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SUMMARY:Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline 3/3/22 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nThis seminar explores the history\, principles\, and current practice using medication to treat individuals with Substance Use Disorders.  We will review the most commonly used medications in detail with a goal to understand when\, how\, and to whom each medication is prescribed.  Stigma surrounding the use of MAT will also be discussed in an effort to combat common misconceptions around opioid agonist\, and partial-agonist therapy  \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\n9-9:30 Introduction and definitions9:30-10:00 The history of MAT10:00-10:15 Break10:15-10:30 Methadone10:30-11:00 Buprenorphine11:00-11:15 Naloxone  11:15-11:30 Break11:30-11:45 Crossover to alcohol11:45-12:00 Efficacy12:00-12:15 Stigma experienced by MAT patients  12:15-12:30 Closing comments and questions\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nDiscuss the semantics of “MAT”Understand the history of MATReview specific medications used for the treatment of Substance Use DisorderUnderstand the pharmacological mechanisms of actions of these medications\, and how they are prescribedReview efficacy of MAT within specific populationsDiscuss and dispel societal stigma surrounding MAT\n\n\n\nTrainer: \n\n\n\nChristopher Bondi MD has spent the bulk of his career working with patients in the fields of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.  He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient SUD treatment environments\, as well as in teaching hospitals in Vermont and the Midwest.   For the past several years\, Dr. Bondi has added a teaching focus to his work\, working to increase awareness and interest in compassionate treatment of people suffering from Substance Use Disorders.  Dr. Bondi currently serves as an instructor for the Vermont Recovery Coach Academy and Recovery Vermont.  He also serves as Continuum\, and ASAM Criteria Faculty for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.  
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/medication-assisted-treatment-mat/
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SUMMARY:The Complete ASAM Criteria
DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline 2/2/22 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nIn this seminar we will discuss the ASAM Criteria in detail with the goal of understanding how these are used to determine the most appropriate (least restrictive while safe) level of care for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders.  Severity within dimensions will be discussed\, as will the methods by which the appropriate subunit of the 4 broad levels of care are recommended.  \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\n9-9:30 Introduction and definitions9:30-9:45 History and evolution of the ASAM Criteria9:45-10:00 Common misconceptions10:00-10:15 Break10:15-11:15 The 6 Dimensions11:15-11:30 Break11:30-12:15 Levels of Care12:15-12:30 Closing comments and questions\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nDiscuss the history and evolution of the ASAM CriteriaUnderstand misconceptions commonly surrounding the ASAM CriteriaExplain the utility of the ASAM criteria\, and how their use standardizes delivery of the last restrictive yet safe level of care for individuals suffering from Substance Use DisordersExplore the 6 Dimensions of the ASAM criteriaUnderstand the application of severity ratings within each criteriumDemonstrate how Dimensions interact when determining Level of CareDiscuss the 4 broad categories of SUD Levels of care and their subunitsExplain special populations and how their needs are accounted for within the Criteria and Levels of Care\n\n\n\nTrainer: \n\n\n\nChristopher Bondi MD has spent the bulk of his career working with patients in the fields of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.  He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient SUD treatment environments\, as well as in teaching hospitals in Vermont and the Midwest.   For the past several years\, Dr. Bondi has added a teaching focus to his work\, working to increase awareness and interest in compassionate treatment of people suffering from Substance Use Disorders.  Dr. Bondi currently serves as an instructor for the Vermont Recovery Coach Academy and Recovery Vermont.  He also serves as Continuum\, and ASAM Criteria Faculty for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.  
