Advanced Recovery Systems University

Practicing Mindfulness in the Fire Service

This course is designed to introduce participants to the use of mindfulness with first responders.

Trauma and Addiction: How Do You Eat an Elephant?

Learn the basics of how substance abuse and trauma are related and impact brain and behavior. Explore the groundwork for a trauma-informed approach to client care and how to increase success for clients coping with both these challenging issues.

Building Client Coping Skills

Advanced Recovery System’s presentation on “Building Client Coping Skills” is focused on helping treatment providers better assist their clients in the development of these skills, and identification of helpful resources.

Building Cultural Competency

This presentation will explore the unique behavioral health concerns for members of the military, as well as the importance of specialized care and best practices for providing adequate treatment to military personnel.

Addiction 101

This presentation will explore the development of addiction, how and why it develops, and discuss the various addiction diagnoses recognized by the Diagnostic and Statiscal Manual VI.

Cannabis Is Harmless, Think Again! An Addiction Medicine Perspective!

Dr. Kevin Wandler explains cannabis use through the neurobiological model of addiction.