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Event: 'Two Trainings - One Day'

3-6 CE Credits Available
NAADAC Education Provider

Location: Tennessee

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 At 09:00 AM

Duration: All Day

Event Cost: $40-$60

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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy in Substance Abuse treatment and Clinical Supervision

Knoxville, Tenn.

September 12, 2013

9 am - 4 pm

Presenter: Fern Richie, DSN, ARNP-BC

6 NAADAC Approved Contact Hours for FULL DAY - $60

3 NAADAC Approved Contact Hours for HALF DAY - $40

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment

9 am - Noon

At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the six components of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.

2. Utilize experiential exercises with the substance abusing client to support the recovery process.

3. Describe the ways that Acceptance & Commitment Therapy reinforces the principles of 12-step recovery.

4. Describe the ways that commitment, based on the client\'s values, is utilized as a motivational interviewing technique.

5. Implement Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with the resistant client in substance abuse treatment.

Clinical Supervision

1 - 4 pm

At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Contrast and compare supervision models for substance abuse counselors.

2. Utilize strategies for supervising the resistant counselor.

3. Implement evidenced-based techniques for enhancing the counselor\'s effectiveness via the supervision process.

4. Identify legal and ethical issues in the supervision process.

5. Differentiate supervision from psychotherapy.