INSIGHT INTO SCREENING & BRIEF INTERVENTION

Presented by:  Dr. Katie McQueen
                        Contemporary Medicine Associates

3 CEUs for LMSW, LPC, LMFT, LCDC

Alcohol and drug use has been called America's number one public health concern.  Drugs and alcohol directly impact the lives of millions of Americans and affect the delivery of health care on many levels.  They interfere with effective treatment of injury and illness by causing dangerous drug interactions, and they directly contribute to over 70 conditions that require hospitalization.  Despite these compelling concerns, fewer than 10% of Americans who need treatment receive treatment.  This workshop will present simple screening and intervention strategies that can motivate people to change their alcohol and drug use and when needed, to seek chemical dependency treatment.  Strategies for working with the healthcare system to incorporate screening and referral will be presented.
Katie McQueen, M.D., is Assistant Medical Director of Contemporary Medicine Associates.  She is a nationally recognized expert in the field of addiction medicine and brief interventions for alcohol and drug misuse.  Dr. McQueen's approach includes prevention, early intervention, therapy, family participation, medications and twelve step recovery programs.

August 22, 2008 | 1:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

HIV:  The New Millennium

Presented By:  Allen Barrett, Project Coordinator
                        Aids Foundation Houston

3 CEUs for LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LCDC

This workshop will bring you the latest developments in HIV/AIDS research.  The history of HIV in the United States and co-factors influencing its progression will be reviewed.  Participants will learn the latest testing and treatment methods for HIV and will be able to summarize HIV with regard to epidemiological, social and political factors.  Allen Barrett brings 11 years experience in outreach and prevention of HIV/AIDS targeting substance abusers and the offender population.  He was instrumental in starting the first prevention/intervention programs in Texas prisons.  He is responsible for the training, technical assistance and coordination of HIV/Health peer education programs in 47 Department of Criminal Justice units across Texas.

LOCATION OF WORKSHOPS

The Council on Alcohol & Drugs Houston
303 Jackson Hill St.
Houston, Texas 77007

REGISTRATION

Payment before August 15: $30 each workshop
Payment after August 15:    $40 each workshop

To register for any of our CEU workshops at any time, please complete and return the CEU Registration Form with your check or credit card information to:

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston
ATTN: CEU Workshops
303 Jackson Hill St.
Houston, Texas 77007

or

fax your completed registration form with your credit card information to secure fax (281) 200-9341

To speak with someone about our continuing education workshops, please contact (281) 200-9113 or CEUworkshops@council-houston.org

Presented By:  Dell deBerardinis, MA, LPC

6 CEUs for LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LCDC

"Taming the Warrior Within" is a course designed to provide professionals with the necessary skills to work effectively with youth who have the potential for violent acts or are currently exhibiting acting out, aggressive, or otherwise high risk or extreme behavior.  The philosophy of the course is based on a trauma model of treatment, which suggests that most acting out behavior can be traced to underlying trauma, abuse and neglect.  The trauma issues, once identified and effectively addressed, often eliminate the need for the acting out behavior.  Dell deBerardinis, MA, LPC, national speaker, trainer and author is a licensed psychotherapist with a masters's degree in Clinical Psychology.  Her unique set of personal and professional experiences add further meaning to her message and bring her audience valuable insight.

LOCATION OF WORKSHOPS

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston
303 Jackson Hill St.
Houston, Texas 77007

map to The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston

REGISTRATION

Payment before September 5, 2008: $60
Payment after September 5, 2008:    $70

To register for any of our CEU workshops at any time, please complete and return the CEU Registration form with your check or credit card information to:

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston
ATTN: CEU Workshops
303 Jackson Hill St.
Houston, Texas 77007

or

Fax completed registration form with credit card information to secure fax (281) 200-9341

To speak with someone about our continuing education workshops, please contact (281) 200-9113 or CEUworkshops@council-houston.org.