Volume 25 Number 4 July/August 2011 Addiction Professionals of North Carolina the NC Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals An affiliate of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals APNCNEWSLETTER APNC Board of Directors President: Wrenn Rivenbark [email protected]Vice President: Angela Maxwell [email protected]Treasurer: Linda Ray [email protected]Secretary: Harley Sigmon [email protected]Central Regional V.P. Lilla Robinson [email protected]South Central Regional V.P Darlelne Hopkins [email protected]Eastern Regional V.P. Steve Bower [email protected]Western Regional V.P.: Courtney McCall [email protected]At-Large Representatives: MMark Schwarze [email protected]Dorsey Ward [email protected]Committee Chairs: Legislative: Trish Hussey [email protected]Professionnal Stds / Best Practices: Debbie Fike dfi[email protected]Prevention/Education/Intervention: Virginia Johnson [email protected]Criminal Justice: Martha Pickett [email protected]DWI: Michael Glass [email protected]Communications/NewsLtr: Bob Bock [email protected]Finance: Clyde Ebron [email protected]Publicity/Conference: Tony Beatty [email protected]Division Liaison Member: Lynn Jones [email protected]NAADAC/APNC Liaison Member: Dr. Joseph Adedokun [email protected]Past-President Larry Pittman [email protected]Ad-Hoc Clinical Supervision: Dr. Jack Culbreth [email protected]Ad-Hoc Medication Assisted Txs: Kenny House [email protected]Ad-Hoc Impaired Professionals: Dr. Joe Jordan [email protected]Address: PO Box 71814 Durham, NC 27722-1814 Phone: 800-723-4851 919-479-8674 Email: [email protected]Web Sites and membership info. www.APNC.org www.naadac.org Find us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/YourAPNC ANNUAL APNC Awards Nominations Requested A feature of our Fall Conference to which we always look forward is the Fall Awards Luncheon. Honored will be recipients of APNC’s Norbert Kelly Award; our Outstanding Program award; and our Outstanding New Professional award. APNC Members are urged to submit nominations for all Fall awards. Nomi- nations and supporting information on nominees must be submitted to Awards Committee, in care of APNC, PO Box 71814, Durham, NC 27722-1814 to be received NO LATER THAN September 15, 2011. Nominations for the Kelly award must in- clude the candidate’s resume or biographi- cal sketch, a narrative describing his/her contributions to the field and three letters of reference. The candidate must have worked in the field for at least 10 years and already have been recognized at the local, regional, state or national level. Nominations for the Outstanding Program award should include a narrative describ- ing the program’s accomplishments and three letters of reference from individuals familiar with it. The New Professional Award is for a per- son with one to four years experience in the field. The nomination should include a narrative of the nominee’s accomplish- ments and three letters of reference. We regret that incomplete nominations cannot be considered, and it is important that the APNC member(s) making the nomination be sure that all reference let- ters, resumes, etc. are forwarded to the committee by the deadline. Advocate… You? By Robert Bock 2011 - 2012 NC election days are get- ting closer, are you ready to advocate for yourself and the services APNC members provide? There are many dual advocacy and market- ing activities you can do for yourself and the profession. • Talk with one person, a small group in your community. Offer to speak about substance abuse, dependency, preven- tion, gambling—anything related to our profession that you are familiar with. Speak privately in local businesses, churches and social organizations, pub- licly in your town, city, county political activities, with elected officials. • Write letters to your local newspaper about issues related to our profession: insurance billing, service reductions, access to prevention and treatment resources, quality of care issues… this list goes on and on! • Write an Op-ed piece related to pre- vention and treatment. • Write letters to your elected officials in NC and in Washington, DC. • Visit your elected and those to be elected officials; establish a relationship with your senator or representative. They rely on you for policy suggestions, feedback and information. • Help organize awareness and educa- tional events, locally or statewide. • Follow the news and process of addic- tion legislation closely. Advocate. Influence how and what people think about the impact of addiction. Help your self and APNC develop and enhance the prevention, treatment and recovery services in NC!
