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  1. Watch the recorded webinars below.
  2. After watching the webinar, click here to complete an online form to request CEUs.
  3. We will verify that you watched the recording and then email you a CEU certificate.

Here’s your chance to catch one of our most popular speakers, our Residential Program Manager, Tom Beckers, LADC, Certified Brain Injury Specialist!

On Friday, April 24, 9-11 a.m. he will be presenting for Wayside’s Friday Forum –on “Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders, TBI’s and other, Cognitive Deficits.”

Registration – $25 for professionals and $10 for Students and Interns.

Register at https://waysiderecovery.org/friday-forum-series

This presentation will focus on how to work with populations that suffer from cognitive deficits. Through anecdotes, best practices and experiential activities, the participant will establish a base knowledge of how to engage and work with adults in order to increase skillful behavior around managing their co-occurring disorders.

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify aspects of cognitive deficits.
  • Participants will learn how to effectively deploy skills-based groups.
  • Participants will understand ways to modify treatment delivery.

Tom Beckers, LADC, CBIS, has worked in the field of chemical health/substance use disorder treatment for 15 years. For the last 13 years he has worked with adults at Vinland National Center, a 61 bed, residential, substance use disorder treatment program located in Loretto, MN in Hennepin County, specifically serving those suffering from substance abuse and cognitive deficits. He has provided professional and community-based trainings on topics related to the field of substance use disorders and brain injury, partnering with entities such as the University of Minnesota, the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota,, and statewide social service and substance use disorder conferences. He has co-authored a curriculum that adapts mindfulness practices for people with cognitive deficits and is sited as a co-contributor on a published research study that examines the effects that a mindfulness practice has on people who are suffering from cognitive deficits/TBI and substance use disorders.

 

Vinland's October 2019 CEU Event

Presented by Tom Beckers, BS, LADC, CBIS, Program Services Manager at Vinland National Center

and

Edwin Swaray, MA, LADC, CBIS, Lead Case Manager at Vinland National Center

Recorded Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Tom’s OVERVIEW

Accommodating  Strategies to support Adults with Substance Use Disorders and Cognitive Deficits

OBJECTIVES

I). What are cognitive deficits

A). Regional Brain Systems and How they are Affected

B). Examples of Behavior Change

II). Communication and Learning styles with strategies to accommodate

A). Problems with Attention

B). Problems with Processing

C). Problems with Memory

D). Problems with Initiation

E). Problems with Impulsivity

F). Problems with Planning and Organizing

G). Problems with Mental Flexibility

METHODOLOGY

Through anecdotes, best practices, and experiential activities, attendees will be provided with examples of ways to accommodate adults with SUD’s and cognitive deficits. Education will be provided on how cognitive deficits affect behavior, and how to best interact with clients. This presentation will be applicable to anyone who has a relationship with someone with SUD’s and cognitive deficits.

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Edwin’s OVERVIEW

A Holistic Treatment Approach for African Immigrants and Refugee Populations with Co-Occurring Disorders

OBJECTIVES

Understand the etiology of SUD in diverse population
Increase awareness of challenges diverse population face
Gain an understanding of the impact of SUD on the mind, body and spirit
Explore opportunities – Thinking outside the box

METHODOLOGY

Through anecdotes, best practices, and experiential activities the participants will establish a base-knowledge of unique challenges specific population groups struggling with SUD face. Participants will also learn how to engage and work with specific populations groups.

Presented by Tim Grathwol, BA, JD, LADC, CBIS, Chemical Health Case Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded August 19, 2015

OVERVIEW

Clients with cognitive deficits and addictions often struggle to find a lifestyle that supports their attempts at recovery. Chemical dependency treatment and mental health services provide them with information and coping skills. Beyond that, many clients need community support for housing, employment, and ongoing healthcare. Chemical health case managers and counselors can do their clients a valuable service by actively seeking out and connecting clients with community support to give them a better chance to succeed in recovery.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Understand the issues clients and counselors face when working in treatment with CD clients with cognitive deficits.
  2. Learn how to start planning for “life after treatment” from the beginning of the treatment experience. This will give clients a better chance for success after leaving the “bubble” of treatment.
  3. Highlight ideas for contacting and building a network of community resources for clients to help them succeed in recovery.

Presented by Rick Krueger, MA, LPCC, LADC, CBIS, Clinical Director at Vinland Center

Recorded August 4, 2015

OVERVIEW

Resiliency is a person’s ability to “bounce back” after stressful life events. Research has proven there are several factors that improve an individual’s resiliency. By knowing what contributes to resiliency, clinicians can work with individuals facing mental health, cognitive and substance use disorders to improve their chances for successfully handling life’s stresses.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Learn definitions of resiliency as it relates to individuals with mental health disorders.
  2. Define internal versus external risk factors in resiliency in mental health.
  3. Define internal versus external protective factors in mental health.
  4. Explore concept of an individual’s demands versus resources in meeting life’s challenges.
  5. Explore ways to lower demands and increase individual resources.

