Attend - Annual Institute on Addiction Studies

56 Annual
Institute on
Addiction
Studies
th
Who Should
Attend:
Addiction Workers
Problem Gambling
Prevention Workers
Substance Abuse
Prevention Workers
Medical & Health Care
Professionals
Police, Fire, EMS &
Corrections Workers
Employee Assistance
Providers
First Nations Support
Workers
Social Workers
Educators
Clergy & Spiritual
Counsellors
Human Resource
Professionals
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56 years of Personal and
Professional Development
July 12th - July 16th, 2015
Kempenfelt Conference Centre
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
This year offering full day
courses and a special 2
day certification course
Addiction Studies Forum Inc.
Box 322
Virgil, Ontario L0S 1T0
1-866-278-3568 (toll free)
info@addictionstudies.ca
www.addictionstudies.ca
Welcome to the 56th Annual
Institute on Addiction Studies.
We believe our motto, “Personal
and Professional Development”
best captures the cornerstone
of our conference. With a
focus for those working in the
field of addiction, mental health
and other disciplines within the
helping industry, we continue to
provide an event that combines
quality education, self-care
and networking opportunities
amongst colleagues and other
professionals. Sitting in front of
a computer for online courses,
webinars and distance learning,
cannot replace the value of
the human interaction you
will experience with us while
establishing new resources and
contacts.
We are pleased we are able to
continue to host our annual
forum at the Kempenfelt
Conference Centre. Located
within the beautiful surroundings
of the Kempenfelt Bay, you will
be treated to comfortable hotel
accommodations, fine dining
and other modern services that
are found within a premium
presentation facility.
Whether you are attending
for the first time, or you are a
returning delegate, welcome.
I am confident we will exceed
your expectations.
Tom Gabriel, President
Addiction Studies Forum Inc.
Keynote Address
Sunday, July 12th - 7:00 pm
M. Linda Bell ICADC, FACATA, CCS
“The Legacy of Gordon and Mary: the birth of
addiction treatment in Canada”
It is 1946. WW II is finally over. Captain Gordon Bell has returned to Ontario, to his wife Mary,
looking for a job. After discussions, Mary explains: “The Minister of Health says physicians
are permitted up to 4 patients in their own homes before requiring a hospital license. You
have made an offer on a house far from town, with a deposit cheque for $1000! Gordon, we
have $100 in the bank. What are you thinking?” Dr. Bell calmly replies “Your brother retires
from the Air Force Saturday. We are going to Ridgeway for a loan before he spends his
back pay. Today is Friday and the banks will not clear the cheque until Monday.” “We have
2 children under the age of three” Mary pleads, “are you not concerned at all about this?”
“Don’t worry” Dr. Bell answers, “the worst you can expect are a few nervous old ladies!”
Astonishment would be an understatement when the first to arrive were Alcoholics. Their
other options were jail time or locked in psychiatric wards. This was the beginning; the birth
of addiction treatment in Canada.
M. Linda Bell is the Co-founder of Bellwood Health Services in Toronto, a recognized leader in addiction treatment and accredited
with ‘Exemplary Status’ by Accreditation Canada. Linda retired as CEO in July 2014 when Bellwood joined the Edgewood Health
Network. She continues as a Strategic Advisor to the new national network. For over 40 years, Linda worked with addicted
families and provided training to corporations and healthcare professionals including the Canadian Department of National
Defense and the United States Navy. In the mid-90’s, she worked with the Government of the Northwest Territories and Elders to
establish the first Inuit Treatment Centre in Iqaluit on Baffin Island. Linda served for many years on the Boards of Directors of the
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers in the U.S.; the Canadian Addictions Counsellors Certification Federation
where she served a term as President; Alpha House, a men’s recovery home in Toronto and Addictions Ontario. Linda Bell is
the first Canadian to be appointed a Fellow of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators. In 2003, she was
honoured with the Canadian Healthcare Manager’s “Who’s Who in Healthcare’ Award and the ‘Annual Achievement Award’ from
the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators. Linda lives with her husband and family in Belleville, Ontario.
Course Ratings
Level 1 - Entry Level
Entry level courses for those who have little or limited experience in
the addictions or helping field.
Level 2 - Intermediate
Entry level to advanced. For those with some experience or
knowledge in the addictions or helping field.
Level 3 - Advanced
For those with substantial experience in the addictions or helping
field. Some material is at the clinical level of learning and is suitable
for those with post secondary to university level education.
NOTE: Ratings are determined on course content and the course presenters input. Addiction
Studies Forum Inc. reserves the right to make the final determination of a course rating level.
All courses and presentations have been pre-approved for Continuing
Educational Units (CEUs) by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors
Certification Federation.
Plenary Address
Thursday, July 16th - 9:00 am
Joe Roberts
“From Skid Row to CEO . . . there’s more to you than you can see”
In this address, Joe shares his story of redemption, a story that relates to the work you do every day. He
teaches how anyone can transform and overcome perceived limitations and live their dreams with the right
help and guidance. As you walk with Joe through the tough streets of East Vancouver in the 1980’s, you
will experience the depths and degradation of a former homeless drug addict, to the heights and triumph
of a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. You will see and feel how your work and policy made this
happen and continues to do so in the lives of others. Participants will leave with a feeling of being honoured
and thanked for their individual contributions, a deep sense of gratitude, a real life example of how lives are
touched when we invest in recovery, seeing the possibility in those we serve and the importance of the work ahead of us.
Joe Roberts is a college graduate with two business diplomas from Loyalist College in Ontario, where he won the coveted Laurie H. Cameron Memorial Award for academic excellence. After
which he began his professional career making cold-calls in the gritty world of photocopier sales. He quickly found himself promoted into a leadership and management position with a major
audio-visual company. With a track record of proven business success, Joe formed his own multimedia company, Mindware. In less than four years, he led his company to a phenomenal
800% increase in business, and made his first million before he was 35. What is most amazing about this young man however is that in 1989 he was living on the streets of Vancouver as
a homeless skid row derelict. Through perseverance, determination and his resilient human spirit, Joe pulled himself out of the darkness and despair, to become a highly respected business
and community leader of today. Drawing on the tremendous courage and determination necessary for his dramatic personal transformation, Joe now uses his amazing story, insightful humor
and solid business experience to inspire individuals and organizations to achieve their own remarkable goals!
