Wednesday, March 22
Wednesday Course Schedule
Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
- Title: The First Choice & A Second Chance
Speaker: Stephen Hill
Description: See Details
Break: 9:15 aM – 9:30 aM
Morning Courses: 9:30 AM – 12:30 pM (3 Hours)
- WAM1: Psychopharmacology of Mental Health Medications 2022
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
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Handouts: WAM01 Handout-1 and WAM01 Handout-2 - WAM2: Finding Your Best Self: A New Trauma/Addiction Model for Self-Help, Family, Peers and
Professionals
Speaker(s): Summer Krause, LPC, CADCIII
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Handout: WAM02 Finding your Best Self - WAM3: Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress and Wild Mustangs- What is Happening?
Speaker(s): David J Flounders, Sr., Kathleen Saucier, and Mike Cassedy
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM4: Understanding Stimulant Use Disorders and Utilizing Evidenced Based Practices for Effective Treatment
Speaker(s): Nick Szubiak, LCSW
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM5: Human Trafficking and Its Intersection with Substance Use
Speaker(s): Lillian Agbeyegbe, DRPH and Robert Bieser, MPA, BA
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM6: Boots on the Ground: Supporting Families In Your Backyard
Speaker(s): Jack Sykstus, LMFT, CSAC and Patty Sykstus, RDN/LDN
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM7: Family and Dyadic-Based Intervention Strategies for the Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders
Speaker(s): Dr. Brian S. Canfield, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM9: Ethics: History and Applied Ethical Dilemmas
Speaker(s): Vanessa Goepel, MA, LPC-S
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WAM10: Stormy Seas and Beautiful Shores: Adolescents and Family Dynamics
Speaker(s): James Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, AADC
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Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Half Day Afternoon Courses: 1:30 PM – 4:45 pM (3 Hours)
- WPM1: The Effects of the Latest Street Drugs on Pregnancy
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: WPM01 Handout-1, WPM01 Handout-2, and WPM01 Handout-3 - WPM2: Seeking Safety: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Addiction
Speaker(s): Summer Krause, LPC, CADCIII
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: WPM02 Handout 1 and WPM02 Handout 2 - WPM3: Bringing Treatment Planning to Life
Speaker(s): Nick Szubiak, LCSW
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- WPM4: Vicarious Trauma: Signs, Symptoms and Management for the Healthcare Provider
Speaker(s): Denice Morris MS, MEd
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM5: Tele-behavioral Health: Clinical Practices and Risk Management Considerations
Speaker(s): Elana Parker Merriweather, Ed.S., LPC, AADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM6: The Impact of Health Literacy on Underserved Populations
Speaker(s): Bretia Gordon, EdD, MPA
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM7: Human Trafficking and Its Intersection with Substance Use
Speaker(s): Lillian Agbeyegbe, DRPH and Robert Bieser, MPA, BA
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM8: The “Hidden Addiction” – Understanding and Treating Chronic Marijuana and Cannabis Dependency
Speaker(s): Dr. Brian S. Canfield, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM9: Rocking the Roles: Family Systems in Treating SUD
Speaker(s): James Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, AADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - WPM10: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Overview and Surrounding Stigma
Speaker(s): Brenda J. Davis MSW CMA and Valentin Bonilla Jr. PA CASAC
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