Treatment Webinars
24/7 Connectedness to Technology - It's Impact on Human Development and It's Role in Anxiety and Depression
Presenter: Ann Duckless
January 2019
As a result of this webinar participants will be able to:
- Discuss research related to the use of technology, its impact and implications for connectedness and communication with people.
- Describe findings related to exposure of blue screen emissions on the neuroscience of the brain and effects on sleep patterns.
- Explain the correlation of connectedness to technology to the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in you
Basics of HIV
Presenter: James Figueiredo
July 2017
As a result of this webinar participants will be able to:
- Learn about HIV risk associated with sexual behaviors and substance use
- Gain knowledge about HIV prevention methods
Ethics and Technology
Presenter: Susan Polyot
May 2014
This one-hour online learning webinar will help participants understand the responsibility of addiction and counseling professionals (as a clinician, clinical supervisor, or program administrator) to protect the confidentiality of their clients and maintain professional boundaries. Susan Polyot will identify ways in which technology presents unique challenges in practice and will discuss important safeguards in using technology to protect client confidentiality. Participants will learn to recognize the importance of establishing policies that secure professional boundaries with clients, co-workers and supervisees; and understand the importance of technology policies to protect confidentiality.
Helping Individuals at Risk of Suicide
Presenter: Ann Duckless
December 2017
As a result of this webinar participants will be able to:
- Gain knowledge of National Best Practices for community response to suicide thoughts, disclosures, and attempts.
- Learn the risk and protective factors and warning signs for suicide
- Gain insights into suicide data and how age, gender, culture and other demographic and diversity factors impact suicide risk
- Learn skills for intervening with community members at risk and connecting them with appropriate resources
- Gain awareness of community resources and services and how they can be utilized for persons at risk
Street Drugs: Current Trends
Presenter: Mary-K O'Sullivan
February 2019
As a result of this training participants will:
- Be able to discuss specific prescription medications now being highly abused in the U.S.
- Review the “new synthetic drugs” that are replacing the traditional drugs of abuse
- Overview the risks of the multiple synthetic drugs currently flooding the illicit drug market
Acudetox
Presenter: Laura Cooley
June 2018
A five-point ear acupuncture treatment is used around the world, beginning in the early 1970’s, and initially for detoxing from methadone. Now expanded for use in behavioral health, including addictions, mental health, and emotional and disaster trauma, NH professionals can now be trained and certified to utilize this protocol.
You'll learn:
- What Acudetox is
- Become familiar with how the safe application of 5 point ear acupuncture treatment and the protocol for successful integration.
- Understand the law that allows the use of AcuDetox by those trained in the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) for the purposes of Behavioral Health in NH.
ASAM Criteria for Clinicians
Presenter: Ben Nordstrom
April 2015
This Webinar is designed to help clinicians get clients to the appropriate level of addiction care they require. Addiction presents with different levels of severity, and no one treatment type is “right” for everyone.
You'll learn:
- Recognize that addiction severity varies
- Understand the need for “treatment matching”
- Summarize how ASAM Criteria assist in this
Personality Disorders Borderline and Antisocial
Presenter: Joseph Zannella
December 2015
You'll learn:
- How to effectively determine differential diagnosis of the personality disorders identified in the DSM-5
- An understanding of how personality disordered functioning develops as it relates to differentiating which symptoms of normal personality functioning are exacerbated in abnormal psychopathology
- To be able to discuss diagnostic criteria along a dimensional model of personality functioning
- Techniques on how to effectively treat these two personality disordered individuals
Core Function III: Orientation
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
March 2016
Orientation is the 3rd Core Function in the IC&RC’s 12 Core Functions of a Chemical Dependency Counselor. Orientation focuses on the importance of continuing to build rapport and understanding with the client, while introducing the client to the rules governing the treatment program. Orientation also explore ASAM’s level of care, program goals and objectives, and overall program operations.
You'll learn:
- Know the steps for the orientation process.
- Understand the Global Criteria associated with the core function of orientation.
- Describe the ASAM levels of care.
- Describe the client’s rights that are applicable to the treatment program.