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/the-complete-asam-criteria/
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SUMMARY:Strength & Hope\, Evidence-Based Practices within the 12 Steps and other Peer Support Fellowships
DESCRIPTION:register\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline 1/28/22 \n\n\n\nTrainer:   \n\n\n\nMike 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  Clinician for  Strong Integrated Behavioral Health in Eugene OR.   Mike specializes in providing trauma-informed care to participants in treatment for methamphetamine and other drugs of abuse\, and Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorders.  Mike is a seasoned trainer who presents regularly at national conferences\, is a member of the NAADAC Speakers’ Bureau\, and an Approved Education Provider (#176230)  \n\n\n\nDescription:   \n\n\n\nDespite decades of controversy\, Twelve-Step Facilitation was finally added to the (now-defunct) NREPP catalog of Evidence-Based Practices in 2008. Still\, many clinicians are ambivalent about using it in treatment. However\, a deeper examination of the Steps reveals numerous components of other EBPs including Motivational Interviewing\, CBT/DBT\, contingency management and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Furthermore\, a slightly different emphasis in the reading of the Steps can lead to greater acceptance and less resistance on the part of patients.  We will also explore several other Peer Support Fellowships including White Bison Wellbriety (Native)\, Refuge Recovery (Buddhist)\, SMART Recovery\, WFS New Life Recovery\, Secular Recovery Group\, and the STEMSS Supported Self-Help Model® for Co-Occurring Disorders.   \n\n\n\nAgenda:  coming \n\n\n\nTraining objectives:   \n\n\n\nIdentify principles of at least 3 evidence-based practices which  are inherent in all of these support groups – especially the 12 Steps;Verbalize how a slightly different emphasis in understanding the Steps can decrease patient resistance and increase acceptance of core concepts of the 12 Step ProgramBe able to utilize these concepts in their own practice with handout materials provided.\n\n\n\n3 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s\, Allied MH CE’s and Psychologists CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/strength-hope-evidence-based-practices-within-the-12-steps-and-other-peer-support-fellowships/
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SUMMARY:Principals of Harm Reduction    
DESCRIPTION:register\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline December 2nd \n\n\n\nTrainer:   \n\n\n\nChristopher Bondi MD has spent the bulk of his career working with patients in the fields of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.  He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient SUD treatment environments\, as well as in teaching hospitals in Vermont and the Midwest.   For the past several years\, Dr. Bondi has added a teaching focus to his work\, working to increase awareness and interest in compassionate treatment of people suffering from Substance Use Disorders.  Dr. Bondi currently serves as an instructor for the Vermont Recovery Coach Academy and Recovery Vermont.  He also serves as Continuum Faculty for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.   \n\n\n\nDescription:   \n\n\n\nThis seminar explores the history\, principles\, and current practice of Harm Reduction strategies for persons with a substance use disorder.  We will discuss the underlying philosophy of HD and compare those ideas to how HD is practiced in Vermont today.  Practical discussion of overdose prevention and Medication Assisted therapy rounds out the discussion\, with a brief look at future strategies currently being explored on a limited basis.  \n\n\n\nAgenda:  \n\n\n\n9-9:30 Introduction and definitions \n\n\n\n9:30-10:00 What Harm Reduction is not \n\n\n\n10:00-10:15 Break \n\n\n\n10:15-10:45 Principles of Harm Reduction \n\n\n\n10:45-11:00 Harm Reduction Programs \n\n\n\n11:00-11:15 Vermont Harm Reduction resources \n\n\n\n11:15-11:30 Break \n\n\n\n11:30-11:45 Overdose prevention \n\n\n\n11:45-12:00 Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) \n\n\n\n12:00-12:15 Safe Injection Spaces \n\n\n\n12:15-12:30 Closing comments and questions \n\n\n\nTraining objectives:   \n\n\n\nDefine “Harm Reduction” (HR)Discuss which attitudes do and do not fall under the HR umbrellaUnderstand the primary principles underlying HR philosophyExplain and refute common stigmas that surround HR programsReview the history of Needle access programs in the USAIdentify HR resources in Vermont\, and explain what various programs provideDiscuss overdose prevention with NaltrexoneReview Medication Assisted Therapy and its various formsUnderstand safe injection spaces and their current legal status in the USA\n\n\n\n3 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/principals-of-harm-reduction/
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing:   A sprit of communication and an effective approach to the process of change
