If you have any questions, please contact
John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
johnsanders@addictionprofessionals.training
or text/call 828-989-8823
Thank you!
Prevention and Treatment of HIV among People Living with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders
Friday August 13, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
NCASPPB approved 1 credit hour -- Substance Use Specific (SS) and Bloodborne Pathogens (HIV).
Presented by John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Description:
People with mental illness and/or substance use disorders are disproportionally affected by HIV. They may participate in behaviors that increase risk for contracting and transmitting HIV, such as sharing injection drug equipment or engaging in sexual behaviors that increase HIV risk. This guide addresses the co-occurrence of HIV and mental illness and/or substance use disorders. It reviews effective practices to prevent HIV and, for those with HIV, to increase linkage and retention in care in order to improve health outcomes. This webinar draws from SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series.*
Using an engaging and instructive teaching style, we will discuss fundamental theory and skills. We will also break out into small groups to discuss how to integrate the information into your agency or practice. These webinars are live and interactive. You can ask questions and communicate with the presenter and other participants. Instructor uses high quality professional audio and video equipment to make your experience as smooth as possible.
* The use of SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Resource Guide does not constitute a direct or indirect endorsement by SAMHSA or HHS of the training provided.
Objectives:
· Participants will develop an understanding of the research concerning people with HIV and co-occurring addictive disorders.
· Participants will be able to discuss evidence-based treatment approaches for this population.
· Participants will practice critical thinking skills and discuss how to provide the best services possible to their clients.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
Making Genuine Connections with Clients over Virtual Platforms
Friday August 27, 2021
Online Webinar
Presented by Barrie Barton; Facilitator & Educator
and John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
1:00pm - 4:15pm (3 credit hours)
Substance use specific (SS) & general skill building (GSB)
Description:
Since March 2020, business owners, educators, and entrepreneurs and of course YOU, mental health and addiction professionals, met the challenge and crossed the great divide: from predominantly in-person services to online counseling, education and other important communications. Online communication is requiring leaders to adjust their speaking and presenting skills in a fresh and bold new way.
Virtual communication is our "brave new world" of communicating, relating, educating and holding therapy and group sessions. Though not ideal, you can learn and establish new skills, fresh approaches, and effective methods to create connection, communicate with improved clarity, and develop a more intimate exchange to effect the change you seek with your clients and partners.
If you believe making a genuine connection with others is essential, this 3-hr. training offers tools to make online counseling more effective, to genuinely engage and build stronger connections even from a distance.
What We Will Do:
We will guide you through interactive, hands-on, small group and embodied experiences to learn and empower your virtual communication and therapeutic skills. The training incorporates multiple learning modalities to keep you actively involved, learning by doing, cultivating personal presence, and building a bridge between you and your clients. It will deepen and broaden your ability to skillfully and easily connect on virtual platforms
What You Will Learn/ Objectives:
- Skills for connecting with clients who are experiencing mental health and addiction issues over a virtual platform.
- Clarify the differences between in-person and virtual communication, why it matters, and how you can make a difference.
- Cultivate practices to generate self-awareness and presence.
- Create visual command and maintain professional image
- Use voice, body and visuals to amplify your confidence, enhance and improve connection, build trust, and connect with your groups and individual clients.
Join us and learn to transform virtual platforms into an expansive opportunity for growth and connection!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Strategies for Working with People Who Have Co-Occurring Disorders
Friday September 3, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
NCASPPB approved 1 credit hour -- Substance Use Specific (SS), Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) and Psychopathology Training (PSY).
Presented by John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Description:
This live interactive webinar covers the importance of establishing a therapeutic alliance with clients who have co-occurring disorders. Good provider–client rapport can enhance treatment outcomes and completion and is a cornerstone of providing high-quality care. When working with clients who have co-occurring disorders, counselors and other providers should be aware of clinical factors and concerns—like confidentiality matters, use of empathy, and cultural responsiveness—that can make the therapeutic relationship more successful and increase the chances that clients will achieve and maintain recovery. For co-occurring mental disorders, like depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and SMIs, specific treatment strategies (e.g., selecting appropriate therapeutic interventions; structuring clinical sessions) can improve client adherence and outcomes. This webinar draws from SAMSHA’s updated TIP 42* and other current sources to teach the most up-to-date treatment approaches.
Using an engaging and instructive teaching style, we will discuss fundamental theory and skills. We will also break out into small groups to discuss how to integrate the information into your agency or practice. These webinars are live and interactive. You can ask questions and communicate with the presenter and other participants. Instructor uses high quality professional audio and video equipment to make your experience as smooth as possible.
* The use of TIP 42 does not constitute a direct or indirect endorsement by SAMHSA or HHS of the training provided.
Objectives:
· Participants will develop an understanding of what essential services for co-occurring disorders looks like.
· Participants will be able to define full access to treatment and evidence-based treatments.
· Participants will practice critical thinking skills and discuss how to provide appropriate services to individuals with co-occurring disorders.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
Integrating Motivational Approaches in Addiction Treatment Programs
Friday September 24, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
- Presented by John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
- 1 Credit Hour - NCASPPB approved substance use specific (SS), evidence based practice (EBT)
Treating Co-Occurring Eating Disorders & Substance Use Disorders with DBT
Online Webinar
Friday October 8, 2021
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Presented by Alison R. Allen, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, CEDS-S
NCASPPB approved 1 credit hour -- Substance Use Specific (SS), Evidence Based Treatment (EBT)
Description:
Do you currently specialize in the treatment of substance use disorders? When asked if you treat eating disorders do you say “nope”! While this is the ethical answer, because it is currently outside your scope of practice- this presenter wants to encourage you to push your limits and consider increasing your competencies in Disordered Eating.
