DEE - WCSAD - The Second Annual West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders

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Thu - 8:30-5:30 - Pre-Symposium Courses

Thu - 7:00â€“9:00 - Opening Plenary

Fri - 8:30-5:30 - Two-Day Skills-Focused Courses, Part A - If you choose one of these, you must also

Fri - 8:30-10:00 - Morning Plenary

Fri - 10:45-5:30 - 3/4 Day Workshop

Fri - 10:45â€“12:15 - Mid Morning Workshops

Fri - 12:15-1:45 - Mentoring Luncheon

Fri - 1:45-5:30 - Half-Day PM Workshops

Fri - 1:45â€“3:15 - Early Afternoon Workshops

Fri - 4:00â€“5:30 - Late Afternoon Workshops

Fri 7:00â€“9:00 - Evening Plenary

Sat - 8:00-5:30 - Skills Courses (Part B) and All Day Courses

Sat - 8:30-12:15 - Half day Workshop

Sat - 8:30-10:00 - AM Morning Workshops

Sat - 10:45-12:15 - Mid Morning Workshops

Sat - 12:15-1:45 - Luncheon

Sat - 1:45-5:30 - All Afternoon Workshops

Sat - 1:45-3:15 - Mid Afternoon Workshops

Sat - 4:00-5:30 - Late Afternoon Workshops

Sun - 8:30-10:00- Morning Plenary

Sun - 10:30-12:00 - Closing Plenary

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The program was relevant to my work.

Content matched stated objectives.

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How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names?

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Please rate the speaker(s) as a group. You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question.

Objective 1: Apply clinical skills from a broad range of professional core functions including assessment, therapeutic approaches

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

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Objective 2: Cite advances in the addiction field resulting from research and practice innovations

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Objective 3: Discuss key issues such as cultural diversity, gender issues, sexual orientation and age- specific differences in relation to clinician/client interaction

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Compare major approaches to ethics and primary methodological factors for ethical decision-making

Describe their personal approach to ethics and ethical decision-making and how that impacts their work as a counselor

Explain how professional boundaries impact ethical decision-making

Discuss the concept of extreme emotional states and how they can result in maladaptive behavior patterns that are described in CORI constructs

Describe the Gerwe Orchestration Method and its implementation

Describe how G-OM Group Process developed to collectively identify the most disruptive current emotional states and behavioral responses of each participant

Describe how addiction to alcohol and other drugs impacts individuals and their families

Discuss role of clergy and congregations in offering information, hope and recovery support for all individuals and family members affected by alcohol and drug abuse

Review core competencies for clergy and congregational leaders to understand and address alcohol and drug abuse

Describe how addiction to alcohol and other drugs impacts individuals and their families

Discuss role of clergy and congregations in offering information, hope and recovery support for all individuals and family members affected by alcohol and drug abuse

Review core competencies for clergy and congregational leaders to understand and address alcohol and drug abuse

Summarize the invitational ARISE Intervention and Continuum of Care

Discuss the philosophy and principles of the ARISE Method as a continuum of care that focuses on long-term, individual and intergenerational family healing

Evaluate both treatment engagement outcomes and one year post ARISE Intervention treatment outcomes

Identify the current trends in Evidence-Based Practices in behavioral health

Identify facts and fiction about what EBPs can achieve in effective outcomes

Discuss how find an effective balance between EBPs and person-centered services

Identify signs and symptoms of Alcohol Misuse and abuse of D.O.T testable drugs

Identify the proper procedures for conducting and reporting a SAP evaluation

Complete and pass a requalification exam

Explain how to determine the level of intervention that an employee needs

Differentiate between type of treatment and level of care

Differentiate between a “service plan” and a treatment plan

Describe why alcoholism and other drug addiction are a family disease

List the healing stages for children from addicted families

Describe two techniques to assist these children in the healing process

Differentiate between abstinence and harm-reduction models of practice

Appraise current pharmacologic interventions and their impact on treatment outcomes

List at least 3 medications utilized in Addiction Practice which could hamper stable recovery

