Events

THIS TRAINING IS FULL DescriptionMarijuana has now been fully or partially legalized in 44 of the 50 United States.  According to the 2019 and 2020 Monitoring the Future Study, marijuana use among both teens (especially through vaping) and adults has increased significantly.  Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the […]

Registration deadline March 26, 2021 Description During this 3 hour training we will be introduced to the ASAM Criteria and have an understanding why it is used and its importance in your work with individuals. We will explore how this is important within not only assessments and how it should be used ongoing to determine […]

VAPA annual meeting 8-8:45am ACT Training 9-4:30 Registration deadline May 6, 2021 In this 6-hour training, we will explore the basics of ACT, and how they can be extraordinarily effective in the treatment of substance use disorders.  We will examine the theoretical basis and practical application of the six “Core Processes” of ACT in behavioral […]

Registration deadline September 23rd Description: In this seminar we will discuss Substance Use Disorders on the level of brain chemistry and cellular mechanisms. We will discuss how the brain’s natural adaptive strategies, helpful in the rest of our lives, are hijacked by problematic substance use such that addiction results. Additionally, the idea of “disease” will […]

Friday October 15, 2021   9:00 am – 4:30 pm EDT Registration deadline: October 8, 2021 Maximum 50 people Online/Zoom It can be shocking to consider what some professionals and allied service providers consider ethical and appropriate thoughts to have and behaviors to engage in.  Ethics is something we have to breathe in and out every day we are […]

Effective clinical supervision is a mutual endeavor of clinical oversight and professional growth.  It is a process that conceptualizes learning for the counselor that involves much more than monitoring a counselor’s work. This one-day webinar will demonstrate the processes of supervision that make it an essential component in effective clinical care. Areas of focus include: […]

Registration deadline: November 11, 2021 This half-day webinar is a skill-based training that focuses on understanding, referring, and treating individuals who have co-occurring disorders. This webinar outlines the many myths related to mental illness treatment, barriers to effective care of co-occurring disorders, commonly encountered mental disorders, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, issues surrounding medication management, and coordination […]

Registration deadline: November 26, 2021 Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, goal-oriented evidence-based approach of communication with particular attention to individualized language of change. This half-day webinar will explore the spirit, processes, and strategies of motivational interviewing that can lead to client movement toward effective transformation. Emphasized will be the strengthening of personal motivation for, […]