DESCRIPTION:register now\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline:  November 26\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMotivational 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\, and commitment to\, change by eliciting and exploring ambivalence. Also explored will be transtheoretical change theory and the use of stage-wise exercises that can help spark internal motivation for ongoing growth. The webinar will be interactive and comprise a combination of didactic presentations\, class discussions\, and experiential exercises. \n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\n9:00 am – 10:00 am \n\n\n\nWelcome\, Introductions\, & ExpectationsThe Spirit of MI – Why Use it?The Processes of MI\n\n\n\nBreak 10:00 am – 10:15 am \n\n\n\n10:15 am – 11:15 am \n\n\n\nHow does it Work? Effective Strategies of MIIntrinsic movement toward effective transformationStrengthening commitment to change\n\n\n\nBreak 11:15 am – 11:30 am \n\n\n\n11:30 am – 12:30 pm \n\n\n\nTranstheoretical Change TheoryStage-wise Exercises\n\n\n\nAdjourn: 12:30 pm \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\nIdentify the spirit and processes of Motivational InterviewingExplore strategies of Motivational InterviewingReview the transtheoretical change theory and the application of stage-wise exercises\n\n\n\nTrainer:  Dr. Tom Durham is an experienced clinician\, curriculum developer and educator/trainer with specialties in addictions\, co-occurring disorders\, supervision and leadership. He has coordinated and provided technical assistance\, training and consultation\, both nationally and internationally\, for a variety of organizations. Current experience includes consultation\, clinical supervision\, and training on supervision\, leadership and other clinical topics with clinical supervisors for Phoenix House of New England\, a multi-site healthcare treatment system. Previous experience included Director of Training at NAADAC – the Association for Addiction Professionals; Executive Director of The Danya Institute\, a training program for addiction counselors; and management of system-wide program of on-the-job training and supervision for US Navy and Marine Corps addiction counselors. He has also served as an adjunct professor of psychology and addiction studies at several colleges and universities. \n\n\n\n 3 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/motivational-interviewing/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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SUMMARY:Integrating Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders:  Myths\, Realities and Effective Approaches to Care
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline:  November 11\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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 with other mental health professionals.  This workshop will also introduce the integrated model of mental health and addiction treatment services\, providing an overview of utilizing current substance use disorder and mental health treatment best practices. The webinar will be interactive and comprise a combination of didactic presentations\, class discussions\, and experiential exercises. \n\n\nAgenda: \n9:00 am – 10:00 am \n\nWelcome\, Introductions\, & Expectations\nMisconceptions and Biases about Co-occurring Disorders\n\nBreak 10:00 am – 10:15 am \n10:15 am – 11:15 am \n\nCommon Mental Health Disorders that Co-occur with Substance Use Disorders\nCase Studies\n\nBreak 11:15 am – 11:30 am \n11:30 am – 12:30 pm \n\nCommon Mental Health Disorders and Case Studies (Continued)\nThe Integrated Model of COD Treatment\nScreening\, Assessment\, and Evidence-based Practices\n\nAdjourn: 12:30 pm \n Learning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify common misperceptions and biases regarding co-occurring disorders.\nRecognize and screen for the most frequent disorders that co-occur with substance use disorders.\nIntegrate substance use disorder and mental health referral services within the scope of one’s practice.\nTranslate information presented to clients\, families\, colleagues and the community.\n\n\n\nTrainer:  Dr. Tom Durham is an experienced clinician\, curriculum developer and educator/trainer with specialties in addictions\, co-occurring disorders\, supervision and leadership. He has coordinated and provided technical assistance\, training and consultation\, both nationally and internationally\, for a variety of organizations. Current experience includes consultation\, clinical supervision\, and training on supervision\, leadership and other clinical topics with clinical supervisors for Phoenix House of New England\, a multi-site healthcare treatment system. Previous experience included Director of Training at NAADAC – the Association for Addiction Professionals; Executive Director of The Danya Institute\, a training program for addiction counselors; and management of system-wide program of on-the-job training and supervision for US Navy and Marine Corps addiction counselors. He has also served as an adjunct professor of psychology and addiction studies at several colleges and universities. \n\n\n\n3 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/co-occurring-disorders/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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SUMMARY:Clinical Supervision:  An Overview of Functions\, Processes and Methodology
