1. health and fitness
2. disorders

RAP-WI 2015
Recovery & Addiction Professionals
of Wisconsin
Annual Training Conference
Topics:
Co-Occurring Disorders
Cultural Competency
Physical Activity/Exercise & It's influence on
Behavioral Health
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Thursday May 14 & Friday May 15
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Sponsored by:
Location:
The Quality Inn
Beaver Dam,WI
THURSDAY- MAY 14TH 8:30-4PM – 6 CONTACT HOURS
PRESENTER: Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker in
the addictions and mental health fields whose presentations have reached
thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the
Caribbean Islands. A partial list of clients includes: Wisconsin Department of
Corrections; Archdiocese of New York; Bank of Montreal; Harris Bank; U.S.
Probation; The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; United States Army,
Navy, Air force, and Marines; Johnson Institute; Hazelden Foundation; and
Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Mark was director of
the first Southeast Asian and refugee addiction counselor training program in
the world. He is author of several books and workbooks geared toward
helping clients recover. Recent writings include “Relationship Detox: How to
Have Healthy Relationships in Recovery” and Recovery Management (coauthored with William White and Ernest Kurtz). In 2005, he had two stories published in the New York Times
best selling book series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. His most recent book is Slipping through the Cracks:
Intervention Strategies for Clients with Multiple Addictions and Disorders. Mark is also a successful consultant,
regularly providing consultation to Ohio Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Wisconsin
Association on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, and Michigan Bureau of Mental Health. In 2003, Mark received
the Professional of the Year Award for his work as a trainer and consultant in the addictions field in Illinois. Mark
is a lecturer at the University of Chicago.
EFFECTIVE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TREATMENT
Addictions and mental illness overlap at the rate of 50 percent. Compared to clients with a
single diagnosis, those with co-occurring disorders experience more relapses, arrests,
hospitalizations, evictions, suicide attempts, and actual suicides. In this skill-building
workshop participants will be introduced to strategies to effectively work with clients with cooccurring disorders.
A partial list of topics includes: Challenges in Diagnosing a Dual Disorder; The 5 Hidden
Psychiatric Disorders Common among Clients with Chemical Dependence; The Triple
Challenge: Intervention Strategies for Clients Who Are Mandated, Chemically Dependent,
and Who Have Mental Illness; The New Person-centered Approach to Co-occurring
Disorders Treatment; Evidence-based Approaches to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment;
How to Address the 4 Psychiatric Disorders that Co-occur the Most Frequently with Chemical
Dependence; and 10 Strategies for Helping Clients with Co-occurring Disorders Avoid
Slipping through the Cracks.
Objectives
By the end of the workshop participants will:
1.Be aware of the 7 challenges in assessing mental illness among chemically dependent clients and how to
overcome them.
2 Be aware of 5 hidden psychiatric disorders common among clients with chemical dependence.
3 Be aware of strategies for overcoming resistance when working with clients who are triple challenged.
4.Be aware of the 10 tenets of the new person-centered approach to co-occurring disorders treatment.
5.Be aware of 3 evidence-based approaches to co-occurring disorders treatment.
6.Be aware of the treatment of 4 psychiatric disorders that co-occur with chemical dependent clients.
7.Be aware of 10 strategies to help clients with co-occurring disorders avoid slipping through the cracks.
FRIDAY-MAY 15TH – 8:30-12PM AM Session
PRESENTER: Harold Gates, MSSW, CISW, HS-BCP
Mr. Gates is co-founder and owner of the Midwest Center for Cultural
Competence, LLC, an organization established in 2003 to offer
consultation, training and education to corporations, non-profits, health
care providers and educational institutions. Among the Center’s former
clients are Journey Mental Health Center of Dane County, Community
Shares of Wisconsin, the North East Senior Coalition and the South
Madison Coalition of the Elderly, Abri Health Plan of Milwaukee, Disability
Rights Wisconsin, and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health. Since 1989, Mr. Gates has served as a cultural diversity
consultant, helping to develop programs for internal policies and
improvement of delivery of services, including for the City of Baltimore, Antioch University in Ohio, Journey
Mental Health Center of Dane County, the University of Iowa School of Social Work, the National Resource
Center for Family-Centered Practice, Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office and the Wisconsin Department
of Health Services. He is also in demand nationally as a presenter at conferences and workshops on family and
cultural topics. Recent talks have been for the National Association of Social Workers, the Wisconsin State
Prevention Conference, and the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators. He has also been a
guest speaker at Georgetown University, Madison College, and Edgewood College, among other educational
institutions. Mr. Gates is former Associate Director of Cultural Competence for the Wisconsin Initiative to
Promote Healthy Lifestyles (WIPHL), a statewide project funded by SAMHSA, the Department of Health
Services and UW School of Medicine.
