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Missouri Addiction Counselors' Association
Presents the Spring 2022 Conference
Agenda and Speakers 

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Business Meeting/BBQ/White Elephant Auction and Raffles

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Clean up

SEE YOU AT THE NEXT CONFERENCE!!!!

Held at Camden on the Lake Resort

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Up to 17 CEU's Available!

Thursday, April 7, 2022

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Vendor/Sponsor Check-In/Setup

Friday, April 8, 2022

9:00 am - 10:00 am

"A Flower or a Weed?"

Presenter:  Christa Harmon, MRSS, MPS, MARS

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Basics of Leading Group

Presenter:  Kelly Kustermann, BS, CRADC, SQP-R, MARS

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

"If it ain't Broke" (Cognitive Principles of Traditional Recovery)

Presenter:  Clay Hyde, CRADC

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Board Meeting

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

"The Roles of Peers in Substance Use" (Certified Peer Specialists)

Presenter:  Colton Baker, CPS

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Uncovering the Causes of Addiction (Trauma & Neurophysiology)

Presenter:  Suzanne Opperman, MSN, PMHNP, CADC

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Vendor/Sponsor Break

3:45 pm - 5:45 pm

"Don't Pick Up, Even if your Ass Falls Off" (Relapse Prevention)

Presenter:  A'ndrea Hyde, CRADC, CCJP

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Dinner (on your own)

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast sponsored by Smart Start

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Practical Motivational Interviewing

Presenter:  Mark McDonald, MS, CRADC, CGDC, MARS, CRPR

                   Nathan Honeycutt, LPC 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ethics and Harm Reduction

Presenter:  Ken Vick, CRADC, CRPR, MARS, CPS

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch (On your own)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Staying Where Your Feet Are (Mindfulness & Addiction)

Presenter:  Angi Allphin, MS, LPC, NCC

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Suicide Prevention

Presenter:  Dr. Ruth Ridenhour, LPC, CCDP-D, TTS, SHRM-SP 

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Vendor/Sponsor Break

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Trauma-Informed Care and the Importance of Res-For Clients and Practitioners

Presenter:  Dana Branson, Ph.D., LCSW, CRAADC

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Addiction, We are All in it Together

Presenter:  Gloria Nepote, CCPD, ICCDP, CIP, LAC

Sunday, April 10, 2022

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast sponsored by Smart Start

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Families in Recovery

Presenter:  Mark McDonald, MS, CRADC, CGDC, MARS, CRPR

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