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4/11/13 Enhancing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Treatment and Recovery; Stephen Gumbley, MA, ACDP II; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEUs, 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

4/12/13 Enhancing Interview Skills:  The Art of Asking the Right Questions; Pat Dutton, RNC, MS, LADC, LCS; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEUs, 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

4/19/13 Substance Abuse Counseling Skills and Core Functions; David Parisi, LICSW, MLADC; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Ct (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEs, 8:30am- 4pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

4/30/13 Advanced Ethics for Prevention; Sandra Del Sesto, CPS; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEUs, 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

5/1/13  Building Capacity in a Behavioral Health Environment; Sandra Del Sesto, CPS; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEUs, 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

5/3/12  Ethics and Confidentiality Issues for Substance Abuse and Other Mental Health Counselors; Jacqui Abikoff, LICSW, MLADC, LCS; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Ct (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEs, 8:30 am-4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).  Co-sponsored with Horizons Counseling Center.

5/9/13  Environmental Strategies A-Z; Nancy Arnold Devaney, CPSS; at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH (6 CEUs, 8:30 am- 4:00 pm, Non-members $45, Members $35, NASW $5).

6/27/13 DSM 5: Substance Use Disorders -  Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; Best Western Plus Sovereign Hotel, Winchester St. Keene, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

6/28/13  DSM 5: Common Mental Health Disorders – Co-Occurrence, Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; Best Western Plus Sovereign Hotel, Winchester St. Keene, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

8/8/13 DSM 5: Substance Use Disorders -  Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

8/9/13  DSM 5: Common Mental Health Disorders – Co-Occurrence, Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

9/26/13 DSM 5: Substance Use Disorders -  Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; North Conway Grand Hotel, Route 16 at Settler’s Green Outlet Village, North Conway, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

9/27/13  DSM 5: Common Mental Health Disorders – Co-Occurrence, Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; North Conway Grand Hotel, Route 16 at Settler’s Green Outlet Village, North Conway, NH ( ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

10/24/13 DSM 5: Substance Use Disorders -  Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

10/25/13  DSM 5: Common Mental Health Disorders – Co-Occurrence, Diagnosis and Key Changes; Andrea Meier, MS, LADC, LCMHC; NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH ( 6 CEs, 8:30am – 4:00pm, $125 non-members , $75 members, NASW $5).

DETAILED FLYERS

The NH Training Institute on Addictive disorders

 Presents:

with Robin Rieske, BA, CPP

A 6 hour training event Thursday, March 21, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Building 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION: Mentoring can be a very powerful tool in prevention programming. It is a role-modeling process that can be applied between youth and adults, youth and older youth, or adults to adults. Whether a mentoring program is research-based or not, there needs to be sufficient training of the mentors to respond to issues of substance abuse. It is also important for them to understand the influence of “teachable moments” and positive role-modeling in the work of mentoring.  This workshop will examine the role of mentoring in prevention, as well as activities that can be done with mentors to help them understand their own attitudes and behavior and how this might impact the “mentee”. By the end of this s hour workshop, participants will have:

1.      Explored the role of mentoring in prevention

2.      Examined personal and professional beliefs, attitudes and challenges regarding ATOD use and abuse

3.      Reviewed several research-based mentoring programs and how the principles of prevention apply

4.      Practiced role-plays of scenarios a mentor/mentee may experience

5.      Understand skills and knowledge a mentor should possess

6.      Apply the concept of “teachable moments”

7.      Networked with other participants to learn strategies of mentoring

CPS Category:  Prevention Practice and Theory                              LADC/MLADC Category of Competence: 13

This program has been approved for 6 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D60235-8

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Robin Rieske is a Certified Prevention Specialist with 23 years of experience in the fields of substance abuse treatment and prevention. She has been working as a Prevention Consultant/Community Organizer in the State of Vermont for the past 20 years.  Among other publications, Robin has co-authored the Ready To Test Manual:  Getting Ready to Test: A Review/Preparation Manual for the Written Prevention Specialist Examination. Her treatment background includes directing an adventure-based substance abuse treatment program for youth in treatment and assisting in aftercare programming. Robin also works as both a state and federal grant reviewer for substance abuse programming. Her passion in the field of Media Literacy includes development of a grassroots effort on addressing the impact of media on public health issues. Robin serves on many local and state wide prevention organizations in Vermont. Robin is founder of Consulting Works! LLC and can be reached at rabiah@sover.net.

