Event Registration

Schedule:

Registration, Networking          10:30am-11:00am ( Please be prompt as lunch orders will not be taken after 11:15am)
Plated Lunch                                    11:00am -  12:00pm
Presentation:                                   12:00pm -  2:00pm 

Ocean Prime DTC- Aspen Room (Formerly Cool River Café)
8000 E Belleview Ave
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: (303) 552-3000
https://www.ocean-prime.com/locations-menus/denver-tech-center/map-directions
Complimentary Valet Parking Available

2.0 Continuing Education Credits

Friday, August 23, 2019
Title: Cannabis & Cannabis Use Disorder: What Behavioral Health Professionals Need to Know
Presenter: Bari K Platter, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC. FIAAN

Cannabis, which has been legalized for both medical and recreational use in Colorado, has been marketed to be a helpful, benign substance. In reality, there is a plethora of research that shows that regular cannabis use, particularly with vulnerable populations (adolescents, people with mental health disorders and people with substance use disorders) can have significant consequences. This presentation will focus on the common effects and side effects of cannabis use, limitations of research that demonstrate efficacy associated with cannabis use and the dangers of supporting dispensary workers in making recommendations about cannabis use. Cannabis Use Disorder will also be discussed and the presenter will share her clinical experience in working with clients with Cannabis Use Disorder.

Objectives:
*Describe demographics related to cannabis use in CO and the US
*Explain the endocannabinoid system and physiological effects of THC/Cannabis use
*Review the consequences of cannabis use with vulnerable populations
*Discuss treatment approaches related to problematic cannabis use and Cannabis Use Disorder

Bio:
Bari K Platter, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC is a Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist with over thirty years of experience working in a variety of mental health settings.  She is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) trainer and a certified Crucial Conversations trainer.  Additional areas of expertise include Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Competency and Case Management. Bari is an internationally recognized speaker/ trainer and is published in the areas of addiction, cultural competency and mental health nursing. She and her co-author, Osvaldo Cabral, MA, LPC, LAC, have published a curriculum (published by Hazelden Publications) , Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy with the Twelve Steps (2012). Bari currently holds a position as a Clinical Associate at the University of Colorado College of Nursing and is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  She  was awarded the Florence Nightingale Award for Innovations in Non-Traditional Practice and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Addictions Nursing.

2.0 Continuing Education Credits

Attendees for this intermediate presentation are behavioral healthcare professionals in private practice, treatment program clinical directors/staff, community agencies and various mental health disciplines.

Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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Friday, October 18, 2019
Title: Building Secure Attachments with Couples in Recovery
Presenters: Lana Isaacson, LCSW, CAC III & Jason Polk, LPC, LAC

Sign up and save! $25 per person with pre-registration due the Sunday prior to the event, (no refund after this date). Please register online with your credit card to take advantage of the lower rate.  (Late registration at the door, $35 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call or email:
Diane Sanders
720-810-1339
 Diane.Sanders@acadiahealthcare.com