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Volume 25Number 4
July/August2011
Addiction Professionals of North Carolina the NC Association of Addiction and Prevention ProfessionalsAn affiliate of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
Address: PO Box 71814 Durham, NC 27722-1814Phone: 800-723-4851 919-479-8674Email: [email protected] Sites and membership info. www.APNC.org www.naadac.org
Find us on Facebook!www.facebook.com/YourAPNC
ANNUAL APNC Awards Nominations Requested
A feature of our Fall Conference to which we always look forward is the Fall Awards Luncheon. Honored will be recipients of APNC’s Norbert Kelly Award; our Outstanding Program award; and our Outstanding New Professional award.
APNC Members are urged to submit nominations for all Fall awards. Nomi-nations and supporting information on nominees must be submitted to Awards Committee, in care of APNC, PO Box 71814, Durham, NC 27722-1814 to be received NO LATER THAN September 15, 2011.
Nominations for the Kelly award must in-clude the candidate’s resume or biographi-cal sketch, a narrative describing his/her contributions to the field and three letters of reference. The candidate must have worked in the field for at least 10 years and already have been recognized at the local, regional, state or national level.
Nominations for the Outstanding Program award should include a narrative describ-ing the program’s accomplishments and three letters of reference from individuals familiar with it.
The New Professional Award is for a per-son with one to four years experience in the field. The nomination should include a narrative of the nominee’s accomplish-ments and three letters of reference.
We regret that incomplete nominations cannot be considered, and it is important that the APNC member(s) making the nomination be sure that all reference let-ters, resumes, etc. are forwarded to the committee by the deadline.
Advocate… You?By Robert Bock
2011 - 2012 NC election days are get-ting closer, are you ready to advocate for yourself and the services APNC members provide?
There are many dual advocacy and market-ing activities you can do for yourself and the profession.
•Talk with one person, a small group in your community. Offer to speak about substance abuse, dependency, preven-tion, gambling—anything related to our profession that you are familiar with. Speak privately in local businesses, churches and social organizations, pub-licly in your town, city, county political activities, with elected officials.
• Write letters to your local newspaper about issues related to our profession: insurance billing, service reductions, access to prevention and treatment resources, quality of care issues… this list goes on and on!
• Write an Op-ed piece related to pre-vention and treatment.
• Write letters to your elected officials in NC and in Washington, DC.
• Visit your elected and those to be elected officials; establish a relationship with your senator or representative. They rely on you for policy suggestions, feedback and information.
• Help organize awareness and educa-tional events, locally or statewide.
• Follow the news and process of addic-tion legislation closely.
Advocate. Influence how and what people think about the impact of addiction. Help your self and APNC develop and enhance the prevention, treatment and recovery services in NC!
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SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL ALCOHOL & DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH
Sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Recovery Month highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also serves to educate
the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis, that addiction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. For more information, including media kits and public service announcements, visit the Recovery Month website at www.recovery-month.gov.
NC Recovery Month Starts Early!
APNC is again proud to help support Recovery Month activities in our state. On August 12, 2011 you are invited to attend a Rocking for Recovery concert in High Point sponsored by Naaman Recovery Village. This celebration will raise awareness about drugs and alcohol and will feature bands from as far away as Chicago. For details, contact Sterling Cannon [email protected]. Events; dates; and contact information for other APNC sponsored Recovery Month activities include:
• September 1, Recovery Event Clinton, NC sponsored by SOLIS. A commu-nity-wide celebration, the event is a collaboration between public and private agencies serving Sampson County and the City of Clinton to support Recovery Day. Contact Maria Paniagua [email protected].
• September 16 Community Festival Burlington, NC sponsored by Women of Strength/Trinity Counseling. This year’s Community Festival will be the kick-off for a series of monthly SA workshops and will provide the community with resource information about recovery. Contact Melissa Enoch-Deberry; [email protected]
• September 17 Walk to Recovery Greenville, NC sponsored by the Pitt Council Coalition on Substance Abuse. The second Walk to Recovery is designed to give information and enhance public awareness of recovery and the recovering community. Contact Margaret Blackmon, acall@[email protected]
• September 24 Recovery Month Open House Lexington, NC sponsored by Path of Hope. This fifth annual event will feature an open house to which the community and legislative leaders are invited. Contact Angie Banther, [email protected]
• October 2 Walk Against Addiction, Nags Head, NC. sponsored by Profes-sional Counseling Services. Featured will be a speaker giving testimony con-cerning their addiction. Counselors and other venues (AA, NA, Al-Anon. etc.) will hand out literature to participants who are interested in learning more about addic-tion. Throughout the walk (approximately one mile) there will be signage showing statistics referencing alcoholism and other addictions. Contact JoAnn Hummers [email protected]
We urge members to support these events as well as any other Recovery Month events scheduled for your community. Contact the links above for more details.
