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If you’re baffled by evidence-based practices, frustrated with the implementation or stretched to your limit juggling clinical supervision demands, DON’T MISS THIS DELIGHTFUL WORKSHOP! Learning Objectives:
Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Maya is a national consultant, trainer and author of articles and training manuals on engaging and retaining women in treatment and recovery. Maya is featured in the Bill Moyer’s series on addiction titled Close To Home, demonstrating the power of collaboration to rebuild the lives of addicted families in the child welfare system through the award winning Project SAFE that she managed. In the Counselor Magazine, renowned researcher and author Bill White, named Maya among the list of women making a difference in the field of addictions. Maya was co-developer of a Gender Responsiveness Curriculum and companion video for correction’s officers and co-trained the officers. Maya conducts training of trainers, and trains addiction counselors, probation/parole, child welfare, domestic violence, federal, state and county governments, and teaches addictions courses at Governors State University. Maya has presented thousands of workshops on “Excellence in Communication” techniques, and is author of If Only I’d Had This Caregiving Book, a model to empower stressed out family caregivers. MT-2
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Missy Rand Barker, LPC, CSAC has 20 years of clinical experience and 17 years of training experience in the substance abuse and mental health fields. As Faith-Based Coordinator and Trainer for the Mid-Atlantic ATTC, she currently trains in the areas of: evidence based practices for adults and adolescents, motivational interviewing, MET/CBT, contingency management, ethics, group counseling techniques, case management, treating the addicted Christian client, and differential diagnosis. She has served as a board member and regional ethics chair for NAADAC and VAADAC and has written journal articles focusing on ethical issues and leadership. Out of her long-term interest in treating Christian clients, Missy spearheads the Mid-Atlantic ATTC faith-based consortium. Missy has been adjunct faculty with Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University and is currently an instructor with Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. This workshop is sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center MT-3
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Clifton Mitchell Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, has a love for teaching and over 20 years experience as a trainer and motivational speaker. He delivers practical, down-to-earth information in a uniquely entertaining, fast-paced style that is filled with examples from his years of experience in mental health. For the past 12 years, he has studied and presented seminars on methods for dealing with resistance in therapy. In his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, he compiled the best ideas and approaches on managing resistance that, before now, were scattered throughout the mental health literature. Dr. Mitchell is currently a professor of counseling at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he received the Teacher of the Year award in 2002. MT-4
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Counseling Denise R. Hall is employed by the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Mid- ATTC) located at Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine. She serves as a project coordinator and as the NIDA liaison. Denise is licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC), certified as a National Counselor (NCC) and holds the Adolescent Specialty Endorsement (ASE) from NAAADC. Ms. Hall received her MS degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in 1992 from Virginia Commonwealth University. Throughout her career, Denise has worked with adolescent and adult populations along the continuum of care, to include residential, inpatient, partial, IOP and outpatient. She is a member of the Motivation Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has provided training in MI from beginner to supervisory levels. Ms. Hall is a member of the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) and the NAADAC Adolescent Specialty Leadership Committee where she serves as the endorsement and ethics liaison. This workshop is sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center. MT-5 Learning Objectives:
Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is a member of the faculty of the Addictions Studies Program of Governors State University. He is CEO of On The Mark Consulting, an international training and consulting organization. He is author of four books and numerous workbooks. A recent writing includes “Relationship Detox: How To Have Healthy Relationships in Recovery.” He has had two stories published in the best selling book, Chicken Soup for The Recovering Soul. MT-6
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Dr. Norton is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University Of Georgia College Of Pharmacy with his specialty areas to include psychopharmacology and addiction pharmacy. His former position was program director for the Atlanta Recovering Professionals Program at the Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, a nationally recognized treatment facility for health care professionals. Dr. Norton has worked with impaired pharmacists and other health care professionals for over 24 years and is the former Director of the Recovering Pharmacists Program at the Talbott Recovery Campus. He is Past President of the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and member of both the Georgia Pharmacy Association and the American Pharmacy Association. MT-7
