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2023 Women's Recovery Conference: Living Empowered

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2023 Women’s Recovery Conference: Living Empowered

Location

Live Webinar
Quiet Location with Reliable Internet Connectivity

Dates & Times

May 3, 2023 9:00 AM – May 5, 2023 12:45 PM

Contact

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This is the 37th year of the Women's Recovery Conference, focusing on the needs of women in recovery and their families. Up to 16.5 credit hours are offered, with a variety of credit options. The conference is designed for those working in substance abuse, mental health, psychology, criminal justice, human services, and other health care professions. Due to the current construction of a large parking deck at MAHEC, on-site parking is not available at this time. As a result, the 2023 conference will be held on a virtual platform over Webex, offered by Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) on May 3rd, 4th, and 5th of 2023.

One-day, two-day, and three-day options are available, with options for "Thursday Only" registration, "Friday Only" registration, or "Wednesday Preconference Only" registration. The event is designed with full livestream coverage and direct online access to presenters, allowing for the provision of mental health credits which are classified the same as "live." The livestream format also serves to assist practitioners who are unable to get away from their practice and who need to receive vital North Carolina updates to inform care.

Please click here for in-depth details about the 2023 Women's Recovery Conference.


The Preconference on Wednesday, May 3rd offers opportunities for both new and advanced practitioners.

Morning choices:
  • Bringing Clarity to the Beneficence vs. Autonomy Dilemma in Substance Use Treatment for Women
  • Group Counseling & Group Community Building: Motivational Interviewing Focus

Afternoon choices:

  • Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Counseling
  • Beyond Competence: Aiming for Racial Humility

The 2023 Main Conference, on May 4th and 5th, opens at 9:00 am on Thursday, May 4th, with a compelling Keynote Speech by Kristie Puckett Williams, Deputy Director for Engagement and Mobilization with the North Carolina American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on "Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women"."

The Main Conference features a variety of vital topics nestled into two parallel tracks, both following the opening keynote presentation.

Track One, on Thursday, May 4th, is a jam-packed 4.5-hour track inspired by DHHS MH/DD/SAS, with four separate, highly-relevant topics:

  • Engaging Young Women (ages 18-25) in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery: Best Practices, Resources, and Interventions
  • An Ongoing War on People: The Impact of Structural Racism on Pregnant and Parenting Women Experiencing Incarceration Due to Drug-Related Charges and Strategies to Lessen Those Harms
  • Could it be Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders? Strategies for Treatment Providers Working with Generation Z
  • Giving a Voice to Child Welfare-Involved Women

Track Two on Thursday, May 4th, features three sessions:

  • An Extraordinary Challenge: Eating Healthy on a Small Budget
  • HIV/AIDS/STI/Hepatitis 101
  • Project CARA's Hub and Spoke Network: Coordinating Regional Delivery of Perinatal Substance Use Care

Friday morning, May 5th, opens at 9:00 am with a formal North Carolina update by Starleen Scott-Robbins and Dr. Hendrée Jones, with everyone in attendance for presentations on:

  • Update from the State: Women's SUD Treatment in North Carolina
  • Hope, Resilience, Healing, and Health: Living Empowered

The conference ends with a choice of two concurrent sessions, designed to offer strategies that providers may immediately employ in their practices as they help women address health challenges and move forward on the path of empowerment, despite daily challenges:

  • Nutritional Depletion in Addiction and Recovery: The Impact on Mental Health
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Personal Perspective as the Key to Empowerment & Success!

Both of these sessions address strategies for offering uncompromised care for women in recovery, despite serious challenges. Participants may register for the session which best meets their service delivery needs.

Vital information for all providers working with women who are impacted by the opioid crisis is embedded within the entire three-day event.


A NOTE ON CREDITS

The 2023 Women's Recovery Conference offers up to 16.5 credit hours. *Please note that sessions will not be recorded, and live attendance is required to obtain credit. Bringing Clarity to the Beneficence vs. Autonomy Dilemma in Substance Use Treatment for Women at the morning Preconference on Wednesday offers 3.00 hours of Ethics training if selected. For detailed information about NCASPPB credits, please click here.



