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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Michael T. Flaherty, Ph.D.
Dr. Flaherty is a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years experience in the prevention, intervention, treatment, research and policy development related to substance use, addiction and recovery.
Also: Alexandre Laudet, Ph.D., is the Director of IRETA's new Recovery Research Center, whose mission is
“to build a science of recovery from addiction.” An internationally-recognized addiction recovery researcher,
Dr. Laudet is examining how people attain and sustain recovery from addiction.
Recovery Oriented Systems of Care -
Where did it come from? What does it mean? Where is it going?Brief Description:
Building a Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) is not just about linking treatment and recovery supports. It is much more. This plenary presentation will outline the origins of ROSC and trace the history of seeking to understand adduction as an illness and the study of its pathology. Today, in a natural extension of the 21st century understanding of person-centered care in the addictions – and of addiction now viewed as an illness more often chronic than acute in nature – we focus on both pathology and wellness. This refined approach empowers the person, who is best served by qualitative continuing care and sustained recovery being defined as being more than abstinence. Moreover, it aligns the individual’s personal experience of recovery with the treatment methods themselves, which address both the illness and sustained recovery. ROSC is located at the intersection of personal relatedness and science. The plenary will conclude by pointing out principles and examples of ROSC, challenges it brings, barriers it faces and yet an overarching value that it brings to how we provide care in the addictions and build recovery in America.Objectives
- Understand a varied history of how America has approached addiction.
- Understand how that history has led us to where we are today.
- Understand that the view of SUD today has shifted from one of being an acute illness to one best understood as being possibly chronic in nature and how system’s must adapt to this shift.
- Suggest a new view for SU over a continuum of care specifically related to this new common vision and approach for addressing this illness with this new understanding.
- Establish a recovery focus to complement the current pathology focus as critical dual components in defining and addressing the illness and its sustained remission.
- Understand what is meant by ROSC, how we can begin to measure it and how agencies can “lead” in shifting to it to improve the quality of care for each person, family and community.
- Identify future implications of ROSC for science, policy, reimbursement, prevention, intervention, and treatment.
Gerard Lawson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS
Associate Professor of Counselor Education - Virginia Tech, president-elect of the national Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Essential Elements of Clinical Supervision in Virginia
(Limited to 60 participants)
Day/Date: Monday, July 19, and Tuesday, July 20
Time: ALL DAY, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM both days. You must attend both days all day in order to get credit. You will need to pre-order a lunch box or bring your lunch with you, as there will not be time to go out and purchase your meal.This presentation is designed to meet the Virginia Board of Counseling clinical supervision training requirements for counselors who provide supervision to LPC residents. This workshop will present what is known from the supervision research and literature, focusing on structuring the supervisory relationship, assessing and evaluating supervisee skills, supporting and intervening to improve supervisee skills, legal and ethical issues in clinical supervision, and the specific licensure requirements for LPC residents in Virginia.
Objectives:
Identify and Understand the:
1) Roles and functions of clinical supervisors
2) Models of clinical supervision
3) Mental health-related professional development
4) Methods and techniques in clinical supervision
5) Supervisory relationship issues
6) Cultural issues in clinical supervision
7) Modalities of supervision
8) Legal and ethical issues in clinical supervision
9) Evaluations of supervisee competence and the supervision process
Lunchbox Sessions
“Seeing a Therapist and Working the NA Program” with Fred Levy, LCSW
Should members of Narcotics Anonymous get all their recovery needs met in the rooms, or is seeing a therapist a result of poor program participation? And what are the differences between working the 12 Steps and engaging psychotherapy; can the two complement one another, or do they collide? Come and bring your lunch for an addiction therapist’s take with 35 years in the field!
“Enneagrams and Addictions” with Beverly Supler, Ph.D., LPC
The Enneagram is an ancient diagram that describes nine personality types and the connections among them. Although the exact origins of the model are unknown, references to an Enneagram-like figure exist in many spiritual traditions. It has evolved into a system of human development that combines modern psychological understanding with ancient wisdom to provide a psycho-spiritual tool for personal development. In short, it can help us understand why we act and react the way we do.
