OCTOBER 28, 2010 Presenter: Mary Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for WestBridge Community Services, as well as Immediate-Past President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Title: Integrating Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders: An Introduction to What Every Addiction Counselor Needs to Know. A skill-based training program that will help addiction counselors improve their ability to assist clients who have co-occurring disorders, within their scope of practice. This educational program is designed for those who do not have a significant background with cooccurring disorders and will discuss the many myths related to mental illness treatment, barriers to assessing and treating co-occurring disorders, relevant research and prevalence data, commonly encountered mental disorders, applicable screening and assessment instruments and issues surrounding medication management and coordinating with other mental health professionals. This educational program will also introduce the integrated model of mental health and addiction treatment services, outlining how to utilize current substance abuse treatment best practices when working with this population. Through the use of case studies, video clips and interactive exercises, participants will feel more comfortable and competent in addressing mental health issues with clients who have co-occurring disorders. OCTOBER 29, 2010 Presenter: Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC II, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Title: Conflict Resolution in Recovery & Relapse Prevention This is a therapeutic training that is skilled-based and focused on the brain; how the brain works in conflict and strategies to affect the quality of recovery in relationships. This seminar has been designed to help professionals (counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, outreach, faith-based and others) reduce relapse and sustain recovery of adult and adolescent substance use, abuse and dependent clients. This research-based, empirically-tested, psycho- educational curriculum focuses on improving conflict resolution knowledge, attitudes and skills and provides an effective, cost-efficient, feasible model for improving clients’ conflict resolution capacities. Participants will leave the seminar with effective and appropriate techniques to use with diverse populations and with treatment and training materials that are easy to use and integrate into existing community residential, intensive outpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities, as well as school-based and faith counseling groups. How To Register: NAADAC 1001 N Fairfax Street, Ste 201 Alexandria, VA 22314 Or [email protected] Fax: 703.741.7698 Attn: Angela Make Checks Payable to NAADAC Or Use Visa, MasterCard, Discover & American Express Sponsored by: NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals Florida NAADAC· The Caribbean Court Boutique Hotel WestBridge, Inc. Hazelden Alkermes The Gonzalez Recovery Residences