WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 21
Tuesday Course Schedule
Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
- Title: Leadership as a Process In and Around Us
Speaker: Joshua Nirella
Description: See Details
Handout: Tuesday Plenary
Break: 9:15 aM – 9:30 aM
Morning Courses: 9:30 AM – 12:30 pM (3 Hours)
- TAM1: Strategic Productivity, Engagement, and Retention of Staff
Speaker(s): Joshua Nirella, MSOL
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TAM2: Psychotropics and Pregnancy
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: TAM02 Handout-1 and TAM02 Handout-2 - TAM3: Creating Change: A Past Focused Model of Trauma and Addiction
Speaker(s): Summer Krause, LPC, CADCIII
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: TAM03 Handout-1, TAM03 Handout-2, TAM03 Handout-3, and TAM03 Handout-4 - TAM4: Working with Families Who Have Lost and Still Love
Speaker(s): Jack Sykstus, LMFT, CSAC and Maggie Banger, LPC-S
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TAM5: HIV/STIs: an Overview for the Substance Abuse/Mental Health Professional
Speaker(s): Rick Meriwether, B.S.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: TAM05 Handout-1, TAM05 Handout-2, TAM05 Handout-3, and TAM05 Handout-4 - TAM6: Creative/Collaborative Strategies for Rural Alabama Communities to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Speaker(s): Chief Joseph Stanford and Kathleen Saucier
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TAM7: Mental Health and Wellness in Nurses and Healthcare Workers
Speaker(s): Abby Migliore, MSN, MBA, RN
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TAM8: Taking Care of the Caregivers: Identifying and Preventing Compassion Fatigue in the Peer Work Force
Speaker(s): Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC/S, MAC, CCS, CPRS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TAM9: From Grief to Gratitude: Finding Hope in Recovery
Speaker(s): James Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, AADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: TAM09 Handout-1 - TAM10: The BIG PITCH: Prevention, Recovery, & Treatment SHARK TANK!
Speaker(s): Jerria Martin, MDIV, CADCA TOT
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Afternoon Courses: 1:30 PM – 4:45 pM (3 Hours)
- TPM1: Strategic Productivity, Engagement, and Retention of Staff
Speaker(s): Joshua Nirella, MSOL
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM2: Ethnicity and Substance Use Disorders
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: TPM02 Handout-1 - TPM3: Women and Addiction: Listening to Themes
Speaker(s): Summer Krause, LPC, CADCIII
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: TPM03 - TPM4: Drug University Returns! Drug Culture, the Cartels, and Problems with Prevention
Speaker(s): Derek Osborn, CPS, CPM
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM5: Value of Peer Support
Speaker(s): Pamela Butler, MSW
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM6: Entrepreneurship for All
Speaker(s): Dale O Smith, Jr
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM7: Engaging Community Members through Interactive Data Sharing Strategies
Speaker(s): Lauren Barrette, B.A. and Dr. Jason Wheeler, Ph.D., MS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM8: Re-Creation, De-stressing in a Stressed-out World
Speaker(s): James Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, AADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: TPM08 Handout-1, TPM08 Handout-2, and TPM08 Handout-3 - TPM9: Ethics for the Substance Use Professional
Speaker(s): Steve Mason, LPC-S, ADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - TPM10: Incorporating Recovery Planning into Service Notes: Documentation Training for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (CPRS)
Speaker(s): Ed Johnson, LPC, LAC/S, MAC, CCS, CPRS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
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
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
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
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
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
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)
- 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
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
- 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
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Wednesday Night Event
Wednesday Night Community Event
Thursday, March 23
Thursday Course Schedule
Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
- Title:From Disgrace To Grace: The Neurochemistry of Shame, Recovery, and the Twelve Steps
Speaker: Dr. Merrill Norton and Maddie Marsh
Description: See Details
Handout: ThursPL Handout-1
Break: 9:15 aM – 9:30 aM
Morning Courses: 9:30 AM – 12:30 pM (3 Hours)
- THAM1: Vaping and the Adolescent Brain
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: THAM01 Handout-1 - THAM2: The Fierce Urgencies of Now! Changing the Conversation about The Role of Prevention, Commercialization and Inequity in a Time of National Crisis
Speaker(s): Carlton Hall, MHS, CPS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM3: Treating PTSD in Veterans with Prolonged Exposure
Speaker(s): David W. Hollingsworth, PhD
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM4: Introduction to Prevention Ethics
Speaker(s): Erin Burleson, B.S./CPS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
