2010 Session Descriptions

 

2010 Keynote Speakers

Stephanie Covington, PhD, LCSW

Dr. Covington has over twenty-five years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of treatment services for women. She is recognized for her work in gender-responsive services in both the public and private sectors. Her consulting work ranges from the design of women's treatment at the Betty Ford Center and Hanley-Hazelden in West Palm Beach to the development of gender-responsive treatment for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Correctional Services of Canada. Educated at Columbia University and the Union Institute, Dr. Covington has served on the faculties of the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, and the California School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Covington has published extensively. She has developed four comprehensive, integrated, gender-responsive curricula that relate to the issues in the lives of women and girls, including trauma and substance abuse, and she provides training and speaks regularly at national conferences. Based in La Jolla, California, Dr. Covington is the co-director of the Institute for Relational Development and the Center for Gender and Justice.

David Mee-Lee, MD

David Mee-Lee is a leading expert in co-occurring substance use and mental disorders with over thirty years experience in person-centered treatment and program development. He is not your usual psychiatrist, nor is he your usual educator. He writes and speaks in down-to-earth, jargon-free language and makes learning challenging and enjoyable. Audiences consistently express satisfaction with his combination of rich content and practical approach delivered in his engaging style. His down-to-earth upbringing in Australia coupled with his Chinese heritage makes for an interesting mix of dry humor and quiet wisdom. David is a Board-certified psychiatrist and is certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). David has trained and consulted for hundreds of organizations, ranging from small mental health centers to government departments and national behavioral healthcare companies. David has also authored a number of book chapters and papers in a variety of professional publications. He is Chief Editor of the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria and is a Senior Advisor to The Change Companies. David's medical, psychiatric and addictions training began in his home country of Australia. From there it took him to Ohio, Massachusetts, Hawaii and eventually California. He has trained and consulted in almost every US state, and his international work has taken him to Australia, Japan, Singapore, Germany, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.K.

 

 

