2024 Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency Schedule

Earn up to 18 ce credits or 18 hours of post credit!

All sessions are approved for CE credit through the Idaho Division of Occupational & Professional Licenses, IBADCC

and Idaho P.O.S.T. continuing education credit.

 

pre-conference Monday may 19, 2025

NO EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED BEFORE 9 AM FOR PRE-CONFERENCE

 
 
  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) If Prevention and Recovery Just Sat Down for a Cup of Coffee (Part 1), Kymberly Laube

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) Think Strength: Resilience in the Face of Suicidality and Other Risky Behaviors (Part 1), Kim Kane

  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) If Prevention and Recovery Just Sat Down for a Cup of Coffee (Part 2), Kymberly Laube AND Ethics in Prevention (Part 1), Kathy Gardner

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) Think Strength: Resilience in the Face of Suicidality and Other Risky Behaviors (Part 2), Kim Kane

12:15 pm-1:15pm Lunch on your own

  • Focus 1 Prevention & Coalition Ethics in Prevention (Part 2), Kathy Gardner

    Focus 4 Clinical Education & Skills The Intersection of Ethics and Law: The Duty to Warn/Protect (Part 1), Walter Campbell

  • Focus 1 Prevention & Coalition Ethics in Prevention (Part 3), Kathy Gardner

    Focus 4 Clinical Education & Skills The Intersection of Ethics and Law: The Duty to Warn/Protect (Part 2), Walter Campbell


main conference Tuesday may 20, 2025

8:00 am-9:00 am Breakfast, WELCOME, and Raffle Drawings

 
  • One-up, One-Down: The Ethics of Mutual Respect in Therapy, Calvin Armerding, MA, LPC-S

  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) Getting Teens & Young Adults Jazzed About Prevention, Melissa Moore, CPS

    Focus 2 (Recovery Support) Growing Peer Based Recovery in Rural Idaho, Darrell Keim, M.A.

    Focus 3 (Youth & Family) Investigating the Impact of Social Sexual Grooming (Part 1), Shannon Fox, BSW

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) Trauma Informed De-Escalation, Deborah A. Thomas, LPC, CADC, MAC and Sarah Walling-Gifford, LCSW

    Focus 5 (Criminal Justice) Planting Seeds: Helpful Conversations with People in Precontemplation in a Criminal Justice Setting, David B. Rosengren, PhD (Keynote)

12:15 pm-1:15pm Lunch on your own (food trucks available)

  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) Handshakes, Not Handouts - Investing in “What Works”, Melissa Moore, CPS

    Focus 2 (Recovery Support) Exploring Local Resources: The Power of Community in Recovery, Cloeie Hood, LCSW, ACADC

    Focus 3 (Youth & Family) Treatment of Juveniles with Addictive Sexual Behavior or Misconduct (Part 2), Nate Baldwin, LPC

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) Being Someone Good to Talk To - Building Hope, David B. Rosengren, PhD (Keynote)

    Focus 5 (Criminal Justice) When Harm Reduction Meets Law Enforcement - Diversion Programs, Tristan Poorman, Deputy Prosecutor

  • Snacks will be available in the Jordan Ballroom

  • The Power of Connection, Geoff McLachlan, Founder/CEO Professionals at Play


Main Conference Wednesday May 21, 2025

 
 

8:00 am-9:00 am Breakfast, WELCOME, and Raffle Drawings

  • Narrative Disruption: How I Became the Primary Author of My Character, Mark Yarbrough, former District Attorney

  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) Fentanyl Education Project: What Idahoans Need to Know, John Kempf, Captain, Idaho State Police (Ret) and Dominic Tierno, Filmmaker, Writer

    Focus 2 (Recovery Support) Treatment Teams and the Value of a Recovery Coach, Mindy OldenKamp, Program Manager, Recovery Coach Training Academy

    Focus 3 (Youth & Family) The Secret of Engagement: Building Relationships to Strengthen Families, DeeDee Phillips, Valley County Juvenile Probation Officer

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) Buprenorphine 101 for the non-Addictionologist: Models of Care and Practice, Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH (Keynote)

    Focus 5 (Criminal Justice) The Role of Advocacy and Storytelling for Change in Our Lives, Erica Marshall, Executive Director

12:15 pm-1:15pm Lunch on your own (food trucks available)

  • The Integration of Substance Use Disorders Treatment within Health Care Environments: Lessons from the Veterans Health Administration, Adam J. Gordon, MD MPH

  • Snacks will be available in the Jordan Ballroom

  • Focus 1 (Prevention & Coalition) Disrupting the Narrative - The Power of Storytelling in Prevention, Joseph Green, LMSvoice (Keynote)

    Focus 2 (Recovery Support) Breaking the Stigma of Addiction and Recovery: A Panel Discussion, Lorraine Draper, Social Work Student, CWI, Moderator ; Jacob Ballard, Social Work Student, BSU, Panelist ; Sheila Weaver, LCSW, ACADC, Panelist ; Miranda Collins, LPC, Panelist ; Jeff Holbrook, Panelist ; Annie Estvold, LCSW, Panelist/Moderator

    Focus 3 (Youth & Family) A Trip Through Drug Culture: Current Trends and What to Look For, Sergeant Todd Orr

    Focus 4 (Clinical Education & Skills) ASAM: A New Edition! Changes with the Standards, Susan M. Esp, Ph.D., LCPC-RS

    Focus 5 (Criminal Justice) Risk/Need/Responsivity: The Forgotten "R" Responsivity, Norma D. Jaeger, M.S.