Prevention Is The Answer: Emerging Issues Forum
The 4th annual Prevention Is The Answer: Emerging Issues Forum held on June 13-14, 2011 in Elon, NC was a resounding success. The North Carolina Substance Abuse Prevention Provider Association’s (NCSAPPA) annual event attracted 80 substance abuse professionals from across the state to discuss anticipated changes impacting the field due to budget cuts and healthcare reform. As a result at-tendees formed a learning community and strengthened the notion that address-ing substance abuse related issues in the future will require broad collaboration across more integrated systems of care. In addition to current best-practice models, the scope of practice for prevention profes-sionals in near years will be augmented by comprehensive knowledge and increased partnership in the areas of health promo-tion, mental health, treatment and recovery.
The NCSAPPA extends thanks to the many forum presenters comprising a robust line-up of topics including policy and advocacy, a public health approach to children’s men-tal health, performance enhancing drugs, developmental assets, confidentiality laws, social media, nicotine dependence, healthcare reform, and program evalua-tion. In addition, NCSAPPA thanks the First United Methodist Church of Elon for providing a stellar meeting space and great meals. Furthermore, the success of the event is predominately attributed to the attendees, their commitment to learning, and their passion for helping others and improving the communities they serve.
For more detailed highlights and hand-outs from the forum please visit www.preventionistheanswer.org --- Expanding Scope and Tightening Belts During a Time of Budget Cuts and Healthcare Reform.
Interested in Prevention information?Visit Prevention is the Answer on Face-book: http://www.facebook.com/preven-tionistheanswer
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FellowshipHall is a 60-bed, private, nonprofit alcohol anddrug treatment facility serving adult men andwomen.
We provide a full continuum of services.
FellowshipHall is amission-driven and value-orientedorganization that is considered by professionals in the field
of addiction as “the grandfather of treatment”in this area of the country. It is an award-winning facilityand has been recognizedmany times for excellence intreatment and programming, and is a recipient of
APNC’sOutstanding ProgramAward.
There aremany things unique about FellowshipHall,andwe are different for a reason - to afford our guests thebest possible opportunity to find the answers they seek.The goal of providing exceptional, cost-effective careinsures that each guest is treatedwith dignity and respect.
I am concerned about the lack of regulations and professional standards in many halfway houses and sober living facilities in NC. Many clients who come to these facilities seeking help are shortchanged. In NC anyone can buy or rent a property, advertise it as a halfway house, move residents in and do noth-ing more than collect monthly rent! I was surprised to discover this: it needs to change!
It is possible to open a licensed halfway house by meeting state standards, and I applaud the people who go to the lengths it takes to become licensed. To me, this is evidence of a genuine desire to help those in recovery.
There are situations in which irresponsible and unprofessional managers make what is supposed to be a sober living environ-ment an unsafe place for people sincerely seeking a recovery milieu. Residents often use or drink and no one tests them or asks any questions as long as the bills are paid at the end of the month. Some facilities are substandard and poorly maintained, perhaps not even fully furnished, and serve as little more than flophouses. It brings to mind the question of “why?” Why would someone, sometimes a licensed or certified person, open a house with the supposed intention of helping people to recover and then operate their facility in this manner? I certainly cannot answer this question. It is a question needing an answer, it does happen and there is nothing in place to regulate their activities. Once again, I feel this needs to change. The question is: “How do we go about making this change?”
