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Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP): Two-Day Intensive Competency Training

America is facing an epidemic of substance misuse, but there’s a major obstacle to getting people the help they need: There’s simultaneously a nationwide lack of training in addiction treatment for professionals as well as a massive need for people with this training. These problems are severe; many future mental health providers are graduating without ever completing a single course in substance abuse treatment.

But substance abuse is very much part of the real world of mental health treatment – even if that’s not why your clients came into your office. Be prepared to recognize substance use and get your clients the help they need.

Watch me, Paul Brasler, LCSW, for this intensive two-day seminar and I’ll walk you through numerous proven strategies and interventions that you need to effectively recognize and treat substance use disorders.

Complete this program, and through a combination of the latest addiction research and clear examples of treatment, you’ll learn:

How to differentiate between casual misuse and addiction
Who you should treat and when you should refer out
Techniques to improve client engagement and treatment compliance
How to modify your interventions for use with special clinical populations, including veterans

Best of all, upon completion of this seminar, you’ll be eligible to become a Certified Addictions-Informed Professional (CAIMHP) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and clients know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of treating addictions in clients. Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/caimhp for details.

CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!

No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99.99 value)!
Simply complete this seminar and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Addictions-Informed Professional through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*

Attendees will receive documentation of CAIMHP designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program. *Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/caimhp for professional requirements.

Program Information

Objectives

Appraise the causes of substance use disorders & factors that reinforce drug use as related to case conceptualization.
Analyze the basic neurobiology of addictive chemicals and its treatment implications.
Categorize commonly misused drugs, including current “street names” of these substances, as related to assessment and treatment planning.
Assess the signs and symptoms of substance intoxication and distinguish withdrawal syndromes for each drug class as related to case conceptualization.
Perform a clinical assessment to distinguish substance use disorders from other mental health disorders and inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions.
Analyze the various levels of substance use treatment, including medication-assisted therapies, to inform clinical treatment interventions.
Evaluate the process of detoxification and its treatment implications.
Utilize clinical strategies, such as motivational interviewing, to improve client engagement and foster behavioral change.
Modify clinical interventions for use with clients in special populations, such as adolescents or pregnant women.
Utilize clinical strategies to engage the client’s family in treatment to improve treatment outcomes.
Demonstrate strategies used to improve the efficacy of group therapy, such as strategies for addressing disruptive members and building group cohesion.
Evaluate ethical and legal issues related to substance use and substance use treatment, including circumstances when you should disclose client records.

Outline

The Science Behind Substance Use Disorders

Biopsychosocial aspects of substance abuse
Attachment & trauma
The brain’s reward system
How metabolism impacts substance abuse

Signs of Intoxication & Withdrawal Symptoms

Alcohol & other depressants
Stimulants
Opioids
Cannabinoids
Psychoactive plants & chemicals
Inhalants

Assessment of Substance Use Disorders

How to ask sensitive intake questions
Take-home screening tools
Identify substances that mimic other disorders
Spot co-occurring disorders & trauma
How to navigate a high risk of misdiagnosis
Non-invasive drug screenings

Treatment Planning: Determine Level of Care

How to approach level of care decisions
Why detox alone is NOT treatment
Detox protocols
Types of inpatient & outpatient treatment
When is partial hospitalization necessary
Which treatment level is right for your client?

Recognize & Treat Behavioral/Process Addictions

Compulsive gambling
Compulsive sexual behaviors
Electronic addictions

Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Strategies to Improve Client Engagement & Treatment Compliance

Motivational interviewing
Reward gains & treatment compliance
Case management: Link the client to resources
Medication-assisted treatment

Psychodynamic Approaches

The role of the ego in addiction & recovery
Identify & confront defense mechanisms
Recognize & heal past trauma

Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions

Apply the A-B-C model to substance abuse
Recognize triggers to use
Foster coping skills
Deconstruct negative schemas

Substance Use Disorders & The Family

The family’s role in recovery
Family member roles: Enablers & heroes
Overcome family rules that block progress
When the client is shielded form consequences
How & when to engage the entire family

Treatment Strategies for Special Populations

Children & adolescents
Active military & veterans
LGBTQ clients
Pregnant women
Older adults

Group Therapy Strategies

Handling intoxicated members
How group support works differently
Barriers to treatment
Getting people to talk
Spotting dealers within the group
Referring to 12-step groups & alternatives

Legal & Ethical Issues in Treating Substance Use Disorders

Privacy laws & when you should disclose
Impaired practitioners
Working with incarcerated clients
Drug treatment courts
Bias in treating recovering clients
Recognize & address vicarious trauma
Limitations of the research & potential risks

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapists
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Case Managers
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Psychiatrists
Paramedics and Other First Responders
Probation/Parole Officers
Police Officers
Clergy

Copyright : 12/01/2021

2-Day Shame-Informed Treatment Certification Course

Shame lurks in the shadows of almost every therapy hour.

