Upcoming events.
Spring Webinar Series
BEFRIENDING THE BRAIN IN RECOVERY: HOW TO BUILD SUCESSFUL & SUSTAINED SOBRIETY: Presented by Dr. Bob Weathers
Tying in principles and methods from his recent books on recovery resilience, Bob Weathers, PhD, CMHRS, integrates and applies practical insights from one of the hottest areas of current substance use disorders research: nervous system regulation. Dr. Weathers breaks down these recent scientific findings into easy-to-understand concepts – for “building the brain in recovery” – along the way, providing numerous hands-on exercises to engage learners. He incorporates a host of helpful applications: from cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness to polyvagal theory and interpersonal neurobiology. He closes the workshop with a warm-hearted invitation into dialoguing in real time with workshop attendees’ questions and comments -- all with the expressed wish of offering innovative, cutting-edge resources for anyone interested in how to successfully sustain sobriety
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to explain how the brain is distributed across the entire human body, and the implication this has for recovery from substance use disorders
Participants will be able to differentiate between the three primary branches of the nervous system, and how these various branches contribute to both substance use disorders and recovery
Participants will be able to demonstrate how to practically apply recovery resilience interventions in assisting those who are in recovery from substance use disorders
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Spring Webinar Series
MY CHILD IS USING MARIJUANA, NOW WHAT?: Presented by Aubree Adams
Aubree will educate families on recognizing the signs of marijuana use and offer practical tools to parent a teen with harmful behaviors effectively. She will also provide guidelines to parents on how to make their own homes a place where recovery and healthy living are welcomed and practiced.
Learning Objective:
Learn signs and symptoms of marijuana use
Learn about industrialized marijuana products including THC variants made from Hemp that are federally legalized
Effects of THC on the body
Diagnosis of cannabis use disorder, cannabis-induced psychosis, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, risk of suicide and opioid use disorder
How to respond to a child using marijuana
Learn about recovery tools and resources for families
Learn about the Every Brain Matters community
Detour/Stop & Think
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
ARC's Spare Some Care Fundraiser
Strike up some fun with our 50/50 raffle and cash prizes! Sign up as a team (up to 6) or individually and we’ll pair you up!
9 Pin No-Tap Tournament at New Berlin Bowl.
Sunday, May 19th, 2024. Check-in at 10:00am. Bowling behinds at 11:00am.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.
Detour/Stop & Think VIRUTAL
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Spring Webinar Series
MINDFULNESS SKILLS TO COPE WITH TRAUMA AND ADVERSITY: Presented by Gwendolyn Bammell, LMSW CAADC
This training will outline the trauma response and the correlating mind/body reactions, including an increased likelihood for addiction. Participants will; learn how to retrain the brain and calm the sympathetic nervous system.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the trauma reaction in the mind/body
Identify how this correlates to addiction
Learn techniques to soothe the sympathetic nervous system response.
Detour/Stop & Think
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Detour/Stop & Think VIRUTAL
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.
Detour/Stop & Think
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Fall Webinar Series
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, SUICIDE, AND RECOVERY: BEYOND SHAME AND STIGMA: Presented by Dr. Bob Weathers
Shame and stigma are examined as significant predisposing factors to increased suicide risk in individuals currently struggling with or in early recovery from substance use disorders. Tying in principles and methods from his recent books on recovery resilience, Bob Weathers, PhD, CMHRS, explains how nuanced physiological changes that occur in the addictive brain often contribute to increased suicidal ideation. Finally, he incorporates cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness strategies, along with creative process and relational neuroscience, into a more advanced set of resources to aid in sustained and successful recovery while at the same time reducing suicide risk in this vulnerable clinical population.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Fall Webinar Series
THINK LIKE AN INTERVENTIONIST: Presented by Melanie Short
Sometimes the most common guidance people get is misinformed, misplaced, and can unfortunately keep people stuck in their illness. For example, who hasn't heard that someone "just has to hit rock bottom" in order to accept help for their substance use. There is no other illness that we would routinely wait until it gets much worse before we attempt to begin treatment. Why should addiction be any different? People deserve help sooner. And so do the family members affected by addiction. In this session, I will dispel common myths and misconceptions about interventions and addiction, and discuss why people are sometimes hesitant to utilize this service. I'll describe the process of an intervention and discuss why this can be such an empowering, healing process for families. With an accurate understanding of the process, this service can assist in halting the progression of addiction sooner AND be an asset to the treatment team.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Fall Webinar Series
NAVIGATING OCD & ITS TREATMENT: Presented by Dr. Nathaniel Van Kirk
This session will provide an overview of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and empirically-based treatment options. Focus will be given to building an understanding of the foundations of OCD symptoms and how front-line treatment addresses these symptoms. Additionally, a description of the various levels of care, ranging from outpatient therapy to intensive/residential treatment options will be described, along with indicators for higher levels of care.
Detour/Stop & Think
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Fall Webinar Series
WHAT’S RIGHT WITH MEN? CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF POSITIVE MASCULINITIES: Presented by Dr. Daniel Singley Dr. Maxwell Maris
In this presentation, two experts in the psychology of men and masculinities will give participants foundation information about the current state of psychological research and practice with men. Information will provide a balanced focus on areas of difficulty along with techniques to identify and amplify men’s strengths in psychotherapy. The presenters will focus on providing concrete techniques and resources so that participants can readily apply this information in their own work with men.
Fall Webinar Series
UNDERSTANDING ADHD IN WOMEN AND GIRLS: Presented by Dr. Ashley Junghans-Rutelonis
There are 116,220 combinations of symptoms within a diagnosis of ADHD. Many of us have a specific picture in our mind of what ADHD looks like but it is time we challenge that picture. ADHD has historically been diagnosed in boys (13%) more than girls (6%) but rates of female diagnoses are rising, especially between the ages of 23 and 49. Given females with ADHD are not a homogeneous group, professionals and the general public will benefit from additional training on identification, the diagnosis process, and changes across the lifespan. Learn about types of ADHD, components of assessment, what we know about ADHD in girls and women, and treatments that work.
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Roarin' for Recovery
Our largest event of the year, Roarin’ for Recovery, is back to kick off this year’s National Recovery Month for September! Join ARC on August 27th for the recovery wellness fair and a walk through the Milwaukee County Zoo!
Tickets include admission into the zoo and a recovery wellness fair, as well as free parking. You can also pick up a free Roarin’ for Recovery t-shirt (limited availability) while you’re there!
Virtual Narcan Training
Virtual Narcan training presented by Addiction Resource Council.
Detour/Stop & Think
DETOUR/Stop & Think is an alcohol and drug program for people under the age of 21. It is designed to gently but powerfully challenge common beliefs and attitudes that directly contribute to high-risk alcohol and drug use. The program goals are to reduce the risk for health problems and impairment problems.
Participants for this class should be under the age of 21 who have received an underage drinking ticket or possession of a controlled substance, in violation of an athletic code, are facing expulsion, or are interested in learning more about prevention.
Victim Impact Panel
ARC hosts a small group of victims of drunk driving tragedies through Victim Impact panels. These people are willing to share their stories in the spirit of helping others realize the impact of suddenly losing a loved one to drunk driving. The panel is designed to help change the drinking and driving behavior of offenders by realizing the dangers and consequences of their behavior.