Agenda

Friday August 16, 2024

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

  Open Meeting

• 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM

  Neurobiology of Addiction in 2024

  • Presenter
    • Petros LevounisMD
• 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

  Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Neuroscience Informed Trauma Treatment

  • Presenter
    • Jesse VinerMD
• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Energy Psychology for the Treatment for Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders

  • Presenter
    • Adriana PopescuPhD
• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Get on the Skateboard: Transforming Medically Managed Withdrawal Management Using Telehealth Solutions

  • Presenter
    • David ConklinMD
• 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery and Relapse Prevention - Part 1

  • Presenter
    • Laura PetracekPh.D., LCSW
• 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  Building Family Recovery Capital

  • Presenter
    • Jonathan De CarloCAS
    • Mary WoodsMSHS, LADC LCS, BC-RN
• 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

  Leadership in Behavioral Health - Building Positive Culture

  • Presenter
    • David JohnsonM ED
• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

  Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery and Relapse Prevention- Part 2

  • Presenter
    • Laura PetracekPh.D., LCSW
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  A BIO-PSYCHO- SOCIAL APPROACH IN FAMILY-CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT: Exploring the bio-psycho-social (bps) model and its impact.

  • • JO-ANNE GONSALVESMSW/B.A
• 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM

  Identifying and Understanding Trauma Defense Mechanisms as one of the Root Cause of Substance Abuse and Relapse

  • Presenter
    • Elisa HallermanPhD, JD
• 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

  Rocky Mountain Silent Disco

Saturday August 17, 2024

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

  Open Meeting

• 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

  Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Healing The Attachment Wound At The Heart Of Addiction: A Theoretical and Practical Perspective on Connection-inspired Care

  • Presenter
    • Krista RoybalMD
• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Eastern Religious Influence, Psychology, and Enhancing DBT and ACT Effectiveness

  • Presenter
    • Christopher McDuffieMSW, ACSW, CADCII
• 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

  Opioid pharmacology and the opioid epidemic: illicitly manufactured fentanyl, xylazine, and emerging trends.

  • Presenter
    • Wendy WiehlPharm.D.
• 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

  Stigma: The Breadth of the Problem and How to Minimize it in Treatment, Support and Care

  • Presenter
    • J. Gregory HobelmannMD, MPH
• 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

  • Presenter
    • Wendy WiehlPharm.D.
• 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  Starting from Strength: How Understanding and Following Personality and Character Traits can Impact Addiction Treatment

  • Presenter
    • Dr. Jason RoopPhD
    • MeLeigha MilbyPharmD
• 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  Patient Retention in Times of Fentanyl and Stimulants

  • Presenter
    • Andrew SchreierICS, CSAC, LPC, BACC, ICGC-II
    • Hillary TamarMD, FASAM
• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

  Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  Restoring the Wisdom of the Nervous System through Brainspotting, Trauma Healing and Emotional Resilience

  • Presenter
    • Andrew SusskindLCSW, SEP, CGP
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  Dealing with Resistance and Creating a Safe Space: Learning Tools for Motivational Interviewing among Adolescents

  • Presenter
    • Jeremy NorthropPhD
    • Shelli YearsleyMSW, LAC, DBH
• 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

  Achieving Compliance High Reliability-A 12 step behavioral health framework

  • Presenter
    • Maeve O'NeillMEd, LPC-S, CHC, CDTLF

Sunday August 18, 2024

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

  Open Meeting

• 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

  Compassion Fatigue and Families Struggling with Addiction and Trauma. It’s a real thing!

  • Presenter
    • Michael F BarnesPhD, LAC, LPC
• 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

  Networking Break

• 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

  Attachment Theory: A Critical Component for Sustained Recovery

  • Presenter
    • John O'NeillEdD, LCSW-S, LCDC
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

  Lunch Break

• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

  Silent Anger in Couples

  • Presenter
    • Zachary AltiMAT, LCSW, C-SSW
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

  Networking Break

• 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

  Additional Complications in NOWS Neonates related to Prenatal Exposure to Xylazine

  • Presenter
    • Todd DaviesPhD