Cost-Effective Trainings Specifically Tailored
to Open State, Federal and International Grant
Opportunities for your Organization
View Point Health
Georgia Council on
Substance Abuse
~Presents~
2012 EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING SERIES
Last training sold out! Register early.
The trainer for this series, Donna Johnson, is an internationally recognized trainer in the addiction and criminal justice fields. She is a trainer and consultant for the Matrix Institute on Addiction in Los Angeles and provides training in a variety of topics on addiction, co-occurring disorders and criminal justice for federal agencies such as SAMSHA and CSAT.
Internet Discount: Any 2 Trainings (12 CEUs) $129 Any 3 Trainings (18 CEUs) $180
This series offers professionals the most recent treatment practices that are cost-effective.
CEU HOURS APPROVED / APPLIED ADACB-GA, LPCA, NASW and GACA
Call (770) 714-7605 or Register Below
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Friday February 24th, 2012 9:00
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. Knowledge and skill in motivational interviewing are critical tools in working with resistant and other client populations. The appropriate use of motivational interviewing is also critical. Clinicians working with clients with certain disorders such as personality and anti-social personality disorders will need to use caution utilizing MI. This training will discuss the typical use of Motivational Interviewing, but also discuss some of the key issues and challenges in using MI with certain disorders and populations. We will also address special skills needed, how to adjust treatment and how and when to use MI with the more challenging populations. |
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Friday March 23, 2012 9:00 to
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. Working in the addiction treatment arena requires not only special clinical skills, but also considerable knowledge of certain legal responsibilities. This training will review the legal requirements in working with addiction populations. We will discuss with aspects of CFR-42 and differences in HIPPA requirements. We will also discuss the legal differences in working in a mental health arena and that of an addiction arena. Clinicians not fully understanding differences in areas such as subpoenas, open themselves up to significant potential legal implications. This training will provide clinicians information to protect themselves from typical malpractice issues and other common legal concerns. This training is a must for beginning clinicians and all licensed professionals. |
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Friday April 27, 2012 9:00 to
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175
Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. One of the newest terms in working in integrated care is the utilization of multi-.modality evidence-based approaches. SAMSHA and CSAT also look for these key terms in grant funding and how agencies utilize these principals. This training will review multi-modality approaches such as Matrix Model, Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management, DBT, CBT and others in an integrated model. Once we define these models we will look at the formation and utilization of a multi-modality treatment approach and how your practice or agency can benefit. |
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Friday May 25, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. The addiction field is rapidly changing. Not only do professionals need to have excellent clinical skills, they also need an understanding of the process of addiction and the process of recovery. Understanding the neuroscience of addiction can assist clinicians in this process and how to utilize certain treatment modalities at the right time and place specific to the needs of the client. In addition to understanding the neuroscience of addiction we will also discuss new trends in addiction treatment and new medications used to treat addiction. We will also discuss new issues in treatment such as neurogenesis and how treatment can help improve brain functioning particularly in the areas of trauma and working with returning veterans. |
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Friday June 15, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. This training is designed to provide professionals a comprehensive understanding of common mental health disorders in order to provide improved integrated care. We will discuss these disorders and the emerging treatment for each of the disorders. This training will be helpful to addiction counselors to better understand the co-occurring dynamics of addiction and mental health. It is also beneficial to mental health professionals to better understand the relationship of addiction and mental health disorders. |
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Friday July 20, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. This training will assist professionals working in all areas of health care in understanding how to utilize ASAM Patient Placement Criteria. This tool is utilized not only by addiction professionals in the treatment planning process but also by insurance companies, manage care companies, and private and public agencies in the delivery of addiction services. The training will review the fundamentals and how to utilize the criteria and dimensions of ASAM. IF you bill private insurance, managed care or Medicaid this training is a must for all professionals to fully understand ASAM levels of care. |
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Friday August 24, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. This training will provide all healthcare professionals information on how to utilize the Addiction Severity Index. This tool can be a vital resource in the addiction assessment process. IF the assessment is wrong so will be the treatment. This instrument utilizes 5 categories for evaluation, addiction, mental health, primary health, family and employment which can be used to determine appropriate treatment and placement. In addition to the listed information this tool provides specific components that summarize the clinical evaluation that can be used and submitted for child welfare and court mandated assessments. Court systems love an assessment summary which this tool provides. Private agencies, public agencies and private practice professionals will find the information beneficial in improving treatment care and outcomes even those utilizing public required bio-psycho-social processes. With the focus of primary care integration this is also a helpful assessment tool. |
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Friday September 21, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. All healthcare professionals must understand the current treatment practices in working in the addiction field. This training will review emerging trends in addiction treatment such as recent information of neuroscience, utilization of trauma informed care, addiction pharmacology and integrated care. One new strategy involves using "vaccines," or immunotherapies, which target the drug itself—rather than the implicated neural pathways or receptors—by binding to the drug and blocking its entry into the brain. Cocaine and nicotine vaccines are both under study, and one for methamphetamine addiction is under development. Also, cognitive behavioral therapy shows good outcomes with substance abuse dependent patients, but it remains underused. A NIDA-supported clinical trial showed that patients who received computer-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (called CBT4CBT) used fewer drugs and had longer continuous periods of abstinence than standard treatment alone, This training will provide new and updated information for all professionals. National surveys have long documented the high prevalence of drug abuse among people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD and PTSD. Supported research focusing on genetic and gender vulnerabilities, similar brain regions involved in co-morbid disorders, and environmental and developmental influences |
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Friday October 26, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. This training will provide valuable information on assessment, treatment and improved overall outcomes in working with clients with addiction and criminality. Motivational Interviewing is a wonderful clinical tool used by professionals. Information will be provided regarding utilization and caution when using MI with anti-social personality disorders and how to make adjustments with MI in working with anti-social disorders. The training will also provide information the treatment professional must have when working in the criminal justice system. Many issues related to the client needs and treatment process involve understanding criminal justice processes. The training will provide information related to addiction, criminality and criminal justice systems. |
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Friday November 9, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. Many professional working in addiction are not familiar with the requirements of federal and state laws that impact addiction treatment. This training will provide detailed information on how professionals, community service workers, peer specialist and case managers can navigate these complicated legal issues. We will review the differences in HIPPA laws and CFR 42 and the requirements that must be followed by all professionals. We will also discuss specific issues around ethics and how professionals must respond to ethical challenges in a growing and ever changing system that now includes electronic treatment issues. The training will also provide information on requirements and new topics of information regarding treatment and electronic therapy and support. Great training for mental health professionals to obtain knowledge around legal requirements in addiction treatment. |
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Friday December 14, 2012 9:00 to 4:30 |
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Training Location: View Point Health Systems 175 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Ga. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - was developed specifically to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) because conventional therapy was proving to be problematic for this illness. Developed by Marsha Line ham, Ph.D., at the University of Washington in Seattle, DBT focuses on skills training for both internal and interpersonal processes. Both individual and group therapy are part of the program. This training will teach information and skill sets needed to utilize DBT in the treatment process. DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful awareness. DBT may be the first therapy that has been experimentally demonstrated to be generally effective in treating personality disorders. |
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volume discounts
(770) 714-7605
In
support of addiction advocacy, Addiction Solutions will offer a drawing
for free training
for each session. Simply provide documentation of GCSA membership at the
training
and your name will go into drawing for a free training.
Trainer: Donna Johnson, CAS, ICADC,
ICCJP,CCDP,LADC; Nationally and Internationally recognized
speaker/trainer in the areas of Addiction, Criminality, and Co-Occurring
Disorders.
To register, please call Donna Johnson at (770) 714-7605 or register
online.
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