2024 Fall Workshop Series
Join us for our 2024 Virtual Fall Workshop Series! These workshops will take place virtually through Zoom.
IDFPR and IL Certification Board Approved:
Counselors, Social Workers, CADC, Employee Assistance Counselors, Psychologists, and Nurses
NOTE: Workshops are 3 CEUs each. 5 Workshops: 15 CEUs Offered.
Workshop Schedule- 2024 Workshop Lineup
| Workshop | Date | Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
| A | 10/5/24 | 9AM – 12:15PM | The Special Sauce: Five Ingredients for Helping Clients Sustain Addictions & Mental Health Recovery | Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC |
| B | 10/12/24 | 9AM – 12:15PM | Navigating Intent vs. Impact: Actively Dismantling “Isms & Oppression” in Clinical Treatment Settings | Krista Woods, MSW, LCSW |
| C | 10/19/24 | 9AM – 12:15PM | Anxiety Unpacked: A Comprehensive Model for Understanding the Root Causes of All Anxiety | Noelle McWard, Aquino, LCSW |
| D | 11/2/24 | 9AM – 12:15PM | Psychedelic Integration & Harm Reduction | Jordan Dobrowski, LCSW, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider |
| E | 11/9/24 | 9AM – 12:15PM | The Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice | Courtney Rolfe, LCPC |
Workshop Registration & Pricing
| # of Workshops | General Admission | Student/Senior Discount |
| 1 | $80 | $70 |
| 2 | $125 | $115 |
| 3 | $195 | $170 |
| 4 | $260 | $220 |
| 5 | $300 | $250 |
Contact
For questions or concerns, please contact:
Ryan Patterson, Project Specialist at rpatterson@hcenter.org or (312) 226-7984 Ext. 594
or Lisa Abrams, LCPC, CSADC, Director of Staff Training & Development at labrams@hcenter.org or (312) 226-7984 Ext. 581
If you are mailing your payment, please make a check payable to:
Haymarket Center
ATTN: Education Department
932 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607
Course Descriptions
WORKSHOP A: The Special Sauce: Five Secret Ingredients for Helping Clients Sustain Addictions and Mental Health Recovery
Saturday, October 5, 2024
9:00AM – 12:15PM
3 CEUs
Presented by Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
Relapse and recidivism rates have remained high for decades. In this skill-building presentation you will learn the CHIME Model which includes 5 key ingredients to help clients sustain substance use disorders and process addictions recovery long term: Topics covered include: research based strategies to help clients establish connections in recovery; Instillation of hope in recovery; client empowerment in recovery; helping clients develop a positive identity in recovery; how to help clients develop meaning and purpose in recovery; additional ingredients to help clients sustain recovery; culturally nuanced approaches to sustained recovery; Individual and organizational strategies to help clients sustain recovery.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate the components of the CHIME Model.
- Help clients develop healthy connections in recovery.
- Increase client hope in recovery by increasing recovery capital.
- Helping clients sustain recovery through purpose.
- Help clients with co-occurring conditions sustain recovery.
- Help clients sustain recovery on the micro and macro level.
About the Speaker:
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is an international speaker and consultant in behavioral health whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, West Indies, and Guam. He is the recipient of four lifetime achievement awards including the prestigious NAADAC Enlightenment Award.He was one of three finalists for the National Association for Addiction Professionals 50th Anniversary Legends Award. Mark is also therecipient of the Illinois Certification Board’s Professional of the Year Award, The Illinois Certification Board, Jessica Hayes Lifetime Achievement Award and The Barbara Bacon Awardfor outstanding contributions to the social work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago alumni.
Mark is the author of five books on behavioral health recovery. Recent writings include Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies For Clients With Multiple Addictions Disorders and Relationship Detox: A Counselors Guide To Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships In Recovery. He was lead writer on a trauma informed gun violence prevention curriculum which is being implemented in several large cities in the United States. His groundbreaking monograph Recovery Management co-authored with historians William White and Earnest Kurtz helped shift addictions treatment and recovery from the acute care model solely towards a recovery-oriented system of care. Mark has had two stories published in the New York Times bestselling book series, Chicken Soup for The Soul.
Mark has also had a 30-year career as a university educator having taught at The University of Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, and Illinois State University School of Social Work. He is co-founder of Serenity Academy Chicago, a program which sponsors recovery-oriented peer groups in local high schools.
WORKSHOP B: Navigating Intent vs. Impact: Actively Dismantling “Isms and Oppression” in Clinical Treatment Settings
Saturday, October 12, 2024
9AM – 12:15PM
3 CEUs
Presented by Krista Woods, MSW, LCSW
This is not your run-of-the-mill cultural competency training. In this interactive deep-dive workshop, we will explore more effective and appropriate ways to integrate cultural competence into clinical practice with clients by using cultural humility as a framework. We will discuss tough topics and situations using respectful and thoughtful ways
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Intent vs. Impact: Clarifies how intent (what we mean to do) can differ from impact (what actually happens) when encountering racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, antisemitism, and other “isms” in clinical settings.
- Discussion on how cultural humility differs from cultural competency, as we may have been taught and learned different applications and meanings.
- Examine ways of reducing bias on treatment outcomes.
- Case Studies: Present real-world examples where intent and impact diverged and how to correct using cultural humility in clinical settings.
- Learn how to create an action plan no matter if working in macro, mezzo or micro levels of clinical practice.
