Cheryl Meola, MEd, LPC, NCC is a doctoral student within the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies at East Carolina University. She has five years of clinical experience and is currently a doctoral clinic coordinator in the Navigate Counseling Clinic in the Department. Her main research focus is on equine assisted learning and psychotherapy and its impact on different populations.
Friday, March 18th
8:45 – 9:00am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Marie Agius, President PARC
9:00 – 10:30am
Assessment, Intervention and Treatment of Trauma within Addictions & Rehab (Harrison)
•Understanding trauma and the effects of trauma on individuals, family and society
•What factors influence trauma and severity of trauma?
•Mental health complications of trauma
10:30 – 10:45am Break
10:45 – 12:15pm
•Assessment of trauma
•Initial steps for beginning treatment
•Practical Interventions
12:15 – 1:45pm...... Lunch
12:30-1:30pm (Lunch keynote)
Current Trends in Addictions, Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling (Atherton)
1:45 – 3:15pm
•Therapeutic Models/Interventions
-Exposure, CBT, EMDR, Yoga
3:15 – 3:30pm Break
3:30 – 5:00pm
•Practical Interventions
•Clinician Self-Care!
Saturday, March 19th
8:00 – 8:20am Conference Registration
8:20 – 8:30am Announcements
8:30 – 10:00am
Ethics in Disaster/Crisis Work (Harrison)
•Ethical Decisions in Disaster Work using
2014 ACA Code of Ethics
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15 – 11:45pm
Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision in Addictions & Rehab (Atherton, Hinton, Meola)
•Clinical Supervision: Fundamentals in Addictions & Rehabilitation Counseling
11:45 – 12:00pm…Closing Remarks & Evaluation
Conference Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
Describe types of trauma and the influence of trauma on mental health
Identify methods for assessment of trauma
Demonstrate interventions for grounding in order to assist with emotional regulation
Discuss models of trauma intervention
Understand ethical decision making related to disaster/crisis response using the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics
Learn and apply the fundamentals of clinical supervision in addictions & rehabilitation Counseling
