Join us on May 7, 2025, for a workshop on how addiction affects your community.About this Event
Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder use substances such as drugs and/or alcohol and often continue despite harmful consequences. Mental health and addiction are often closely linked, as people may turn to substances as a way to self-medicate symptoms of mental illnesses, while substance abuse can also trigger or worsen existing mental health issues, creating a cycle where the two conditions reinforce each other. Learn more about how addiction and mental health disorders affect communities.
Workshop Objectives:
- Explore the link between trauma and substance use and why family and community support are essential.
- Break the stigma around addiction and foster understanding.
- Learn the power of connection, purpose, and community in recovery.
- Gain insights from the book "Beyond Addiction" and practical strategies for support.
Workshop Details:
Registration begins at 8:30 AM and the workshop begins at 9:00 AM. The workshop ends at 4:00 PM. Light breakfast, lunch and snacks are included. If you have special dietary requirements, please send a message to the organizer through Eventbrite.
Please note that childcare will not be provided at this event and so we ask that children do not attend.
Continuing Education Hours Information:
Six hours of Continuing Education Hours have been approved by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners, the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, and for North Dakota Peer Support Specialists.
Continuing Education Hours are pending approval with the following boards:
- North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners
- North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
- Minnesota Board of Social Work
- Minnesota Board of Psychology
- Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy for LPCs, LPCCs, and LADC
Attendees must be in attendance throughout the entire day (other than scheduled breaks) in order to receive a completion certificate.
Speaker Bios:
Event Venue
Armory Event Center, 904 Center Avenue, Moorhead, United States
USD 80.00
