This ONLINE training will provide participants with critical information and hands on exercises regarding best practices for providing ethical clinical supervision. It starts with a review of ethical principles that govern the Code of Ethics for all helping professions followed by an interactive ethical dilemma exercise. We will then explore ethical considerations related to culture, […]
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a proven approach to dealing with extreme emotional responses & the impact they have on our relationships.
This ONLINE workshop will provide participants with a solid understanding of how trauma impacts the developing nervous system and interlinks with addictions, mental health and attachment issues.
This workshop: Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training is the only evidence-based program to assist families that are challenged by addiction.
This ONLINE training is focused on Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA): a comprehensive behavioral program for treating substance-abuse problems. It is based on the belief that environmental contingencies can play a powerful role in encouraging or discouraging drinking or drug use. Consequently, it utilizes social, recreational, familial, and vocational reinforcers to assist consumers in the recovery […]
Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is the only evidence based program to assist families that are challenged by addiction.
Client-care and Self-care to Navigate the Season: this presentation will take a look at all of the many reasons that holidays can be the roughest time of year. Issues around grief/loss, Seasonal Affective Disorder, stress from reconnecting with dysfunctional family systems - all of these issues will be explored with honesty and humor while participants […]
This workshop will begin by providing participants with an overview of the five core principles guiding ethical decision-making. The session then shifts to the importance of emotional boundaries when working with young people and will end with an examination of the ethical imperative of practicing self-care. A working camera and microphone are required for this […]
This training is designed for those working with youth ages 13-24 who might be struggling with mental health challenges or substance use or abuse. This course will provide an overview of adolescent development from a social, emotional, and neurological perspective. Participants will also be introduced to evidence-based approaches in the Prevention and Treatment of Substance […]
This 2-day online training is focused on the Adolescent - Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA): a comprehensive behavioral program for treating substance-abuse problems with persons ages 12-24. It is based on the belief that environmental contingencies can play a powerful role in encouraging or discouraging addictive behaviors. Consequently, it utilizes social, recreational, familial, educational, and vocational […]
This online training is focused on Northern New Mexico - the confluence of cultural exchange since time immemorial. This workshop will give participants an opportunity to explore how multiple waves of colonization have impacted issues that affect clients today. Experiential exercises will provide participants with insights into historical trauma, applied attachment theory, and cross-cultural counseling […]
The workshop will provide participants with an overview of the different classes of drugs of abuse. Participants will learn the history and cultural/political issues that led to the “War on Drugs.” Each drug class will include information about the signs and symptoms of intoxication, withdrawal, and overdose and in which state people are most at […]