With the Support of
Vaya Health

Audience

Mental health and substance abuse professionals, including substance abuse counselors, psychologists, social workers, licensed clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, peer support specialists, nurses, school counselors, and other professionals interested in these subjects

Objectives

At the 2023 conference, session content supports the following overarching conference goals:

check Provide concrete information, therapeutic insights, and treatment skills which may be applied to process substance use and behavioral addictions
check Prepare providers with effective, evidence-based behavioral and nutritional interventions to help women enter recovery, prevent relapse through skill development, and sustain optimal health in long-term recovery, in benefit of women as well as their families
check Detail ways in which systems can be trauma-informed and culturally-responsive to the needs of those with intersecting identities
check Articulate at least three evidence-based transformative modalities of care that foster social, psychological, and physiological well-being in women's recovery while reducing relapse risk and promoting harm reduction with concurrent medical and substance use diagnoses
check Explain, in detail, the key components of at least three primary cutting-edge treatment approaches which foster resilience, build trust, and increase commitment to individualized therapeutic goals of women in recovery, while optimizing health outcomes
check Demonstrate a commitment to honor diversity, celebrate individuality, promote authenticity, and foster genuine collaboration
check Introduce group counseling and group community building skills to provide and ensure continuous, ethical care for women in recovery, within current workforce limitations
check Discuss legal strategies for closing major gaps in the current United States (US) care delivery system regarding treatment access for pregnant women, incarcerated women, and marginalized groups. Provide concrete examples of how drug policies and systemic racism have negatively impacted substance use treatment
check Inform providers of current legislation surrounding reporting on and care of pregnant women
check Describe at least three effective evidence-based strategies which meet the gender-specific needs of women with substance use disorders based on SAMHSA recommendations and/or those published in peer-reviewed journals within the past seven years
check Describe at least three evidence-based strategies which have been shown to foster the empowerment of women in recovery, helping them attain personalized goals in sustained recovery
check Provide current information on gender-specific ethics, infectious disease prevention, provider supervision, and optimization of nutrition in recovery

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Early Registration Fee - PRECONFERENCE (Wednesday) + MAIN CONFERENCE (Thursday & Friday)

for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$260.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE ONLY (Thursday & Friday)

$290.00

Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE ONLY (Thursday & Friday)

$305.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE ONLY (Thursday & Friday)

for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$180.00

Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE ONLY (Thursday & Friday)

for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$195.00

Early Registration Fee - PRECONFERENCE only (Wednesday)

$150.00

Early Registration Fee - PRECONFERENCE only (Wednesday)
for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$100.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Thursday)

$150.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Thursday)
for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$100.00

Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Thursday)
for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$115.00

Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Thursday)

$165.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Friday)

$150.00

Early Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Friday)
for students, peer support specialists and MAHEC employees
(*Must provide proof of enrollment or peer support status)

$100.00

Registration Fee - MAIN CONFERENCE only (Friday)

$165.00

Speakers

Debra K. Alvis, PhD, C-IAYT
Rebekah Bass, BA
Glenda S. Clare, PhD, LCAS, LCMHC
Tammy J. Cody, MSW, LCSW
Georganna Cogburn, MS, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC
Jamia Davis, MSW, LCSWA, LCAS
Essence N. Hairston, MSW
Linda L. Hamilton, CADC
Michael Harney, Jr., BA
Amy C. Hendricks, BS
Ron R. Hood, PhD, LP-HSP
Hendre Jones, PhD
Amy E. Marietta, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Geri A. Miller, PhD, LP, LCAS, CCS
Kristie E. Puckett-Williams, MA
Allan W. Redash, MD
Terri Redash, RN
Starleen Scott-Robbins, MSW, LCSW
Jordana Willers, EdM

Additional Resources

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Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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