Register by:     March 11, 2013

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00   Non-Members $45.00                             Lunch is on your own.

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with Steve Gumbley

A 6 hour training event Thursday, April 11, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  This training will explore and discuss issues and dynamics that are important in affirming the recovery of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersexed persons.  We will identify the competencies involved in delivering these services, discuss terminology, examine the “coming out” process, and identify knowledge and skills that are necessary for addictions treatment and recovery practitioners to know in order to nurture recovery for LGBT persons. Participants will be able to articulate of the LGBT community, will understand how the experience of being LGBT can bring positive and negative dynamics to recovery and learn how  to articulate the fundamental competencies that are necessary to support recovery for LGBT persons.

CPS:  Cultural Competence           LADC/MLADC Cat. of Competence:  1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17 & 18  

This program has been approved for 6 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D60235-3

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Steve Gumbley has been working in human services for more than 40 years, specializing in education, prevention, treatment and recovery of substance use disorders since 1988.  He is a master’s level, certified clinician, and has served as clinical supervisor and program director in a variety of treatment settings.  He is director of the New England ATTC at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies.  As a trainer on treatment and recovery issues, Mr. Gumbley has taught on a variety of clinical topics at numerous venues throughout the US and the Caribbean, as well as Rhode Island College, Assumption College Graduate Program and the Community College of Rhode Island. He has been training on treatment and recovery issues for LGBT clients for more than 15 years.   Mr. Gumbley served on a CSAT national task force on Substance Abuse Treatment Issues for Sexual Minorities (Special Populations Workgroup); he has been a member of the Equity Action Advisory Council, the Rhode Island Foundation’s resource and funding development project for the LGBTQ community.  He is immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of Faces & Voices of Recovery, a national enterprise that organizes and mobilizes the recovery community and has been in recovery from substance dependence since 1986.

Register by:    By April 1, 2013. Lunch will be on your own

Fee:   NHADACA Members $35.00              Non-Members $45.00            NASW CEUs $5.00    

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with Pat Ristaino Dutton

A 6 hour training event Thursday, April 12, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  This 6 hour workshop is designed to facilitate the development of good interview skills based on TAP 21 Competencies for Clinical Evaluation for Addiction Counselors.  It will review TAP 21 elements of Screening & Assessment including Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes of Professional Practice required for Clinical Evaluation.   With specific attention to the Practice Dimension covering screening and assessment and examining how this foundation is necessary when using standardized formats as assessment tools.  Ample time will be devoted to practice sessions for incorporating the information into everyday practice. The workshop will also review the continuum of growth that applies in each area emphasizing the need for education and supervision while learning how to make interviews more meaningful.  It will cover a comprehensive definition of elements & characteristics of clinical interviewing, assist participants in understanding the importance of additional probes when utilizing a standardized assessment form and review the interview format as a viable method to assure answers are reliable when using standardized assessment forms.  Basically it covers how to ask the questions that reveal the intent of formatted questions and how to use probes to clarify client answers without undue influencing of client responses. 

CPS:    None                                      LADC/MLADC Cat. of Competence:  1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 & 11

NASW CEUs have been applied for

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Pat Ristaino Dutton RNC, MS, MLADC, LCS is the former Director of Behavioral Health Care at Concord Hospital. She has been instrumental in the establishment of substance abuse services in the Fresh Start IOP and outpatient substance abuse services.  She has served the profession both in New Hampshire and New Jersey where she was the Director of an inpatient substance abuse rehab. She is an active member of  NHADACA. She is also a member of the Psychiatric Nurses Association and holds a post graduate certificate in gerontology. She served as a participant on Brandeis University Substance Abuse Task Force and the Charitable Foundations Substance Abuse Task Force.  Pat has presented numerous educational presentations for professional staff and community education in several states and on various subjects including substance abuse, mental health, wellness. She has participated both in radio and TV presentations.

Register by:    By April 2, 2013.

