12/2019
Evidence Based Adult Learning Practices to Implement Evidence Based Treatment Practices. The Tennessee Association of Recovery Court Professionals 14th Annual Recovery Court Conference, Nashville Tennessee.
12/2016
Contingency Management; Substance Abuse Treatment and Groups: What Are You Doing, Why Are You Doing It? and How Are You Doing It?; Clinical Supervision and the Stages of Professional Development: What Stage Are You In?; Talking About Death & Dying: Keeping It Simple. A Progressive Conference, 3 Weeks-3 Months-3 Foci; Trauma, Treatment, Intensives, Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association, Newark Delaware
10/2016
NIDA’S Proven and Effective Relapse Approaches: Recovery Training & Self Help (RTSH) , and
Cue Extinction. A Progressive Conference, 3 Weeks-3 Months-3 Foci; Trauma, Treatment, Intensives. Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association, Dover Delaware
03/2015
Trauma Informed Care: An Overview; and Motivational Interviewing
Louisiana Chronic Homeless Assistance and Treatment Services (LA-CHATS) Project, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10/2013
Evidence Based Adult Learning Practices: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?; The Addiction Severity Index: Widely Used & Misused ; The “NEW” American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) Criteria: An Introduction; Responding to Relapse: What’s Clinically Appropriate & How Do You Decide?; Relapse Prevention: What Are You Doing?
National Association of Case Management (NACM), 19th Annual Case Management Conference
Atlantic City, NJ.
10/2012
The Addiction Severity Index: Widely Used & Misused; The American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria: Widely Used & Misused; Responding to Relapse: What’s Clinically Appropriate & How Do You Decide? and Relapse Prevention: What Are You Doing?
National Association of Case Management (NACM), 18th Annual Case Management Conference, Teamwork to Make a Dream Work: Collaborations for Effective Outcomes. Los Angeles, California
9/2010
Systemic factors that influence the successful implementation of evidence based practices in community based organization; Relapse, and Relapse Prevention: Do we really understand it?; and Patient Placement: Life and Death Decisions. State of Wyoming’s Annual Drug Court Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
7/ 2010
Learning Transfer and Training Effectiveness: Key Components for Creating Comprehensive Systems of Care, Prevention to Recovery. The 11th Annual Summer Institute, Key Components for Creating Comprehensive Systems of Care: Prevention to Recovery. Arizona State University Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy, Phoenix Arizona.
09/2009
Patient Placement and Level of Care Recommendations: Life and Death Decisions, The 16th National TASC Conference on Drugs and Crime, National TASC, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Writing Clear, Concise, and Clinically Defensible Patient Placement and Level of Care Justifications, The 16th National TASC Conference on Drugs and Crime, National TASC, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Charlotte, North Carolina.
07/2009
Relapse and Relapse Prevention: The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Recovery Training and Self Help (RTSH): A proven and Effective Relapse Prevention Program (One Day Workshop), Delaware 38th, Annual Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, Sponsored by the Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association.
Relapse and Relapse Prevention: The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Cue Extinction, a proven and Effective Relapse Prevention Program (One Day Workshop), Delaware 38th, Annual Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, Sponsored by the Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association.
02/2009
Learning Transfer in the Workplace (Plenary), Adult Drug Court Winter Symposium, Office of Problem Solving Courts, Maryland.
Understanding ASAM (Plenary), Adult Drug Court Winter Symposium, Office of Problem Solving Courts, Maryland.
Relapse and Response in Drug Courts: What is Clinically Appropriate, Drug Court Winter Symposium, Office of Problem Solving Courts, Maryland.
Writing Clear, concise, and Clinically defensible Justifications, Drug Court Winter Symposium, Office of Problem Solving Courts, Maryland.