CO-PRESENTER: LORIE A. GOESER, BA, ICS,CSAC
Ms. Goeser is founder & owner of Dekorra Oaks LLC a Human Services consulting/training organization which
established the Northern WI Substance Abuse Counseling Conference annual conference now going on its
sixth year. She has provided training regarding substance abuse/addiction issues including how to use brief
interventions to engage in treatment services, dealing with clients whom have substance abuse in a crisis
situation, medical setting, trauma informed care within SUDS group therapy, how to integrate evidence-based
practices into the treatment setting for clients and organizations, use of evidence-based practices for
assessment and treatment retention, and use of motivational interviewing, client centered strengths for
developing treatment plans for clients with multiple diagnosis. She has provided professional technical
assistance and training for DHS-BPTR to meet needs of specific treatment settings including Methadone
Clinics, and County Outpatient Clinics. She was mentor for the PATTC Leadership Institute as part of ATTC.
She is graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Area Technical College, and the University of
WI-Extension Track A counselor training program. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of substance
abuse training and implementation of evidence-based treatment services.
CULTURAL COMPETENCE WITHIN SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING
Everyone has a specific cultural perspective and being, This workshop will address how to
understand culture & how it affects us in all spheres of life. It will discuss the dimensions of
diversity. Allow participants to explore your cultural values and beliefs and challenge
yourself. Substance abuse affects people of all backgrounds; thus in order to provide client
specific individualized treatment services it is imperative to be able to understand a person's
cultural as well as your own to provide quality services.
OBJECTIVE:
Participants will achieve the following objectives:
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Be able to define cultural competence & why it is important
Be able to have resources/tools to assist in assessing cultural competence
Be able to identify how cultural competence & substance abuse counselor competencies intertwine
Be able to start an action plan to integrate culture competence into standard practice within substance
abuse counseling services
FRIDAY- MAY 15TH -1:00-4:30PM PM session
6 Contact hours for the day
PRESENTER: AARON G. PERRY, BS
Background
Aaron Perry is a former AODA Counselor and Police Officer
who currently works for Dane County Human Juvenile Justice
Gang Response Intervention Team. In this role, Aaron
engages gang involved youth through a balanced approached
model which helps to eliminate the threat of violence in the
community.
Reduce Youth Involvement With Guns, Drugs, and Gangs
A community health advocate, Aaron’s innovated method of utilizing physical fitness activities
to help Youth and Adults pinpoint and discuss the underlying issues behind his/her drug or
alcohol use, has resulted in the reduction of crime, restoration of order, and eradication of
fear in local communities.
Connection To Diabetes
Aaron Perry was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 29, and after 15 years of
inconsistent management of his disease, in 2004, his physician informed him that he needed
to make lifestyle changes that involved regular exercise to better manage his disease and
gain control, or his future and outcomes were bleak.
362 days later, Aaron crossed the finish line of his first Ironman Triathlon. Aaron’s former
physician, family members and community were amazed at witnessing his triumphant and
history making efforts in Ironman Wisconsin.
Aaron is the founder of The Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association –
http://rebalanced-life.org/, Captain of the Madison Chapter of Black Men Run & Author of the
book Through The Storm.
Physical Activity/Exercise and it’s influence on Behavioral Health
Exercise has been shown to be beneficial in so many areas of physical and mental health.
Furthermore, It is well documented that exercise is an important part of preventing chronic
diseases (e.g., obesity, diabetes, cancer).
But can exercise programs actually reduce the likelihood of drug abuse and thus prevent
addiction? Although this particular session doesn’t claim to have the answer, we do believe the
evidenced based research merits, the beginning of this dialog.
OBJECTIVES:
Participants will achieve the following objectives:
1. Basic understanding of how exercise can prevent substance abuse.
2. How exercise can promote obtaining life goals and life resiliency.
3. Incorporating breathing techniques as a self care method.
4. Identify community resources that support exercise.
REGISTRATION FORM
RAP-WI CONFERENCE MAY 14TH & 15TH 2015
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Rates:
TWO DAY Attendance= 12 contact hours
___ Thursday May 14th & Friday May 15th Fee: $150 non-RAP-WI Member
___ Thursday May 14th & Friday May 15th Fee: $125 RAP-WI Member
___ Thursday May 14th only- 6 contact hours Fee: $ 100 non-RAP-WI Member
___ Thursday May 14th only- 6 contact hours Fee: $ 90 RAP-WI Member
___ Friday May 15th only- 6 contact hours Fee: $100 non-RAP-WI member
___Friday May 15th only 6 contact hours Fee: $90 RAP-WI member
NAADAC Member #__________ Website to become member: NAADAC.org/membership
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
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Check, Money order or Purchase Order made out to:RAP-WI
Send to: Dekorra Oaks LLC , 506 Tremont Street, Mauston,WI 53948
Include registration form and payment; payment via credit or debit card available contact coordinator @
[email protected] to coordinate this payment type.
Conference Coordinator: Lorie A Goeser contact @ [email protected] or 608-215-9114 phone
text/voicemail