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Sunday, 5 April 2020 5:00 PM - Wednesday, 8 April 2020 5:00 PM EST

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Sunday, 5 April 2020 5:00 PM - Wednesday, 8 April 2020 5:00 PM EST

GEORGIA ADDICTION COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION (GACA)
A NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS
PRESENTS 

A Virtual Training Experience

 31st GACA 2020 Spring Conference

"Advancing the Addiction Professional"

 

Sunday, April 5 - Wednesday, April 8, 2020

 

CCIT Certification Track

GACA Member CCIT (Certified Counselor in Training) TRACK ONLY - $200

Non Member CCIT  (Certified Counselor in Training) TRACK ONLY - $250

Courses marked with “*” are required for the CCIT (Certified Counselor in Training) track.

 

Before registering, please take a moment to review the sessions, their dates/times, facilitators and CE hours.

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Courses marked with “*” are required for the CCIT (Certified Counselor in Training) track.

Full Conference provides 26 CEs per participant
Approved for:
·University of Georgia School of Social Workers· (Conference approved, awaiting online approval) - 15 Core Hours including 6 Ethics Hours, 6 Telemental Hours  
·ADACBGA· - 15 Core Hours including 6 Ethics Hours, 6 Telemental Hours
·LPCAGA· - 15 Core including 12 Ethics Hours, 6 Telemental Hours
15 Core Hours including 6 Ethics Hours, 6 Telemental Hours with:
· Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers (GSCSW) ·
 

 

SUNDAY, April 5, 2020

Sunday Night Session

~5:30 pm-7:30pm~

*2.0 CE’s Intro to CCIT

Nick Campbell, CACI

 

~6:30 pm-8:30pm~
1.5 CE’s  Plenary Session

Jim Seckman M.Div., MAC CCS, CACII


 MONDAY, April 6, 2020

Monday Day Courses 

~8:45 am- Noon~

3.0 CE’s MM1: “What’s Love Got To Do With It:”
A Treatment Model for Partners of Sex Addicts

Theresa Masek, LPC, CCS 

 

~8:45 am – 5:15pm~

*6.0 CE’s MD1:Ethical and Legal RequirementsPertaining to the Revised 42 C.F.R. Part 2

David Burris, Sr BA, NCACII, CACII

 

6.0 CE’s MD2: The Pain of Pleasure: The Pharmacologyof Opioid and Other Drug Use Disorders – Part 1

Merrill Norton Pharma D, DPH, ICCDP-D

Lunch

~12:00 - 2:00pm~

1.5 CE's: Professional Development Trends

Monday Afternoon Courses

~2:00- 5:15 pm~

3.0 CE’s MA2: Evaluator & Treatment Roles for Accountability Courts

Tom L. Watkins, PhD, MA, MAC, CACII

Monday Evening Courses

~6:30 pm – 8:30pm~ 

 

2.0 CE’s MN2: LGBTQI & Addiction

Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

 

2.0 CE’s MN3: Spirituality, Religion and Recovery

Nick Campbell, CACI and

Helen Morton, LCSW, MAC, CACII

 

TUESDAY April 7, 2020

Tuesday Day Courses

~8:45am – Noon~

3.0 CE’s TM1: Working with Grief and Loss in Treatment

Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CCS, CACII

 

~8:45am – 5:15pm~

*6.0 CE’s TD1: Telemental Health Counseling

Diane Sherman PhD, CCS, CACII

 

6.0 CE’s TD3: Grant Writing

Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

 

6.0 CE’s TD4: The Pain of Pleasure: The Pharmacologyof Opioid and Other Drug Use Disorders – Part 2

Merrill Norton Pharma D, DPH, ICCDP-D

LUNCH:

~Noon- 2:00 pm~

1.5 CE’s Lunch & Learn: Ethics and Legislative Update

 

Tuesday Afternoon Courses

~2:00pm – 5:15pm~

3.0 CE’s TA1: Vicarious and On-The-Job Trauma:
Treating Crisis Managers and Fellow Counselors

Denice Colson, PhD, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CCS,DAAETS

 

 