It seems to be an overwhelming task because the problem is so widespread, as many of you addiction professionals know. However, I do not believe it is impossible to change this atroc-ity, if we unite, raising our voices to effect change. I encourage those of you who share my concerns to speak out! Speak with or write letters to the members of NCAARF and the NCSAPPB and share your concerns. Those of us who are in this field because we truly want to help the recovering person have an ethical responsibility to do no harm and ensure that those we serve are served in a professional manner by competent, and responsible hands. It is time we do something to ensure that, when someone seeks help in a halfway house or sober living facility in NC, help is there!
Interested? Mr. Faulkner can be reached at [email protected] or 828-668-1000
Join Your Colleagues
APNC Fall Conference
October 19-21, 2011
Marriott Courtyard
Carolina Beach, NC
Conference brochure now available
www.apnc.org
APNC Membership Meeting
Wednesday, October 19 Noon-1:30 PM
during the conference
call 1-800-723-4851 for a lunch reservation
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CANDIDATES for 2012-2013 APNC BOARD As outlined in APNC's Bylaws, the Nominations and Elections Committee, chaired by Harley Sigmon, requested suggestions from voting members in the Jan/Feb Newsletter and put forth a slate of nominees at the 2011 Spring Conference. That slate was announced in the May/June APNC Newsletter and no members opted to petition for addi-tional nominees. The following slate of candidates for the Board of Directors for the 2012-2013 term are offered to the member-ship. Ballots wills be mailed in September and the new slate will take office in Jan-uary 2012.
Romey Peavler, Ph.D.SecretaryRomey Peavler, Ph.D., LCAS, CCS is cur-rently a professor and Chair of the Psychol-ogy Department at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, NC, including an Alcohol/Drug Studies track leading to certification. She is also Director of a federal grant, “Prevention of Underage Drinking on College Campuses” and provides supervision for counselors of several agencies working toward certification. Prior to moving to NC in 2006 from Louisville, KY, Dr. Peavler worked for 18 years in the alcohol/drug treatment and prevention field as a counselor and clinical supervisor, and on the state and federal level as consultant and trainer. She would like to be a part of the growth and enhance the strength of APNC by making a contribution however possible.
Dorsey WardVice PresidentDorsey Ward, MSW, LCAS, is currently the Director of BHC First Step at CMC-Union hospital in Monroe, NC. He has managed this private, non-profit chemical dependency treatment center for 5 years. Dorsey received his MSW from Florida State University in 1978. He has worked in the field of addictions treatment since moving to NC in 1983. Most of this work has been in management; he was first the SA Services Director for the Smoky Mountain area program and then transferred to the Piedmont program in 1993. Since then, he has worked for a number of MH/SA provider agencies before joining the CMC hospital system in 2006. Dorsey has been an active member of APNC for over 25 years. He firmly believes that any professional person deriving an in-come from the addictions field in NC (or in the process of training to enter the field) should also be an active member of APNC. Joining this collective is the only way to ensure that the needs and views of the addictions profes-sionals in this state are known to both payers and politicians at both the state and national levels. Dorsey has enjoyed his tenure as an At-large Board member over the past two years.
Linda F. RayAt Large RepresentativeLinda F. Ray, LCAS, CCS has been a substance abuse professional for 29 years. She currently works part-time at ACTS in Fayetteville, NC. Linda has been a member of APNC for most of her professional career. She has served on the Treatment Committee, and Training Committee in South Central Region and as Treasurer. Linda started working in NC in 1983 at the Life Center of Fayetteville as a recovery aid; she worked her way up to counseling intern and then counselor. Her career moved her on to Raven Hill Counseling Center, Cum-berland County Mental Health, then in 1991 as Counseling Supervisor at Carolina Manor. She currently works as Clinical Supervisor for KV Consultants on a consulting basis and as part time counselor at ACTS in Fayetteville. Linda graduated from Middlesex College in Bedford MA in 1979. Linda enjoys work, especially the cli-ents, she further enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and she has several hobbies and likes to cook.
