Advanced Recovery Systems offers medical professionals continuing education events to stay up to date on the latest industry news and trends. These valuable opportunities are held throughout the country, satisfy continuing education credits and provide attendees with expert insight and experiences.
Next Continuing Education Event: Tampa, Florida
March 23, 2018
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant
203 Westshore Plaza
Tampa, Florida, 36609
Topic: “Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adapted to Treat People with Emotional Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse” | Nancy S. Gordon LCSW
Why You Won’t Want to Miss It
Florida’s next continuing education event features nationally recognized DBT-Linehan board-certified clinician Nancy S. Gordon. She’s the founder of the Tampa Bay Center for Cognitive Behavior and is a valuable resource for professionals interested in learning about effective therapy practices to treat substance-use disorders. Her talk is titled, “Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adapted to Treat People with Emotional Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse,” and it will explain the benefits of using a therapy that was designed to help individuals suffering from personality disorders to treat people with substance-use disorders as well.
Tickets are $25 and attendees receive brunch in addition to three continuing education hours. Sound interesting? Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as possible.
Previous Continuing Education Event: Orlando, Florida
March 2, 2018
Topics:
- “Peer Consultation Groups & Treatment Teams: Strategies for An Effective Dynamic” | Karin Lawson, PsyD, CEDS
- “Brainspotting And Other Power Therapies” | Rosario Ortigao, LMHC, MAC
Event Highlights
“Peer Consultation Groups & Treatment Teams: Strategies for An Effective Dynamic” | Karin Lawson
- Defining what “peer consultation” means and its different models
- How peer consultation groups help with self reflection, self assessment and self care
- Symptoms that can identify an ineffective professional group
- Strategies for more effective peer consultation groups, including how to plan for group dynamics and varying personalities
- How to avoid supervision and hierarchy in group settings and treatment teams
“Brainspotting And Other Power Therapies” | Rosario Ortigao
- The cause-and-effect connection between trauma and addiction
- Describing some of the most effective power therapies and how they can help to treat addictions
- The theory of brainspotting, which states that where you look affects how you feel
- An exercise with the audience that shows how brainspotting can decrease negative feelings about a traumatic experience
- How brainspotting functions as a neurobiological tool to bridge the gap between mind and body, and how it supports the healing process
View past presentations to learn more about Advanced Recovery System’s continuing education program.