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00               Non-Members $45.00             Lunch will be on your own

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with  David Parisi, LICSW, MLADC

A 6 hour training event ON friday, April 19, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  This workshop will focus on the 12 Core Functions (screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and record keeping and consultation) and the related global criteria of substance abuse counseling.  Participants will be shown the value of each function, how they are interrelated, and form an understanding of how they apply to clinical practice.  This will provide a framework for verbalizing and analyzing the skills necessary for good clinical practice related to work with substance abuse clients.  This course is geared towards the beginning counselor.  Participants will define the role of the twelve core functions within counseling practice; understand the interrelated aspects of the core functions and global criteria and develop a better understanding of the core functions in the chemical dependency counseling process.

CPS Category:  None

LADC/MLADC Performance Domains:   I - V    Categories of Competence:  1 – 18

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  David Parisi, LICSW, MLADC, is in private practice in Central New Hampshire, where he has been providing mental health and chemical dependency treatment services for over 20 years.  He was a member of the NH Certification Board for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors since its inception and was a member of the Peer Review Committee attaché to the NH Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Professional Practice.  Mr. Parisi served as the Chair of the Case Presentation Method Committee of the ICRC.AODA and was  instrumental in the development of the process and standards for assessing alcohol and drug abuse counselor competency internationally.  He is a faculty member of the New England Institute on Addiction Studies and is recognized nationally for providing professional training on counseling skills and counselor competency.

Register by:  April 10,  2013       Lunch is on your own

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00            Non-Members $45.00                  NASW CEUs $5.00                 

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with  Sandra DelSesto

A 6 hour training event ON Tuesday, April 30, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  The field of ethics involves systematizing, evaluating and defending concepts of right and wrong behavior.  In prevention it is essential that we ensure that the conduct of all persons who work in the field, both staff and volunteers, are ethical and above reproach.  In this training prevention practitioners will review the prevention code of ethics and apply an ethical decision-making model to actual work situations, particularly those involving culture and new and emerging issues, such as the use of social media and marketing, and changing mores regarding marijuana and prescription drug abuse.  The issue of confidentiality as it applies to prevention work, particularly work in indicated interventions, will be addressed.  Participants will also discuss a process for developing a code of ethics for their agencies. Finally, participants will consider the stages of moral development as a foundation for designing programs that foster moral growth.

CPS Category:  Ethics                and Prevention Practice & Theory

LADC/MLADC Performance Domains:   V                   Categories of Competence:  12  & 13

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Sandra Del Sesto, MEd., CPSS, is a manager at Human Ecology Associates in Cranston, Rhode Island.  She is a consultant and trainer for Northeast Regional CAPT, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and National Minority AIDS Council.  She was the founder and Executive Director of Initiatives for Human Development, a non-profit corporation providing community services for the promotion of health.  Sandra is an author, educator, curriculum developer, and strategic planner with over 30 years experience in the prevention field.

Register by:  April 24,  2013       Lunch is on your own

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00            Non-Members $45.00                  NASW CEUs $5.00                 

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with  Sandra DelSesto

A 6 hour training event ON Wednesday, May 1, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  Health care reform, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAHMSA) strategic initiatives, the National Drug Control Strategy, and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) priorities are all focusing attention on prevention within a behavioral health environment. These initiatives could precipitate a major change in the future of our professional practice. We, as prevention professionals, need to stay informed and prepare ourselves to respond proactively to the changes. This workshop will present an overview of the major trends that will certainly impact our work, including prevention in the continuum of behavioral healthcare, the prevention within public health, risk and protective factors in behavioral health, and using the Strategic Prevention Framework as a behavioral health planning tool.  In addition, resource and readiness assessment and building will be expanded in our prevention work and will be discussed. The focus of discussion will be on the implications for our prevention work and strategies for preparing oneself and one's organization/coalition for the system of care and services anticipated in the next decade.

CPS Category:  Prevention Practice & Theory

LADC/MLADC Performance Domains:   V                   Categories of Competence:  13

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Sandra Del Sesto, MEd., CPSS, is a manager at Human Ecology Associates in Cranston, Rhode Island.  She is a consultant and trainer for Northeast Regional CAPT, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and National Minority AIDS Council.  She was the founder and Executive Director of Initiatives for Human Development, a non-profit corporation providing community services for the promotion of health.  Sandra is an author, educator, curriculum developer, and strategic planner with over 30 years experience in the prevention field.