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SUNDAY, JULY 12th - 1:30pm - 4:30pm
CHOOSE ONE of the following . . .
A1
Walking With Loss
A3
Developmental
Eugene Dufour BA, M.Div., CFT, CFE
This workshop will present current information
on dealing with loss and current bereavement
information. The “Companion Grief Model” will
be used and demonstrated. Special attention will
be devoted to: how to deal with difficult grief, how
to deal with complicated grief, how to do griefwork with men and how to care for yourself when
walking with grief.
Eugene Dufour is a clinically trained Individual,
Marital and Family Therapist, Bereavement
Specialist, Compassion Fatigue Educator and
Therapist and a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Facilitator. He received his Bachelors and Masters
degree from King’s College at the University of
Western Ontario. He has been working in the
area of bereavement and trauma work, hospice
palliative care, and the HIV/AIDS movement
for the past 30 years. He is a past president of
the Ontario Palliative Care Association and the
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.
Eugene provides critical incident stress debriefing
and compassion fatigue education sessions to
numerous fire departments, police departments,
school
boards,
HIV/AIDS
organizations,
government agencies, hospitals and community
groups. He is a local, regional, provincial,
national and international speaker on the topic of
bereavement and trauma, hospice palliative care,
and critical incident stress. In 2002, Eugene was
presented with the Commemorative Medal for Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2nd‘s Golden Jubilee by
the Governor General of Canada for his work in
hospice palliative care. Eugene presently works at
the STAR Family Health Team in Stratford, Ontario.
In March of 2012, Eugene and Michelle O’Rourke
published their book, “Embracing the End of Life”.
A2
Through the Lens of the
Filmmaker: Healing from
Trauma and Addictions
James Buffin
A qualitative look, with video examples, at bringing
compassion to the conversation about the overlap
between trauma and addictions/substance abuse.
Drawing on personal witnessing and experiences
shared by other childhood sexual abuse survivors
around the planet, the discussion will open with a
conversation about how seeing the physiological
stages of trauma recovery can help destigmatize
related issues of abuse. With over 21 years
experience in using the process of filmmaking
towards the goal of healing, much of the
conversation will be dedicated to discussing what
has worked and what hasn’t. Various possibilities
for using both self-directed as well as more formal
applications of filmmaking are on the table for
discussion.
James Buffin is a filmmaker with over 26 years
experience, working on movies, TV shows,
commercials, music videos and documentaries
shooting across North America, South America,
Asia and the South Pacific. The theme of his current
work is disaster/recovery, both environmental and
personal. Current projects include a feature length
documentary about becoming an aware survivor of
childhood sexual abuse. As part of his advocacy
work, James was invited as a representative of The
Gatehouse to address the 2013 Federal Justice
Round Table Consultations and attend the Federal
Ombudsman for Victims of Crime conference.
Since then, he was also plenary speaker at CAST
Canada’s national Grounding Trauma conference,
2014.
Brought to you by Addiction Studies Forum Inc.
(a registered non-profit provincial corporation)
Psychopathology
Jeff St. Pierre PhD, C.Psych.
Most adult mental illness begins in childhood.
The study of abnormal child psychology is
distinguished by several factors: our need to
understand the unique role of parent-child
attachment and the skills needed for interpersonal
relationships, the successful attainment of
cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioural
developmental milestones, gender differences, and
the manner in which the human brain develops in
the early years of life. By the end of this introduction
to developmental psychopathology, participants
will be able to: 1) discuss the importance of a
developmental perspective from a behavioural and
neurological standpoint, 2) understand the role
of reciprocal determinism in wellness outcomes,
3) state the frequency and characteristics of
major forms of mental illness in children and
4) describe treatment efficacy, including the
role of psychotropic medication prescribed
to children Discussion will involve workshop
participants in linking examples of specific types
of child psychopathology to risks in adulthood,
including the risk of substance use and abuse.
Dr. Jeff St. Pierre is the Psychology Professional
Practice Lead for the Child and Parent Resource
Institute (CPRI) in London, Ontario. He is also an
Adjunct Professor (Clinical), Assistant Professor
(lecturer) for the , Psychology Department at the
University of Western Ontario. He has worked as a
clinical psychologist with children, adolescents and
their families at CPRI since 1992. At CPRI, he is
the lead psychologist, and currently works in three
areas, an inpatient mental health unit, the selective
mutism service, and general outpatient mental
health services, doing assessment and treatment
for children with complex needs. He is a lecturer
and clinical training supervisor for graduate
psychology students and Doctoral Residents
in the London Clinical Psychology Residency
Consortium, which is Canada’s largest CPA
approved internship program for psychologists.
AA & NA
meetings
(Sunday Night)
Discussion Groups
Daily Networking
Movie Night
Silent Auction
Evening Activities
Seminars
Special Evening Session 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday, July 13 . . .
B1
The Trauma Dependency
(full day session)
Cycle: Working with Clients
Experiencing Abuse Issues
and Trauma
Jody Raven
Approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men
experience some form of trauma in their childhood.
One of the primary ways to cope with the impact of
trauma is through the use and misuse of alcohol/
drugs and process dependencies. Substances act
to soothe intolerable internal affect and provide
people with ways to disconnect or connect.
Inevitably, anyone who works with substance
abuse or process dependent people, will encounter
trauma underneath the understandable attempts
to self-medicate. In this workshop, you will
learn how to assess, respond to and support
people who are struggling with trauma issues
and dependencies. Participants will learn about
triggers, managing emotions and teach people
to manage and heal the impact of early trauma.
