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September 2021

800.258.4250

Building a 25 year long-term recovery legacy one patient, one family, and one colleague at time.

Over the past 25 years, Santé Center for Healing has built a legacy we are proud of. Join us for a day of education as we showcase a few of the wonderful clinicians that we've worked with through the years. The speakers are all former or current staff. They helped us build our legacy and they have gone on to continue to build theirs.

5 CE Hours

Date/Time:

Friday, October 1, 2021 from 8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST

Cost:

$20

Location:

Virtual Format Only - via Zoom

The presentations will only be available to view live on the day of the event and not by recording at a later time.

Continuing Education:

Texas Certification Board of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Provider No. 1584-00

Texas State Board of Examiners Professional Counselors No. 144

Texas State Board of Examiners Marriage and Family No. 344

Therapists Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners Provider No. 2974

NBCC ACEP Number: 7031

Featured Speakers and Topics

Amanda Esquivel, LPC, LCDC

"No Blank Slates Here, I Am Very Much in the Room"

Hannah Grossman Moran, MS, LPC, EMDR-t

"EFT and EMDR: Interactions, Client Use, and Implementation"

Gene Klassen, M.Ed., LPC, CSAT, EMDR

"Addiction as a Learning Disorder: Understanding How the Brain Learns to Improve Addiction Treatment"

Nick Overbeck, LPC, LCDC,

EMDR-Trained

"Recovery and Mental Wellness For The Young Adult In A Post-Pandemic World"

Featured Speaker Panel

Sam Slaton, M.ED., LPC-S, MBA, MHSM

E. Avery Rowles, MA, LPC, CSAT

Adam Karazuba, MSW, LMSW

Michelle Luttrell, MA, LMFT-S

October 8, 2021

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST

1 CE Hour

Zoom

“Shattering the Norm and Changing Lives with SET Therapy”

Presented by:

Dana Shepard Cardwell, M.Ed., LPC, LCDC, EMDR certified, Life Coach, Yoga Teacher, Personal Trainer

Next Course Offered: November 3-5, 2021*

Maintaining Proper Boundaries, is a 3-day Continuing Medical Education training course providing self-assessment, knowledge, awareness, skills, applicable tools and prevention strategies to healthcare professionals with difficulty maintaining proper boundaries with patients, colleagues and/or staff.

Who Should Attend:

This course is recommended to any licensed healthcare professionals in safety sensitive positions who experience difficulty establishing and maintaining proper boundaries. Hospitals, health systems, professional peer health programs may refer health care practitioners:

as a preventative measure for continuing medical education specialized for healthcare professionals’
as a behavior intervention
or as an adjunct to a relapse prevention plan. Self-referrals are welcome.

Note Regarding COVID-19:

Participants will need to either provide proof of vaccination or take a rapid COVID-19 test and email the results to Santé the day prior to the course starting. Masks will be required at all times and all participants will be intentionally spaced further apart.

What Attendees Have Shared

"I wish there an was option for 5+ rating - very good presentation."

"It has given me insight into why I allowed this situation to occur. This course will allow me to prevent future such events"

"Very understanding and shows how much work I need to do on my self. (the light going on)"

*Space is limited

Learn More

22.5 million people (8.5% of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2014, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Substance abuse often leads to dependency or addiction. Addiction is a disease requiring professional help to heal and begin long-term recovery. Living in active addiction has medical, physical, relational, financial, legal, emotional, and even generational ramifications. Substance abuse treatment can help people get sober and learn life-long coping skills to prevent relapse.

For those who have a loved one struggling with drug or alcohol abuse, it is important to know the signs of substance abuse problems and how to best help the person in need. Here is a list of signs that someone might be struggling with addiction, and while some might be more internal, many can be seen by others¹:

Appearing intoxicated more and more often
Developing problems with cognition and memory
Being lethargic, sleeping more, sleeping irregular hours, or appearing unwell/tired
Rapid weight loss/gain
Developing problems at work or school (losing a job or dropping out)
Attending social events only if drugs or alcohol are available; becoming intoxicated before the social event; or attending fewer social events
Stealing money or valuables to pay for drugs
Lying about the substance or about how much they are using
Becoming sad, angry, or lashing out when questioned about their substance use
Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when they are unable to use the drug
Neglected appearance and poor hygiene

When someone is showing the above signs of addiction, here is a list of questions to consider when determining if it's time to ask for help:

Have you tried to stop before on your own and been unable to?
Are you having withdrawal symptoms when you don't drink/use?
Have you tried a lower level of care and relapsed?
Is our use affecting your ability to function in relationships, work, school, etc.?
Are you continuing to drink/use despite consequences?

Noticing these warning signs and taking action can be the first step to helping someone struggling with addiction get their life back on track. Shelley D. Evans, M.ED., LPC, EMDR-Certified, Residential Case Manager at Santé Center for Healing says, “When we are in trouble, we often isolate and don’t want to reach out for help due to shame and fear of judgment. It is important to know that at Santé we understand the cycle of addiction and the emotional impact. At Santé, our staff offers non-judgmental support and effective treatment in the context of a community offering acceptance and encouragement.”

For those who love somebody in active addiction, Santé provides the community – at no charge – a Family & Friends Support Group offered three times per week. Call 940-464-7222 for information on this support group offering.

