Saturday, November 10, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon

Amy Rose, Program Director, Recovery Happens

presents

Neurobiology of Addiction

 

Overview of Workshop:

This two-CEU workshop discusses the effects of addiction on the brain, including the structural changes that may occur in the first three years of life due to high stress environments with resultant affect dysregulation. Attachment, parenting style, and ensuing adult characteristics are covered briefly along with the link between earned secure attachment and sobriety. The latest drug trends are presented: Vaping; Marijuana: Alcohol: Molly; LSD, DMT, DXM, and Salvia; and other Drugs. The stages of substance abuse and variables contributing to rapid progression as well as family involvement in the treatment of substance abuse are presented.

Objectives:

At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the 5 attachment styles
2. Describe the window of tolerance and its relationship to addiction.
3. Quantify the present TCH content of marijuana and its effect on the young brain.

Presenter:

Amy Rose has been in the field of chemical dependency for the past 13 years and is the Program Director of Recovery Happens. She graduated from American River College with a CADC II certification, the highest standard in the field of addiction. She is currently attending California State University, Sacramento, completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a final goal of a Master’s degree to become a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Amy is passionate about helping individuals remove shame, learn to live in authenticity and vulnerability, and aiding entire family systems into health and wholeness. She considers it a privilege to walk others through their struggles with chemical dependency.

Amy has experience both in outpatient and intensive outpatient levels of care. She is active in the 12- step community and has been sober since 2002. Amy specializes in individual counseling, family counseling, facilitating parent support groups, and gender specific recovery groups revolving around wellness from chemical dependency and co-dependency. She also focuses on educating individuals and families on self-care tools, healthy boundaries, building self-esteem, and obtaining long-term healing.

Target Audience: This workshop is for licensed clinicians (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, and LEP) as well as AMFT, ASW, APPC, graduate students and trainees.

COST

Licensed (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP)	AMFT, ASW, graduate school, trainees
Member of any CAMFT Chapter $25	Member of any CAMFT Chapter $15
Not member of CAMFT Chapter $35	Not member of CAMFT CHAPTER $25

Refund Policy:

Early registration closes on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 6 p.m. Refunds may be provided to registrants up to the close of registration, minus a $5 refund fee. No refunds after the close of registration. No partial credit for arriving late or leaving early.

Award of course completion certificates: Attendees will receive CEU Certificate for 2 units or Attendance Certificate at the end of the course and upon completion of course evaluation.

DIRECTIONS: (Using your GPS may cause problems)

Canyon View Community Center
471 Maidu Drive
Auburn, CA 95603

Going East on I80 from Roseville, Rocklin, etc., take the Grass Valley Highway exit. Turn right at the light, which is Highway 49 South. Go to Lincoln Way and take a right. Go to next stoplight, which is Auburn-Folsom Road, and take a left. Continue through several stoplights (approximately 1.5 miles). ****See below for more directions

Going West on I 80 from Colfax, etc., take the Elm Avenue exit. Get into the left turn lane immediately and turn onto Elm Avenue. Continue on Elm Avenue and turn left onto Grass Valley Highway. Continue on Grass Valley Highway to Lincoln Way and take a right. Go to next stoplight, which is Auburn-Folsom Road and take a left. Continue through several stoplights (approximately 1.5 miles). ****See below for more directions.

Going South on Highway 49 from Nevada City, Grass Valley, etc., take a right at Lincoln Way. Go to next stoplight, which is Auburn-Folsom Road, and take a left. Continue through several stoplights (approximately 1.5 miles). ****See below for more directions

****Turn left onto Maidu Drive. Continue on Maidu Drive through several stop signs for about 1.2 miles, at which point Maidu Drive curves sharply to the left. Continue on Maidu Drive for about 0.2 miles. Canyon View Community Center is on the right and is a light yellow/tannish building with green trim. There will be the Sierra Foothills CAMFT poster on the door.

Accommodation for disability, grievance and/or questions, please contact Dianne Murden, Past President, diannemurde@yahoo.com or call 530 305 2066.   Also, please let her know if there is a problem during the workshop.

Sierra Foothills of CAMFT is approved by California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, and LEP as well as non-licensed AMFT, ASW, APCC, graduate students and trainees. SFC CAMFT Provider # is 97723.

This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This course also meets the qualifications for 2 hours of attendance credit for Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (AMFT), Associate Social Workers (ASW), Associate Professional Clinical Counselors (APCC), trainees and graduate students as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

All members are welcome to join the Board of Directors meeting. This meeting will be from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the training site on the same day as our workshop.

We appreciate your involvement!