Angie BantherTreasurerAngie Gerock Banther MHDL, LCAS, CCS is currently the Executive Director of Path of Hope, Inc. She has been working in the SA/MH field since 1986. She started in substance abuse services in 1990 at Tri-County Mental
Angela MaxwellPresidentAngela Maxwell, M.S., CSAPC, is currently the Prevention Services Manager for Alco-hol and Drug Services where she oversees services in ten counties for over 10 years. Angela began her work in the field of substance abuse prevention 17 years ago as a program facilitator for youth deemed “high-risk” for substance abuse. Angela received a B.A. Degree in Eng-lish from UNC-Chapel Hill and a M.S. Degree in Agency Counseling from NC A&T State University. After completing her M.S., she worked with the local mental center serving youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. She has served as an adjunct pro-fessor for Guilford Technical Community College, and a Certified Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Instructor. She currently serves on several boards across the state of North Carolina including the NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers’ Association (Board of Directors, workforce development committee), Addiction Profes-sionals of NC (Vice President), Cone Health Foundation Prevention and Best Practices Committee (chair) HOPE Project Gang Pre-vention Initiative (Guidance Committee), NC Keys to Sustainability Trainer’s Team and many others. Angela received the Art of Prevention Award by APNC in 2008 and the 2010 Johnnie H. McLeod Award. She is currently finishing her first term as Vice-President of APNC and seeks a first term as APNC President.
Health. She has also worked for Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare. Angie has worked in almost every part of the SA continuum. She currently serves on several task forces and community boards related to promoting issues related to substance abuse. Angie is a member of the SA Federa-tion and Providers/ LME Leadership Forum, which are groups that meet at the state level to discuss and promote SA/MH/IDD issues. Angie was a founding member of the Piedmont Area Substance Abuse Providers Association (PASAPA), a group of providers that meet to discuss how SA services are being delivered and then works with PBH LME to insure citizens have adequate SA services in our area. Angie believes that every professional in our field has the responsibility to promote our issues and work with other professions to enhance the services our citizens receive. Path of Hope works with GTCC, UNCG/AT&T, UNC, and UNCC interns because she also believes that every professional needs to assist in the development of students who are interested in joining our field. Angie has worked as an adjunct professor with GTCC. “ I am running for an office because I believe that APNC allows all professionals to work together and I want to be more involved with that work.” This will be Angie’s first office with APNC.
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DARLENE HOPKINSSouth Central Regional Vice-PresidentDarlene Hopkins, M.A., LPC, LCAS, CCS has been employed as an addictions counselor for more than 20 years. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient treatment set-tings, varying from a county funded center to private practice. Darlene is the Director of Counseling and Psychological Sevices at Methodist University. Darlene’s credentials include a Masters Degree in Counsel ing & Educational Psychol-ogy from Indiana University, an LPC and LCAS. She is a Certified Clini cal Supervisor and enjoys teaching and providing supervision as well as counseling. Darlene is employed as the Director of Counseling and Psychological services at Methodist University. In her first term as VP of SC Region, she has organized low cost continuing education and networking opportunities for APNC. Her personal focus is to promote quality addiction treatment for everyone in need regardless of ability to pay.
Mary Jane McGillNorth-Central Regional Vice-PresidentMary Jane McGill, M.Ed., LPC, LCAS, CCS, MAC has worked in the field of Addic tions for the past 33 years. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient facilities providing direct care to alcoholics and addicts and their families. Her experience includes working with adolescents and adults with substance abuse disorders, mood disorders, family and relational problems, and sexual abuse is-sues. Mary Jane has served in management capacity and clinical services. She currently contracts with several agencies to provide quality improvement, clinical supervision, and clinical services in their agencies. She has provided trainings for counselors in the area of pro fessional conduct, ethics, and therapeutic relationships for the past 26 years. Mary Jane completed her Masters in Education at Winthrop University in Coun-seling and Development with emphasis on Community Agencies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science with Social Work certificate from Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. Mary Jane has been involved with South Carolina Ethics Committees and North Cen-tral Regional Vice-President for APNC in the 1990’s. At that time, she coordinated and facilitated several regional trainings. She wants to return to the APNC Board to provide leadership for the North Central Region, assist with regional trainings, and become involved in committee work.
