Scope of Practice

The technology exists today where we can access a person's individual genetic makeup and biomarkers to inform treatment. We are joined by Dr. Evelyn Higgins, founder and CEO of Wired for Addiction, to discuss this modern technology and its implications. Wired for Addiction is an international DNA company that uses trademark testing & prescribing process to look at genetic variants linked to substance use and mood disorders.

Inspired by the public response to the death of a New Britain, CT Firefighter, we talk with Jeffrey Dill, Founder of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance in Las Vegas about the culture of those keep our communities safe and how we need to move past the "cultural brainwashing" that tells them (and the public) to deal with the terribly difficult aspects of the job on their own.

Jeffrey Johnston, founder of the Living Undeterred national tour joins the program to talk about his drive, focus and hopes for the tour as he preps for the second leg. Want to join us in Bridgeport on July 2nd? Send an email to info@ctcertboard.org.

Author, clinician, and educator Dr. Rob Weiss joins the show to talk about the problems associated with the field's long-held view of blaming the family, friends, and loved ones of those with substance use disorders for "enabling" their use while encouraging detachment for individual growth.

Donald McDonald joins the show as a follow up to his session at the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina Spring Conference where he presented "Identifying & Exploring Recovery Pathway Bias in the Lived Experience Workforce." Join us as we look at the role of bias throughout the entire workforce.

Dr. Carol Falender of Pepperdine University and UCLA, co-author/editor of numerous textbooks and other publications on clinical supervision joins the program. Dr. Falender is one of the foremost experts on the topic in the industry, and shares some of her insights into the process and future of clinical supervision.

Award winning and New York Times bestselling author Koren Zailckas (Smashed, Mother Mother, Fury, The Drama Teacher" joins us to talk about the power of the written word in self-discovery. She talks about the clarity that writing has brought to her recovery process and how different forms of writing come from different places in the mind, body, and soul.

As the treatment and recovery aspects of our industry increase collaboration with shared goals, language and clarity about each other's roles, prevention is often left out of the conversation and is often misunderstood. Jane G. Clark, and expert in linking prevention efforts to other aspects of the industry, joins us to talk about developing strong relationships between all SUD/COD professionals.

Kaitlin Brown of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling joins the podcast to talk about risk factors for Gambling Disorder and about the impact on online gambling sites and advertising on the community. Kaitlin was recently the subject of an ESPN.com article that outlined her work on the gambling hotline. The article is available at https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/33237601/inside-life-gambling-help-line-worker.

We speak with St. Leo University Doctoral Candidate John Watts about some of the roots of systemic oppression and its effects on the treatment of substance use disorders for Americans of color.