Vermont Addiction Professionals AssociationONLINE Trainer: Melissa Hill is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and has been practicing in the field of mental health and addictions counseling for the past 9 years. She has specialized in working with adolescents and young adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues and has a strong focus on community mental […]
Registration deadline 4/28/22 Trainer: Dr. Mita M Johnson has been practicing in the world of mental health, marriage and family, and addictions counseling for the past 30 years. She earned her Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a core faculty member in the School of Counseling program at Walden University. She has a […]
Registration deadline: 9/11/22 Trainer: Dr. Mita M Johnson has been practicing in the world of mental health, marriage and family, and addictions counseling for the past 30 years. She earned her Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a core faculty member in the School of Counseling program at Walden University. She has a […]
Registration deadline: 10/28/2022 Trainer: David Porter David A. Porter is an LADC with 22 years clinical experience in a variety of settings including private practice, Community mental health clinics, a MAT (Medication Assisted treatment) Program and a program for the severely/chronically mentally ill. He also has 26 concurrent years’ experience teaching behavioral sciences (Psychology, Criminology, […]
Registration deadline November 4, 2022 Trainer: David A. Porter David A. Porter is an LADC with 22 years clinical experience in a variety of settings including private practice, Community mental health clinics, a MAT (Medication Assisted treatment) Program and a program for the severely/chronically mentally ill. He also has 26 concurrent years’ experience teaching behavioral […]
Registration deadline 1/26/23 Trainer: David Gastfriend M.D., DFASAM Dr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes, Inc., he directed scientific publications on […]
Registration deadline: 2/6/2023 Trainer: David Gastfriend M.D., DFASAM Dr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes, Inc., he directed scientific publications on […]
Registration Deadline 3/31/2023 Trainer: Mike Bricker MS, CADC-II, NCAC-2, LPC is a consultant on “dual recovery” from substance use and mental disorders through the STEMSS Institute, and specializes in blending research-based treatment with other Wisdom Traditions. He has educated and trained Counselors in Alaska, Oregon and the Navajo Nation. Mike is also a Behavioral Health […]
Substance Use and Meaning Making: "Tuning In, Tuning Out, or Turning it Up? Registration deadline 4/14/23 Trainer: Kurt L. White, LICSW, LADC, is the Vice President of Outpatient services at the Brattleboro Retreat, a private non-profit psychiatric hospital founded in 1834. He is a clinical social worker by training, and he continues to practice with […]
registration deadline 10/20/2023 Location: Online Description: According to the Department of Employment & Development, indicators show that over 15% of mental health and addiction professionals are predicted to leave their profession in the next year. Concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are not novel to the addiction profession, but many professionals still report […]
Registration deadline 10/25/2023 Location: Windjammer | South Burlington VT Trainer: Heather Stein, MD is a native of West Virginia and grew up in Morgantown where her father still practices family medicine. Dr. Stein moved to Vermont for her family medicine residency at University of Vermont Medical Center where she was introduced to the CHCB community. […]
registration deadline 10/27/23 Location: Online Trainer: Mita Johnson Bio: Mita M Johnson, EdD, NCC, LPC, LMFT, LAC, ACS, LMFT-S, MAC, SAP, BCTHP, has been practicing in the world of mental health, marriage and family, and addictions counseling for over 30 years. She earned her Doctorate in counselor education and supervision and is a core faculty […]