Jody Raven is a psychotherapist, teacher,
mindfulness practitioner and healer in Bancroft,
Ontario. She has worked with trauma survivors as a
trauma therapist for the past 21 years. Her journey
through learning how to work with people suffering
from trauma introduced her to mindfulness and
sensorimotor psychotherapy and these are the
underpinnings of her practices with people. Jody’s
personal journey through substance abuse, trauma
and recovery has gifted her with the ability to get to
the heart of the matter and effectively reach people
who struggle with being seen.
B2
Family Recovery: Get Sick
(morning session)
Together & Get Well Together
Robert McArthur RSSW, ICADC
David Eales
The purpose of this workshop is to explore the
manifestation of addiction within the family unit
as well as friends and loved ones. We wish to look
at the roles and behaviours that individuals take
on in order to cope with addiction in the family.
The importance of treating the whole unit and not
just the addicted individual will be examined. It
is believed by the presenters that not treating the
“whole family” does no service to the addict or
the persons they are returning to. An interactive
discussion on the 12 steps, the stages of change,
addiction and the brain, as well as education all play
an important part in the family recovery. Too many
times all our limited resources appear to be spent
on the addict and very little is allocated for those
who live with them. Many times family and friends
are told their job is to support the addict whether
or not they are still using, then to support them
in recovery while the question of when and who
supports the supporters is often asked.
Robert McArthur comes with over 25 years of
experience in the addiction and mental health
profession and over 26 years of personal recovery.
Robert is a graduate of Loyalist College as a Social
Service Worker and went on to receive diplomas
from McMaster University in Addictions Studies
and as an Addictions Care Worker. He is registered
as an Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug
Counsellor with the Canadian Addiction Counsellors
Certification Federation as is registered with the
Ontario College of Social Workers as a Social
Service Worker.
David Eales currently works in the Mental Health
and Addiction Program at Grand River Hospital and
is a student at Fanshawe College. Dave has 7 years
of experience in addiction and mental health and is
currently the union representative for Unifor Local
1106.
Choose one full day session or two half day sessions
B3
B5
Hepatitis C, Addiction & Harm Understanding Concurrent
(morning session)
Reduction: Up-Close and
Personal
Don Crocock
This session offers an opportunity to learn why HCV
has become a significant, hot-topic disease in 2015.
A brief narrative of the history of the disease will be
one focus, and most importantly, the current state
of affairs in the treatment of “Hep C”. Yes, there
is a cure! Questions are encouraged; there have
been dramatic changes recently regarding Hepatitis
C. Addiction, substance misuse, substance
dependency, substance management; whatever you
prefer to call it, it’s here to stay. Is the status quo
working, or is there room for improvement with
how we approach the overall issue of the excessive
use of drugs and/or alcohol? What would you like
to see changed or strengthened? Finally, we will
take a pragmatic look at harm reduction. A brief
overview is presented on why reducing harm from
substances is a good thing, how we do that and
how harm reduction fits into a substance misuse
continuum. Interspersed throughout this interactive
workshop will be the presenter’s personal story of
his journey; a tale of out of control cocaine use,
successful recovery and, many years later and
unexpectedly, disease.
Don Crocock is the Outreach Worker for the
Hepatitis C Care Clinic, part of the Mental Health &
Addictions Program of the Niagara Health System
(NHS). Previous to this, he was a Program Worker
& Addiction Counsellor for the NHS at the Men’s
Withdrawal Management Service from 2006 2011, and was the primary addiction counsellor
(P/T) at ARID Group Homes in Fort Erie from ’08 to
’10. Don was the founder of the Union Assistance
Program (UAP) of the United Steelworkers Local
5788 in 1993 and remained as Coordinator until
the host industry closed in 2005. He was a Certified
Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and has
also been a Canadian Contingent Alcohol & Drug
Counsellor (CCADC). His past service includes being
an Executive member of the Canadian Employee
Assistance Program Association (CEAPA), member
of the Board of Directors of Addictions Ontario,
member of the Board of Directors of the Alcohol
& Drug Treatment Centre, executive member of the
Niagara EAP Council, and member of the Addictions
& Mental Health Committee of the Niagara District
Health Council. In 2002, Don was honoured by
CAMH with the Courage To Come Back Award.
B4
Mindfulness and Recovery
(morning session)
Pam Beatson M.Ed.
Mindfulness meditation has been scientifically
studied as a stress-reduction strategy with excellent
results: lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar
levels and reduced cholesterol are all measurable
outcomes. In this workshop, we will learn about
mindfulness techniques and how to apply them in
individual and group counselling situations to help
clients with the phenomenon of craving, difficult
emotions and memories, and even physical pain
and discomfort. Participants should come prepared
with a blanket, pillow and the willingness to “testdrive” the strategies presented.
Pam Beatson is a psychotherapist in private practice
in Toronto Ontario. She has worked in the addiction
field since 1986 and brings a wealth of knowledge
and experience to her teaching. Over the span of
her career she has worked in in-patient treatment,
program development, family counseling and
employee assistance programming management.
Pam currently teaches addiction behaviours at the
University of Western Ontario. Pam has been a past
Chairperson for the Annual Institute on Addiction
Studies and the Institute is pleased to have her
return once again as one of our regular presenters.
Register today
www.addictionstudies.ca
(afternoon session)
Substance Use and Intimate
Partner Violence
Stephanie Baker PhD(C), RSW
Substance use and intimate partner violence, in
and of themselves, are significant personal, social,
and political issues. As a concurrent matter, it
has caused notable dissonance amongst helpers
with regards to how support is constructed and
offered, particularly for men who struggle with
these concerns. The endorsement of contrasting
theoretical frameworks leads to significant
discrepancy when addressing these issues
simultaneously. The aim of this workshop is to
deconstruct the ways in which these discrepancies
and tensions impact our work with men. It will invite
participants to consider a more comprehensive way
in which to examine this as a concurrent issue, in
addition to highlighting alternative frameworks
that can assist with understanding and helping.
An exploration of the inherent parallels connecting
these issues will be offered, as well strategies that
helpers can use to shift their practice to encompass
a more integrated approach.