2010 Sessions by Speaker

Douglas Althauser, MEd, LICDC, ICCS, CRC, Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Liaison, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, OH C9: How To Use The Serenity Prayer As A Therapeutic Tool In Counseling And In Your Own Recovery Cherie Bagley, PhD, LICDC, HSPP, CAC/BP, Psychologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC, Cleveland, OH B9: Military Veterans And The Psychology Of Abuse And Addiction Robert Bailor, MS, PC, CDCA, Counselor, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH D6: Applying Existential Psychotherapy To Substance Abuse Counseling Peter Baker, PhD (Candidate), Trauma Vidya, Brighton Hospital, Addiction Treatment Facility, Brighton, MI E12: Trauma, Dissociation And The Newly Recovering Addict Christy Beeghly, MPH, Program Administrator - Injury Prevention, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH D5: Epidemic Of Prescription Drug Overdoses And State Strategies Melissa Beers, PhD, Consultant, Strategic Research Group, Columbus, OH E5: Summerquest: Twelve Weeks Of Therapeutic Intervention For Children Of Alcoholic And Addicted Parents Currently In Long-Term Treatment Claudia Blackburn, MS, PsyD, Faculty, Alvernia College, Reading PA; Adjunct Faculty, Millersville State University, Millersville, PA; Instructor, Rutgers University Drug And Alcohol Studies Summer Schools, New Brunswick, NJ A2: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Deputy Shawn Boyd, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Columbus, OH A6: Operation: Street Smart For A New A.G.E. (Adult Gang Education) Patrick Boyle, MSSA, LISW-S, LICDC, Director of Implementation Service, Center for Evidence-Based Practice at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH B3: Implementation Strategies For Effective Integrated Co-Occurring Treatment Services Gregory Brigham, PhD, ABPP, LICDC, Chief Research Officer, Maryhaven, Columbus, OH C4: Opiods: Trends, Problems And Treatment Approaches Cpl. Charley Brown, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Columbus, OH A6: Operation: Street Smart For A New A.G.E. (Adult Gang Education) Sandy Calvert, Program Director, Hands Foundation, Brunswick, OH E7: Making Prevention Work For Older Adults: Effective Strategies For Identifying, Intervening And Preventing Substance Misuse And Abuse In Older Americans Kathleen Caughell, LICDC, MCJ, Associate Director, Lorain County Alcohol And Drug Addiction Services, Sandusky, OH C7: Welcome To The Dark Side! The Importance Of Ethics And Professional Boundaries When Transitioning From Recovering Addict To Professional Clinician Bill Cervenik, PCC-S, Counselor, Portage Path Behavioral Health, Akron, OH D12: The Closeted Addict - Addressing Addiction/Recovery Issues With Gay Men Maximino Cortes, MSSA, LISW-S, LICDC, Clinical Supervisor, Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers, Inc., Mentor, OH C8: Engaging The Hispanic/Latino Population In Practice Stephanie Covington, PhD, LCSW, Institute For Relational Development, Center For Gender & Justice, La Jolla, CA Keynote: The Addiction - Trauma Connection: Spirals Of Recovery And Healing D1: Women, Sex And Recovery: A Treatment Perspective Kedar Deshpande, MD, Physician, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Columbus, OH E3: Balancing Chronic Pain Management: Available New Drugs John Ellis, LISW, LICDC, Director of Program Resources, ADAS Board of Lorain County; Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland State University, Lorain, OH C11: Diagnosis Of Substance Related Disorders Jeremy Evenden, MSSA, LISW-S, Consultant & Trainer, Center for Evidence-Based Practice at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH C5: Implementing Motivational Interviewing In Clinical Practice Settings Dianne Fidelibus, PC, LICDC, Assistant Professor, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH A5: Addiction 101 - Reflecting On The Past, Preparing For The Future, While Working In The Here And Now! Annette Franks, MEd, LPC, Counselor/Trainer in Private Practice, Columbus, OH C3: Understanding And Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) In The Addiction Recovery Process Joe Gay, PhD, LICDC, Executive Director, Health Recovery Services, Athens, OH C4: Opioids: Trends, Problems And Treatment Approaches D10: Cultural Consideration In The Treatment Of Individuals Of Appalachian Background George Gibbs, MDiv, LPCC, Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, OSU Harding Hospital, Columbus, OH D11: An Existential Look At Spirituality, Addiction And The 12-Steps Benton Granville, MA, Director of New Business Development, Keystone Treatment Center, Sioux Falls, SD B5: Addictions And Family Violence - A Collaborative Approach Candace Hartzler, MA, LICDC, Family Advocacy Counselor, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH E6: Heart Of The Matter: Women, Addiction And Family Systems Pam Hillyard, MS, LCPC, CAADC, PCGC, ICCGC, Director of Addiction and Counseling Services, Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery, Peoria, IL D3: Don't Gamble Away Our Future Deborah Hoy, RN, MSN, CNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH D4: Alcohol A-Z Ed Hughes, MPS, LICDC, President/CEO, The Counseling Center, Inc., Portsmouth, OH B8: The Spirituality Of Imperfection C10: Loved Ones: Effective Strategies For Families Dealing With Addiction Michael Kocet, PhD, LMHC, NCC, Associate Professor, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA D12: The Closeted Addict - Addressing Addiction & Recovery Issues With Gay Men Kathleen Koechlin, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN, Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH E2: The ABC's Of Viral Hepatitis Brad Lander, PhD, LICDC, Clinical Director, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH B7: Brain Pirates: How Environmental Triggers Hijack The Brain Jonathan League, LPCC-S, LICDC, Private Practitioner, Mason Family Counseling and