DESCRIPTION: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: relational dynamics; individualized approaches and strength-based competencies – all hallmarks of skill development through evidence-based supervision that ultimately lead to effective client care. The webinar will be interactive and comprise a combination of didactic presentations\, class discussions\, and experiential exercises. \n\n\n\nregister now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline October 29\, 2021 \n\n\nDr. Tom Durham is an experienced clinician\, curriculum developer and educator/trainer with specialties in addictions\, co-occurring disorders\, supervision and leadership. He has coordinated and provided technical assistance\, training and consultation\, both nationally and internationally\, for a variety of organizations. Current experience includes consultation\, clinical supervision\, and training on supervision\, leadership and other clinical topics with clinical supervisors for Phoenix House of New England\, a multi-site healthcare treatment system. Previous experience included Director of Training at NAADAC – the Association for Addiction Professionals; Executive Director of The Danya Institute\, a training program for addiction counselors; and management of system-wide program of on-the-job training and supervision for US Navy and Marine Corps addiction counselors. He has also served as an adjunct professor of psychology and addiction studies at several colleges and universities. \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\nMorning: 9:00 am – Noon \n\n\n\nWelcome & IntroductionsPrimary Assumptions and Participant ExpectationsThe Scope of Clinical Supervision\n\n\n\nBreak 10:30 – 10:45 am. \n\n\n\nThe Supervisory RelationshipApplying Theoretical Models to Clinical Supervision\n\n\n\nLunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm \n\n\n\nAfternoon:  1:00 pm to 4:30 pm \n\n\n\nLegal and Ethical Dilemmas in SupervisionEvaluating and Monitoring Counselor Development\n\n\n\nBreak 2:30 – 2:45pm. \n\n\n\nModalities and Methods of Clinical SupervisionOrganizational Issues and Leadership Skills for Supervisors   \n\n\n\nAdjourn: 4:30 pm \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\nReview models and theories of clinical supervision.Analyze ethical and legal obligations in supervision.Explore methods and approaches of supervision\, including direct observation.Integrate stages of counselor development into the supervisory process.\n\n\n6 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/clinical-supervision/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T090000
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SUMMARY:Ethics for the Addiction Professional
DESCRIPTION:Friday October 15\, 2021 \n\n\n\n 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EDT\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline: October 8\, 2021 \n\n\n\nMaximum 50 people \n\n\n\nOnline/Zoom\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIt 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 in this profession; ethical breaches begin as a singular event along a slippery slope.  As providers working in the addictions and co-occurring disorders profession\, we have a duty and responsibility to adhere to legal and ethical mandates\, in order to do no harm while delivering evidence-based\, client-centered treatment and recovery support. NAADAC’s Code of Ethics (revised 01.01.21) provides the profession with standards of practice and boundaries of practice.  This 6-hour workshop will begin with a discussion of key points in the NAADAC Code of Ethics.  There will also be discussions\, using case studies\, on the following topics: \n\n\n\n·         telehealth lessons learned during COVID-19 \n\n\n\n·         privacy versus confidentiality \n\n\n\nupdates to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 42 \n\n\n\n·         practicing in a culturally diverse world \n\n\n\n·         alignment of scope of practice \n\n\n\n·         difference between scope of practice and standard of practice \n\n\n\n·         boundary crossings versus boundary violations \n\n\n\n·         impairment versus functionality \n\n\n\n·         recommended practices that promote risk management. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will include time for open dialogue with attendees about real life scenarios and thoughts to consider. \n\n\n\nAgenda:   \n\n\n\nMorning: 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST* \n\n\n\nIntroduction to trainingDefining key terms and foundational ethical principlesDescribing professional vs. personal presenceExploring NAADAC Code of Ethics: 2021 \n\n\n\nBreak 10:30 – 10:45 am EST* \n\n\n\nExploring ethical service delivery in a culturally diverse worldUnderstanding privacy vs. confidentiality in multidisciplinary settingsDefining HIPAA & 42 CFR Part 42 and discussing recent changes and updatesAssessing impairment vs. functionality\n\n\n\nLunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST \n\n\n\nAfternoon:  1:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST* \n\n\n\nDefining scope of practice vs. standards of practiceSharing telehealth lessons learned during the pandemicDescribing confidentiality concerns (HIPAA\, 42 CFR Part 42) for telehealthUnderstanding boundary crossings vs. boundary violations\n\n\n\nBreak 2:30 – 2:45pm EST* \n\n\n\nExploring ethical decision-making modelsDescribing the role of professional development in ethical practiceSharing risk management strategies for clinicians and supervisors\n\n\n\nAdjourn: 4:30 pm EST \n\n\n\n*Throughout entire presentation:  case studies are used to explore concepts and concerns. \n\n\n\n**This is a very interactive presentation – participants can ask questions of presenter throughout the workshop. