This training is open to IL providers and others in Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI).
Hosted by the Great Lakes MHTTC in partnership with the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health
This training will provide information on best practices in mental health treatment. Topics covered include:
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands.
Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni.
He is also the author of five books focused on behavioral health, the co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois, and has a 30-year career as university educator, having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work.
Mark also created and serves as the curator for the Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery.
Intended Audience: Region 5 providers at any level of behavioral health professional (mental health or substance use disorder treatment).
Illinois providers will receive 6.5 CEU hours for this event:
IAODAPCA/ICB Categories: Counselor I or II, Preventionist I or II, CARS I or II, CODP I, II or III, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS I or II, CVSS II, CPRS I or II, MAATP I or II, RDDP, CFPP II, NCRS II
and/or
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation:
Registered Social Worker CE Sponsor (LCSW, LSW, LCPC, LPC)
Psychologist CE Sponsor