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Marc Fomby is a professional trainer and motivational speaker who provides workshops, education, information, seminars, and conducts presentations on numerous topics. Marc has been conducting trainings for over 18 years. Marc brings ten years of law enforcement experience and program development as well as seven years as a Prevention Services Coordinator for a private Non-Profit Organization in Mississippi. He specializes in youth development and trainings that directly affect issues concerning youth today. MT-8
This skills training event will give clinicians the latest research on the interface between Substance-Related Disorders and other DSM-IV entities. Participants can expect to learn how this research translates into actual work with clients. Empirically based psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions will be the focus of this skills training event. Case vignettes will be utilized to demonstrate application of clinical technique. Learning Objectives:
Primary Function Hours: Assessment – 4 Hours, Counseling - 5 Hours Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols is described as “one of the most influential clinical trainers in North America.” Dr. Nuckols’ passion and mission is to assist in the integration of emerging scientific research with traditional spiritual and self-help knowledge. From this integration comes information and technique helpful to those whose wisdom helps alcoholics, addicts and those suffering from co-occurring disorders find healing and their personal road to recovery. MT-9
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Jeff Griffin brings over 20 years of sales, marketing, managed care and business development experience in healthcare. The majority of his experience has been in the behavioral health and alcohol and drug treatment industries. Most recently Jeff served as the Deputy General Manager for Advocare, a managed care behavioral health carve out for TennCare. Prior to that Jeff’s roles included Vice President-Business Development for Quorum Health, an acute care hospital management firm; National Director of Business Development for MSJ, a former information systems and consulting subsidiary of The Betty Ford Center; and Regional Director of Business Development for Charter Behavioral Health. His industry related experiences have allowed him to gain a firm background in understanding payer issues, market analysis, network and referral development and revenue enhancement strategies. MT-10
In this workshop, we examine the RM model, highlighting its differences from the traditional model of addictions treatment. Special attention is devoted to the wide range of recovery support services that can be offered to help people to overcome barriers that may block their ongoing recovery. Case examples are used to encourage discussion on how these services can be individualized and offered at various stages of recovery Learning Objectives:
Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Bob has worked in the social services field for 33 years, covering such areas as addictions treatment, mental health counseling, criminal justice, and child welfare. His professional background includes ten years as a therapist, another ten years as a trainer at Grant Hospital of Chicago, and five years as a Deputy Director of Illinois-TASC. MT-11
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Primary Function Hours: 9.0 Hours, Elective Peter Hayden is the principal and president of Turning Point, Inc., a Minneapolis –based nonprofit agency devoted to integrated holistic health services programs. He has strongly influenced the design of effective long-term community health programming. Hayden feels that education is very important and prides himself on his ability to share his knowledge with the local and national communities. His educational background consists of a Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis on Co-Occurring Disorders from Richardson University, a Master of Science degree in Human Services Administration from Capella University and a Bachelor degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota |
Clinicians all across the nation agree that Effective Clinical Supervision (ECS) is instrumental to implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBP). But, what about staff who can’t seem to implement it? Come join us while we laugh and cry about the reality for supervisors trying to implement some EBPs? In this delightful experiential skill building workshop we’ll discover together some powerful proven workable techniques to demystify and get beyond the barriers of EBPs through ECS. We will cover: fundamentals of effective clinical supervision, the heart of evidence-based practices, technology transfer techniques for effective staff development, common ground between ECS and EBP, and when ECS and EBP is not a marriage made in heaven. 
Surprisingly everyone reveals everything that charges ‘em up, turn ‘em on, and inspires ‘em. In this lively interactive skill building workshop, participants will learn simple, yet powerful, techniques used by master communicators and change agents to quickly determine and ignite a person’s motivators. We’ll practice proven effective methods for impelling even the quiet, guarded, and resistant clients. If your case load is too big, and your clients too resistant, DON’T MISS THIS WORKSHOP!