Therapy, Mason, OH B11: When Parents Are The Problem - Counseling Parents Of Substance Using Adolescents Jerome McGhee, LICDC, OCPS-II, ICCS, ICPS, Recovery Services Department Supervisor, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Orient, OH D9: Real Talk, Real Hope And Real Change: Treatment Of African American Offenders In Correctional Settings Mandy McGlone, MS, OCPS-II, LCDC-III, Director of Administrative Services, Amethyst, Inc., Columbus, OH E5: Summerquest: Twelve Weeks Of Therapeutic Intervention For Children Of Alcoholic And Addicted Parents Currently In Long-Term Treatment Erin McHam, MA, LPCC-S, Professional Clinical Counselor in Private Practice, Columbus, OH D8: Communication Skills For Couples In Recovery Cynthia McQuown, LPCC-S, LICDC-S, Co-Director, Cornerstone Wellness, Inc., Medina, OH E7: Making Prevention Work For Older Americans: Effective Strategies For Identifying, Intervening And Preventing Substance Misuse And Abuse In Older Americans David Mee-Lee, MD, Psychiatrist, DML Training and Consulting, Davis, CA Keynote: Why Integrating Mental Health And Substance Abuse Is Hard And What To Do About It B1: How To Develop Treatment Plans That Make Sense To Clients: Turning Paperwork Into Peoplework Judith Millesen, PhD, Associate Professor, Voinovich School Of Leadership And Public Affairs/Ohio University, Athens, OH A10: Grant Writing That Is Right For You And Your Program Judi Moseley, BA, Program Consultant, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH D5: Epidemic Of Prescription Drug Overdoses And State Strategies Tonia Moultry, LCDC-III, Training and Technical Assistance Director, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Columbus, OH A9: Domestic Violence And Addiction Susan Myre, RN, MS, LCDC-III, CTTS, Nicotine Dependence Service Coordinator, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH C12: Treating Tobacco Use In Chemical Dependency And Mental Illness Trupti Patel, MD, Associate Medical Director, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH D4: Alcohol A-Z Craig Pratt, MD, Palliative Care, St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, OH B4: The Grid: A Tool To Assist In Appropriate Prescribing Of Opioids Relative To The 6 Categories Of Pain Phillip Prior, MD, FAAFP, ASAM, Director of Addiction Medicine, VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH D2: Opiate Replacement Therapy - Practices And Pitfalls Ali Rezai, MD, Professor-Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH E1: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery For Severe And Intractable Addictions Michelle Risser, MSW, LISW-S, Mental Health Therapist, Columbus AIDS Task Force, Dublin, OH D7: Working With Daughters Of Addicted, Absent And Abusive Fathers: It's A Grieving Process Ramonita Rodriguez-Johnson, MEd, LICDC, LSW, OCPSI, Director, Catholic Charities Services, Cleveland, OH C8: Engaging The Hispanic/Latin Population In Practice Jeannette Rojas, LASAC, EAP-II, Clinical Psychologist (Mexico), Sierra Tucson Treatment Center, Tucson, AZ B10: Diagnosing And Treating Trauma In Eating Disordered Patients JoAnne Scullin, LICDC, HTCP, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner, Westlake, OH E9: The Twelve Steps And The Human Energy System Marcie Seidel, RA, Assistant Director, Drug Free Alliance; Project Director, Ohio College Initiative To Reduce High Risk Drinking, Columbus, OH E8: College Binge Drinking: Can We Alter The Course? Trisha Stock, PsyD, CAAC, Substance Abuse & Family Counselor, Brighton Hospital-Addiction Treatment Facility, Brighton, MI E12: Trauma, Dissociation And The Newly Recovering Addict Gary Stofle, LISW-S, LICDC, Team Leader, Southeast, Inc., Westerville, OH E10: The Tao Of Helping Others Guy Taylor, PhD, LCDC-III, Professor, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH A7: Sexual And Relational Addiction: Neuro And Cognitive Science For The Effective Treatment Of Behavioral Addictions Deputy Steve Tucker, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Columbus, OH A4: Operation: Street Smart Chris Tuell, EdD, LPCC-S, LICDC, Coordinator of Addiction Services, Lindner Center of Hope; Adjunct Professor-Addiction Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH E11: Pathological Gambling: When The Stakes Are A High Julie Wagar, MA, LPCC-SC, LSW, Counselor Women's IOP, Talbot Hall/OSU Hospital East, Columbus, OH E6: The Heart Of The Matter: Women, Addiction And Family Systems Meghan Wheeler, MS, Project Director, National Drug Court Institute, Lexington, OH B12: The Drug Court Model: Using The Power Of The Court To Engage And Retain Offenders In Treatment Richard Whitney, MD, Medical Director - Addiction Services, Shepherd Hill, Newark, OH Lunch With The Expert: Update On Pharmacotherapy For Addictive Disease Fran Williams, MS, LMFT, LICSW, PsyD, LP, Psychologist, Hazelden, Lake Elmo, MN A1: Attachment Disorders, Neglect & Addictions C1: Borderline Personality Disorders & Addictions Officer George “Pat” Willis, MEd, OCLEO, Community Drug Education Supervisor, Lake County Narcotics Agency, Painesville, OH B2: FDA Criteria For Making A Drug A Medicine: Let's Destroy The Myth That Marijuana Is A Medicine C2: Inhalants: So Cheap, So Easy, So Deadly...An Effective Approach With Kids Hope Wilson, PCC, LICDC, Professional Clinical Counselor, Hope Wilson Consulting, Columbus, OH A8: Addiction In The Family - A Gestalt Perspective Brad Wise, MEd, LICDC, Recovery Services Supervisor, Mansfield Correctional Institution, Mansfield, OH E4: Methamphetamine: Basic Knowledge And Review Of An Evidence-Based Treatment Model Kenneth Yeager, PhD, LISW, ICDC, Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH A3: Using Supervision to Process Ethical Issues: Unique Considerations in Addictions Practice Sigurd Zielke, DMin, LCSW, LMHC, FAPA, CADAC-II, Clinical Specialist, Fairbanks Hospital, Indianapolis, IN C6: The Science And Practice Of Coaching Recovering Adolescents Through Relapse And Risk Behavior