A 6-hour training with Ginger Ross, BA, CRSW, NCPRSS & Ron Bodendorf
April 15, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm
PRESENTATION: While helping individuals with SUDs recover, Peers inevitably confront many mental health concerns that the clients bring with them. These Co-Occurring Disorders (CODs) can significantly impact treatment compliance and outcomes. A lack of familiarity with mental health disorders and how they comingle with SUDs can confound the effectiveness of a Peers work and create additional unnecessary complications. This training aims to familiarize Peers with various mental health issues most commonly co-morbid with SUDs and clarify the Peer's role in working with these individuals to maximize success. This course also will introduce de-escalation skills and available mental wellness planning programs.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between mental health and mental illness;
- Summarize at least 3 of the risk factors of behavioral health disorders;
- Describe signs, symptoms, and supports of the most common diagnoses;
- Describe how to apply crisis intervention strategies;
- Demonstrate how to create wellness recovery plans for mental illness; and
- Describe ways to identify a mental health crisis and how to respond – crisis intervention.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Ginger Ross, BA, CRSW, NCPRSS, Hampton, NH. Ginger is the founder & CEO of NH Recovery Coach Academy & Choices Recovery Training. Ginger has worked in the peer recovery field since 2015 and is a grassroots pioneer in developing the movement in NH. She is recognized nationally for her passion, expertise, and leadership in the peer recovery coach profession. She has her BA in Psychology, holds the state CRSW credential and the national NCRPSS credential. Ginger’s passion is to educate community partners around SUD and recovery to improve social justice.
Ron joined Choices Training Training team in 2020 and is now Choices Lead Facilitator. A person with lived experience of 25 years of destructive alcohol and drug abuse, Ron got clean in 1998. God was the last thing he tried and the first thing that worked. Since 2000, Ron has conducted weekly outreach to the unhoused and SUD population in and out of the Church. He easily relates to the homeless person and the corporate executive and is comfortable on the streets or in the classroom.
Ron has been Pastoring since 2002 and currently Pastors The ARK Church NH in Manchester and oversees 2nd Chance Recovery. He is a licensed CRSW in NH, an active Recovery Coach, works closely with the NH Good Samaritan Network and is passionate about bringing Peer Recovery Coach Training to the Christian audience. He is close to finishing his 2ndBachelor's Degree in Psychology and is passionate about the Faith Based Community partnering with Community Resources and Providers. Ron’s Faith and Love for people make it impossible to sit on the sidelines.
REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members $50; *Non-Members $60; *NBCC included. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 or training@nhadaca.org
6 Contact Hours Available
CRSW Performance Domains: 1-4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 6 & 16
CPS Domains: 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist Category A
NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
PLEASE NOTE: Only one registrant per form. For multiple registrants you must register each one individually. Registration is not complete or guaranteed until payment is received. Payment by means other than credit card may slow down completion of registration. Checks and cash are still accepted, however, your registration will be placed on a pending list until payment is received. We strongly encourage payment by credit card for training of high demand topics. Thank you.
This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