This seminar will first present a model for resistance that empowers therapists in managing the problem. This is followed by a discussion of common mistakes therapists make that promote resistance and a discussion of the general principles for dealing with resistance. More specific approaches and techniques are then presented with particular attention given to utilizing the inherent power of language to circumvent resistance. Common client impasses such as “Yes, but…” and “I don’t know” responses will be addressed. These techniques are applicable across a wide array of clients and problems, and can be integrated with all theoretical approaches. Upon completion of the training, participants will have a broad array of techniques to add to their repertoire and to aid in reducing the stress that accompanies their most frustrating clients.
Motivational Interviewing is a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. Compared with nondirective counseling, it is more focused and goal-directed. The examination and resolution of ambivalence is its central purpose, and the counselor is intentionally directive in pursuing this goal. This workshop addresses key concepts to understanding change to include stages of change discussion, readiness for change cues, MI guiding principles, microskills and identifying and responding to change talk. In addition, specific ways to respond to client resistance will be demonstrated then applied in case scenarios created by attendees.
This workshop will focus on the assessment and treatment of the multiple conditions that accompany chemical dependence, including abandonment issues, addictive relationship patterns, depression, traumatic stress, compulsive gambling, medical complications, sexual and cyberspace addictions, etc. Participants will leave with a tool kit that will enable them to address these multiple challenges. 
The recovery from the disease states of addiction and mental illness requires that an individual learn to “accept” the disease states in order to comply with recovery principles offered by the 12 Step processes. Herbert Spencer’s statement of “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.” In 2008, the scientific research has begin to explain the issues of disgrace, contempt, and anger from a perspective of neuro-hormonal and neurotransmitter responses in the human brain which prevents the recovery of an individual from the acceptance of their addiction/mental illness. This presentation will give an explanation of the latest scientific research of the brain neuro-hormonal and neurotransmitter on anger, addiction, disgrace, grace, and the mental disorders of depression, and anxiety and the pharmacological applications used to enhance recovery from these disorders. Motivational interviewing (MI) techniques and traps will discussed and participants will have an opportunity to experience their effectiveness in various role plays and group therapy situations. 
A “leader” for change in your community can be more than just a person; it can be a “spark.” This workshop will focus on building skills related to implementing change in the community; identifying when “sparks” occur; and developing individual leadership talents. Participants will receive information related to Risk & Protective Factors and an understanding of roles that all community members play. Participants will develop skills in how to galvanize communities responding to sparks (which is any event, tragic or otherwise that motivates people to address a particular issue in a responsive/reactive fashion). Also, this workshop will include information about proactive leadership ideas to help a community formulate a plan of prevention, plan of action, & strategic intervention ideas to aid in building community resilience.
The field of behavioral medicine is robust with new data and research that needs to be translated into useful information for the benefit of the front-line clinician. The ultimate goal of this translation is to empower the clinician with the best information and technique available.
Revenue enhancement strategies are essential to the continuation of a provider’s mission for the provision of alcohol and drug treatment services. While expense management is important, it is vital to a facility’s longer term success to grow revenues with increased market share and better payer relations. The focus of this presentation will be on determining, following and then capturing the revenue streams available to the participant’s facility. This workshop will be highly interactive and will assist the participants to develop market and payer strategies that optimize their ability to grow revenues as they continue to provide quality services for those they serve. Participants are encouraged to bring their most recent business development plans in order to share their unique ideas and obtain feedback. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to develop an outline for their facility’s unique business development plan
Recovery Management (RM) is an emerging model that emphasizes extended support and community resources to assist people in their efforts to initiate and maintain their recovery from addiction. This model has been utilized to develop numerous recovery-oriented systems of care across the nation, including the various states and cities. Currently, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) provides grants for such systems via Recovery Community Service Programs and Access to Recovery.
Much has been written about reducing ethnic disparities in access to quality of health care, which is a goal of recent federal initiatives. The Surgeon General’s Report on Minority Mental Health emphasized the overall high levels of unmet needs for mental health care nationally across diverse subpopulations. This session will address barriers, evidence-based cultural competency, and solutions.