Stephanie Baker is a PhD candidate in the Faculty
of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her
experience in social work spans several areas
over the past 19 years including: sexual violence,
trauma, addiction, mental health, intimate partner
violence, concurrent disorders, and acquired brain
injury. In conjunction with her studies, Stephanie
teaches for McMaster University and Wilfrid
Laurier University, is a social worker for the Sexual
Assault Domestic Violence Program (Niagara
Health System), facilitates domestic violence
groups (Family Counselling Centre Niagara), and
provides consultation and training for community
organizations.
B6
Transgenerational Dynamics
(afternoon session)
in Addictions: Learning from
Aboriginal Children and
Residential School Impacts
Dennis Kimberley BA, MSW, PhD, RSW
In 1969, a Canadian launched the children of
alcoholics movement by giving a strong voice
to children of alcoholics. While much has been
written about transgenerational impacts of
addictions, recent scholarship considering the
relationship among complex trauma, vicarious
trauma, and “Indian” residential school syndrome,
permits us to better understand: transgenerational
biopsychosocial dynamics in addictions; complex
trauma and compounding vicarious trauma; and
implications for assessment and treatment which
respects complexity. This workshop examines
the need for all cultures to learn from the
transgenerational impacts on aboriginal children,
as children and as adults, to inform our broader
understanding of COA and ACOA dynamics faced:
in life as lived by vulnerable persons; psychosocial
intervention in assessing for clinical significance; as
influenced by supportive treatment; and in applying
active therapies. The dynamic interplay between
here-and-now foci, and social-contextual history,
foci will be addressed as they relate to individuals,
couples, groups and families.
Dr. Dennis Kimberley has been involved in addictions
practice as a therapist, supervisor, educator,
consultant, scholar, and professional expert witness
since 1966. He has 45 years experience and over
40,000 hours of clinical experience. As a former
psychiatric social worker, and Director with the
Addiction Research Foundation, Dennis promoted
integrated intervention with clients experiencing
sexual exploitation interacting with substance abuse
as part of his interest in concurrent disorders and
complex trauma in addictions. Dennis’ work with
sex abuse victims and sex offenders (1980’s), led
him to become a leader in promoting treatment
of sex addictions (1990’s). As well, Dennis has
had a longstanding interest in transgenerational
addictions and transgenerational developmental
impacts. Among his current projects is the impact
of complex trauma on addictions and mental health
issues, associated with transgenerational survivors
of unjust “Indian” residential schools placements.
B7
Youth: Substance Use,
(afternoon session)
Gambling and Treatment
Lori Griffith CACII, CPGC
Lisa D. Longworth CYW, BA, SDS
This presentation will focus on Youth who have
struggles with substance use, gambling and/or
gaming. We will discuss current trends within
this population. Effective strategies and treatment
modalities will be discussed for both the Youth
populations and those Youth transitioning to
adulthood. In addition, participants will explore
the impact on family and how to effectively include
them in the treatment process. Participants will
walk away with some practical tools to help better
serve this population.
Lori Griffith has worked at Addiction Services
since 2004 in a variety of programs. She began
her journey in the Addictions field working in the
Withdrawal Management system after completing
her Post-Graduate in Addictions. Since that time,
she has been in the Community Treatment Sector
and has worked with clients who have concerns
with substance use, gambling and gaming
problems. Lori is currently the Coordinator of Core
Programs where she supervises the Substance
Abuse Program and the Internet, Gaming Disorders
and Problem Gambling Services program.
Lisa D. Longworth was one of the founding
members of the Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner-Led
Clinic where she currently works as both a frontline mental health and addictions counsellor for
youth and adults, as well as providing community
service coordination/mobilization, and program
management. Lisa has over 20 years of experience
in a variety of settings including education, health
care, crisis and treatment, youth justice, family law
and youth recreation.
B8
S.C.A.R. of the Feather
(7:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
Healing Through Song
Corene Cheeseman CAG II, CGC, SSW
H. Neil Monague
S.C.A.R. (Spirit, Culture, Attitude, Responsibilities)
is a workshop that includes information on the
losses and changes experienced by Native Nations
since the arrival of other Non-Native Nations. Topics
will include residential schools and the changes
that have occurred to the various Nations over 500
years. This interactive workshop will also engage
participants in a journey of healing through native
song. This is an excellent opportunity to gain the
cultural knowledge and background of Native
Nations when working with native clients who are
suffering from addiction.
H. Neil Monague is of the Beausoleil First
Nation and has been on a spiritual journey for
24 years in which he has gathered much of
his traditional teachings from his teachers and
surroundings. Dealing with his own spirit has
given him the opportunity to embark on a road
in helping others to strengthen their own spirit
by way of song, drum, and smudge. H. Neil
also works in the aboriginal community as an
alcohol and drug counsellor.
Corene Cheeseman of the Mohawk Nation,
Turtle Clan was born and raised on Six Nations
in a family of 10 children. A college graduate
and Certified Addictions Counsellor, Corene’s
background has been in the addictions field
for the last 19 years. She presently is an
Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug worker at the
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre in Ontario.
Morning sessions are 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Afternoon sessions from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
NOTE: session C1 is a full
2 day certificate course
Tuesday, July 14 . . . Choose one full day session or two half day sessions
C1
C3
Acupuncture Detoxification
Concurrent Disorders: The
C5
Beyond Addiction: How
C7
Addictions and Emotional
Dennis Kimberley BA, MSW, PhD, RSW
Diane Frederick RN, MA, ICADC, ICCS
The link between sexual exploitation and addictions
has been a repeated theme in novels, movies,
documentaries and in addictions treatment. This
workshop examines various forms and paths of
sexual exploitation throughout the life-cycle (e.g.
sex abuse; pornographic identities; sex trade;
drug exchange for sexual favours; sex trafficking;
sexting) and associated interactions among
various biopsychosocial dimensions: psychosocial
neurological; biochemical; biomedical; biophysical;
affect and emotional expression; cognitive ability
and expression; behaviour and action patterns;
motivational patterns and paths; biopsychosocial
development; sexual development and sexual
functioning; attachment-bond and interpersonal
relationships; existential-spiritual connections;
social-situational context; identity formation
and self-stability. The clinical significance of the
distinction between sexualization and eroticization
will be explored. Within this context the paradoxes
of strengths and resilience thinking, and the limits
of CBT, in addressing the interaction of sexual
exploitation and addictions, will also be addressed.
