NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association

This training will teach participants how to recognize individuals at risk for suicide and learn strategies for connecting them to help.

This training is designed for clinicians at any experience level seeking to improve their understanding of how mental health issues interact with a client’s use of stimulants. During this training, participants will learn how stimulants such as Cocaine, Amphetamines and PCP are related to and can exacerbate mental health issues.

This innovative four-day training, combining online and in-person components, offers practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance misuse prevention field. Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, the SAPST is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. It ... read more

This training will be remote only. Research evidence will be presented to demonstrate the populations and settings where CM has been used. There are some critically important considerations in successfully implementing CM. These include rigorous protocols, fraud prevention “guardrails” and fully developed training and implementation plans to ensure fidelity to CM procedures.

This 6-hour training will provide an overview of how opioid use changes the brain and effects behavior, as well as brain injury resulting from opioid poisoning.

This training will decipher the New Hampshire Coalition for Recovery Residences (NHCORR) website, assist participants in classifying clients and discerning the best fit recovery residences for a particular person, and make use of real life examples in which these resources are and have been used.

This is a (6) hour Training specific to Substance Abuse for addiction professionals and other service providers interested in increasing their understanding of the link between stimulant and opioid abuse, human trafficking, & sex trafficking. Participants will be provided information regarding sex trafficking dynamics. Participants will also be equipped with tools to assist clients in ... read more

This workshop will examine how the loss of a client/participant to overdose or suicide may impact treatment providers, recovery support providers, and other care-givers, as well as the ethical and clinical issues to consider when providing post-vention support and response.

This course is an entry-level supervision course that outlines concepts critical to the success of the peer worker and the peer role in the agency. This course is designed specifically for CRSWs who will be supervising other peers or CRSWs in NH.

This training is appropriate for anyone working in the field of substance misuse prevention. Participants will explore case examples on topics ranging from confidentiality and integrity to ethical obligations and non-discrimination. Participants will engage in small- and large-group discussions of key concepts. At completion, participants will be able to: define ethics and related terms; describe the six principles ... read more

During this hybrid training session, attendees will identify effective management of harm reduction strategies related to opioid overdose including the administration and management of naloxone. Additionally, they will be positioned to provide trainings in their organization and community for training others to administer naloxone in a culturally sensitive manner.

This in-person workshop will facilitate a discussion around the impacts of ways society, and mental health practitioners specifically view LGBTQIA+ identities on the body; in particular, how experiences of oppression and marginalization can lead to stored, unresolved trauma reactions in our nervous systems. Mental health disparities and increased rates of substance use in the LGBTQIA+ community will be ... read more