Core Function IV: Assessment
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
July 2016
The core function of assessment requires that the counselor or person doing the assessment: Be knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders; Skillful and thorough in obtaining, reviewing and evaluating the client’s history;Accurate in making a preliminary diagnosis utilizing the DSM-5.
You'll learn to:
- Identify characteristics of substance use disorders
- Identify co-occurring mental health problems associated with substance use
- Understand Global Criteria associated with the core function of assessment
- Describe assessment procedures and commonly used assessment tools
- Describe ASAM-6 Dimensions
Core Function V: Treatment Planning
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
May 2017
Treatment planning is the process by a counselor and client, collaboratively, identify and rank problems that are concerns for the health and well being of the client.
You'll learn to:
- Understand the need for effective treatment planning
- Understand the global criteria associated with this core function
- Construct an individualized treatment plan
- Identify problem statements that are client-centered
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Identify “SMART” and “SMARTER” goals and objectives
Core Function VI: Counseling
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
March 2019
The core function of assessment requires that the counselor or person doing the assessment: Be knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders; Skillful and thorough in obtaining, reviewing and evaluating the client’s history; Accurate in making a preliminary diagnosis utilizing the DSM-5.
You'll learn to:
- Understand the need for effective treatment planning
- Understand the global criteria associated with this core function
- Describe group counseling principles
- Learn techniques associated with different stages of change
- Understand the characteristics of an effective counselor
Core Function VII: Case Management
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
March 2019
You'll learn to:
- Describe the requirements of case management
- Understand the global criteria associated with the core function of case management.
- Explain the rationale of case management activities to the client.
Co-Occurring Disorders in Youth Offering Hope and Help with Mental Health and Substance Misuse
Presenter: Ann Duckless
August 2016
Mental health issues often surface in school settings. Nationally, 1 in 5 youth will experience a serious emotional disorder. When additional stresses of substance misuse enter the picture, it often becomes more difficult to seek help (on the part of the youth) and to recognize what issues need immediate help (on the part of adults).
You'll learn:
- The signs and symptoms of thought and mood disorders and how to effectively intervene.
- The complexity of co-occurring disorders, with the intersection of mental health and substance misuse challenges.
- Of treatment implications when involving trauma and loss.
The goal of this workshop is to introduce attendees to the performance domains of the CRSW credential: Ethical Responsibility, Advocacy, Mentoring & Education, Recovery & Wellness Support.
Cultivating Leaders in Addiction Services
Presenter: Catherine Iacuzzi
December 2017
This webinar will explore how leadership development can help address the addiction workforce crisis, including what leadership is and how to cultivate future leaders.
You'll learn:
- Elements of the current workforce crisis in addiction services
- About leadership and how it fits with and is different from management and clinical supervision.
- How to increase own leadership capacity.
- How to identify ways to cultivate future leaders in addiction services.
Opioid Addiction & Treatment: Understanding the Disorder, Treatment, and Protocol
Presenter: Michael Gaudet
December 2017
This course will provide an updated version of the NIDA and SAMHSA’s Blending Initiative product, originally entitled “Buprenophine Treatment: A Training for Multidisciplinary Professionals”. The primary goal of this training package is to create awareness among addiction professionals about medications currently approved by the FDA and used in the treatment of opioid dependence.
You'll learn:
- History of opioid treatment in the United States;
- The laws regarding treatment of opioid addiction and the implications for the treatment system;
- How medication will benefit the delivery of opioid treatment and the types of medications used to treat opioid use disorder; and
- About the demographics of people affected by opioid use disorder.
Postvention How to Promote Healing and Reduce Risk After a Sudden Death or Suicide
Presenter: Ann Duckless
May 2017
Using national best practices, postvention training prepares key service providers with ways to participate in and/or coordinate an integrated and effective community response to the suicide death of a client, student, colleague, or community member. Since knowing someone who has died by suicide is one of the highest risk factors for suicide, taking steps to reduce risk and promote healing (postvention) becomes an integral part of suicide prevention efforts.
You will:
- Gain an awareness of the impact of suicide and recognize warning signs of individuals who may be at increased risk after a suicide.
