WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

 

 

Tuesday, March 21

Tuesday Course Schedule

Registration: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Opening  Session: 8:15 aM – 9:15 aM
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
Adjourn: 12:30 PM