”Community Coalitions of Virginia (CCOVA) - Changing the Face of Prevention in Virginia” with Wayne Frith, Chairman
Wayne Frith is the Chairman of CCOVA and the Executive Director of the Chesterfield SAFE Coalition. Under Wayne’s direction, SAFE recently won the Got Outcomes Award from the Community AntiDrug Coalitions of America. Their action plan to reduce inhalant abuse in Chesterfield resulted in a substantial reduction in inhalant abuse. SAFE has achieved great results also with compliance checks on convenience stores in Chesterfield.
CCOVA is working across Virginia to build unity of purpose and customized responses to substance abuse in local communities. CCOVA’s session will focus on how partnering with CCOVA will save lives and build awareness and usage of methods to improve the quality of life in Virginia.
Carmen Greiner has been a therapist in the field for over 15 years working in a variety of settings. She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and has an advanced certificate from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Rehabilitation with an emphasis on substance abuse treatment. Her professional career has included working in managed care, crisis intervention, case management, outpatient therapy, and clinic supervision, primarily in the Community Services Board system. Ms. Greiner has been in private practice for the last two years.
Substance Abuse Treatment with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals
This training is based on the CSAT TIP: “A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals”. The training can be offered in a one or two day format. Training will be highly interactive with role plays and case studies.
Topics included are:
- Cultural Issues in working with LGBT clients
- Brief discussion of clinical issues related to the “Coming out” process
- Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues Overview of clinical issues related to each group including LGBT youth, lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered persons
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe the unique patterns of substance abuse in the LGBT community.
- Participants will be able to describe three aspects of LGBT culture and its relevance to treatment.
- Participants will gain an improved understanding of the legal issues facing LGBT clients including the impact of HIV/AIDS.
- Participants will be able to describe at least three clinical issues that related LGBT individuals.
Dr. Michael Weaver is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry in the Division of General Medicine and the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia.
Medication-Assisted Therapies for Addiction
Overview of the role of medication-assisted therapies within the larger picture of addiction treatment. Specific information will be provided on long-term pharmacotherapy for addiction, including alcohol dependence, smoking cessation, and opioid dependence. This workshop will include a lecture format and small group case discussions by participants.
Objectives:
1. Describe the role of medication-assisted therapies within overall addiction treatment.
2. Identify medications used for long-term treatment of addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and opioids.
3. Determine appropriate choices for pharmacotherapy in patients with complex addiction issues.
Sandy Downey, LPC
Sandra Downey has over seventeen years of experience as an outpatient therapist at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board. She provides integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment in individual and group therapy modalities. Ms. Downey works as part of a team responsible for the development and implementation of an Intensive Treatment Program for clients with substance use and co-occurring disorders. She has had extensive training in the therapeutic use of motivational interviewing since 1998. Ms. Downey has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT, Inc.) since 2004.
Motivational Interviewing Clinical Skills Development Training – Intermediate Level
(Limited to 30 participants)
Continued through these times:
Day/Date/Time:
Monday, July 19, 1:15 – 4:30 PM
Tuesday, July 20, 8:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:15 – 4:30 PM
and Wednesday, July 21, 8:30 – 11:45 AM
This workshop is designed for practitioners who have previously attended at least six hours of introductory training in motivational interviewing (MI). It will offer a brief review of current theory and the fundamental spirit, principles and methods of MI, and then focus intensively on clinical skills development. Participants will learn and practice strategies that help clients discover their own reasons for making changes and begin to take steps towards a brighter future. The format of the workshop will be interactive in nature, and participants will be afforded an opportunity to directly observe, experience, and practice basic MI skills. This workshop is a continuation that begins Monday afternoon, continues through a full day on Tuesday, and ends Wednesday morning. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions of this workshop. (Limited to 30 participants)
Objectives:
- Deepen their understanding of the fundamental spirit, principles and methods of motivational interviewing.
- Be informed of current theory underlying the efficacy of MI.
- Increase skillfulness in applying motivational interviewing (e.g. use of OARS, building trust, helping clients discover reasons and confidence to change, supporting clients in taking action) in clinical work.
- Learn practical clinical activities that can be used with clients in a variety of clinical settings and populations.