- THAM5: Faith-Based Support Specialist Training (FBSS)
Speaker(s): Rev. Byron Jackson, M.Div.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM6: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Overview and Surrounding Stigma
Speaker(s): Brenda J. Davis, MSW CMA and Valentin Bonilla Jr., PA CASAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM7: Decreasing Stigma and Developing Empathy
Speaker(s): Michelle Brown, PhD, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CHSE and Wendi Hogue, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM8: Rise in Fentanyl and Other Dangerous Opioids
Speaker(s): Sean Malloy, B.A./A.P.O.S.T. Certification
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM9: Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery and Mental Health
Speaker(s): Katie Beaugez, M.Ed., B.A. and Amy Lamb-Eng, M.A.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THAM10: It’s Mine, It’s Yours, It’s Ours: The Role of Servant and Stewardship in Organizational Leadership
Speaker(s): Thurston Smith, MPA, LAC/S, CCS, CAADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: THAM10 Its Mine Its Yours Its Ours
Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Afternoon Courses: 1:30 PM – 4:45 pM (3 Hours)
- THPM1: Opioid and Other Medications: How Do They Interact
Speaker(s): Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: THPM01 Handout-1 - THPM2: Measurable Assessments Improve SUD Treatment Outcomes
Speaker(s): Boni-Lou Roberts RCD AL, CADC II, MATS, Samson Teklemariam, VP Clinical Services, LPC, CPTM, and Shalisha Curry-Nash, Program Director, MSCE, ICADC, ALC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM3: Rise in Fentanyl and Other Dangerous Opioids
Speaker(s): Sean Malloy, B.A./A.P.O.S.T. Certification
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM4: Ethical Considerations for the SUD Treatment Provider
Speaker(s): Zach Ludwig, MA, LPC-S, NCC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM5: Exploring Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment and Therapies
Speaker(s): Sabrina Nuckols, CRNP and Wendy Sprayberry, LPC, CCS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
- THPM6: Recovery Residences: Is it a Very, Very, Very Fine House?
Speaker(s): John Bayles, BA, CRSS, Robby Keeble, MS, and Page Rubin, LICSW-PIP
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handouts: THPM06 Handout - THPM7: Drug Trends in Alabama 2023
Speaker(s): Mike Reese
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM8: Dynamic Ideas for Group Therapy
Speaker(s): Steve Mason, LPC-S, ADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - THPM9: The Battle at Home: Exploring the Complexities of PTSD, Substance Abuse, and Other Co-occurring Conditions in the Veteran Population
Speaker(s): Thurston Smith, MPA, LAC/S, CCS, CAADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Handout: THPM09 The Battle at Home Exploring the Complexities of PTSD Substance Abuse and Other Cooccurring Disorders - THPM10: Prevention Professional Essentials: What Should I Know Before I Go?
Speaker(s): Carlton Hall, MHS, CPS
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
Friday, March 24
Friday Course Schedule
Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
- Title: What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Speaker: Mansfield Key
Description: See Details
Break: 9:15 aM – 9:30 aM
Morning Courses: 9:30 AM – 12:30 pM (3 Hours)
- FAM1: Prevention Education through Coalition Building & Community Involvement
Speaker(s): Jason Lindell, B.S., C.P.S.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM2: Creating Patient-Centered Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Populations with Substance Use Disorder
Speaker(s): Dr. Holly Horan, Ph.D. and Amie Martin, MSW, M.Ed.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM3: Perspectives in Clinical Supervision
Speaker(s): Elana Parker Merriweather, Ed.S., LPC, AADC and Scott Holmes, PsyD, LPC, ICAADC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM4: Alabama’s Crisis System: Access to Care, Mobile Crisis Services, and Crisis Stabilization
Speaker(s):
Anthony Reynolds, LPC, CAC
Dr. Cindy Gipson, Ph. D
Jim Crego
Paula Steele, LICSW
Donna Leslie, LPC-S
Jaime Garza, Ph.D., NCAC II
Description and Course Objectives: See Details
- FAM5: Siloed no more: Achieving Health Equity by Addressing the Pervasive Interconnections among Substance Use, Social, and Structural Determinates of Recovery
Speaker(s): Mercy Ngosa Mumba, PhD, RN., Jessica Jaiswal, PhD, MPH., and Tiffany L. Marcantonio, PhD
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM6: Assessing Alabama’s Opioid Epidemic
Speaker(s): Christopher Sellers, MHP and Matthew Hudnall, PhD
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM7: Drug Trends in Alabama 2023
Speaker(s): Mike Reese
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM8: Sexting, Pornography, and Addiction…OH MY! How Pornography Affects Our Youth and is Pornography Addictive?
Speaker(s): Wes Wiginton, MS, LPC-S, CJSOTS, CTAPSB
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM9: Taking a Public Health Approach in Prevention with Local Policy Change
Speaker(s): Kristin Kidd, M.A.
Description and Course Objectives: See Details - FAM10: How Can Positive Ethics Improve Our Wellbeing – A Brief Presentation
Speaker(s): Dr. Patrick K. Faircloth, Ph.D., LPC-S(AL), NCC
Description and Course Objectives: See Details