Steve BowerEasternRegional Vice-PresidentSteve Bower. MSW, P-LCSW, P-LCAS currently works with Region II TASC in Brunswick County as a care manager since October 2008. In this position, he serves on the Brunswick County Drug Treatment Court and on the Brunswick CJPP board. A graduate of UNCW’s second cohort in the MSW program he is currently a P- LCSW and is also board registered as a P-LCAS, having completed all requirements for licen-sure. Steve holds memberships with APNC, NC-NASW, and National TASC. He has
Ernie HollingsworthWestern Regional VPErnie Hollingsworth, CSI, LCAS, LPCA is the Clinical Director for Crossroads of Asheville and Crossroads of Weaverville. He began his work in the addiction field in the 1980’s in the NC Department of Corrections. Ernie has worked in DUI, SAIOP, individual mental health counseling and medication-assisted therapy. He received his Masters in Counsel-ing at East Tennessee State University and is currently a doctoral student in psychology at CalSouthern. Ernie has a strong desire to continue expanding his knowledge in the are of harm reduction and medication-assisted therapy. Ernie currently is aiding Courtney Mc-Call with her duties as the Western Regional Vice-President. He plans to continue the ex-cellent training program that Courtney has developed in the western Region and hopes to expand the trainings into some of the more distant areas of the Region.
Mark Schwarze, Ph.D. At-Large RepresentativeMark Schwarze, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, LCAS, CCS, works as the Assistant Director of the Counseling & Testing Center and as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of School Administration and Counseling at the UNC Pembroke. He has worked in a variety of set-tings providing substance abuse and mental health counseling. Dr. Schwarze’s research and scholarship focuses on substance abuse, college counseling, and mindfulness interventions. He completed his doctoral work in Counselor Education at NCSU. He is a member of the American Counsel-ing Association, American College Counseling Association, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, where he serves on the Student Development Committee, and APNC where he is completing his first full term as an At-Large Representative and is seeking his second full term. Dr. Schwarze’s focus on the APNC Board has been to increase student involvement and engagement with the association and within the field of substance abuse counseling.
worked with Kids Making It and with Leading Into New Communities (LINC), a grassroots re-entry program, both in Wilmington. His clinical approaches include strengths-based and solutions focused models incorporating addictions training and a strong ethical perspective while incorporating the APNC’s mission to assist criminal justice involved individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues. Though new to the fields of clinical social work and substance abuse counsel-ing, Steve is strongly committed to assisting those individuals dealing with substance use and mental health disorders. He has served in the U.S. Navy Submarine force for ten years; as a commercial Photographer for fifteen; and in the graphic arts and medical education fields before earning his graduate social work degree. His undergraduate degree is in Communication Studies with a minor in sociology. This combination of experience and education provides a unique perspective on treatment with attention to national policy advancements and limitations in these areas.
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HOPE VALLEY, INC.“Where Recovery Begins”
Hope Valley, Inc. has been providing substance abuse treatment in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains since 1968. Both our men’s (22 beds) and women’s (8 beds) divisions are licensed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and both offer a quality twenty-eight day residential treatment program (12-Step based) for alcoholics/addicts at an affordable cost.
Quality care at an affordable price!
For further information visit our websitewww.hopevalleytreatment.com
Men’s Division
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Women’s Division
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English Mountain Recovery is a 36-bed facility located in the
Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. EMR is dedicated to providing
the highest quality of recovery services to individuals and their fam-
ilies at the most affordable cost. We are committed to client service,
while emphasizing a spiritual foundation, true to the original 12
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Please visit our WebsiteProfessional Site Visits Welcomed!
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APNC Members and South Central Church of ChristSubstance Abuse Program
June 17, 2011 was a special day in Raleigh. Professionals from DART, TASC, CJPP, prevention, state, private and faith based practices attended the Prescription Drugs/Chemical Use and Eco-nomic Times training hosted by South Central Church of Christ. Events were led by APNC members Henry Parks and Michael L. Dublin. Henry is the substance abuse educational liaison and Michael is the Pastor of South Central Church of Christ.
