Thursday, March 24
Thursday Course Schedule
Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
- Title: A Practitioner’s Guide To Medication Assisted Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder
Speaker: Dr. Merrill Norton and Maddie Marsh
Description: See Details
Handouts: Practitioner’s Guide for AUD & Safe Medication Use in Recovery
Break: 9:15 aM – 9:30 aM
Half Day Morning Courses: 9:30 AM – 12:30 pM (3 Hours)
- THAM1: Clinical Pearls of the Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorders: Detoxification, Anti-Craving, and Deterrence
Speaker(s):Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC and Maddie Marsh, BS Psychology, Pharm.D. Candidate
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: Clinical Pearls 3 11 ASADS 2022 - THAM2:Ethics and Confidentiality for Peer Specialist
Speaker(s):Joan Leary, MA, LPC, NCC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM3: Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorder
Speaker(s): VonZell Wade, Ph.D., LPC, CCTP, AIS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM4: Trauma-Informed Clinical Best Practices
Speaker(s): Karen Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: Script Templates For Trauma-Informed Inquiry - THAM5: Practicing Alcohol Moderation in a Post-Pandemic World
Speaker(s): Cyndi Turner, LCSW, LSATP, MAC and Craig James, LCSW, LSATP, MAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM6: Brief Negotiated Interview 101: Exploring Behavior Change
Speaker(s): Audra Morrison, MSW; Jackie Doss, MS, CHES; and Jennifer Smith, LMSW
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM7: Using Media in Prevention: A Case Study
Speaker(s): Carie Wimberly, Jennifer Sulik, and Jennifer Campbell
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - (Canceled) THAM8: Navigating the Pathway to Recovery with Innovation, One Click at a Time
Speaker(s): Toria Pettway, LBSW and Marisa Barbieri, MSc.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM9: Infusing Equity Into Your Prevention Work
Speaker(s): Albert Gay, M.S.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM10: Understanding Peer Supervision: What You didn’t Learn in Graduate School
Speaker(s):Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC/S, MAC, CCS, CPRS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Half Day Afternoon Courses: 1:30 PM – 4:45 pM (3 Hours)
- THPM1: DSM-5 and Substance Use Disorders Diagnosis
Speaker(s): VonZell Wade, Ph.D., LPC, CCTP, AIS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM2: HIV/STIs: an Overview for the Substance Abuse/Mental Health Professional
Speaker(s):Rick Meriwether, B.S.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: AIDS SVC ORGS CONTACT INFO, CDC HIV SUBSTANCE USE, Drug Facts, HIV Mental Health Issues, Specialist District Map. - THPM3: Shared Decision-Making
Speaker(s): Debbi Metzger, MA, NCC, ADC, MAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM4: Navigating Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and Overcoming Barriers to Reduce Health Disparities
Speaker(s): Cherry W. Jackson, Pharm.D, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP and Jeanna Sewell, Pharm.D, BCACP
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM5: Fostering Resilience and Recovery: A Change Package for Advancing Trauma Informed Primary Care
Speaker(s): Karen Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: Fostering Resilience Handout - THPM6: From Screening to Treatment Admission: Engagement, Retention and Attempts at Pre-Treatment
Speaker(s): Elana Merriweather, Ed.S., LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, AADC and Glenn Winkler, ALC, ICADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM7: “Beginning to End” Opioid Use Disorder Care
Speaker(s): Ellen Robertson, Ph.D.; Jennifer Smith, LMSW; Stephen Taylor, MD; Karen Watkins-Smith, RN, BSN; and Wendi Hogue, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM8: The Intersections of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse: Breaking Cycles and Approaching Clients
Speaker(s): Fran Sumner Jones, LMSW and Brenda Maddox, MSN/Ed, SANE-A, AFN-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM9: Ethics for Peers
Speaker(s): Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC/S, MAC, CCS, CPRS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM10: Real or Reel? Navigating Informed Response to Domestic Violence
Speaker(s): Lamea “Elle” Shaaban-Magaña, PhD and Kelly Miller, LMFT
Description and Course Objectives: See Details