Professional Credits

A maximum of 24 contact hours are available for this conference which includes 6 hours for the pre-conference Ethics workshop on April 18^th and 18 hours for full-time conference attendence April 19-21, 2012.

U.S. Journal Training, Inc.is an approved provider by:

• Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Provider #1143.
• California Board for Alcohol/Drug Educators. CP20687C0812.
• California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC). #OS-86-057-0512.
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider #PCE78. Course meets the qualifications for up to 24.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #10512.
• Canadian Addiction Counselors Certification Federation (CACCF)
• Certification Board for Addiction Professionals of Florida. (No. 17A)
• EAP Association/EACC-Program. Approved for 24.0 PDFHs.
• Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage/Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. CE Broker Provider #50-2076.
• International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professionals (IITAP). IITAP is an approved provider by American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. IITAP maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA meets requirements for MCEP/CA Psychologists.
• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). Approved Education Provider Program #000194.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Provider #5130.
• Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, and Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors.

Full-time conference attendees who complete all required evaluation and attendance documentation are eligible to receive the maximum number of contact hours. Daily registrants can receive credit for each day in attendance. No partial credit will be awarded. NBCC approval is limited to the sponsoring organization and does not necessarily imply endorsement of individual offerings.

Note: If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed above, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board directly to determine eligibility of this training to meet your CEU requirement.

Program Objectives

1. To identify treatment approaches for successfully treating adolescents and young adults with chemical dependence, trauma, conduct disorder, co-occurring disorders and other psychological and behavioral issues.
2. To be able to discern symptoms and characteristics manifested in these disorders and to diminish/correct their negative impact on the client’s interpersonal and family relationships.
3. To identify advances in the assessment of at-risk factors and the “tie-in“ between diagnosis and treatment planning.
4. To identify the importance of gender difference in the treatment of adolescents and young adults.
5. To identify three pathways for helping adolescents to melt the freeze of the aftereffects of sexual abuse and trauma.