Describe the depths of female compulsive escape gambling

Identify issues affecting female gamblers

Compare treatment strategies for escape gamblers

List developmental needs of young adult when providing Chemical Dependency Treatment

Cite gender differences and issues when treating Young Adults

Differentiate traditional Adult treatment programming from effective Young Adult Program

Practice mindfulness techniques as a method of advancing counseling skills

Identify ways in which mindfulness skills assist those in helping professions to identify personal thoughts, feelings, and reactions thereby decreasing transference and reducing burn-out

Describe how mindfulness practices effectively improve ability to focus on the present moment, becoming more aware, open to multiple perspectives, and non-reactive in stressful situations

Discuss Yoga as a system of tools and philosophy that complement medical treatment and counseling

Define Ayurveda

Explain how Ayurveda constitutional types are applicable to the treatment of patients in recovery from addiction

Assess the benefits of using electronic health record systems to manage the flow of information within their organization

Describe the value of using data compiled from electronic forms and data entry screens to measure outcomes

Utilize tools to analyze current organizational processes to evaluate program effectiveness and client care management practices

Cite similarities and differences between eating disorders and addictions

Describe how to assess for signs and symptoms, medical complications, the role of genetics, factors related to co-occurring addictions and mental illness, cognitive impairment when malnourished, medication options, possible causes, and family related issues

Evaluate terminal and palliative care needs

Discuss how to incorporate the patient and family in formulating treatment goals

Describe a risk evaluation and mitigation system to decrease diversion misuse and abuse of prescribed opioids

Summarize the history of coaching, and recovery coaching in particular

Distinguish recovery coaching from therapy, sponsorship and other forms of treatment

Assess when recovery coaching might be appropriate for a client

Assess implications for practice around treatment planning, research/literature, providing excellent care, policy, evidence based practice and core therapeutic issues

Apply skills learned in discussion with expert faculty

Assess implications for practice around treatment planning, research/literature, providing excellent care, policy, evidence based practice and core therapeutic issues

Apply skills learned in discussion with expert faculty

Explain the importance of laying down a foundation for cognitive behavioral therapy that makes these techniques more useful

Differentiate between irrational and rational thinking

Describe how to use rational self-analysis in therapy

Define the three key theories of men's integrated treatment (MIT)

Describe each of the four main areas for MIT

Cite three interventions for supporting men in dealing with their trauma

Describe the principles of screening before prescribing opioids

List the principles of monitoring the patient while they are taking opioids

Explain how to avoid problems of abuse and dependence

Identify two common statements of clients in the contemplation stage of change

Identify two benefits of doubling

Identify two effective interventions for motivating clients to change

Review current knowledge of WLS-related alcohol abuse and addiction

Evaluate current guidelines for WLS addressing addictions from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

Review case studies of post-WLS patients who developed novel alcohol addiction

Define shamanism, shaman and shamanic practitioner

List the four forms of spiritual illness from a shamanic perspective

Describe symptoms of each form of illness

Define shamanism, shaman and shamanic practitioner

List the four forms of spiritual illness from a shamanic perspective

Describe symptoms of each form of illness

Describe five diagnostic categories for which there is empirical research regarding the efficacy of utilizing EEG Biofeedback as a treatment modality

List the three protocols used in EEG Biofeedback to treat clients with addictive disorders and co-occurring disorders

Discuss the one medication that interferes with the utilization of EEG Biofeedback and under what condition the treatment may still be used, even when a client is prescribed this particular class of medications

Summarize how an eating disorder nutrition specialist develops a plan for helping a person with an eating disorder interrupt eating disorder behaviors, accept and practice a meal plan, restore weight, broaden food options and change problem eating habits

Explain how to discuss readiness for change to explore the connection between erroneous food beliefs and the addiction to food

Discuss the idea that there is no "right" way to approach a meal plan

Describe sociometric connections designed to connect clients to their story as well as connections to others

Design a closing appropriate for a trauma group

Describe the prevalence of shoplifting, employee theft and compulsive shopping/spending in the U.S.

