Prevention Certification Professional Development Webinar Training Series 2010-2011

“Understanding the Brain and Addiction: Treatment and Current Trends” Facilitated by Dr. James Finch
September 15, 2010
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Overview and Objectives:

• Outline the current understanding of the neurophysiologic mechanisms underlying addictive behaviors.
• Understand the adaptive process at work during recurrent drug use as well as during recovery from addiction.
• Understand the role of medication assisted treatment (MAT) as it applies to these neuro-adaptive processes during the treatment and maintenance of recovery.
• Recognize the scope and seriousness of the current patterns of opiod abuse as a public health problem.
• Outline prescription drug abuse trends in NC and current statewide initiatives.

Registration opens August 30, 2010. For more information, please contact Colleen Hughes at (919) 951-9703 or chughes@drugfreenc.org.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: To download the registration form click HERE:   Understanding the Brain and Addiction: Treatment and Current Trends Registration Form [398.0 KiB]

To download an informational flyer click here:   Dr. Finch webinar sept 15 2010 [406.8 KiB]

Sponsored by:
The North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources (NCCPRs) and the Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Certification Professional Development Webinar Training Series 2010 – 2011

His Will Worldwide, LLC,  a premiere human services organization located in Raleigh, NC has immediate openings for dedicated Substance Abuse Counselors to serve in the following areas:

• Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program (SAIOP)
• Intensive In-home Services (IIH)
• Outpatient Therapists (OPT)
• DUI class

Qualifications for Clinicians:

• Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC)
• Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS)
• Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)

ADETS certification is a plus

The services include: individual counseling, group and family counseling, training; strategies for relapse prevention to include community and social support systems in treatment.

Only therapists who are licensed/provisionally licensed should send a resume to: hr@hiswillworldwide.com

From the Fayetteville Observer (8/15/10)

Cumberland County’s sobriety court will break new ground in September when it is called to order for the first time. Officials said the court will be the first in the state – and one of a few in the nation – to focus on people charged with drunken driving before they are convicted. There are few courts in the state that specialize in handling drunken drivers.

Prior to this fiscal year, only Mecklenburg County – with two such courts – had a dedicated DWI court, according to the state Administrative Office of the Courts. Cumberland is one of several counties planning to start a sobriety court this fiscal year.

The new court will work with people who have been convicted of a level 1 DWI – the most serious DWI charge – and who have since violated their court-ordered probation.

What will make Cumberland County’s court different is that it also will work with repeat offenders: people who are charged with additional DWIs while out on bond on drunken driving charges.

“We’re trying to get the most high-risk offenders that are in the population at large,” said District Court Judge Kim Tucker, who will preside over the court. “We’re looking for people that are on downward spirals of dangerous addiction.”

For more on this story click HERE.

The Division will be presenting a proposal to Secretary Cansler regarding the implementation of the Independent Assessment Requirement passed in the 2010 Budget.  Substance Abuse providers have the opportunity within the next few weeks to make recommendations for the proposal.

Your comments/recommendations can be emailed to Flo Stein at flo(dot)stein(at)dhhs(dot)nc(dot)gov

As you prepare your comments/recommendations, please keep in mind these talking points (from the NC Substance Abuse Providers Federation):

• Require that Independent Assessments must be performed by licensed professional with a Substance Abuse background.  (Substance Abuse background is defined by being able to demonstrate via billing records that the individual has billed for substance abuse services within that last 2 years).
• Develop a process to better identify Substance Abuse clients with 1 or more admissions during a single calendar year to a state psychiatric hospital
• Ensure better monitoring of high-end user services, including a cost benefit analysis.
• Create better system to ensure good assessments are not duplicated for the consumer.
• Ensure services are available to meet assessment recommendations.