We all want to be happy and avoid pain and
suffering. To be caught in the grips of an addictive
pattern is to suffer. For people who struggle with
addictive behaviours, the present moment is never
enough because the mind is focused on what
happens next. At the heart of addiction (whatever
the substance or compulsive behaviour), the same
emotional dynamics and behaviours are involved.
By discovering these self-defeating behaviours
of constant urges and cravings through mindful
awareness, one learns to observe, pause and not
become entangled in the endless pattern of addiction.
This educational and experiential workshop will
provide current research that supports the benefits
of self-directed neuroplasticity: changing patterns
by paying attention and having self-compassion as
well as compassion for others. Through discussion,
mindfulness meditation, and experiential exercises,
you will gain practical skills to build happiness,
confidence, and love while increasing emotional
resilience, working towards a recovery process that
is truly transformative and sustaining.
OACCPP(c)
Nishe Catherine BA
(1st day of a 2 day session)
Specialist Certification
Brian Irving CACII, CYC, ADSrt
The
National
Acupuncture
Detoxification
Association (NADA) protocol is a non-verbal
treatment approach that involves the gentle
placement of five sterile, disposable needles into
designated acupoints on the ears. This unique
approach to treatment has shown to be clinically
effective, cost-efficient and compatible crossculturally. In clinical studies, NADA acupuncture has
demonstrated numerous benefits including reduced
cravings for substances and addictive behaviours,
minimized withdrawal symptoms, increased ability
to sleep, decrease in agitation, improved client
retention rates, and as an aid in the development
of therapeutic relationships. During this intensive
two day course, participants will receive education
regarding the role of acupuncture and other holistic
approaches in treatment, the development and
maintenance of effective NADA based programs and
proper needle handling techniques. Participants will
also gain practical, hands on experience providing
treatments, in order to develop competency in
delivering services.
NOTE: This 2 day certificate course that must be
taken in its entirety to receive a certificate.
Brian Irving is a Certified Addictions Counsellor,
Certified Child and Youth Counsellor and a
Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture
Detoxification Association (NADA). He has over 15
years experience in mental health and addictions,
working in a variety of settings, including the
youth criminal justice system, community
treatment agencies and hospital based inpatient
and outpatient treatment programs. He is currently
employed at Royal Victoria Hospital as a Counsellor
and Addictions Specialist where he has developed
and maintains a NADA program for patients and
staff. He currently serves on the Board of Directors
for NADA and maintains a private practice.
C2
Essentials to Cognitive
(full day session)
Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Ian Robertson MSW, RSW
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is an evidencedbased therapy. It has been found to be effective in
the treatment of a number of problems including
mood, anxiety, eating disorders and addictions.
CBT involves developing an understanding of
how one’s thoughts influence how they feel (both
emotionally and physically) and behave. These
components interact and influence each other. This
interactive practice-based workshop will provide
the new learner the following CBT skills: Overview
of the CBT Treatment Model (Thoughts, Feelings
and Behaviours), How to engage your client
with the CBT approach, Structuring the therapy
including assessment, case formulation and
developing the treatment plan, Exploring different
levels of thinking biases including automatic
thoughts, beliefs, assumptions and core beliefs,
Behavioural activation, The use of “homework” as
a tool to awareness and active monitoring, Graded
exposure, Application use of evaluations tools
including Thought Records, Alternative Biases,
Evidence For and Against, Thinking biases, and
Decisional Bias sheets. This workshop will provide
several in-session examples, as well as providing
opportunities for clinicians to practice these skills.
Ian Robertson currently works as the Regional
Clinical Supervisor for Addictions and Mental Health
at the Niagara Health System. Previously, Ian has
worked as a substance abuse counsellor at the
Niagara Withdrawal Management Centre, the New
Port Centre, as a clinical therapist for Mental Health
Services, Regional Facilitator and Trainer for Mental
Health, and also consultant for several community
organizations. He is certified as a Clinical
Traumatologist, Compassion Fatigue Specialist,
and Substance Abuse Counsellor. He is trained in
Trauma Incident Reduction (TIR), Level 1 & 2 of
EMDR, Threat Assessment, Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive
Process Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.
Ian also owns and operates a private practice in
Niagara.
(morning session)
Interaction of Addictions and
Compromised Mental Health
Dr. Dennis Kimberley has been involved in addictions
practice as a therapist, supervisor, educator,
consultant, scholar, and professional expert witness
since 1966. He has 45 years experience and over
40,000 hours of clinical experience. As a former
psychiatric social worker, and Director with the
Addiction Research Foundation, Dennis promoted
integrated intervention with clients experiencing
sexual exploitation interacting with substance
abuse as part of his interest in concurrent
disorders and complex trauma in addictions. His
experience resulted in him being appointed to
Canadian expert panels and training activities on
concurrent disorders (1990’s). Dennis’ work with
sex abuse victims and sex offenders (1980’s), led
him to become a leader in promoting treatment
of sex addictions (1990’s). As well, Dennis has
had a longstanding interest in transgenerational
addictions and transgenerational developmental
impacts. . Among his current projects is the impact
of complex trauma on addictions and mental health
issues, associated with transgenerational survivors
of unjust “Indian” residential schools placements.
He has presented, offered training and has written
numerous chapters and articles, nationally and
internationally.
C4
Street Drugs: Taking a Closer
(morning session)
Look
CC Sapp
In this interactive workshop, we will review the
basics about some of the street drugs your clients
may be using. We will not only examine what drugs
are (how they look and what the high feels like) but
we will also look at why someone may choose one
route of administration over another and how the
experience of the drug might be different for each
user. All drugs might be relatively the same, but
what makes the use and user unique? We will also
get a snapshot of what the latest research is saying
about who is using what and some easy ways
for our clients to reduce their harm while using
substances.