Differentiate the different reasons people shoplift, steal from work, and compulsively overshop/overspend

Cite the different treatment approaches and resources for persons who may be treatable for their shoplifting, employee theft, and/or compulsive shopping/spending behaviors

Explain how animals can play a significant role in forming an immediate alliance between therapist and client and assist in the healing process of addiction

Describe how animals can assist the client in establishing a healthy, recovery lifestyle

Cite view cases where utilizing animal assisted therapy reduces the barriers within the therapeutic setting by assisting the client to unleash emotions of guilt, shame and grief related to their past behavior

Summarize the medical, psychiatric, and spiritual origins of the 12 Steps

Review the resources and precise instructions for applying the Twelve Steps for personal transformation

Describe non-verbal art and music therapy interventions that can be added to traditional therapies

Explain how art and music therapies increase recovery focused skills for people with eating disorders

Describe how art and music therapies tap into the emotional underpinnings of eating disorders related to trauma memories, body image, shame and road blocks to recovery

Identify how shame has affected a client's capacity to get or stay sober or personally affected his/her actions in recovery

List two reasons to discuss client satisfaction with his/her supervisor

Write a sample letter to a legislator to include job duties, the power of treatment/recovery and a call to act

Discuss the training of physicians in the workforce to provide treatment of opioid dependence

Practice clinical mentoring that emphasizes practical issues in the recognition and treatment of opioid dependence

Cite complex issues in the treatment of those with substance use disorders, opioid dependence, and other mental or medical illnesses

Practice the MI techniques of open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization (OARS) to engage and assist clients in the recovery process

Identify client change talk: desire, ability, reason, need & commitment (DARNC)

Match MI tools and techniques specific to each stage of change

Describe how the spiral of addiction occurred and affected "Boomers" medically and psychologically

Discuss the first stand alone Baby Boomer Specific treatment program in the nation

Assess how Boomers present a profile more complex than older adults aged 65+ in today's environment of aging and addiction

Discriminate between phenomenological data and interpretations

Describe the moment to moment or person to person unfolding of the session

Identify the working point

Identify signs and symptoms of domestic violence

Identify the traits of the victims & perpetrators

Describe the cycle of violence and its application

Discuss why it is important to differentiate dependence from alcoholism and addiction in clinical work

List the benefits of offering two treatment paths to clients: discovery and recovery

Discuss how resilience is developed and sustained

Explain why low resilience increases susceptibility to substance abuse and addiction

Describe how teens and young adults can learn resilience to help prevent and cope with relapse

Summarize the Bio-Psycho-Social Aspects of addiction

Utilize information to identify the middle class drug addict

Identify the generational influences that push the genetics of addiction into active disease

Summarize the theoretical foundations of the Developmental Model and how it applies effectively to resolve underlying issues that drive the need for an eating disorder

Utilize the developmental model for accurate assessment in combination with an understanding of empathic inquiry to the signs, symptoms, habits and complications of the eating disorder

Explain how to move a client from the wounded ego state into the functional ego state

Discuss the evidence base for how people change and how Interactive Journaling can facilitate self change

Identify effective ways to attract and engage people by the use of expressive writing in a personalized guided journaling process

Apply Interactive Journaling in their own setting to put more responsibility on the client and attract them into a self-change process

Identify at what point in recovery neuropsychological and neurocognitive assessment will yield the greatest and most useful information

Summarize aspects of basic neurotransmitters as they relate to addiction and the relationship of the brain's "reward centers"

Identify at what point in recovery neuropsychological and neurocognitive assessment will yield the greatest and most useful information

Discuss the theoretical underpinnings of psychodrama and why it is so beneficial for people who have a hard time accessing their emotions

Utilize tools and techniques used in psychodrama to effectively help a person break through defenses to resolve core issues that lead a person to the eating disorder as a coping skill

Match skills and techniques to work with even the most complicated clinical presentation so that a client will work through trauma without being "re-traumatized"

Explain how trauma and PTSD influence and complicate the course and treatment of eating disorders

Describe why traumatic experiences and subsequent PTSD are important risk factors in the development of eating disorders