Mayo Clinic. “Drug Addiction.” Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/symptoms-causes/syc-20365112
US News and World Report. "How to Stage an Intervention." Retrieved from https://health.usnews.com/wellness/family/articles/2016-12-05/how-to-stage-an-intervention

Recovery is not something completed upon leaving a residential level of care program; it is an on-going process of learning and personal growth. Addiction, after all, is a chronic disease. To achieve long-term recovery it is imperative to stay connected. This isn’t about addition. This is about recovery.

Santé offers opportunities to apply recovery skills, give service, develop new habits, deepen recovery knowledge, live out relapse prevention, and heal past and current relationships while making new relationships based on the foundation of recovery. Lifelong Santé alumni programming involves, but is not limited to: personal follow-up support; alumni community app; private Facebook community; road trips; recovery-enhancing experiences; text affirmations; Alumni Advisory Board; Annual Alumni Retreat; service opportunities; entertainment-based outings and monthly alumni newsletter. The goal in long-term recovery, and the support and experiences need to achieve it one day at a time.

"Santé empowers to seek healing for healthy relationships and life that we want" – 2018 Alumni

"Thanks for hosting a great event!!! Always love catching up Santé peeps. Hope to see you again soon!" – Alumni after 2019 Houston Alumni Road Trip

Learn More

We love the relationship we have with our Alumni. It is an honor and joy to celebrate in their successes and to stand by them in hardships. Here is some of what they have recently shared.

Melissa Pennington, DO, ABAM, CEDS

Medical Director

With Santé Center for Healing since 2015

Step 9

“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.”

Knowing When to Speak

Step Nine is about an addict making amends to those they have hurt. It is difficult to know when or how to right our wrongs towards those we love and whether it will benefit or hurt them. It takes discipline and guidance from a sponsor to know when to make these amends, to whom we should make amends, and how much we should disclose when doing so. This step can cause anxiety and stress for many addicts. Those on the receiving end may not be receptive or ready to hear us out. Reaching out to a sponsor or mentor is a must in these situations. It takes courage to open ourselves up to the possibility of hurt or rejection. On the other hand, there is a freedom that comes with making a sincere apology and righting the wrongs that we inflicted during our active addiction.

Removing Threats to Sobriety

Step Nine restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal with non-A.A. people "out there," on their terms, not mine. It is a frightening but necessary action if I am to get back into life. Second, Step Nine allows me to remove threats to my sobriety by healing past relationships. Step Nine points the way to a more serene sobriety by letting me clear away past wreckage, lest it bring me down. - from the book Daily Reflections

September 24, 2021

Trauma Education Association Monthly CE - 1 CE Hour

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST via Zoom

"Fathers and Divorce"

C. "Luke" Gunnstaks, Counselor and Attorney at Law

Click here to register

September 28, 2021

Alumni Online All Inclusive Recovery Meeting at 8 PM CST

October 1, 2021

Legacy Event and 25th Anniversary Celebration - 5 CE Hours

8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom

Click here to register

October 5, 2021

Alumni Online All Inclusive Recovery Meeting at 8 PM CST

October 8, 2021

SIPER CE - 1 CE Hour

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST via Zoom

"Shattering the Norm and Changing Lives with SET Therapy"

Dana Shepard Cardwell, M.Ed., LPC, LCDC, EMDR certified, Life Coach, Yoga Teacher,

Personal Trainer

Click here to register

October 12, 2021

Alumni Online All Inclusive Recovery Meeting at 8 PM CST

October 19, 2021

Alumni Online All Inclusive Recovery Meeting at 8 PM CST

October 22, 2021

Trauma Education Association Monthly CE - 1 CE Hour

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST via Zoom

Registration coming soon

October 23, 2021

Annual Alumni Retreat

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CST via Zoom

October 26, 2021

Alumni Online All Inclusive Recovery Meeting at 8 PM CST

You are mission-inspired and results-driven. You chose your profession and calling for all the right reasons. Your work helps people in their most hidden and painful problems every day.

The importance of your work is underscored by how incredibly hard it is. Any given day might bring massive challenges with your clients or patients. Who else is in it for all the right reasons? Who can you trust to work alongside you, providing evidence-based and trauma-resolution care? Who provides the best opportunity for long-term recovery?

Google provides 350,000,000 results when searching “addiction treatment.” This is an overwhelming number of options that you can ascertain for quality, but can your clients or patients?

They look to you to:

Distinguish clinical experience and expertise from nonessential amenities and impersonal call centers;
Connect them to higher levels of care ready for the increasing complexity of their problems and to discover and begin to heal from the root issues underneath, therefore decreasing the likelihood of relapse;
Recognize other facilities may dress the part but lack integrity.

They look to you. And you look to Santé Center for Healing for expertise, integrity and long-term recovery…for all the right reasons.

Santé Center for Healing: What We Treat…

https://www.santecenter.com/miracles-happen-on-the-hill-flipbook/

Santé Center for Healing: Continuum of Care... https://www.santecenter.com/continuum-of-care-flipbook/

When you submit the "Santé Connections" form, your information is accessible to Santé's intake counselors, aftercare coordinator, and family therapists for referral purposes.

Santé provides quality care and programs for long-term recovery. If there is anything we can do to improve, please reach out to us. When you reflect on our continued collaboration and/or our shared clients who are doing well, share the experience on Facebook or Google.