10/2008
Client Centered, Recovery Oriented Treatment Planning Using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and The American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), Stockholm, Sweden
5/2008
Rationale and Benefits of Uniform Patient Placement Criteria; The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS). The Louisiana Integrated Treatment Services (LITS) Annual Conference, Lafayette, LA
4/2008
Relapse, and Relapse Prevention, National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter, Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA
3/2008
Rationale and Benefits of Standardized Assessments Instruments, Annual Family Focus Professional Development Conference, Lake Charles, LA
Choosing a Level of Care: How to Make the BEST Decision, Annual Family Focus Professional Development Conference, Lake Charles, LA
10/2007
The Rationale and Benefits of Implementing Uniform Patient Placement Criteria in the Treatment of Substance Abuse, and the Clinical Significance of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Interview Data Using the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placement Criteria’s Dimensions of Assessment. Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), Stockholm, Sweden
3/2007
Level of Care—Linking the ASI (Additions Service Index) and ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine, Nebraska Office of Community Probation Statewide Conference,Community Corrections and Addictions Treatment: An effective Strategy for Crime Control,Lincoln, NE.
10/2006
Clinical, Program Evaluation, and Research Utiltiy of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), A Standardized Screening and Assessment Instrument, Conference for Social Workers, Sponsored by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), Stockholm, Sweden
1/2006
Assessing Relapse Potential Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI)and the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM) Dimension’s of Assessment;Implications for Client Treatment and Management, 3nd annual Wyoming Statewide Methamphetamine and Substance Abuse Conference, City of Casper Police Department, Casper, WY
9/2005
The Clinical Utility of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), A Standardized Screening and Assessment Instrument, Conference for Social Workers, Sponsored by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), Stockholm, Sweden
1/2005
Psychopharmacology of Addiction And It’s Impact on Treatment and Relapse, 2rd annual Wyoming Statewide Methamphetamine and Substance Abuse Conference, City of Casper Police Department, Casper, WY
9/2005
Assessing “Relapse Potential” utilizing the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM) Dimensions of Assessment, National Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (NATASC), Annual Conference, Arlington, VA
Assessment Driven Relapse Prevention Planning for Recovery and Re-Entry, National Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (NATASC), Annual Conference, Arlington, VA
Transferring Assessment Information Within and Between Electronic Medical Record Systems, National Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (NATASC), Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA
6/2004
The Rational and Benefits of Uniform Patient Placement Criteria (UPPC), Louisiana Association of Substance Abuse Counselors and Trainers (LASACT) Annual Conference.
2003
Evidence Based Relapse Prevention Approaches, Delaware 32th Annual Summer Institute on Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Mental Health; Responding to the Needs of Diverse Populations.
11/2002
Identifying Offender Re-Entry Issues, Current Legal and Policy Implications Relating to Substance Using Offenders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Criminal Justice Institute, Integrating Public Health and Public Safety, Washington, DC
11/2002
Relapse and Sanctions and Incentives, Rationale and Benefits of a Drug Court Evaluation System, Wyoming Statewide Drug Court Conference, Jackson Hole, WY
10/2002
Psychopharmacology of Addiction, National Associations of Pre Trial Service Agencies, NAPSA Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA
Rationale and Benefits of Standardized Assessment Instruments, National Associations of Pre Trial Service Agencies, NAPSA Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA
Rationale and Benefits of Uniformed Patient Placement Criteria, National Associations of Pre Trial Service Agencies, NAPSA Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA
Psychopharmacology of Relapse and Two Proven and Effective Relapse Prevention Strategies, National Associations of Pre Trial Service Agencies, NAPSA Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA
09/2002
Psychopharmacology of Addiction and Relapse, Superior Court of Sand Diego, CA, Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
2002
Utilizing the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), Patient Placement Criteria, Delaware 31th Annual Summer Institute on Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Mental Health; Responding to the Needs of Diverse Populations.
03/2002
Psychopharmacology of Relapse and Appropriate Judicial Response, Virginia Statewide Drug Court Conference, Norfolk, VA
3/2002
Standardized Assessment Instruments and Treatment, Blending Clinical Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment” National Institutes on Drug Abuse Annual Research to Practice Conference, New York, NY
2/2002
Psychopharmacology of Addiction, Implications for Offender Management, Arizona State Wide Drug Court Conference, Arizona Association for Drug Court Professionals, Tucson, AZ
1/2002
Psychopharmacology of Addiction, Dynamics of Relapse and Sanctions and Incentives, New York State Annual Drug Court Conference, Buffalo, NY
1/2002
Prevention, Assessment and Treatment Issues for Adolescents, New Jersey State Association of Student Assistance Professionals, Princeton, NJ
12/2001
Relapse and Relapse Prevention Two Proven and Effective Approaches, National Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) Conference, Orlando, FL
11/2001
Training and Presentation Skills 101, National Association of Drug Court Professionals & National Drug Court Institutes Training of Trainers Conference, Phoenix, AZ
9/2001
Addiction and Relapse Implications For Judicial Response, Ohio Bar Association, Annual Conference, Lima, OH
7/2001
Recovery Training and Self Help and Cue Extinction, Two Proven and Effective Treatment Approaches, Delaware 30th, Annual Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, Sponsored by the Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association.