Discuss how eating disorder patients with a history of maltreatment, especially during childhood, are also more likely to have comorbid psychiatric illnesses

Explain how trauma and PTSD influence and complicate the course and treatment of eating disorders

Describe why traumatic experiences and subsequent PTSD are important risk factors in the development of eating disorders

Discuss how eating disorder patients with a history of maltreatment, especially during childhood, are also more likely to have comorbid psychiatric illnesses

List some of the known changes proposed in the new DSM

Cite newly proposed axes for the DSM

Describe the new direction diagnostic formulation is taking

Define absorption, distribution, and metabolism

Describe the difference between affinity and potency, efficacy and power

Describe the role of tolerance in escalating drug use

Summarize barriers for women seeking treatment

Explain cultural differences between the treatment of men and women when seeking substance abuse treatment

Discuss ways society can stop stigmas in chemical dependency and co-occurring issues regarding women

Discuss the connection between trauma and addiction

Identify the benefits of group psychotherapy for addicted people with trauma histories

Describe counter-transference reactions and ways to utilize them in group work

Discuss an integrated treatment approach for the eating disorder patient with comorbidity using available published practice guidelines

Summarize a formulation approach to designing individualized empirically-based treatment plans for patients with complex psychiatric presentations that include trauma, eating disorders, and related psychopathology

Compare treatment interventions integrated into individualized plans

Explain the theoretical foundation of DBT

Discuss how to bring these skills to people who are cognitively impaired

Practice skills and techniques to apply to adolescents, adults or families

Describe a new model for family system addictive disease

List ways to guide family members toward their own individual recovery from Stress-Induced Impaired Coping

Describe why clinicians must interrupt trans-generational transmission of impaired coping based on brain development research

State the benefits of collaborating with professionals across a variety of disciplines

Cite several current issues in the field of addiction

Discuss specific methods to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration

Evaluate mindfulness techniques that have been shown as useful for recovering addicts/alcoholics

Discuss breath and self soothing techniques that assist symptoms of withdrawal as well as cravings

Discuss research on mindfulness as related to recovery

Identify the benefit of Invitational Intervention as compared with surprise methods

Describe the importance of involving family and natural support system in order to achieve long-term positive outcomes

Discuss the process of engagement, treatment support, relapse prevention and long-term life skill building for long-term, individual and intergenerational family healing

Identify the type and level of treatment that an employee needs if third party-provided treatment if needed

Describe the relationship between readiness to change and level of care placement

Explain how to monitor decisions made for length of service and transfer or discharge

Explain how to interact effectively with managed care and insurance companies

Outline a course of action when a treated employee or dependent relapses

Role play advocating for employees’ treatment needs and steward of the company’s resources

State ways to respond to the entire array of employees with substance use problems, from those with minimal, non-diagnosable problem all the way to those with severe substance dependence

Compare historical intervention efforts with current directions in management of substance use

Discuss the concept of the brain's response to even minimal exposure to psychotropic substances

Name at least three medications in common use which present a hazard in recovery

Predict the recovery risk resulting from anesthesia based procedures

Differentiate between safe and hazardous medications

Explain why the brain wiring does not consist of fixed circuits

Describe how the brain changes as a result of life challenges

Explain how the concept of brain plasticity applies to getting sober and engaging life-long recovery

Explain how to select a qualified coach

Discuss how shame has affected a client's capacity to get or stay sober or personally affected his/her actions in recovery

List a reasonable goal to engage in one or more in the first week back after the conference

Create a plan of self-examination that leads to becoming a better leader

Describe non-verbal art and music therapy interventions that can be added to traditional therapies

Explain how to make buprenorphine training widely accessible to physicians through use of multiple training formats and technologies

Describe the difference between physical dependence and addiction

Name nine classes of drugs

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Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?

Was the educational content scientifically sound?

Was the educational content free of commercial bias?

Was the mode of education effective to learning?

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What did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient/client problems or patient challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?

What problems are your patients/clients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training (the overall meeting) be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient outcomes?

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