CC Sapp has worked in the HIV and Harm Reduction
field for over 15 years and has been providing
trainings with the Ontario HIV and Substance
Use Training Program for five of those years. He
started out in his career creating workshops around
leadership, advocacy, and anti-oppression. CC
quickly moved into the field of HIV, formerly running
a peer education program around HIV prevention,
substance use, and harm reduction. Moving to
Toronto, he grew his portfolio by providing trainings
on sexuality, gender, active listening, sex education,
and diversity. CC has also worked as a consultant to
many non-profits, is an excellent baker, and brings
his humour and life experiences with him to every
training he facilitates. CC has provided hundreds of
trainings across the province and has been featured
as a plenary speaker at several conferences.
(morning session)
(afternoon session)
Science, Self Compassion can Intelligence
help people change
Nigel Turner B.Sc. HSC, AMFC,
Diane Frederick is a registered nurse,
psychotherapist, author and teacher, integrating
a mindful and compassionate perspective with
client-centred therapy. Her experience in the field
of addictions spans over a thirty year period.
Diane’s personal meditation practices, ongoing
education and training point the way for the
creation of Tapestry: Mindfulness and Compassion
- a movement to bring kindness and caring into the
world.
C6
Relational Psychotherapy
(afternoon session)
and the Innate Wisdom of the
Client Centred Approach in
Working with Addiction
Sean Meggeson MA
Low self-esteem is a major risk factor for
both Manualized therapy and/or programmed
approaches to addiction offer assurances of
direction to the clinician, and while such approaches
may be effective to a certain extent, the innate
wisdom of client centred therapy is perhaps one of
the most effective psychotherapeutic approaches in
working with addiction. Following affect, fulfilling
self-object needs, optimal responsiveness, creating
and holding an intersubjective field (among other
factors) all contribute to giving the client struggling
with addiction a healing, integrated experience that
is highly effective in psychotherapeutic treatment.
However, client centred therapy as espoused by the
concepts of Relational Psychotherapy requires a
well-honed clinical skill that not only eschews any
hint of directionally-oriented therapies or programs,
it asks the clinician to be highly attuned to client
affect with the modus operandi of co-operation,
trust and empathy. This client centred approach
can be extremely difficult for the clinician working
with addiction, and indeed, it may at times cause
the clinician moments of doubt, confusion and
stress. This interactive workshop will discuss the
main concepts of Relational Psychotherapy as they
apply to addiction. Participants will be invited to
participate in role-playing scenarios as well as to
incorporate their own clinical material into roleplaying exercises.
Sean Meggeson, M.A. holds an Addiction
Careworker Diploma and a Certificate in Addiction
Studies. He is a graduate of the Toronto Institute
for Relational Psychotherapy and a guest member
of the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society. Sean lives
and works in Toronto in private practice as a
psychotherapist. In addition to bringing a personal
and professional interest to working in the field of
addiction, Sean also works extensively with groups
and families.
The addict’s challenge in recovery is learning how
to cope with life as they have spent most of their
life running away from problems and the normal
emotional reactions inherent in difficult situations.
Two key areas are (A) to understand relationships
(both with themselves and others) and (B) a lack of
identity. The EQ model is both coherent and covers
these bases. It is being adopted in the US teaching
addiction/anger as well as successfully being used
in business and other disciplines teaching, policing,
hospital team work. The parameters include
the following Self-Regard, Self-Actualization,
Emotional Self-Awareness, Emotional Expression,
Assertiveness,
Interpersonal
Relationships,
Empathy, Social Responsibility, Problem Solving,
Reality Testing, Impulse Control, Flexibility, Stress
Tolerance and Optimism. Challenges in life are
daunting for those in recovery. Understanding EQ
can take clients out of shame into a skill base that
will help them move forward. We would take you
through the model (with day to day applications).
Participants will learn skills and techniques
necessary to overcome obstacles. E.g. when relapse
happens what specific skills were not being applied.
Our experience tells us that because clients have
great challenges in relating to others, they suffer
from social anxiety and have very little awareness
of how they relate to others.
Nigel Turner is Program Director for Anger
management and Domestic Abuse at Just for Today,
and part time counsellor at Habitude and works with
youth for Young Ones. He has a long background in
addictions and specializes in anger and addictions.
He has a private practice and does workshops for
professionals and is a clinical supervisor
Nishe Catherine has been a psychotherapist in
private practice and in public service agencies
for twenty years. In her practice, she works with
individuals, couples, and in groups. She is on the
board of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists
and is also an experienced trainer. For fifteen years
Nishe has acted as a senior Human Resources
professional in the private sector.
C8
Rx and Over the Counter
(afternoon session)
Medicines – Friend and Foe
Ron Elliot B.Sc.
The presentation by a registered pharmacist will
review commonly used prescription and nonprescription medicines and their potential for
misuse. Given that drug misuse is a leading cause
of admission to hospital in North America, the
presentation will explore some of the myths and
misinformation arising from marketing efforts. The
speaker will use product examples to demonstrate
how powerful and helpful medicines can be when
skillfully used contrasted with the potential for
serious misadventure when not used correctly. The
risk of dependency and addiction will be considered.
Ron Elliott has been a practicing community
pharmacist for over 40 years. He is a past President
of the Ontario College of Pharmacists and a Past
President of the Canadian Pharmacists Association.
Currently, Ron is the Executive Director of Westover
Treatment Centre in Thamesville, Ontario. Ron has a
passion for sharing information on the wise use of
Rx and non-Rx medicines, speaking to a wide range
of audiences over many years.
