* * * THERE IS NO PARTIAL CREDIT * * *
You MUST attend sessions in their entirety. Certificates will be emailed AFTER Mid-March.
Presenter: Gayle Bease, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS
Description: Clinical supervisors know what it’s like to be pulled in a million directions — managing a caseload, supervising staff, handling admin tasks, and putting out fires, often within underfunded, understaffed, crisis-driven systems. This role complexity, while vital, is a recipe for burnout when left unsupported. This workshop is for those in the trenches doing the real work. We’ll explore how to maintain the heart and integrity of clinical supervision when you’re short on time, running on fumes, and guiding staff working with high-risk populations.
Through a trauma-informed lens and grounded in research, we’ll examine how burnout is shaped by systems, not just individuals, while offering practical tools to care for yourself, support your supervisees, and foster ethical, sustainable practice. Participants will leave with strategies to create reflective supervision spaces, show up with presence, and help their teams navigate the emotional toll of the work without losing sight of their own wellbeing.
Presenter: Jessica Holton, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Description: As a provider, have you considered continuity of services if you are suddenly incapacitated? Most ethical standards for human service professionals speak to the importance of continuance of care. Composing proactive provisions for physical or mental incapacitation and/or death may not be on the list of priorities for many providers. During this training, participants will create a Professional Will and consider appropriate updates to their Supervision Contract and Disclosure Statement
Presenter: Kristen DeVall, PhD and Christina Lanier, PhD
Description: [COMING SOON]
Presenter: Tiffany Reddick, LPC
Description: The explosive growth of online sports betting and its seemingly unavoidable marketing, has fundamentally transformed the gambling landscape, creating unprecedented accessibility that draws in new gamblers while intensifying risks for those already struggling with traditional forms of gambling. This presentation explores a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to delivering early intervention and treatment services for persons with gambling disorders, as well as those at risk of developing these disorders. Attendees will learn to recognize the unique characteristics of gambling disorders, discover practical screening tools for rapid assessment, and understand critical considerations for effective treatment and referral processes. The session equips healthcare and behavioral health providers with essential knowledge to better identify, assess, and support individuals experiencing gambling-related harm.
Presenter: Jessica Fowler, CADC, CPS
Description: This session explores the essential relationship between physical health and mental wellness, highlighting how nutrition, physical activity, and the gut microbiome influence brain function and emotional well-being. Through engaging activities and evidence-based information, Nourish & Thrive equips participants with practical strategies to foster healthy habits, support neurotransmitter balance, and promote overall mental health. Topics include an overview of the USDA MyPlate food groups, the role of hydration, and dietary choices that support a healthy gut. Attendees will gain actionable insights to enhance mental wellness by nourishing both body and mind.
Presenter: Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC, LACS, MAC, CS, CPSS
Description: HIV & AIDS are no longer the threat they were 35 years ago, but there still is no cure. Patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) are still at greater risk for HIV infection, less likely to be on PrEP and more likely to be nonadherent with their HIV Treatment. This training will review current treatment and prophylactic protocols. Issues of encouraging patients to know their HIV status and working with special at-risk populations will be explored as well as current HIV Prevention strategies.
Presenter: TBD
Description: [COMING SOON]
Presenter: Ron Flack, Jr. M-Div, MA, PhD, LCAS, CCSI, MAC, ICAADC
Description: The Family Focused Recovery Program (FFR) provides residential treatment for pregnant women and mothers with substance use disorder (SUD), along with their children. This 28-bed program offers trauma-informed, evidence-based clinical services provided by licensed and trained treatment professionals with a focus on whole-family recovery. The goal of the FFR program is to help women recover from SUD, break the cycle of addiction in families, improve health outcomes, and promote the birth of healthy babies.
Presenter: Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC, LACS, MAC, CS, CPSS
Description: HIV & AIDS are no longer the threat they were 35 years ago, but there still is no cure. Patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) are still at greater risk for HIV infection, less likely to be on PrEP and more likely to be nonadherent with their HIV Treatment. This training will review current treatment and prophylactic protocols. Issues of encouraging patients to know their HIV status and working with special at-risk populations will be explored as well as current HIV Prevention strategies.
Presenter: Todd Posey, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Description: According to SAMHSA, people with cognitive and physical disabilities have higher rates of substance use disorders yet have lower rates of treatment than people without disabilities. This is compounded by the fact that many clinicians don’t feel they have the knowledge, training, and skills to provide effective treatment services to this population. With the assistance of grant funding provided by the NC DMH/DD/SUS, Monarch developed an evidence informed curriculum to assist clinicians in providing addiction treatment to people with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
Presenter: Geri Miller, Ph.D., ABPP, LP (NC), LCAS (NC), CCS (NC), MAC (NCCAP)
Description: Health professionals often encounter clients/patients who present or have underlying Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). Health professionals need to be familiar with some practical approaches and interventions for working with this population. This 3.25 hour workshop will provide an overview of SUD approaches with specific interventions highlighted. The last 30 minutes of the workshop will be a Q & A period.
Presenter: Jessica Holton, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Description: As a provider, have you considered continuity of services if you are suddenly incapacitated? Most ethical standards for human service professionals speak to the importance of continuance of care. Composing proactive provisions for physical or mental incapacitation and/or death may not be on the list of priorities for many providers. During this training, participants will create a Professional Will and consider appropriate updates to their Supervision Contract and Disclosure Statement.
Presenter: TBD
Description: [COMING SOON]