- Understand the grief that results after a suicide and learn ways to enhance coping for oneself and/or others after a loss.
- Understand best practice protocols for communication and access to resources after a suicide that may reduce further risk, and support healing for an agency or community impacted by a loss.
Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Presenter: Joanne McKenna
May 2017
Psychopharmacology for Substance Abuse Counselors is an introduction to the current research informing psychiatric treatment of major psychiatric disorders to include Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and ADHD.
Various classes of drugs will be discussed as well as the brain chemistry associated with their mechanism of action and basis of side effects.
Transgender 101 What Substance Abuse Counselors Need to Know
Presenter: Gia Drew
May 2017
This one hour TRANSGENDER 101 webinar is a basic introduction to what it means to be Transgender. Included will be information about why we should become better informed about this issue and what it’s like to be a Transgender person in society today
You'll learn:
- What it means to be Transgender by learning and hearing about the experiences of transgender people;
- The language and terminology related to Transgender people, including the differences between Sex and Gender;
- What Transitioning means to each person
- Best practices to use when interacting with a Transgender person.
Trans-Theoretical Model- Stages of Change
Presenter: Haner Hernández
May 2017
This webinar will explore the challenges faced by individuals, families and communities seeking services from the Substance Use Disorder treatment system. Additionally, the participants will learn about the Trans-Theoretical Model of Behavior Change (Stages of Change).
You'll learn:
- About the Substance Use Disorders challenges faced by individuals, families, and communities
- The Stages of Change and key characteristics of each stage
- The role of the stages of change in promoting, supporting and sustaining change
Trauma Sensitive Mindful Based Recovery Maintenance
Presenter: Angela Jones
May 2017
Thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness in general and is inspiring programs to adapt Mindfulness based models for schools, prisons, hospitals, veterans centers, and beyond. The relevance as a recovery maintenance skill for addictions is particularly significant because it is a skill of self-awareness - the first step into recovery. Mindfulness skills can assist in unraveling the complexity that often comes with addiction in the form of co-occurring symptoms.
This webinar will briefly review the research, relevance to effective trauma-sensitive practices, and provide three mindful practices with a script to try for yourself and with your clients or students.
Understanding Screening - The First Step in Becoming a Competent Substance Abuse Counselor
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
May 2017
This webinar is designed to provide individuals with the basic tools and understanding of the first step in becoming a competent substance abuse counselor.
You'll learn:
- The signs and symptoms of substance abuse
- The difference between eligible and appropriate for an agency's program
- The laws, regulations, policies surrounding the treatment of substance use disorders
- How to be a skillful listener
- Keeping necessary records during the screening process
Understanding Intake - The Second Step in Becoming a Competent Substance Abuse Counselor
Presenter: Kelly Reardon-Luedtke
May 2017
The 12 Core Functions of addiction counseling have been set in place as a standard for counselors to use in their practice, and as a way for them to be held responsible and accountable for their work. This webinar is designed to provide individuals with the basic tools and understanding of the second step in becoming a competent substance abuse counselor.
You'll learn:
- Proper components and methods of filling out releases of information with clients
- How to address possible treatment barriers during intake
- About the beginning components of the clinical interviewing process, gathering data, and building rapport and empathy
Using SBIRT in Your Practice
Presenter: Misti Storie, MS, NCC
August 2013
This webinar is designed specifically for addiction professionals and will provide an introduction to promising, feasible approaches to implementing evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) methods in therapeutic settings. The presenters will outline how to ask clients about their drinking habits, enhance internal motivation to change their behavior if identified to be at risk using Motivational Interviewing and support clients in behavior change or treatment seeking goals by conducting follow-up and referrals. Participants will walk-away better understanding SBIRT, how it impacts the addiction professional and how to use it in your practice.
You'll learn how to:
- Screen clients for unhealthy alcohol use with brief, valid questionnaires such as the AUDIT-C and the AUDIT;
- Deliver effective brief counseling informed by Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change;
- Link clients to medical or specialty addiction treatment services as needed, and work with physicians and other specialists in ongoing care coordination; and
- Provide follow-up and recovery supports to clients.