This live, interactive webinar is an overview of screening, assessing, diagnosing, assessing for level of care, and treating of Eating Disorders. There are so many similarities in these two disorders and yet sometimes providers are resistant to letting the treatment of EDs and SUDs collide! It is important that providers who specialize in the treatment of eating disorders are also knowledgeable about co-occurring substance use disorders and visa versa. This presentation will help you learn about the prevalence of this co-occurrence and similarities in clinical features.
Finally, the presenter will teach participants about the DBT Distress Tolerance skills for when the Crisis is Addiction. Typically, these skills are taught in programs where participants in the group have serious addictions and these skills can be applicable with clients with eating disorders as well.
Learning Objectives:
- To review current data on prevalence of alcohol and drug use for clients with eating disorders.
- Review three Screening Tools for Eating Disorders.
- To review DSM-V Criteria for Eating Disorders
- To learn how to complete a comprehensive assessment and level of care placement using the APA Criteria.
- To learn the Seven DBT Distress Tolerance Skills for helping clients learn to “back down from Addiction”.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
Treating Alcohol, Drug Use and Prescription Medication Misuse in Older Adults
Friday October 15, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
NCASPPB approved 1 hour -- Substance use specific (SS), evidence based practice (EBT), Substance Use Disorder and the Elderly (SUDE).
Presented by John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Description:
This live, interactive webinar discusses key aspects of addictive disorders including alcohol, illicit drug use and nonmedical prescription medication use. It also covers the screening, assessment, and treatment of/services for binge drinking and other addictive behaviors. The information discussed will benefit healthcare, behavioral health, and social service providers working with older adults (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, alcohol and drug counselors, and peer providers). We will also discusses age-appropriate interventions and services for older adults with addictive disorders. This webinar draws from SAMSHA’s updated TIP 26* and other current sources to teach the most up-to-date treatment approaches.
Using an engaging and instructive teaching style, we will discuss the fundamental theory and skills. We will also break out into small groups to discuss how to integrate the information into your agency or practice. These webinars are live and interactive. You can ask questions and communicate with the presenter and other participants. Instructor uses high quality professional audio and video equipment to make your experience as smooth as possible.
* The use of TIP 26 does not constitute a direct or indirect endorsement by SAMHSA or HHS of the training provided.
Objectives:
· Participants will develop an understanding of addictive disorders in older adults.
· Participants will be able to define age appropriate interventions for older adults.
· Participants will practice critical thinking skills and discuss how to provide appropriate services to older adults.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
WEBINAR - Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Presented by Papillon DeBoer, LCMHC
Friday November 19, 2021
1:00pm - 4:15pm
3 credit hours total
- NCSAPPB approved substance use specific (SS) and evidence-based treatment (EBT)
Description:
ACT is considered a "third wave" CBT theory. It contains hard science via behaviorism, while also incorporating the use of mindfulness and present moment experience to support clients in developing psychological flexibility. ACT is an evidence-based approach, and shows significant benefit for a range of mental health issues, including substance use, anxiety, OCD, depression, and borderline personality disorder.
This workshop will provide an introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, covering its philosophy, approach, and basis for interventions. It will include both lecture and active practice. Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of ACT theory and its application as well as with practical ACT tools and skills.
Objectives:
- Conceptualize a client's issues according to ACT principles
- Form a treatment plan according to ACT principles
- Practice ACT interventions
Hope to see you there!
The 7 Subconscious Survival Traps
Online Webinar
Presented by Dr. Shannon South
Friday December 3, 2021
1:00pm - 4:15pm EST
3 contact hours total
- NCASPPB approved substance use specific (SS)
Description:
Do you ever wonder why after all your hard work and efforts that you don’t have the success, love or joy that you deeply desire?
Have you done lots of things but still keep repeating similar patterns or outcomes in your business or in your life?
Are you ready for a break through that will give you the freedom and a solution for success, joy and love in your life?
If so, then this roadmap is your ticket for you and your clients to break through to your highest potential.
Did you know our subconscious mind controls 98% of our experience? It is a powerhouse full of untapped potential and shadow aspects of ourselves that can wreck havoc in our lives.
In this webinar, you will discover the most common subconscious survival traps that get in your way and keys to break out of these for your freedom.
Dr. Carl Jung stated Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
By identifying your primary subconscious traps and overcoming them you will free yourself up, help your clients and tap into the power to change your destiny.
Objectives:
- An understanding of the most common subconscious survival traps and keys to break out of these for inner freedom
- A tool that you can use with your clients to help them overcome subconscious blocks and have more power in their lives
- How the subconscious mind works and ways to work with this in therapy for optimal outcomes
- And more…..
We look forward to seeing you there!
Each participant is personally responsible for verifying whether the webinar meets their licensing board's requirements.
Cancellations: 100% refunds are available up to 48 hours before a webinar, 50% refunds up to 24 hours before a webinar, and no refunds for cancellations on the day of the webinar.