Daily Rates
Group Discounts
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Seminars
NOTE: session D1 is the 2nd
part of a 2 day certificate course
Wednesday, July 15 . . . . . Choose one full day session or two half day sessions
D1
D3
D5
Acupuncture Detoxification
Evolution of the Seven
From Hell to Hope: Journey to
(2nd day of a 2 day session)
(morning session)
Specialist Certification
Pointed Star
Brian Irving CACII, CYC, ADSrt
H. Neil Monague
The
National
Acupuncture
Detoxification
Association (NADA) protocol is a non-verbal
treatment approach that involves the gentle
placement of five sterile, disposable needles into
designated acupoints on the ears. This unique
approach to treatment has shown to be clinically
effective, cost-efficient and compatible crossculturally. In clinical studies, NADA acupuncture has
demonstrated numerous benefits including reduced
cravings for substances and addictive behaviours,
minimized withdrawal symptoms, increased ability
to sleep, decrease in agitation, improved client
retention rates, and as an aid in the development
of therapeutic relationships. During this intensive
two day course, participants will receive education
regarding the role of acupuncture and other holistic
approaches in treatment, the development and
maintenance of effective NADA based programs and
proper needle handling techniques. Participants will
also gain practical, hands on experience providing
treatments, in order to develop competency in
delivering services.
This workshop will focus on the teachings of the
Seven Pointed Star and also look at other Aboriginal
teachings including the Seven Grandfather
teachings and the Tobacco Tie. This will be a highly
interactive workshop and participants will learn how
these teachings apply to their own life journey.
NOTE: This 2 day certificate course that must be
taken in its entirety to receive a certificate.
Co-Dependency in 2015
Brian Irving is a Certified Addictions Counsellor,
Certified Child and Youth Counsellor and a
Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture
Detoxification Association (NADA). He has over 15
years experience in mental health and addictions,
working in a variety of settings, including the
youth criminal justice system, community
treatment agencies and hospital based inpatient
and outpatient treatment programs. He is currently
employed at Royal Victoria Hospital as a Counsellor
and Addictions Specialist where he has developed
and maintains a NADA program for patients and
staff. He currently serves on the Board of Directors
for NADA and maintains a private practice.
D2
Opioid Problems: Treatment
(full day session)
Solutions
Lori Naylor BSc, RSW, RelPsych (Dip),
Member CAPT
Mental health and addiction treatment providers are
familiar with the rise in the abuse of opioid drugs.
This one day interactive workshop will present
information on these prescription painkillers, their
availability, benefits and hazards and will present
promising treatment strategies. Through case
studies, interactive group work and networking,
opportunities will be provided to apply new
knowledge, practice skills and explore the benefits
of clinical consultation.
Lori Naylor is a Registered Social Worker who has
worked as an Addiction Therapist at the Breakaway
Satellite Opiate Addiction Treatment program
since 1999. She has a passionate interest in the
connection between trauma and addiction, and
has been active in providing clinical supervision
and education and on this topic to agencies and
conferences across Canada. Lori is a facilitator
for the Provincial OPIATE project, having created
and presented a variety of webinars and trainings
including MMT and chronic pain, MMT and trauma,
and Opioids and Older Adults. She is an author
in the CAMH text “Highs and Lows: Canadian
Perspectives on Women and Substance Abuse”
(2007), on the topic of “Creating Comprehensive
Methadone Treatment for Women”. In addition, she
is a member of the University of Toronto/CAMH
faculty which trains physicians, pharmacists and
counsellors in the Opiate Dependency Treatment
Certificate Program. Lori also runs a private
psychotherapy practice, since 1996.
H. Neil Monague is of the Beausoleil First
Nation and has been on spiritual journey for
24 years in which he has gathered much of
his traditional teachings from his teachers and
surroundings. Dealing with his own spirit has
given him the opportunity to embark on a road
in helping others to strengthen their own spirit
by way of song, drum, and smudge. H. Neil
also works in the aboriginal community as an
alcohol and drug counsellor.
D4
The New Outlook on
(morning session)
Maureen Brine RN, ICADC
Addiction has been thought of the ‘gift that goes
on giving through the generations’! Interestingly
enough so is Co-dependency. It can be described
as the pain in adulthood that comes from being
‘wounded’ in childhood, which leads to a high
probability of relationship problems and addictive
disorders in later life. The term co-dependency has
been around for almost four decades. Although it
originally applied to spouses of alcoholics, first
called co-alcoholics, it became apparent that the
characteristics of co-dependents were much more
prevalent in the general population than had been
imagined. In fact, they found that if you were raised
in a dysfunctional family or with ‘problems’, you’re
likely co-dependent. Don’t feel bad if that includes
you. Most families are dysfunctional. You’re in
the majority! Researchers also found that codependent symptoms got worse if left untreated.
The good news is that they’re reversible over time.
If you are in fact co-dependent, this behaviour is not
limited to only our family. We unconsciously take
our tendencies on the road with us to our primary
relationships at home and at work! The behaviour
is often subtle and creates unnecessary stress for
us. This workshop will focus on the new outlook
on co-dependency, how to recognize it in yourself
and others; and how to recover from it. Time will be
spent on how this shows up at work as well. There
will be an experiential component as well as an indepth look at the characteristics of co-dependency.
Maureen Brine is an internationally known and
respected Toronto-based psychotherapist, certified
addictions counselor, interventionist, consultant,
and faculty member of Imago Relationship
International. As an Imago therapist, she works
with couples in recovery. With over 36 years of
experience in the addictions field, Maureen played
an instrumental role in the intervention movement
in Canada and is a featured interventionist on the TV
show Intervention Canada. In addition to her work
in addictions, she is currently launching an Imago
Couples workshop, “Recovering our Connection.”
(morning session)
Sobriety using Choice Theory
& Reality Therapy
Kevin Amisson ICADC, CTRTC
This session looks at the disease of addiction and
the presenter’s personal journey from addiction
to sobriety and recovery using Choice Theory
and Reality Therapy. Choice Theory is based on
the principle that all behaviour is chosen as we
continually attempt to meet our 5 basic needs of
Fun, Power, Belonging, Survival and Freedom.
Reality Therapy is the process to help clients define
their wants, evaluate behaviours, make specific
plans for fulfilling their needs and replacing the
quality world picture of addiction with quality
world pictures of a life of sobriety and recovery.
