Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association A 10 Hour Training with Scott Boyles July 8 & 9, 2021 8:30 am -3:00pm (daily) PRESENTATION: This 2-day Advanced Clinical Workshop in Motivational Interviewing is designed for people who have previously attended an introductory MI workshop. The goal of this workshop is to consolidate learning, build on existing skills and increase understanding of using motivational interviewing in practice. As a result of this training participants… Read more »
Virtual: Supporting Families after Death by Overdose or Suicide
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association PRESENTATION: While there are groups and supports for people experiencing the loss of a loved one, death by drug overdose and suicide often creates complicated and unique grieving challenges for survivors. This session will offer a review of challenges and themes in grieving identified by surviving family members. Further, this session will review common tasks and opportunities to foster healing. As a result of this training participants… Read more »
Virtual: Motivational Interviewing Basic: Spirit and Power of Motivational Interviewing to Guide Change
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association PRESENTATION: This is an brief introduction to the evidence and practice-based clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI). The training will provide an orientation to the underlying spirit and principles of MI and its goals and strategies in developing empathy skills, recognize and elicit client change talk, and roll with resistance. The use of client assessment feedback in MI is explained. Research evidence is reviewed for the… Read more »
Virtual: Time for Action: Trauma Responsive Engagement
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association PRESENTATION: Trauma responsive practice implies a working knowledge of not only what signs and symptoms exist with trauma but also, how trauma impacts brain function, coping, and client well- being. This session will provide an overview of trauma impact and explore opportunities of engagement and support. As a result of this training participants will be able to: Review the neurobiological response and impact of trauma; Understand the impact… Read more »
Virtual: Art & Science of Peer Assisted Recovery
Sponsor: NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association PRESENTATION: This 30-hour, evidence-informed, highly interactive training for persons interested in providing recovery coaching services in a variety of service settings, is authored by several NH-based and national thought leaders in the field of peer-based recovery support services. Concepts and competencies addressed include: recovery-oriented systems of care; multiple pathways of recovery; harm reduction; and peer recovery supports ethics. The content also includes boundary management; Motivational Interviewing; social… Read more »
NatCon21
Sponsor: National Council for Behavioral Health Join us for NatCon21 from May 3-5, the largest mental health and addiction recovery conference in the world and your path to practice improvement. What can you expect? For starters, three days of high-quality content and industry-leading learning. We’re not just covering the topics that matter to you – we’re delivering the tools you need to tackle today’s challenges. This is your opportunity to boost your knowledge base and… Read more »
VIRTUAL – 52nd New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies (740-314)
Sponsor: AdCare Educational Institute of New England The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, often called Summer School, is a 5-day intensive learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. Each year, participants from many disciplines come together to form a unique, diverse learning community. In order to safely meet your continuing education needs this summer, we are pleased to take the 52nd Summer School learning community… Read more »
The 12 Core Functions of a Substance Use Counselor
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association This event is tentatively scheduled to be in-person. We reserve the right to switch to virtual based on CDC advisories and best practices PRESENTATION: This training includes a comprehensive and detailed study of application both in documentation and treatment of the 12 Core Functions of a Substance Use Counselor. Emphasis will be on the 12 core functions, the assessments BPS and ASI, entry level diagnosis, SMART treatment… Read more »
Suicide Prevention for Non-Clinicians
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association This training is scheduled to be held in person; however, we reserve the right to offer it virtually based on public health conditions and CDC Advisories. PRESENTATION: Troubling statistics indicate that death by suicide is rising at an alarming rate and increasingly impacting all racial/ethnic and age groups. Yet, suicide is a preventable public health issue. Half of those who died by suicide received health care services… Read more »
Families & Addiction
Sponsor: New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association Please be advised that the format of this training (virtual or in-person) will be decided two weeks prior to its scheduled time and based on the best public health advice NHADACA can access. Some trainings are not appropriate for the virtual format and may be cancelled as late as two weeks prior to their start date. PRESENTATION: This introductory workshop explores how the addiction of the individual… Read more »