Introducing Treatment and Recovery Resource Meetings! These online meetings occur the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12-1 pm. Each meeting features three substance use providers of Treatment and Recovery services to share about their program and best practices in making a referral to their agency. You can watch previous recordings by clicking the link below or visiting the VitAL YouTube channel.
This is a four-hour FREE training through SAMHSA’s GAINS project. This training program is for criminal justice professionals to increase the understanding of trauma, create an awareness of the impact of trauma on behavior, and develop trauma informed responses. CE’s available for social workers, nurses, counselors, AL Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and law enforcement.
April 14, 2025- FULL Training (9am-1pm)
April 2, 2025- PART 1 (1pm-3pm)
April 9, 2025- PART 2 (1pm-3pm)
(All sessions fall on Wednesday’s and are from 9am-10:30am)
Each event will provide 1.5 CE credits to SW, Counselors, Nurses, CRCC, Law enforcement (APOST), FIRE/RESCUE.
Webinar sessions will focus on a different mental health topic (anxiety disorders, personality disorders, etc.) and will include information on its relationship with substance use. The first session will be solely dedicated to substance use.
Shirley Carlisle, LPC-S – speaker/subject matter expert
Session 1: Substance Use Disorder- April 2
Session 2: Depressive Disorder- April 16
Session 3: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- May 7
Session 4: Bipolar Disorder- May 28 Session 5: Anxiety- June 4
Session 6: Psychotic Disorders- June 18
Session 7: Trauma and Stress Related Disorders- July 16
Session 8: Personality Disorders- July 30
Session 9: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- August 13
Session 10: Neurodevelopment Disorder- August 27
A FREE webinar series will be hosted from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm on the dates below. 1 CE is available for social workers, nurses, & counselors (per webinar).
Policy & Practice: An Essential Update on Naloxone Administration and Access: 04/16/2025
Policy & Practice: An Essential Update on Mental Health: 05/14/2025
Policy & Practice: An Essential Update on ACE’s Score: 06/25/2025
Policy & Practice: An Essential Update on Suicide Prevention and Training Strategies- 07/9/2025
A FREE webinar series will be hosted from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm on the below dates. 1 CE is available for social workers, nurses, & counselors (per webinar).
Recorded webinars available on the link below.
Sept 18, 2024 – Focus on Incarcerated Individuals
Oct 16, 2024 – Focus on Pregnant Women
November 20, 2024 – Focus on Veterans
December 18, 2024 – Focus on LGBTQIA+ Population
January 15, 2025 – Focus on Homeless Population