Conference Schedule
Sunday, February 18, 2018
11:30 a.m. — Registration & Check-In
1:30 p.m. — Opening Welcome and Information Session (WELCOME-PLENARY)
2:00 p.m. — Concurrent Mini-Track Sessions
MINI-A: Opioid Misuse and Older Adults: A Community Crisis
MINI-B: Infectious Disease Risks in Patients
MINI-C: Ethical Dilemmas in the Digital Age
MINI-D: Prescription Drug Use: Challenges of the Generation Gap
MINI-E: Mindfulness and SUD: Why and How Mindfulness Can Reach the Unreachable
MINI-F: Drugs of Abuse – Drug Trends
MINI-G: Silos to Synergy: What You Need to Know about ‘Whole-Person’ Integrated Treatment
MINI-H: Effective Clinical Supervision: Intentionally Utilizing Supervision- Specific Approaches, Models and Interventions
3:45 p.m. — Break
4:00 p.m. — Concurrent Mini-Track Sessions (Continued)
5:45 p.m. — Conclusion of Day 1: Dinner On Your Own
7:30 p.m. — Evening Sessions
EVENING-A: Open AA Meeting (Does NOT Qualify for NBCC Hours)
Facilitator: David W.
EVENING-B: NA Meeting (Does NOT Qualify for NBCC Hours)
Facilitator: Cameron L.
8:30 p.m. — Conclusion of Evening Sessions
Monday, February 19, 2018
7:00 a.m. — Breakfast for Hotel Guests
8:00 a.m. — Late Check-In
9:00 a.m. — Opening Plenary Session (PLENARY-A): “Medical Aspects of Opiates and Current Trends,” by Roy E. Smith, MD
10:00 a.m. – Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. — Concurrent Plenary Sessions:
PLENARY-B: The “Treatment Resistant” Client (Virtual Session)
Speaker: Jennifer Hodgson, PhD.
PLENARY-C: Military and Veterans: Where Substance Abuse and PTSD Meet
Speaker: Nyi Myint, MSW, MBA, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
12:00 p.m. — Lunch & Plenary (PLENARY-D): “An Invisible Epidemic: Alcohol Misuse and Abuse Prevention in Older Adults”
Speaker: C. Ray Taylor, EdD., LPA
2:00 p.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions
MAIN-A: Brain Disease with a Relational Solution: Working with Addiction through the Lens of Neuropsychology and Attachment Theory
MAIN-B: Working with Adolescents involved in the Juvenile Justice System
MAIN-C: If It’s an Epidemic, Shouldn’t You Use Medication to Treat It? Exploring the Medical Options for Treating Opioid Use Disorder
MAIN-D: Sorting through the Signs and Symptoms: Understanding & Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
MAIN-E: Clinical Supervision: Leading through Serving
MAIN-F: Developments in Addiction Treatment (MAT, Relapse Abatement)
MAIN-G: Youth Mental Health First Aid and Other Promising Prevention Programs
3:30 p.m. — Break
3:45 p.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions (Continued)
5:45 p.m. — Conclusion of Day 2: Dinner On Your Own
7:30 p.m. — Evening Session (EVENING-C): “Memo to Self” (Film & Discussion)
Facilitator: Tony Beatty, MA, LCAS, CCS
9:30 p.m. — Conclusion of Evening Session
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast for Hotel Guests
8:15 – 10:15 a.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions (Continued)
10:15 a.m. — Refreshment Break
10:30 p.m. — Concurrent Plenary Sessions:
PLENARY-E: Yoga & Meditation into Your Practice
Speaker: Alanna Brewton
PLENARY-F: Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder Practices and Techniques
Speaker: Shari Sias, PhD
12:00 p.m. — Lunch & Plenary (PLENARY-G): “Treating the Criminal Justice Involved Population: They are Not the Same!”
Speaker: Mike Torch, MS, LADC
2:00 p.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions (Continued)
3:30 p.m. — Break
3:45 p.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions (Continued)
5:45 p.m. — Conclusion of Day 3: Dinner On Your Own
7:30 p.m. — Evening Session (EVENING-D): “Paper Tigers” (Film & Discussion)
Facilitator: Donald McDonald, MSW, LCAS
9:30 p.m. — Conclusion of Evening Session
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast for Hotel Guests
8:15 a.m. — Concurrent Main Track Sessions (Continued)
10:15 a.m. — Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. — Closing Plenary Session
PLENARY-H: “Latest Research in Brain Addiction.”
Speaker: Darryl Inaba, PharmD., CATC-V, CADC III