Register by:  April 20,  2013       Lunch is on your own

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00            Non-Members $45.00                  NASW CEUs $5.00                 

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

with Jacqui Abikoff, LICSW, MLADC

A 6 hour training event FRiday, May 3, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Bldg 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  Changes in confidentiality regulations make it critical for substance abuse and mental health practitioners to have a firm grasp of the rules and laws that govern their practice in order to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of the clients they serve.  Managed care, the growing number of mandated clients and the litigious nature of our society add additional stress to this requirement.  As a result of their treatment of clients embroiled in civil or criminal matters, counselors may find themselves involved in legal proceedings.  This workshop will address state and federal confidentiality regulations and recent changes stemming from HIPPA.  It also looks at differences in state and federal regulations governing the confidentiality of mental health and healthcare records and the federal confidentiality governing substance abuse treatment records.  The practical application of these regulations will be examined with respect to client safety issues, duty to warn, subpoenas and court orders and the therapeutic relationship with the client.  Participants will: develop an understanding of the practical application of the federal confidentiality guidelines (HIPPA and 42 CFR Part 2) to their practice; learn to identify and respond to conflicts between state and federal laws surrounding the confidentiality of client communications; learn to respond to subpoenas, court orders and warrants; and learn to identify and resolve ethical conflicts which may arise when working with clients involved in the legal system.

LADC/MLADC Categories  of  Competence:   7, 11-13

Certified Prevention Specialists:   Ethics for Recertification  (These contact hours cannot be used for the initial Prevention Specialist application/certification.)

This program has been approved for 6 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D60235-10

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Jacqui Abikoff, LICSW, MLADC, is Executive Director of Horizons Counseling Center in Gilford, NH.  She has been working with substance abusers and their families for over 25 years. 

She is currently on the NH Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Professionals.  She has expertise in the areas of confidentiality and professional ethics.  She has an extensive background providing clinical services, and training and consultation in the areas of domestic violence, co-occurring disorders, PTSD, women’s issues, corrections and forensics and she has provided professional training and consultation to substance abuse and mental health professionals and provider agencies.

Register by:     ASAP, spaces always fill early for this one. Lunch will be on your own

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00               Non-Members $45.00           NASW CEUs $5.00        

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or nhtiad@myfairpoint.net

Nancy Arnold Devaney, CPSS

A 6 hour training event Thursday, May 9, 2013

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NHHEAF, 4 Barrell Court (Building 3), Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION: Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of environmental strategies and how they are linked to community substance abuse prevention.  The training will be interactive utilizing automated response system “clickers”.  The discussion of environmental strategies will be woven in to their application as they relate to the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).  Examples of proven strategies will be highlighted with an emphasis on media and policy development.   Other topics to be covered:

• Advocacy vs. Lobbying
• Preparing a coalition to engage in comprehensive environmental strategies
• Evaluating environmental strategies
• Policy development

Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of environmental strategies and how they are linked to community substance abuse prevention.  By the end of the training participants will be able to,  recognize the hallmarks of environmental strategies, discuss the components of the Strategic Prevention Framework, identify the need for and methods of evaluating environmental strategies and design a comprehensive policy statement.

CPS Category: ATOD,  Prevention Practice & Theory    LADC/MLADC Category of Competence:  13

This program has been approved for 6 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D60235-5

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  In 2007, Nancy obtained her certification as a substance abuse prevention specialist supervisor.  Nancy has implemented environmental strategies in the community where she coordinates a substance abuse prevention coalition.  Some of her early substance abuse prevention trainings were in collaboration with Sandra Del Sesto.  Nancy augmented some of Sandra’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist’s training by adding components related to environmental strategies.  Nancy then began offering a variety of trainings centered on environmental strategies.  She has been involved with some strategic planning in many aspects of her private and professional life so it was a natural addition to add strategic planning to her training capabilities.  After attending the CADCA National Academy Institute, many of the components of that training and experience were blended into coalition development-focused trainings.  Nancy is also a certified TIPS Responsible Beverage Service Training Trainer in which she incorporates prevention theory.

Register by: Wednesday, May 1, 2013.       Lunch is on your own.        

Fee:  NHADACA Members $35.00   Non-Members $45.00              NASW CEUs $5.00                         

For registration information contact:  Kim Hyslop, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net