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\nParticipants in this workshop will be able to: \n\n\n\nExplain how ethics codes contribute to standards of practiceExplore the differences between boundary crossings and violationsDefine the differences between privacy and confidentiality\, including updates to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 42Describe how to practice ethically in a culturally diverse worldIdentify three risk management strategies that promote ethical practice\n\n\n\nTrainer:  \n\n\n\nDr. 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 thriving private practice where she provides telebehavioral health services\, clinical supervision\, counseling to our military\, and addiction-specific training and education. Her areas of specialization include pharmacology\, co-occurring disorders\, ethics\, culturally responsive care\, trauma-sensitive care\, and clinical supervision.  In addition to being a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)\, she has been an active member of NAADAC (the national Association for Addiction Professionals) for the last 15 years\, has served as NAADAC’s Ethics Chair\, and began her 2-year term as NAADAC’s President in October 2020. \n\n\n\n6 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/ethics-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T090000
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SUMMARY:Science of Addiction & Addiction as a Disease: The Medical Model
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline September 23rd \n\n\n\nDescription:   \n\n\n\nIn 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 be explored with the aim of determining how well SUD fits within our understanding of that concept. \n\n\n\nAgenda:   \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: – at the end of this training the attendee will be able to:     -Discuss the ways that substance use disorders establish themselves within the natural adaptive strategies of the central nervous system  \n\n\n\n     -Understand the key function of Dopamine within both the limbic system and frontal lobes of the brain  \n\n\n\n     -Recognize how neuroplasticity plays an important role in both the establishment of SUD\, and in recovery  \n\n\n\n     -Discuss tolerance and withdrawal on the level of neuronal surface receptors \n\n\n\n     -Catalog the withdrawal syndromes typical of specific substances \n\n\n\n     -Discuss what we mean by “Disease” and understand how SUD does or does not fit within that understanding  \n\n\n\n     -Address the role of stigma and its influence on the societal acceptance       of the Medical Model \n\n\n\nAgenda9-9:30 Introduction and definitions9:30-10:00 SUD and the Central Nervous System10:00-10:15 Break10:15-10:45 Dopamine and its Role in SUD10:45-11:00 Neuroplasticity11:00-11:15 Withdrawal round-up11:15-11:30 Break11:30-12:00 What is a Disease and does it apply to SUD?12:00-12:15 Discussion of Stigma12:15-12:30 Closing comments and questions \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTrainer:  \n\n\n\nChristopher Bondi MD has spent the bulk of his career working with patients in the fields of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.  He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient SUD treatment environments\, as well as in teaching hospitals in Vermont and the Midwest.   For the past several years\, Dr. Bondi has added a teaching focus to his work\, working to increase awareness and interest in compassionate treatment of people suffering from Substance Use Disorders.  Dr. Bondi currently serves as an instructor for the Vermont Recovery Coach Academy and Recovery Vermont.  He also serves as Continuum Faculty for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.   \n\n\n\n3 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CE’s and Allied MH CE’s pending
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/science-of-addiction-addiction-as-a-disease-the-medical-model/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T080000
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SUMMARY:Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & VAPA annual meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\nVAPA annual meeting 8-8:45am \n\n\n\nACT Training 9-4:30 \n\n\n\nRegistration deadline May 6\, 2021 \n\n\n\nIn 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 health treatment\, with particular attention to Medication-Assisted Treatment and Chronic Pain.  In the afternoon\, we will break into sub-groups to examine several treatment protocols and manuals available to SUD Counselors for application in their daily individual and group treatment.  Finally\, we will examine the handout materials and worksheets provided for counselors to use\, if desired. \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\n9am – 9:15      Welcome & Introductions9:15 – 10:30    History of ACT – basic concepts and research supportthe FEAR algorithm6 Core Concepts of ACT\n\n\n\nBreak 10:30 – 10:45 am. \n\n\n\n10:45 – 12:00  Specific application to SUD treatmentACTing on the 12 Steps\n\n\n\nLunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm \n\n\n\n1pm – 2:30      ACT and other EBP’s in treating chronic pain and addictionACT Pain ProtocolEMDR &EFT\n\n\n\n Break 2:30 – 2:45pm. \n\n\n\n2:45 – 3:30      “Alphabet soup” –   ACT for MAT3:30 – 4:00      ACT resources and handout materials for participants4:00 – 4:30       Wrap-up Q & A \n\n\n\nAdjourn: 4:30 pm \n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this training\, participants will be able to:       \n\n\n\nbriefly relate the history of ACT as an Evidence-Based Practicedescribe how the components of the FEAR algorithm block recovery processesenumerate the 6 Core Processes  of ACT and how they apply to SUD treatmentspecifically relate the Core Processes to the 12 Step recovery programsdescribe how ACT – in combination with other EBPs – can be used treating chronic pain in persons with SUDsbe able to apply these concepts in their own clinical practice (if desired) with materials provided\n\n\n\nMike 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  Clinician for  Strong Integrated Behavioral Health in Eugene OR.   