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DEE - The 2nd Annual Clinical Overview of the Recovery Experience
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By completing this form, you attest that you have participated in all selected activities in thier entirety.
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
Please rate the following:
The program was relevant to my work.
Content matched stated objectives.
Usefulness of handouts/AV.
Quality of facilities.
How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names?
If you rated any of the above questions with 'fair,' 'poor,' 'disagree,' or 'strongly disagree' please explain in detail (e.g. session title, speaker name, situtation):
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 within the addiction field
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.
Discuss challenges of the current short-term approach to treatment and the approach of the New Paradigm focused on relapse
Explain the defining characteristics of the New Paradigm and outcomes
Evaluate treatment programs focusing on long-term outcomes
Discuss the evidence supporting 12-step mutual-help organization participation as an empirically supported recovery resource
Explain the mechanisms through which 12-step organizations aid in the recovery process
Identify and describe different evidence-based formal treatments that enhance outcomes via 12-step participation
Review more recent evidence supporting 12 step facilitation and recovery models
Describe the shift from a pathology to a recovery paradigm
Identify the differences between post-treatment evaluation and recovery monitoring
List the pro's and con's for residential treatment providers (both in terms of clinical outcomes and risk management) in offering multi-day recreational and/or service expeditions for their clients
Explain expedition logistics: How many clients, which clients, and at what point in their sobriety can newly sober treatment clients be entrusted to safely participate in overnight service trips or recreational expeditions?
Describe how treatment programs manage the logistics of group transportation, air travel, food, lodging, etc. in a way that creates accountability and safety for the group as a whole?
Identify signs and symptoms requiring medication evaluation
Name stages of development which do not require medication
Explain the stages of recovery which are particularly vulnerable for psychological distress
Define the term 'burnout' and list three main categories of burnout in helping professionals
Explain how a counselor's empathic abilities may inadvertently cause a counselor to experience the emotional pain of their clients who are in crisis
Utilize 'emotional awareness' a stress management technique that includes realistic assessment and monitoring of ones emotions
Define spirituality
Discuss what studies have shown us about the importance of spirituality in recovery
Explain how religious beliefs can help and hinder a patients addiction recovery
Discuss research on the long-term, positive outcomes (substance use, psychosocial functioning, and longevity) associated with 12-step group participation
Describe evidence-based practices that assist clinicians in facilitating 12-step group (e.g., AA, Al-Anon) participation. Practices range from ones that can be used in any practice setting to those developed for specialty substance use disorder treatment programs
Discuss how to overcome potential barriers to adopting into clinical practice evidence-based practices to facilitate 12-step group participation
Explain how to recognize active trauma symptoms in patients and families, how they interfere with addiction treatment, and how to integrate trauma interventions into their usual treatment protocols
Describe how trauma memories are stored and the relationship between memory systems and trauma symptoms
Discuss how to target treatment interventions to address symptoms exhibited in each memory system
Discuss an inspiring personal spiritual journey of hope as shared through one person's story of hopelessness, homelessness, and attempts to find solutions to the malady of alcoholism and drug addiction
Describe the family system and assess the needs of each individual in the system
Identify the dynamics that contribute to dysfunction including sources of emotional dependence, family of origin issues, secondary and tertiary gains of dependency
Articulate the benefits of family recovery to the sustainable change of the family system
Describe the impact of substance use on adolescent development
List tools and techniques used to assist in helping recovering teens implement the 12 step principals in daily living
Implement "real world" living skills while working with and inpatient population
Explain the definition of counter-transference
List the principles of the 12 steps and 12 traditions as they apply to counter-transference
Identify personal vulnerability in the context of counter-transference
Explain how the prefrontal cortex and executive functions have been a neglected part of the treatment process
Define executive function theory
Discuss how to use executive function theory to aid in long term recovery
Describe the dangers of synthetic (designer) drugs
Discuss the contraptions used among young adults to circumvent drug testing
Explain the history of Synthetics
List four considerations in constructing an experiential activity
Identify the key theme a client is presenting
List four techniques that promote expressions
Articulate and identify the special challenges in diagnosing and treating co-occurring ED and SA
Identify the cyclical role that shame plays in the precipitation and perpetuation of these disorders
List practical ways to help individuals break cycles of shame and destructive behaviors in ED and SA
Identify and explain the stages of family recovery
Discuss family member's developmental tasks for each stage of recovery
List appropriate external support systems for family recovery
List ten key nutrients to include when designing a personal diet for brain recovery
Analyze how good and bad fats and sugars contribute to brain healing
Demonstrate what is nutritionally necessary to insure the regeneration of neurotransmitters
Compare and contrast individual aftercare plans with a more comprehensive model
Discuss a case study and design a plan of action with bifurcated approach
Evaluate impediments to recovery and discuss tools to address
Demonstrate a basic understanding of creative healing techniques
Participate in an experiential exercise to understand emotions
Describe treatment strategies for helping chemically dependent people that are both therapeutic and directly related to the 12 steps
Provide a clinical definition of spirituality within the framework of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual frame of reference defining addictive disease
Name specific interventions to use within the clinical arena to strengthen individuals' sense of their own spirituality
Create a clear differentiation between spirituality and religion, allowing the clinician to support the patient's spiritual growth independent of religious commitment
Please answer the following:
Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
Was the educational content scientifically sound?
If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?
Was the mode of education effective to learning?
If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.
Did you perceive any product/service/company/commercial bias in any educational session you attended or materials you received?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please detail the situation below (e.g. session title, speaker name):
Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room (other areas do not matter) while you attended this educational activity?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain in detail (e.g. who, when, where):
How much did you learn as a result of this education program?
What specifically 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/client 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/client outcomes?

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Only Florida licensees need to answer this question.  Notice to Florida Licensees:  In order for us to report your hours to CE Broker, you MUST provide us with your Florida alpha-numeric license number (e.g., PY1234, SS123, MH1234, MT1234).  Please be sure you enter this number accurately, or CE Broker will not record your hours.
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