Tuesday Evening Courses

~6:30pm – 8:30pm~

2.0 CE’s TN1: Practical Methods for Case Studies

Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

 

 

2.0 CE’s TN2: Medication Assisted Treatment: Moving Beyond the Stigma

Dr. Patricia Brown, DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

 

2.0 CE’s TN3: Addiction and the Prison Population

Original Michael, MA, MAC, CACII, CADCII, CCS

 

2.0 CE’s TN4: Gender Specific Addiction Treatment

Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

 

2.0 CE’s TN5: Where Do I Go From Here: A Guide to
Employment for Each Level of Addiction Counselor

Nick Campbell, CACI

 

WEDNESDAY April 8, 2020

Wednesday Day Courses 

~8:45 am- Noon~

3.0 CE’s WM1: Clinical Supervision: Professional and
Ethical Standards

Madelynn Speach CACII, CCS

 

~8:45am – 5:15pm~

 

6.0 CE’s WD2: The Ethical Dilemma of Human Suffering
Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CCS, CACII

 

*6.0 WD3: Ethics: The Simple Task if Following the Codes

Dr. Patricia Brown, DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

 

6.0 CE’s WD4: Marijuana and the Adolescent Treatment
Perspective

Raymond Scott, CCS, CAC II and
Helen Morton, LCSW, MAC, CACII

 

end of conference

Thank you!

 

 

 

Mimi Brown

The Georgia Addiction Counselors Association (GACA)a non-profit association dedicated to high standards for professionals who provide addiction counseling. Established in 1980 to provide a statewide association of addiction counselors and other persons interested in addiction, GACA is comprised of a volunteer Board of Directors elected by its membership and a volunteer Certification Committee appointed by the Board of Directors with the purpose of carrying out the mission of the Association. Our express concern was, and remains, the welfare of persons who are chemically dependent or abusing mood-altering chemicals in the state of Georgia.

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Merrill Norton
Pharma D, DPH, ICDP-D

About Merrill Norton

Pharma D, DPH, ICDP-D

About Nick Campbell

CACI
Jim Seckman
M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

About Jim Seckman

M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS
Original Michael
MA, MAC, CACII, CADCII, CCS

About Original Michael

MA, MAC, CACII, CADCII, CCS

About Madelynn Speach

CACII, CCS
Diane Sherman
PhD, CCS, CACII

About Diane Sherman

PhD, CCS, CACII

About Theresa Masek

LPC, CCS
Deidre Badu
MBA, BSW, CACII

About Deidre Badu

MBA, BSW, CACII
Denice Colson
Ph.D, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CCS, DAAETS

About Denice Colson

Ph.D, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CCS, DAAETS
Dr. Patricia Brown
DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

https://www.appliedtrainingatl.com/

About Dr. Patricia Brown

DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

About Raymond Scott

CCS, CACII
Helen Morton
LCSW, MAC, CACII

About Helen Morton

LCSW, MAC, CACII
Tom L. Watkins
PhD, MA,MAC,CACII

About Tom L. Watkins

PhD, MA,MAC,CACII
David Burris, Sr.
BA, NCACII, CACII

About David Burris, Sr.

BA, NCACII, CACII

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Sessions on Apr 05, 2020

05:30 PM
Sunday Night Sessions

2.0 CE's Intro to CCIT /Nick Campbell, CACI

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Nick Campbell

    CACI

06:30 PM
Sunday Night Sessions

1.5 CE's Opening Plenary Session/Jim Seckman M.Div, MAC, CCS, CACII

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Jim Seckman

    M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

Sessions on Apr 06, 2020

08:45 AM
Monday Day Courses

6.0 CE's MD1: Ethical and Legal Requirements Pertaining to the Revised 42 C.F.R. Part 2/David Burris, Sr BA, NCACII, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • David Burris, Sr.