5/2001
Psychopharmacology of Addiction, (Key Note Speaker), California Statewide Conference on Proposition 36, La Jolla, CA
7/2000
The American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria and The Addiction Severity Index, Delaware 29th, Annual Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies. Sponsored by the Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association, Newark, DE
7/2000
Relapse Prevention, Aftercare and Follow Up, The National Institutes on Drug Abuse’s Two Proven and Effective Relapse Prevention Approaches, National Family Drug Court Initiative, Washington DC., Sponsored by the National Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
6/2000
The Addiction Severity Index and Uniform Patient Placement Criteria, CSAT’s Grantee Meeting for Targeted Capacity Expansions Programs, Washington DC. Sponsored by the National Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
12/1999
Assessment in Substance Abuse Treatment, Past, Present and Future Directions, CSAT’s Targeted Capacity Expansions II Conference for New Grantees, Washington DC. Sponsored by the National Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
7/1999
The Correct Administration and Application of the Addiction Severity Index, Delaware 28th Annual Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, 1999. Sponsored by the Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association
7/1998
The Correct Administration and Application of the Addiction Severity Index, Delaware Summer Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies, 1998. Sponsor: Delaware Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Association
3/1998
The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse’s, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) from Project Match, Dual Diagnosis Consortium of North Dakota’s Annual Treatment Conference
3/1997
Relapse Prevention and the Dual Diagnosed Client, Dual Diagnosis Consortium of North Dakota’s Annual Treatment Conference
8/1996
Learning to Use the Addiction Severity Index, Matching Clients to Treatment: Patient Placement Criteria and Levels of Care, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment in a Managed Care Environment: Guidelines, Protocols and Strategies for Effective Treatment and Improved Outcomes. Sponsor: Adelphi University School of Social Work
4/1996
Assessing Client’s Needs using the Addiction Severity Index, Enhancing Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counseling Skills in a Managed Care Environment. Sponsor: New York Federation of Alcohol Counselors, Seventh Annual Spring Conference
8/1995
Using the Addiction Severity Index, Thirty-Seventh International Congress on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Sponsor: The International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA)
8/1995
Effective Relapse Prevention: Recovery Training and Self Help approach and Cue Extinction, Thirty-Seventh International Congress on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Sponsor: The International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA)
6/1995
Recovery Training and Self Help and Cue Extinction, The New England School of Addiction Studies, Summer Institute on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Treatment. Sponsor: New England School of Addiction Studies
4/1995
Workshop: Recovery Training and Self Help: A proven and Effective Relapse Prevention Strategy. Seventeenth Annual Long Island Conference on Chemical Dependency. Sponsor: Nassau County Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction and the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Inc.
4/1995
The Addiction Severity Index, University of California at San Diego Summer School of Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Studies: First Annual Summer Clinical Institute. Co-Sponsors: California Addiction Training Center (UCSD) & UCSD School of Medicine
9/1994
NIDA Technology Transfer Packages on Relapse Prevention, University of California at San Diego Summer School of Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Studies: First Annual Summer Clinical Institute. Co-Sponsors: California Addiction Training Center (UCSD) & UCSD School of Medicine
7/1994
Introducing The Addiction Severity Index, Thirty Seventh Annual Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies. Sponsor: The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Cooperation with The University of Texas at Austin
4/1994
Workshop: Recovery Training and Self Help, National Methadone Conference. Sponsor: The American Methadone Treatment Association, Inc.
7/1993
Recovery Training and Self Help; Cue Extinction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Second National Conference on Drug Abuse Research and Practice. Sponsors: National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Drug Abuse
Contingency Management in Methadone Treatment, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Second National Conference on Drug Abuse Research and Practice. Sponsors: National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Drug Abuse
Contingency Management in Drug Free Treatment Programs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Second National Conference on Drug Abuse Research and Practice. Sponsors: National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Drug Abuse
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