Mike specializes in providing trauma-informed care to participants in treatment for methamphetamine and other drugs of abuse\, and Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorders.  Mike is a seasoned trainer who presents regularly at national conferences\, is a member of the NAADAC Speakers’ Bureau\, and an Approved Education Provider. \n\n\n\nagenda and learning objectives coming soon
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/using-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-vapa-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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SUMMARY:Introduction to ASAM Criteria – The Basics
DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline March 26\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription \n\n\n\nDuring 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 level of care for individuals based on the 6 dimensions and identify what levels of care are. \n\n\n\nObjectives \n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to:  \n\n\n\n1. Explain why matching the client to the most appropriate levels of care will help them to succeed  \n\n\n\n2. Apply ASAM dimensions to real-world client presentations\, at assessment and in ongoing treatment  \n\n\n\n3. Consider withdrawal management needs and psychiatric complexity in all ASAM treatment levels of care \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n9 AM – 9:30 AM – Introduction to ASAM and importance of appropriate level of care determinations  \n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:30 AM – The levels of care for treatment; withdrawal management; LOC intersections with medication treatments  \n\n\n\n10:30 – 10:45 BREAK  \n\n\n\n10:45 – 11:30 AM – The ASAM dimensions\, assessment of severity  \n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:45 BREAK  \n\n\n\n11:45 AM – 12:30 PM – Practice with case examples; summary and concluding remarks \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTrainer \n\n\n\nKurt White is a clinical social worker\, drug and alcohol counselor\, and group psychotherapist\, who practices at the Brattleboro Retreat\, in Brattleboro\, Vermont\, USA\, where he is Sr. Director of Ambulatory Services. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor at Smith College School for Social Work\, where he teaches Group Theory and Practice\, and is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association\, and a past president of the Vermont Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. His interests include trauma\, dissociation\, group psychotherapy\, addiction and co-occurring disorders; he has presented on a variety of topics regionally\, nationally\, and internationally.  \n\n\n\n3 CE’s
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/asam/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T090000
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SUMMARY:Impact of Marijuana & Vaping on Brain Development\, Depression\, Anxiety
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nTHIS TRAINING IS FULL  \n\n\n\nDescriptionMarijuana 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 question of whether marijuana is best thought of as a friend or foe of the American healthcare system.  A simple Google search on any variety of keywords related to the effects of marijuana will often yield puzzling and contradictory information. With so much conflicting information out there\, how can busy addictions professionals separate fact and fiction to develop a cohesive\, rational perspective on the effects of marijuana?  This 6-hour webinar was designed to equip addictions professionals with a basic overview of what the research does and doesn’t say about the effects of both recreational and medicinal marijuana. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nDescribe the effects of both recreational and medical cannabis.Describe the positions of medical and psychiatric associations on marijuana. Differentiate between cannabis use and cannabis use disorders. List resources to learn more.\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n9:00 am – 9:30 am: Definitions and statistical overview of trends in teen and adult recreational and medicinal marijuana use \n\n\n\n9:30 am – 10:30 am: Effects of Cannabis on the Brain\, Body\, and Mental Health and Wellness\, Part 1 \n\n\n\n10:30 am – 10:45 am: 15-minute break \n\n\n\n10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Effects of Cannabis on the Brain\, Body\, and Mental Health and Wellness\, Part 2 \n\n\n\n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch \n\n\n\n1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Medical Marijuana: Routes of Administration\, Conditions Treated\, Efficacy \n\n\n\n2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: 15-minute break \n\n\n\n2:45 pm – 4:15: pm: Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabis Withdrawal \n\n\n\n4:15 pm – 4:30 pm: Questions & Answers \n\n\n\nTrainerAaron Norton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with certifications in addictions\, alcohol and drug counseling\, rehabilitation counseling\, clinical mental health counseling\, trauma treatment\, forensic mental health evaluation\, and forensic behavioral analysis. He serves as Executive Director of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators\, a national not-for-profit board officially endorsed by the American Mental Health Counselors Association that provides training\, certification\, and professional advocacy for licensed mental health professionals specializing in forensic mental health evaluation. He is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of South Florida’s College of Behavioral and Community Sciences as well as a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at USF.  He serves as Southeastern Regional Director and Ethics Committee Liaison for the American Mental Health Counselors Association and Past-President and Chair of Education\, Training Standards\, and Continuing Education for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association. He is the Consulting Editor for AMHCA’s The Advocate Magazine.  He also works at Integrity Counseling\, a group private practice\, providing therapy\, forensic and clinical evaluation\, and clinical supervision to mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist interns as a Qualified Supervisor. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the counseling profession\, specializing in lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender (LGBT) issues\, cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depressive disorders\, and substance abuse treatment. He is recognized as a Diplomate and Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders by the American Mental Health Counselors Association\, and he was awarded Mental Health Counselor of the Year by the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016\, Counselor Educator of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016\, and Researcher of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2019.  An experienced writer\, presenter\, and trainer\, he has been published in NAADAC’s Addiction Professional\, Counselor Magazine\, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services\, Journal of Individual Psychology\, Journal of Creativity in Mental Health\, and The Advocate Magazine\, the official magazine of AMHCA.  \n\n\n\nEarn Continuing Education Hours6 Credits: NAADAC CE’s/ Social Worker and Allied MH CE’s pending. \n\n\n\nPriceVAPA Members- $50.00Non-Members – $100.00Students – $50.00
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/impact-of-marijuana-vaping-on-brain-development-depression-anxiety/
LOCATION:Online/Zoom
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SUMMARY:Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 7\, 2021 at 9:00am – 4:30pm ET\nLocation: Online (Zoom)\nMaximum enrollment is 35; Cut off date for registrations is December 24th\, 2020\n\nDescription\nThis training will dive into understanding and exploring ethics and all of its grey areas. We will discuss how to think about and make ethical decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas. We will explore different codes of ethics and be able to walk away with an understanding of the different codes and what the different sections mean. We will discuss boundaries and different boundary challenges that we are faced with. Finally\, we will plan on active discussions and plenty of interaction in order to develop the skills of problem solving and walking through boundary challenges and ethical decisions.\nClick here for a full course outline/agenda.\n\nTrainer\nHeather Gagnon\, MSW\, LICSW\, LADC\, has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Vermont. Heather has experience in developing and leading several trainings. Heather has traveled nationally to lead trainings focused on counselor ethics and Risk Reduction Programing for programs working with criminal offenders. Along with her training experience Mrs. Gagnon has conducted clinical and administrative supervision throughout her time in corrections\, where she audited groups to focus on fidelity to the chosen model. Mrs. Gagnon is a trainer for several evidence based programs that focus on reducing the risk of recidivism for offenders. Mrs. Gagnon has experience working with both the male and female incarcerated population as well as experience working with offenders on probation. Mrs. Gagnon was involved in the revamping of programming for sexual offenders in the State of Vermont where she oversaw the delivery of evidence based risk reduction programming. Recently\, Mrs.\nGagnon began working at a school as a school counselor for middle school boys. Along with her school work she continues to provide clinical supervision for a program that provides risk reduction services to sexual offenders and a program that provides services to offenders on probation and parole. Mrs. Gagnon also continues to train both corrections programs and the Vermont addiction professionals.\n\nEarn Continuing Education Hours\n6 Credits: NAADAC CU’s are approved; Social Worker CEU’s and Allied MH CEU’s pending.\n\nPrice\nVAPA Members- $50.00\nNon-Members – $100.00\nStudents – $50.00
URL:https://vapavt.org/training/ethics/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Online
CATEGORIES:Ethics
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