About the Speaker:
Krista Woods, M.S.W., LCSW and clinical therapist licensed in IL, IN, & TX;and is a registered telehealth provider in FL. She owns Integrity Clinical Consulting & Training with offices in Homewood, IL and Dallas, TX. Integrity provides clinical therapy services to clients, with a focus on BIPOC clients and those who have experienced trauma. She has been an international presenter and trainer since 1994 on diversity, equity and inclusion, mental health, domestic violence, substance use, and child welfare.
She is biracial person of color (POC), and has worked serving BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities in diverse settings her entire career.
Krista also provides critical incident stress management (CISM) debriefing support and training to various companies internationally and crisis response locally. Throughout her career she has worked providing direct community-based social services such as foster care/adoption, inpatient and PHP psychiatric treatment, community mental health, Clinical Leadership in a Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility (SMHRF); and in clinical and corporate leadership positions as a Clinical Supervisor and as a mental health subject matter expert at two IL Medicaid Managed Care plans. She remains passionate about training and educating clients as well clinical and non-clinical staff across the US.
WORKSHOP C: Anxiety Unpacked: A Comprehensive Model for Understanding the Root Causes of All Anxiety
Saturday, October 19, 2024
9:00AM – 12:15PM
3 CEUs
Presented by Noelle McWard Aquino, LCSW
Anxiety is the most diagnosed mental illness in the United States and is the reason that many of our clients seek therapy.
Based on years of exploring multiple approaches to treating anxiety, and years of working with clients, Anxiety Unpacked presents a model for conceptualizing the root causes of all anxiety and specific strategies for treating the source of each client’s anxiety. This model provides clients with an understanding of their anxiety and targeted strategies to treat the root cause, not just the symptoms of it.
Clients who have worked with this model have consistently reported gaining an understanding of their anxiety that is new and helpful to them, and that with this knowledge, they have been able to make greater progress in treating their anxiety than with other treatment approaches and techniques.
Learning Objectives:
- The three root causes of all anxiety and how each root cause of anxiety manifests in unique ways.
- The underlying need to seek what is being expressed through anxiety.
- The objection used by each root cause to preserve the anxiety when challenged.
- The targeted solutions for treating anxiety-based on the root cause.
About the Speaker:
Noelle McWard Aquino is a psychotherapist who has been practicing for more than 30 years in Chicago. Noelle specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders and has developed a unique framework for understanding and treating anxiety. As a Licensed Continuing Education Sponsor for mental health professionals, Noelle teaches this model to therapists and uses it in her work with clients. She writes an ongoing blog, “Unpacking Anxiety” as an expert content contributor for PsychologyToday.com and is the author of an upcoming book based on her model. Beyond her professional experience, Noelle is the mother of a young adult son who has lived with generalized anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder for most of his life.
WORKSHOP D: Psychedelic Integration & Harm Reduction
Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:00AM – 12:15PM
3 CEUs
Presented by Jordan Dombrowski, LCSW, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider
The Psychedelic Renaissance is upon us. Everyone from the independent artist to the CEO seems to be curious about the benefits and the risks of various psychedelic substances. While psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy remains inaccessible for many, some have resorted to exploring these substances on their own. This presentation will help support you as a clinician should one of your clients indicate they are using a psychedelic substance and need additional support. We will review how Harm Reduction is different from other forms of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and offer some training on a unique post-trip intervention called Integration Therapy.
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify the risks associated with commonly used psychedelics.
- Understand what fragmentation is as it relates to psychedelic use.
- Learn clinical skills to help clients integrate their psychedelic experiences.
- Identify common themes that arise from psychedelic exploration.
About the Speaker:
Jordan Dobrowski (she/they) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider with experience providing psychotherapy to youth and adults in both English and Spanish. She received her master’s in social work with certificates in Trauma-Informed Care and Culturally Responsive Mental Healthcare for Immigrant Families from the University of Chicago in 2018. Jordan has also completed special training in crisis intervention, trauma-focused therapies (EMDR, IFS), Harm Reduction, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, suicide postvention, eating disorders, and technology usage as it relates to mental health. In addition to her clinical work, they run a small Chicago-based group practice and work as an educator in two psychedelic certificate programs out of Colorado.
WORKSHOP E: The Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice
Saturday, November 9, 2024
9:00AM – 12:15PM
3 CEUs
Presented by Courtney Rolfe, LCPC
Welcome to the Polyvagal Theory! Participants in this workshop will be invited to jump into the world of the autonomic nervous system, as understood through Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory. Participants will be invited to learn about the fundamental principles of the Polyvagal Theory, such as neuroception, our internal surveillance system, our regulated and adaptive survival states, and the Social Engagement System and co-regulation. With a Polyvagal approach, participants can learn how to support a healing environment to promote growth and change, support trauma healing, and teach clients a new way of understanding and managing their experience in the world.
Learning Objectives:
- Determine the principles of Polyvagal Theory and how to communicate them in client friendly language.
- Distinguish three circuits of the autonomic nervous system for use in client psychoeducation.
- Determine how to help clients engage the regulating capacities of the autonomic nervous system that create an environment of safety.
About the Speaker:
Courtney Rolfe, LCPC, is a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and author who is passionate about bringing Polyvagal Theory to clinicians and wellness professionals across the globe. A leading expert in the Polyvagal Theory, Courtney’s passion lies in supporting and teaching clinicians, helping individuals and communities heal, and in living the model of navigating the world with a regulated nervous system. Courtney maintains a private practice based in Chicago, Illinois, in addition to being a speaker and trainer independently, as well as being a senior trainer with Deb Dana’s Rhythm of Regulation programs. Courtney recently published the book “Polyvagal Prompts”, co-authored with Deb Dana, published by W. W. Norton Company. More information can be found at www.modernmindandheart.com.