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Connecticut Certification Board

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Conversations with subject matter experts, journalists, individuals in recovery, practitioners, educators, and others with a direct connection to the field of addiction recovery.

JAN 17

Federal Drug Policy in the Second Trump Administration

Season 6 begins with a discussion with Regina LaBelle of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health at the Georgetown University Law Center. A policy expert with significant experience in practice at the municipal and federal levels, we talk about potential changes in the new administration.

30 min
11/20/2024

Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Problematic Pornography Use

For many, the consumption of pornography has created intra- and interpersonal conflicts. Although never an easy topic to discuss, having some basic awareness of the issue can help to challenge assumptions and to better serve our clients. Joel Wallis, LCSW, a clinician who specializes in helping clients with compulsive sexual behaviors joins to program to better understand.

38 min
11/12/2024

Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy as Clinical Tools

Ronna Brier, MS, LPC, LADC, Ph.D. Candidate is a clinician, educator and Consulting Hypnotist of the National Guild of Hypnotists. She joins the podcast to talk about using hypnosis as a tool in wholistic care of mental health and substance use disorders. Join us as we cover the basic information about the practice to eliminate any misconceptions.

30 min
09/20/2024

Getting Sober is Just The Beginning

Authors of the latest title in the "for Dummies" brand, Lane Kennedy and Tamar Saunders join the program to talk about their book "Sobriety for Dummies" including its development, some of the content and what message they wish to impart to the readers.

33 min
08/28/2024

Curiosity, Not Judgment: Myths and Barriers to Care for Sex Workers

Researcher, educator and subject matter expert, Dr. Juline Koken joins the podcast to address some of the barriers to mental health and substance use care for one of the most maligned and stigmatized groups of people in society: sex workers. How do we maintain our ethical requirement of unconditional positive regard and avoid value imposition?

38 min
08/20/2024

The Harm Reduction Gap: A Discussion with Author Sheila Vakharia, MSW, Ph.D.

In early 2024, "The Harm Reduction Gap" was published. The book teaches how harm reduction can be a safety net for people with substance use disorders that our current addiction treatment rejects, abandons, and leaves behind.

43 min
07/30/2024

Death By 1000 Cuts: Microaggressions and Their Impact

Author, essayist and multiple-time TedX speaker LeRon Barton joins the podcast a second time to talk about microaggressions and their impact on marginalized communities. Join us and hear him talk about his experiences, as well as share his knowledge and insights on this (often) taboo subject.

46 min
07/16/2024

Pathologizing Blackness: Behavioral Health's Role In Strucural Racism

Join us for a much needed and difficult discussion about structural racism, its impacts and how it can play out in the mental health and SUD needs of Black and Brown Americans. Dr. Ayana Jodan of NYU, one of the country's pre-eminent experts in this area, joins us to share her knowledge and experience.

53 min

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Conversations with subject matter experts, journalists, individuals in recovery, practitioners, educators, and others with a direct connection to the field of addiction recovery.

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Connecticut Certification Board
Years Active

2020 - 2025
Episodes

92
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Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Federal Drug Policy in the Second Trump Administration

Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Problematic Pornography Use

Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy as Clinical Tools

Getting Sober is Just The Beginning

Curiosity, Not Judgment: Myths and Barriers to Care for Sex Workers

The Harm Reduction Gap: A Discussion with Author Sheila Vakharia, MSW, Ph.D.

Death By 1000 Cuts: Microaggressions and Their Impact

Pathologizing Blackness: Behavioral Health's Role In Strucural Racism

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Episodes

Federal Drug Policy in the Second Trump Administration

Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Problematic Pornography Use

Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy as Clinical Tools

Getting Sober is Just The Beginning

Curiosity, Not Judgment: Myths and Barriers to Care for Sex Workers

The Harm Reduction Gap: A Discussion with Author Sheila Vakharia, MSW, Ph.D.

Death By 1000 Cuts: Microaggressions and Their Impact

Pathologizing Blackness: Behavioral Health's Role In Strucural Racism

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