Presented by Farrel Braunstein, MS, LADC, BCCR, CBIS, Chemical Health Case Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded April 16, 2015

OVERVIEW

Vinland specializes in serving individuals with substance abuse issues, mental health issues, and cognitive impairments. During this presentation, you will learn about specific challenges inherent in our client population, as well as practical interventions that may be used when treating clients with multiple issues and clinical needs. You will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for their unique situation.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Increase awareness, knowledge, and ability to work with cognitively impaired clients that goes beyond the traditional treatment interventions and methodology.
  2. Learn practical tools to use with cognitively impaired clients.
  3. Understand synergistic effect of addiction, mental health issues, physical disabilities, and intellectual disabilities.

Presented by Annette Pearson, MS, LADC, CBIS, Outpatient Services Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded December 3, 2014

OVERVIEW

Working with individuals with brain injury can be quite a challenge. Impairments are often frustrating for the person, their loved ones and the professionals trying to help them. Sometimes impairments can be confused with attitude. This webinar will focus on strategies for working with impairments such as impulsivity, distractibility, mental flexibility, initiation and comprehension as well as the anger and grief that can intensify them.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Review 10 impairments that can be confused with attitude or resistance to treatment.
  2. Explore how anger and grief can intensify impairments.
  3. Learn 5 techniques for each challenge that can be implemented into their daily practice.

Presented by Tim Grathwol, BA, JD, LADC, CBIS, Chemical Health Case Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded September 9, 2014

OVERVIEW

Clients with cognitive deficits and addictions often struggle to find a lifestyle that supports their attempts at recovery. Chemical dependency treatment and mental health services provide them with information and coping skills. Beyond that, many clients need community support for housing, employment, and ongoing healthcare. Chemical health case managers and counselors can do their clients a valuable service by actively seeking out and connecting clients with community support to give them a better chance to succeed in recovery.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Participants will have a better understanding of the issues clients and counselors face when working in treatment with CD clients with cognitive deficits.
  2. Learn how to start planning for “life after treatment” from the beginning of the treatment experience. This will give clients a better chance for success after leaving the “bubble” of treatment.
  3. Give participants ideas of how to contact and build a network of community resources clients can use to help them succeed in recovery.

Presented by Dr. John E. Simon, MD, Licensed Psychiatrist at Vinland Center

Recorded August 28, 2014

OVERVIEW

Co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues are common. For individuals with a substance use disorder, up to half also have mental health issues. Co-occurring disorders interact, negatively impacting an individual’s chance at recovery.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Learn about the co-occurrence of chemical dependency and psychiatric illnesses.
  2. Explore how chemical dependency and mental illnesses affect each other.
  3. Highlight common treatments.

Presented by Tom Beckers, BS, LADC, Chemical Health Case Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded August 12, 2014

OVERVIEW

Mindfulness is a form of meditation that focuses on simply paying attention, without judgment, to what is happening with your mind and body in the present moment. An individual’s ability to “come back” to the present moment over and over again changes the mind’s relationship to stressful thoughts and body sensations. This practice offers a way for people with chemical use disorders to improve their ability to recognize stress reactions in the body and cope with their feelings in a new way.

Research has shown that mindfulness-based meditation can be an effective tool to help people deal with their past, live in the present moment, and become more hopeful about the future. It is a low-cost technique that people can use to help reduce anxiety, increase awareness, and change their mindset. The practice of mindfulness-based meditation is low intensity and non-pharmaceutical, which makes it a low-risk treatment option.

Presented by Duane Reynolds, LSW, LADC, ADCR, Associate Director at Vinland Center and Rick Krueger, MA, LPCC, LADC, Clinical Services Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded July 31, 2014

OVERVIEW

People living with brain injuries and intellectual disabilities often struggle with depression, poor impulse control, and short-term memory problems, which are just a few of the reasons for the increased incidence of substance abuse among this population. Too often, people with cognitive impairments are not successful in conventional drug and alcohol treatment programs which do not accomodate their unique learning styles.

Presented by Dr. Thomas Sawyer, Psy. D., Psychologist at Vinland Center

Recorded June 26, 2014

OVERVIEW

Approximately 8.9 million adults in the U.S. have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. For individuals with a substance use disorder, up to half also have mental health issues. Co-occurring disorders interact, negatively impacting an individual’s chance at recovery.

Integrated treatment that addresses mental health and substance use conditions at the same time is associated with lower costs and better outcomes. The mental health screening is an important first step in the integrated treatment process.

Presented by Rick Krueger, MA, LPCC, LADC, Clinical Services Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded March 11, 2014

OVERVIEW

Research conducted in the past ten years has dramatically increased awareness about the prevalence of trauma among people seeking treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. People dealing with the life-long effects of trauma are no longer seen as a subgroup. According to SAMHSA, 75% of individuals in substance abuse treatment report histories of abuse and trauma, and 12-24% of individuals in treatment have PTSD. Every individual seeking treatment, even those not showing symptoms of PTSD, should be asked about past trauma.

Rick Krueger has worked in the area of mental health and substance abuse treatment for 24 years. He has presented on the treatment of addictive disease, group therapy, relapse prevention, and cognitive disability. His most current trainings have addressed co-occurring disorders of substance abuse, mental illness and cognitive disabilities, building resiliency, and trauma-informed services.

Presented by Jeff Willert, B.Sc., E.P., S.E.T., Fitness & Wellness Manager at Vinland Center

Recorded June 5, 2013