Please join us in our monthly series. Special attention will be paid to resiliency, strength, overcoming challenges of social distancing, and supporting mental health professionals in their efforts to adapt their delivery of services.

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11:00am – 12:00pm AKST
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
2:00pm – 3:00pm CST
3:00pm – 4:00pm EST

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“Back to Basics All Over Again” - Elements of EBPs Inherent in the 12 Steps

Guest speaker: Mike Bricker

Despite decades of controversy, Twelve-Step Facilitation was finally added to the (now-defunct) NREPP catalog of evidence-based practices in 2008. Still, many clinicians are ambivalent about using it in treatment. However, a deeper examination of the Steps reveals numerous components of other Evidence-Based Practices including Motivational Interviewing, CBT/DBT, contingency management and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Similarly, a slightly different emphasis in reading of the Steps can lead to greater acceptance and less resistance on the part of patients.