Spring 2022 Conference Registration Form
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
Bobbi Jo Reed: Under the Influence (A Documentary)
Presenter: Bobbi Jo Reed, MRSS-P, CPS, MHFA Instructor, Trauma-Informed Care, MCRSP Board Member
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
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