    BA, NCACII, CACII

Monday Day Courses

6.0 CE's MD2: Part 1- The Pain of Pleasure: The Pharmacology of Opioid and Other Drug Use Disorders/Merrill Norton Pharma D, DPH, ICCDP-D - Part 1

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Merrill Norton

    Pharma D, DPH, ICDP-D

08:45 AM
Monday Day Courses

3.0 CE's MM1: “What’s Love Got To Do With It”: A Treatment Model for Partners of Sex Addicts/Theresa Masek, LPC, CCS

08:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Theresa Masek

    LPC, CCS

12:00 PM
Monday Lunch

1.5 CE's Professional Development Trends

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM
Monday Afternoon

3.0 CE's MA2: Evaluator & Treatment Roles for Accountability Courts/Tom L. Watkins, CACII

02:00 PM - 05:15 AM
  • Tom L. Watkins

    PhD, MA,MAC,CACII

06:30 PM
Monday Night Courses

2.0 CE's MN2: LGBTQI & Addiction/Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Deidre Badu

    MBA, BSW, CACII

Monday Night Courses

2.0 CE's MN3: Spirituality and Recovery: Integrating Faith-Based and Evidence Based Therapeutic Methods/Nick Campbell, CACI and Helen Morton, LCSW, MAC, CACII

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • +1
  • Nick Campbell

    CACI

Sessions on Apr 07, 2020

08:45 AM
Tuesday Day Courses

6.0 CE's TD1: Telemental Health Counseling/Diane Sherman PhD, CCS, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Diane Sherman

    PhD, CCS, CACII

Tuesday Day Courses

6.0 CE's TD3: Grant Writing/Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Deidre Badu

    MBA, BSW, CACII

Tuesday Day Courses

6.0 CE's TD2: Part 2 - The Pain of Pleasure: The Pharmacology of Opioid and Other Drug Use Disorders/Merrill Norton Pharma D, DPH, ICCDP-D - Part 2

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Merrill Norton

    Pharma D, DPH, ICDP-D

08:45 AM
Tuesday Day Courses

3.0 CE's TM1: Working with Grief and Loss in Treatment/Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CCS, CACII

08:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Jim Seckman

    M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

12:00 PM
Tuesday Lunch

1.5 CE's Ethics and Legislative Update

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
02:00 PM
Tuesday Afternoon Courses

3.0 CE's TA1: Vicarious and On-The-Job Trauma: Treating Crisis Managers and Fellow Counselors/Denice Colson, PhD, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CCS,DAAETS

02:00 PM - 05:15 PM
  • Denice Colson

    Ph.D, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CCS, DAAETS

06:30 PM
Tuesday Night Courses

2.0 CE's TN1: Practical Methods for Case Studies/Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Jim Seckman

    M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

Tuesday Night Courses

2.0 CE's TN2: Medication Assisted Treatment: Moving Beyond the Stigma/Dr. Patricia Brown, DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Dr. Patricia Brown

    DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

Tuesday Night Courses

2.0 CE's TN3: Addiction and the Prison Population/Original Michael, MA, MAC, CACII, CADCII, CCS

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Original Michael

    MA, MAC, CACII, CADCII, CCS

Tuesday Night Courses

2.0 CE's TN4: Gender Specific Addiction Treatment/Deidre Badu, MBA, BSW, CACII

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Deidre Badu

    MBA, BSW, CACII

Tuesday Night Courses

2.0 CE's TN5: "Where Do I Go?": Guide to Employment in the Addiction Field for Counselors/Nick Campbell, CACI

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Nick Campbell

    CACI

Sessions on Apr 08, 2020

08:45 AM
Wednesday Day Courses

3.0 WM1: Clinical Supervision: Professional and Ethical Standards/Madelynn Speach CACII, CCS

08:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Madelynn Speach

    CACII, CCS

08:45 AM
Wednesday Day Courses

6.0 WD2: The Ethical Dilemma of Human Suffering /Jim Seckman, M. Div., MAC, CCS, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Jim Seckman

    M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

Wednesday Day Courses

6.0 WD3: Ethics: The Simple Task if Following the Codes/Dr. Patricia Brown, DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Dr. Patricia Brown

    DBA, CCS, NCACII, CACII

Wednesday Day Courses

6.0 WD4: Marijuana and the Adolescent Treatment Perspective/Raymond Scott, CCS, CAC II and Helen Morton, LCSW, MAC, CACII

08:45 AM - 05:15 PM
  • +1
  • Raymond Scott

    CCS, CACII