Dear Summit County Mental Health Professionals,
Hope this message finds you well! Please SAVE THE DATE for our next provider mixer on Wed, June 14th, from 6pm to 8:30pm. We are working on a potential new venue, so please keep an eye out for the registration link which will be sent in a separate email.
Please see below for some wonderful training opportunities:
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Continuing Education
For mental health professionals ONLY. Qualifies for (2) CE credits.
Tracy Markle and Dr. Brett Kennedy will provide mental health clinicians and professionals with the foundational knowledge necessary to understand behavioral addictions, including the five types of digital media overuse. This FREE presentation will provide attendees with the basic assessment skills and key harm reduction and abstinence-based interventions developed for the treatment of digital media overuse and addictions.
When: Fri, Apr 7, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Virtual Presentation
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Another upcoming free CE opportunity:
Effects of Complex Trauma on Adolescent Mental Health and Family Systems: Thu, April 6, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (MST) via Zoom
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Transgenerational Impact of Trauma in Addiction on Client and Family Coping
What would happen to our treatment outcomes if we were to really treat addiction like the chronic disease that we say it is? This presentation will apply lessons learned from how chronic disease is managed in integrated medical environments, through the lens of medical family therapy, and through the lens of transgenerational and family system trauma theory. The goal will be for attendees to consider the need for a paradigm shift in how families are incorporated into the addiction treatment process. Attendees will learn about the phases of the chronic disease process and the developmental tasks for families in each phase. Dr. Barnes will discuss clinical implications and introduce Foundry’s family-centered clinical program for treating families who are struggling with addiction.
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Dr. Michael Barnes, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer of Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat
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Mike Giresi, CAC, CTP, ICADC, NMP
Chief Development Officer at Family First Adolescent Services
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Complex Trauma & The Addictive Process:
Self-Medication for a Broken Heart?
This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of adolescent mental health and substance use issues from the lens of complex trauma, including evidence-based interventions for assessment, clinical conceptualization, and treatment. Attendees will participate in self-guided, as well as group exercises to practice trauma-informed skills. This presentation will also provide demonstrations on how to apply clinical skills specifically oriented to addressing adaptive patterns of both nervous system dysregulation and shamed-based identity distortions. Attendees will be introduced to specific assessment tools that will aid in their ability to conceptualize complex trauma symptoms and behaviors through the lens of attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and developmental affective neuroscience.
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Thanks,
Ravi