Participants will learn the theory of this therapy and
how to help clients make a workable plan to meet
their needs and change what they do to meet these
needs.
Kevin Amisson has been the Manager of Renascent
Paul J. Sullivan Centre in Brooklin, Ontario for the
last four years. He had previously worked for five
years at the Salvation Army Harbourlight Centre as
an Intensive Treatment Counsellor and Discharge
Planning Aftercare Counsellor. In addition he had
also worked at The Salvation Army Men’s Homeless
Shelter as an Addiction Counsellor for three years.
Kevin is certified as an International Certified
Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (ICADC), holds a
certificate in Choice Theory & Reality Therapy and is
also a Choice Therapy & Reality Therapy Practicum
Supervisor. He presently sits on the Board of
Directors for the Canadian Addiction Counsellors
Certification Federation (CACCF) and serves on the
CACCF Certification Task Force of Canada. Kevin is
an accomplished singer songwriter and has been
performing music professionally for last 25 years.
D6
Hoarding Disorder, it’s
(afternoon session)
Relationship to Substance
Abuse and How to Intervene
Paula Watts, BSW
Tammy Matthews, BSW, RSW
The Canadian population of older adults is expected
to double in the next 25 years. As a result, there will
be increased contact between helping professionals
and older adults. Studies show prevalence of
hoarding disorder is estimated at two to six percent
of the population; severity increases with age, often
comorbid and/or concurrent with other disorders,
including substance use. The behavior usually
has harmful effects – emotional, physical, social,
financial, legal – for the person suffering, family
members and the community. With the new DSM5, hoarding disorder is now a distinct disorder
creating a unique diagnosis which will increase
public awareness, improve identification of cases,
and stimulate both research and the development
of more innovative treatments. An effective way to
treat hoarding is through a specialized Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT), including facets
from the addiction field namely, motivational
interviewing, stages of change, and harm reduction.
Tammy Matthews is a registered social worker
currently attending King’s University College
to complete her Master of Social Work degree.
Tammy holds a Human Services Foundation
Program certificate from Fanshawe College, BA in
Psychology and Bachelor of Social Work degree
from The University of Western Ontario. With
13 years of experience working with a diverse
homeless population as a front-line hostel worker,
withdrawal management counsellor, client advocate
and outreach worker, Tammy’s personal and
professional experiences have led to development
of a special interest in the unique needs of older
adults. Tammy’s 2 sons, large family and close
friends are life’s greatest blessings.
Paula Watts received her Bachelor of Social Work
degree from King’s University College and is
presently working on her Master of Social Work
degree. Her previous education and employment as
a law clerk for the past 11 years were in the area of
personal injury and family law; her desire to help
people in this arena led her to the field of social
work. She is a research assistant to a team working
on Home Base Primary Care with older adults. She
is trained in hoarding disorder workshop levels one
and two, having presented several times on the
topic. She is a proud mom to a loving and musically
talented teenage daughter.
D7
Self Care: 10,000 steps to
(afternoon session)
Compassion
Denise Larocque
In an extremely demanding job such as addiction,
workers often forget to self-care. This interactive
workshop will focus on self-care, not only for
ourselves but also explore ways to help our clients.
This workshop will look at the steps one can take
to find compassion for self. With a myriad of tools
to choose from, we will look at the holistic tool of
the medicine wheel, 7 gifts of healing, and steps
to finding; compassion, forgiveness, self-love, and
balance.
Denise Larocque is a Mi’gmaw woman from the
community of Gesgapegiag in Quebec. She brings
with her, years of experience on a healing path
to wellness. She has worked many years with
Aboriginal youth at a drug and alcohol treatment
facility as their spiritual advisor and also worked as
an addictions counsellor with troubled youth in the
bush. Denise is a Life Skills Coach and is currently
working towards her yoga certification and is in the
process of creating a wellness center which will
offer wellness retreats abroad. She is a published
author and has work in Mi’kmaq Anthology vol. 2
where she speaks about her spiritual journey and
the lessons she has learned over a 7-year spiritual
walk.
D8
Stages of Change -
(afternoon session)
Applications in the
Therapeutic Process
Stephanie Fetherston MSW, RSW
Using the Stages of Change to inform the therapeutic
process can help us make SMART goals that will
not only increase our clients success but it will
decrease clinician’s frustrations and burnout. This
back to basics workshop will use case examples
and real life experiences to help clinicians properly
identify the stage a client is in and then match the
therapeutic tools to the stage to help ensure we
are truly working from where the client is at. This
workshop will use small and large group discussion
and attendees will leave with practical skills they can
start applying right away.
Stephanie Fetherston is a addictions counsellor at
the Sault Area Hospital’s Addiction Treatment Clinic
in Sault Ste Marie. She completed her Master’s in
Social Work seven years ago and has been at the
clinic since that time. Previous experience includes
children’s mental health, child welfare and medical
social work. Stephanie has a passion for teaching
and presenting having taught at Sault College in the
Social Service Worker program and offering many
workshops in the community on Addictions, stigma
and related topics.
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Conference Highlights
This conference continues with the tradition of meeting the educational needs of our delegates while
providing the opportunity of participating in self care and rejuvenation. In addition to enjoying the
serene environment and the delicious meals, we invite you to join in any of the following activities
to enhance your experience and to network with delegates from across Canada and the USA.
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• Campfires • Music • Movie Night • Evening Activities •
Delegates attending the 56th Annual Institute on Addiction Studies can
earn up to 26.5 hours of Continuing Educational Units (CEUs). All CEUs
have been approved by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification
Federation. CACCF standards often meet or exceed other governing agencies
requirements for CEUs (nurses, ATSS, CPGC, etc.) It is the responsibility of
the delegate to check with their particular agency for criteria requirements.
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Corene Cheeseman
Rick Csiernik
Tom Gabriel Linda Hood
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Corrie McIlveen
Jeff Ramackers
Angela Rolleman
Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Worker, Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
Kings College, University of Western Ontario and McMaster University
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