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T01
T01 - 2:00pm-3:30pm
T01 Kristen Robinson, LADAC II, QCS
“Fast & Fake vs. Slow & Strong The Speed of Healing: What Addiction Professionals Need to Know ” In addiction treatment, coping skills are often confused with quick relief. This session challenges that myth by contrasting fast, unhealthy coping strategies with slow, sustainable approaches to healing. Participants will explore how urgency, avoidance, and dopamine-driven behaviors impact recovery and professional burnout. Through discussion and art-based activities, attendees will learn how to help clients—and themselves—shift from short-term relief toward long-term capacity, regulation, and ethical therapeutic wellness.
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T02
T02 - 2:00pm-3:30pm
T02 Kathryn Benson, LADAC II, NCAC II, QCS
Dr. Frances Patterson, PhD, LADAC II, MAC, DAC, QCS
“Ethical Challenges in Clinical Supervision” Part 1 During this workshop, Frances and Kathy will lead discussion about effective supervision methods. As supervisors, supervisees will “listen” to our behaviors and professional interactions much more than our words. When we agree to be a supervisor, we are agreeing to be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Included will be activities, role plays and multimedia to enhance learning of supervision skills in creating a safe and ethical supervision environment.
*** No handouts needed ***

T03
T03 - 2:00pm-3:30pm
T03 James Clemmons, LADAC II
“Burnout to Balance: Contrast Therapy for Counselors” Addiction professionals work in high-stress environments that increase risk for burnout and secondary trauma. This workshop explores sauna and contrast therapy as evidence informed resilience tools to support nervous system regulation, recovery, and sustainable practice. Participants will review relevant research, including findings from a residential SUD program, and learn practical, safety-focused strategies for integrating structured heat and cold exposure into counselor self-care routines.
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T04
T04 - 2:00pm-3:30pm
T04 Jon Buffington, LCSW, LADAC II
“Understanding Family Systems” During this session, we will explore the different roles our clients and their family members play within the family unit from a Family Systems perspective. Additionally, Jon will explore how this information can both inform and direct our way of working with clients in both an individual, group and family therapy setting specifically dealing with substance abuse clients.
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T05
T05 - 2:00pm-3:30pm
T05 Simone Henderson, BS, LADAC II, NCAC II Genesis Meijas-Cruz, BS
“Are you a safe person?” During this session, participants will learn how intersectionality impacts clients and counselors alike. We will discuss examples of harm from prejudice, how institutions perpetuate these ideas, and how it impacts our engagement with clients.
*** Not Provided yet ***

T06
T06 - 4:00pm-5:30pm
T06 Susan Cunningham, LSCW, LADAC II
“Aging, Connections and Addiction” Whether it is 60, 70 or beyond, these are the years that many people look forward to having a grand time with family and friends, new hobbies, volunteering to give back, and travel along with other possibilities. Somehow the story of possibilities change and don't work out. This process group will look at the impact of this disruption in life as older adults begin or increase their substance use for coping. This process group will look at the unique needs of serving and treating older adults in recovery. We will discuss how we can ensure that older adults feel heard and valued. We will explore the impact of co-occurring conditions, social connections, cross cultural implications of aging, and grief and bereavement to facilitate building resilience and flourishing.
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T07
T07 - 4:00pm-5:30pm
T07 Kathryn Benson, LADAC II, NCAC II, QCS
Dr. Frances Patterson, PhD, LADAC II, MAC, DAC, QCS
“Ethical Challenges in Clinical Supervision” Part 2 This session is continued from T2 session.
You do not have to attend T02 to participate in T07.
*** No  handouts needed ***

T08
T08 - 4:00pm-5:30pm
T08 Karen Morgan, P-LPC, LADAC II, MAC, QCS, SAP
“Healing Attachment Wounds in Addiction Treatment: An Introduction to Emotional Attachment Behavioral Therapy (EABT)” This engaging session introduces Emotional Attachment Behavioral Therapy (EABT), a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach to addiction treatment. Participants will learn how early attachment experiences shape emotional regulation, coping behaviors, and substance use patterns. The presentation reviews the four attachment styles, highlights research linking insecure attachment to relapse risk, and provides practical tools clinicians can immediately use to identify attachment triggers, unmet needs, and pathways toward secure attachment and sustained recovery.
*** Not Provided yet ***

T09
T09 - 4:00pm-5:30pm
T09 Raymond Blackwell, LADAC II
“Building & Maintaining Motivation” This workshop aims to demonstrate how the core components of Motivational Interviewing—Desire, Ability, Reason, and Need (DARN)—can be used to help clients discover and enhance their motivation by focusing on and re-evaluating these internal factors. This approach is based on the principle that change stems from internal needs, which in turn drive desire, providing the conviction necessary for greater change.
*** Not Provided yet ***

T10
T10 - 4:00pm-5:30pm
T10 Christine Ragsdale, LADAC II, NCAC II
“Experiential Group Therapy Made Simple: A Live Demo of “Who Am I?” Experience a simple, replicable structure for experiential group therapy through a live demo of “Who Am I?” Participants will take part in grounding exercises, a concise identity centered instructional segment, an Old Self/Emerging Self activity, and guided integration. Subsequently, facilitation techniques will be reviewed, focusing on safety, the use of choice-based language, time boundaries, intensity management, and modifications for clinical settings. Participants leave with facilitator prompts and a step-by-step group flow for immediate use.
Who am I Group
Experiential Group Therapy Made Simple

T11
T11 - 6:00pm-8:00pm
T11 Peter Hodes, MBA
“Introduction to Tai Chi” Stand up and follow us for this Introduction to Tai Chi. These simple movements are safe for all and bring enormous health benefits - both physically and mentally. We will learn a variety of movements that can be done by anyone no matter the current conditions. Learn Tai Chi and Feel BETTER! Beginners always welcome!
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Tai Chi River Waiver
Tai Chi River Starter List
Tai Chi River - 8 Pieces of Brocade

T12
T12 - 6:00pm-8:00pm
T12 Kathryn Benson, LADAC II, NCAC II, QCS
Dr. Frances Patterson, PhD, LADAC II, MAC, DAC, QCS
“Ethical Challenges in Clinical Supervision” Part 3 This session is continued from T7 session.
You do not have to attend T02 and T07 to participate in T12.
*** No handouts needed ***

T13
T13 - 6:00pm-8:00pm
T13 Caroline Corine, LADAC
“Shut Up and Dance: Music and Somatic Interventions in Addiction Counseling
” This is an experiential workshop exploring how music and movement regulate the nervous system, reduce PAWS symptoms, and build distress tolerance in early recovery. Through interactive demonstrations and practical tools, participants will learn how rhythm, singing, and somatic exercises strengthen coping skills, support trauma healing, and foster connection. Attendees will leave with accessible, ready-to-implement interventions to make recovery engaging, embodied, and fun.
Shut_Up_and_Dance_Attendee_Handout

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