recovery goals. Effective case management assists clients in navigating their diverse needs and often-fragmented community supports. This training will include a review of the history and fundamentals of case management, a holistic framework for addressing substance misuse effectively, and will apply these fundamentals through practical examples. scenario or decision. This is where case management can be a tremendous help!
According to NAADAC, “case management is a coordinated approach to the delivery of health, substance use disorders, mental health disorders and social services.” It helps link clients with appropriate services and resources to achieve their treatment plan and recovery goals. Effective case management assists clients in navigating their diverse needs and often-fragmented community supports. This training will include a review of the history and fundamentals of case management, a framework for using it effectively, and will apply these fundamentals through practical examples.
Presenter: Captain Garret Biss (Sponsored by the Opioid Response Network)
Description: The transition from military to civilian life presents unique challenges that can lead veterans to substance use disorder (SUD), mental health struggles, and suicidal ideation—which veterans face at twice the rate of their civilian peers. The loss of identity, connection, and purpose after service can fuel destructive coping mechanisms, increasing the risk of addiction and suicide. In this engaging session, Garret Biss, a retired Marine Corps pilot and veteran recovery advocate, will explore the psychological and emotional impacts of military transition. Attendees will gain practical strategies to better understand, engage, and support veterans in prevention, treatment, and long-term recovery. This session blends personal insight, evidence-based research, and interactive exercises to provide professionals with actionable tools for addressing veteran-specific challenges in addiction treatment and mental health. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of SUD in veterans and a framework for fostering resilience, connection, and sustainable recovery.
Sponsored by the Opioid Response Network
Presenter: George Braucht
Description: Blending the latest evidence-based principles and practices from Polyvagal Theory/neuroscience, the social model of recovery and positive psychology, this seminar covers how to promote progressive well-being while recognizing and fostering growth and resilience within clinical and/or peer support relationships. Today’s tsunami of trauma-informed clinical services is buoyed by trauma-transformative peer support that promotes wellness and resilience or recovery. The goal: Develop a habit of engaging in compassionate conversations that promote resilience in oneself and others.
Presenter: Andrea Winkler
Description: Relationships are one of the most central elements of gender responsive substance use treatment, and can also be one of the most difficult to manage. While there are many contributions to the nature of any individual relationship between a staff member and their clients, there are a variety of ethical principles that should be considered as a guide for navigating these dynamics. This program will provide education regarding the foundations of relational theories that are embedded in women’s substance use treatment, will consider related ethical principles across a variety of treatment staff roles, and will offer strategies for navigating relationship questions or challenges in clinical settings.
Presenter: James Campbell
Description: As we grow and develop as human beings, there are unique challenges that we face at each stage of life. Along with these specific challenges come particular risks associated with substance use. This session takes a frank look at the developmental challenges of each developmental stage along with some of the potential pitfalls related to substance use as well as considerations for recovery.
Presenter: Kenny Parmenter & Kim Silvers
Description: The purpose of this presentation is to review the state of substance use among adolescents. We will covering the growing risk of addictive disorders affecting adolescents especially vaping nicotine. We will review evidence based substance use prevention tools and other practices that will help reduce the risk of this growing epidemic.
Presenter: Lauren Britton
Description: This presentation would introduce the basics of ACT treatment modality, share specific interventions that could be used within individual and group therapy when providing services to an individual diagnosed with SUDs. Practice of 2 interventions would be conducted.
Presenter: TBD
Description: Clinical Supervision will cover both Clinical and Administration. There will be a brief overview of the basics with a focus on Advanced skills of supervision. We will address advances in supervision, models and modalities., ethics. boundaries, evidence based practices including cultural competency and dual relationships. Recognizing and identifying your voice and how to assist supervisees find their voice.
Presenters: Jeff and Becky Georgi
Description: Shame is a corrosive state of being that sends the message “I am not good enough. I am not worthy.” Shame is different from guilt in that the latter is anchored in what we do, and the former is tied to who we are or see ourselves to be. As seen through the lens of the biological, psychological, sociological, spiritual experiential model of addiction, shame is the affective energy that ignites the biology of the disease. This Mini-Tract will examine the origins of shame and its impact on patients with substance use disorders. Specific attention will be given to issues of limbic resonance and the potential clinical pitfalls that can damage the therapeutic relationship which is so essential to supporting recovery. Mini-Tract will also examine specific interventions that can help patients identify their sources of shame and effectively deal with their symptoms.