William Bronson, Program Manager from NCDMHDDSAS started the day with Prescription Drug Misuse and Mortality and the Controlled Substance Reporting System (CSRS). The CSRS provides facts in re prescriptions ordered from all doctors to one patient. It is estimated that 6.5 million Americans are abusing psychotherapeutic drugs: more than those abusing cocaine, hal-lucinogens and heroin combined! Dylan Mulrooney-Jones, Project Coordinator for NC Prevention Underage Drinking Initiative spoke about the benefits of Alcohol
Control. NC ranks 48th per capita in consumption per gallon and 6th in revenue per gallon, controlled states consume 14% less spirits and 7% less alcohol per person, while brining in 3 times as much revenue per gallon. 7% of sales are dedicated to alcohol prevention. The interesting part of his presentation was the impact control has on crime: fewer alcohol outlets equal less crime!
USAF Technical Sergeant Nicole Smith provided examples of the Prevention Services our Air Force provides. People were involved in rope and puzzles exercises, thought provoking mind exercises, and examples of expressive prevention techniques.
Michael D. Bridges closed with his Economic Times & Grow-ing Chemical Use presentation. His presentation evolved from academic to counseling techniques into Burnout Prevention. In closing he gave examples of basic techniques: assertive com-munication, time management, recreation, humor, relaxation and meditation, networking outside the work world, nutrition and exercise… and sleep!
Presentation material used by the presenters is available at http://scchurchofchrist.org/.
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New Members Welcomed to APNCAPNC is pleased to acknowledge and welcome
our newest members, and we encourage them to become fully active in our professional organization.
The following have joined 4/1/11-5/31/11
Sara Arevalo-Thompson, Jacksonville, NCJeanette Brown, Kinston,,NC
Philip Finkelstein, Albemarle,,NCAlessandra Fusasro, Clayton,,NCCarrie Gearing, Knightdale,,NC
Jeffrey Georgi, Durham, NCBordeaux E. Heatherly, Shelby, NC
Charles Jackson Hughes, Asheville, NCTynetta Hunt, Plymouth,NC
Margaret A. Larrea, Charlotte. NCDavid Lasley. Hickory.NC
Cris Liendo. Greensboro. NCCalvin Manning. High Point. NC
ClassifiedBilingual (Spanish) Therapist needed in Asheville, NC Op-portunity for private practice. Office space and clients provided. Must have NC Addiction credential or be eligible.
Contact Bruce at The Relationship Center 828-777-3755
APNC Training and Events ScheduleNew APNC Regional workshops are currently being planned
Visit our web site www.apnc.org for up-to-date listings
Western RegionFriday, September 16, 2011, 2011 HIVTraining(6hrs)Friday, October 14, 2011 Ethics(6hrs)
South Central Region Friday, August 19, 2011 PathwaysintotheHumanPsyche(6hrs) Friday, September 16, 2011 NicotineDependendy(6hrs) Friday, November 18, 2011 HIV/AIDSandEthics(6hrs)
North Central Region Friday, August 19, 2011DiseaseConceptofAddictio-Part2(1hr)
APNC Fall Conference October 19-21, 2011
Carolina Beach Marriott CourtyardCarolina Beach, NC
go to www.apnc.org for a copy of the brochure
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TRAININGLists of upcoming training events for substance abuse counselor certification credit are available from the Division of MH/DD/SAS in Raleigh or from the Certification Board. To be added to the mailing list, contact either
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Organizational Member Honor RollAPNC invites agencies to support our programs through Organizational Membership.
This type of membership features discounts on advertising, conference exhibits, training and conference registration for employees or member organizations.
WE thank the following for their continued support
BHC First Step at CMC-Union, Monroe, NC Coastal Horizons Center of Wilmington, NCEnglish Mountain Recovery, Sevierville, TN
Fellowship Hall, Greensboro, NCHope Valley, Inc. Dobson, NC
NC Div. of MH/DD/SAS , Raleigh, NCPavillon, Inc. Mill Spring, NV
PRI Counseling Services, Dunn, NCSoutheastern Recovery Alternatives/Self Recovery, Lumberton, NC
Western Carolina Treatment Center, Asheville, NC
APNCAddiction Professionals of North Carolina The NC Association of Addiction and Prevention ProfessionalsAn affiliate of NAADAC, The Organization for Addiction Professionals
P.O. Box 71814 Durham, North Carolina 27722-18141-800-723-4851 [email protected]