It can push your clients to hide their innermost feelings, put them into a freeze state where they feel trapped and powerless, or cause them to lash out at you in-session as they mask their shame with anger and blame.

Yet for most of us, working with shame wasn’t part of our university or supervised training. How will you move your clients forward when they’ve spent a lifetime viewing themselves as wrong, unlovable, and unworthy of getting better?

This 2-day Certification Training will give you the skills and tools you need to end the tyrannical hold of shame and empower your clients to develop the acceptance of themselves, others and reality necessary for the effective treatment of shame-prone clients with trauma, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, substance use, and anger issues.

Watch and get the training you need to:

End shame avoidance that stalls therapy
Reduce judgmental thoughts and reactivity
Reclaim the body from shame
Overcome fears about failure, inadequacy and rejection that get clients stuck
Build shame resiliency with interventions based on empathy, forgiveness and compassion

Program Information

Objectives

Discriminate between guilt and core shame and elaborate on the adaptive, social and clinical implications.
Evaluate the role of attachment in the formation of a shame-based identity.
Investigate the neurophysiology of shame as seen through the lens of Porges’ polyvagal theory.
Assess for verbal and non-verbal signs of shame in clients.
Employ interview questions for assessing shame in clients’ relationships and current patterns.
Investigate how clinicians can enhance attunement to create trust and openness with shame-prone clients.
Evaluate how therapists can use co-regulation to create a sense of safety and equal power in the therapeutic relationship.
Support how clinicians can increase vulnerability and self-awareness of their own shame to overcome barriers of relational presence.
Investigate how shame acts as a cover for anger and explain how compassion exercises can be employed to help clients let go of anger.
Evaluate the importance of managing shame in clients with substance use issues in efforts to prevent relapse.
Employ somatic interventions to help cultivate secure attachment in trauma clients.
Communicate how shame pushes clients into binge eating and clarify how self-acceptance interventions can be used to reduce emotional eating.

Outline

Shame, Attachment and Social-Emotional Development

The difference between guilt, shame and core shame
Shame and attachment
Ruptured interpersonal bridges
The evolution of social-emotional development
Why self-compassion is so hard to access

The Neurophysiology of Shame:
Polyvagal Theory, Shame and the Shutdown Response

Shame and the Vagus Nerve
Neuroception, shame and felt safety
Core shame and implicit memory
Three common responses to shame
How addressing shame expedites treatment

Recognizing Shame: Assessment Tools

Why shame goes undetected by clinicians
Multicultural perspectives
Perfectionism, rage, blame and other defenses against shame
Reading the body - non-verbal signs of shame
Interview questions for assessing shame in relationships and current patterns
Self-assessment: identify your own shame

How to Create a Safe and Empathetic Therapeutic Environment

Mirror neurons and relational presence
Attunement as the key to therapeutic change
Large Empathy and being vulnerable
Avoid stigmatizing language in therapy
Co-regulating safety and equal power in the therapeutic relationship

Re-Write the Story of Shame into “I Am Enough”:
Clinical Strategies to Cultivate Secure Attachment and Self-Compassion

Somatic approaches to cultivate secure attachment
Self-compassion and gratitude exercises
The four therapeutic “R”s: Recognize, Respect, Regulate and Re-Story
Four “C” shovels to calm nervous system and self-regulate shame response
Exercises to strengthen connections
Creative arts, music and poetry – increase neuroplasticity
Playfulness, humor and being in nature can rewire the brain
Mindfulness and meditations for non-judgmental awareness of shame
Narratives and visualizations to re-write clients stories to safety and being enough
Research, limitations and potential risks

Connect Shame-Informed Clinical Strategies to the Treatment of:
Anger and Rage

Shame of fear: Shame as a cover for anger
Self-acceptance techniques for internal damage control
Compassion and forgiveness exercises to let go of anger

Trauma

Somatic interventions
Strategies to survive without guilt
Exercises to rediscover self-worth

Stress and Anxiety

Mediate the paralysis of perfection with self-acceptance
Social anxiety as shame & self-doubt
Mindfulness-based, non-anxious self-consciousness

Eating Disorders

How shame pushes clients into binge eating
Choice Awareness Training for moderation & presence
Self-acceptance strategies for emotional eating

Substance Abuse and Addiction

Addressing the shame of relapse
Self-assertive trigger avoidance
Choice awareness techniques for habit modification
Build craving/impulse control skill power

Depression, Self-Harm & Suicidality

Recognize how internalized shame can deepen depression
Developing healthy coping strategies for uncomfortable feelings
Demystifying shame responses and returning them to their origin

Target Audience

Licensed Professional Counselor
Psychologist
Clinical Social Worker
Certified Addictions Counselor
Marriage and Family Therapist
Psychiatrist
Psychiatric Nurses and NPs
School Counselor
School Psychologist