Please join the DUI Council of Lancaster County, along with the Lancaster Drug and Alcohol Commission, and Compass Mark for our 29th Annual Lancaster County DUI Awareness Conference. This year's conference will focus on the uprise of driving under the influence of drugs, juuling & vaping dangers, DUI Case Law, the trauma-informed individual, self-care as a provider, and will of course feature our 2019 Lancaster County DUI Top Gun Award winners.https://www.duicouncil.org/
Workshops
The Role of Leaders Creating a Trauma Responsive Culture
General Session in Training Bay
Keynote Speaker: Robert Reed, PA Deputy Attorney General
Panel Members:Lelani Trann, Lancaster City PD; Sharon Czabafy, Wellspan Ephrata Hospital; Christine Glover, Penn Medicine; and Robert Reed, PA Deputy Attorney General
Trauma is often used to describe the serious challenges many in our society experience. Science and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) teaches us that people who experience childhood trauma may experience a substantially increased risk of major diseases as well as negative emotional consequences. These consequences do not discriminate by age, race, demographics, or gender. Yet, most people do not have any understanding of what trauma actually means, what can be done to recover from trauma, and what can be done by society to prevent it.
Across the country, many leaders in systems as diverse as health care, child services, education, and criminal justice are working together to educate the public about trauma, trauma-informed care, resilience, and wellness. This is a movement that has touched many but needs to touch millions more. By dismantling the silos that separate systems from gaining a unified understanding of trauma, we will be able to create trauma-informed communities that understand both the seriousness of trauma, the need to establish trauma-informed programs for healing and recovery, and the critical need to reduce retraumatization by creating trauma-informed systems to reduce trauma in the first place.
Surviving Secondary Trauma for Criminal Justice Folks
(Session I, Room 100) Law enforcement only in this session please
Presenter: Marilyn Stein, MGS Consulting
Working in the field of Criminal justice comes with a significant cost as the work has the potential to chronically change one’s view of the world. This isn’t just stress; rather it is toxic stress that can result in secondary or vicarious trauma. Secondary trauma happens when officers witness, reading about or hear traumatic stories. This exposure can result in experiencing debilitating suffering. Further, evidence-based practices have shifted the roles of law enforcement from rule enforcers to active agents of change. This shift demands forging a deeper relationship with the client and as a result, absorbing more of the client’s traumatic histories which takes its toll on the officer’s health.
Participants will:
1. Have a definition of secondary and vicarious trauma.
2. Understand the symptoms of trauma.
3. Consider practices that safeguard and protect officers so that they are healthier and able to do their best work.
Effective Communication is Critical to Creating Space for Positive Change
(Session I & II, Room 101)
Presenter: Kathy Strain, Drug Free Workplace
Communication breaks down in the face of stress and high emotion. Developing effective communication strategies is a powerful step toward improving a relationship with an individual using substances. Maintaining connection and a sense of positive forward movement throughout communication is key to experiencing positive change. This presentation will focus on how to listen more effectively, offer feedback and information, and make constructive requests with the least amount of conflict. The importance of consistent validation, empathy, and avoiding conversational traps will be discussed. Understanding behaviors and promoting positive activities that compete with substance use will be reviewed, along with methods of using positive reinforcement to help change behavior. This training is adapted from a combined curriculum from the National Partnership for Drug Free Kids Parent Coach Program and The Center for Motivational Change entitled the L.O.V.E. (Listening. Offering. Validating. and Empathizing.) communication skills.
Creating A Trauma-Informed School
(Session I, Room 102)
Presenter: Dr. April Hershey, Warwick School District Superintendent; Dr. Melanie Calender, Warwick School District Assistant Superintendent; and Dr. Kristy Szobocsan, Warwick High School Principal
Warwick School District will present information on their journey to becoming a trauma-
informed district, including information on staff development, community involvement and the vision to provide programs that will reach each and every child.
How to Use Pennsylvania Youth Survey Data to Determine Education and Intervention
(Session I & II, Room 104)
Presenter: Bevan Allan, Compass Mark
One-Pot Methamphetamine Manufacturing Awareness
(Session II & III, In Training Bay)
Presenter: Cpl. Ronald Jarvie, PA State Police & Trooper Clint Long, PA State Police
A mock One-Pot Methamphetamine manufacturing process will be discussed and displayed. This presentation will be designed to explain the dangers and difficulties of the Methamphetamine manufacturing process for law enforcement, as well as the current Meth trends that are seen across the state in today’s society.
DUI Case Law Updates
(Session II & III, Room 100)
Presenter: Ande Gonzalez, Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney
Get the latest DUI case law updates to keep you at the top of your professional field.
Clearing the Air About Vaping, Juuling & Other Substance Use
(Session II & III, Room 102)
Presenter: Donna Creager, Drug Free Workplace
The teenage brain is wired to try new things and take risks. With the current vaping crisis among teenagers, it is important for supportive adults to know what adolescents are up against. Clearing the Air about Vaping and Substance Use will describe the impact substance use has on society, current drug trends, and the implications of vaping Participants will learn what addiction is, how it affects adolescents’ brains and how to identify signs and symptoms of substance misuse and substance use disorder. Each participant will take away how to encourage teens to make smart choices and break away from social media pressures.
Working Supportively with Family Members & Significant Others
(Session II & III, Room 103)
Presenter: Ken Montrose, MA, DADCGreenbriar Treatment Center
This session will help profressionals work constructively with families of all sorts.Overcoming blame, setting boundaries, advocacy, balancing family and consumer needs, interventions, and family education will be discussed.Harnessing the strength, information and other resources obtainable from families will also be discussed.Setting boundaries and helping families set boundaries will be a key theme.
Surviving Trauma Exposure for Health Care Professionals
(Session III, Room 104)
Presenter: Marilyn Stein, MGS Consulting
Those providing care to clients who have experienced trauma have an increased potential for experiencing secondary trauma themselves. On-going exposure to painful stories about abuse, poverty and loss can overwhelm even the most stoic professional in significant ways. This workshop will bring awareness to secondary trauma and other related conditions like vicarious trauma and burnout. It will also offer protective steps that reduce risk and increase compassionate care.
Participants will:
1.Define trauma and conditions like secondary and vicarious trauma
2. Review symptoms of trauma exposure
3. Discuss how trauma affects us professionally and personally
4. Consider the role of resilience
5. Learn the ABC’s of protective factors (awareness, balance and connection) that reduce risk.
The Recovery Process
(Session I, Room 103 & Session III, Room 101)
Presenter: Scott Theurer, T.W. Ponessa and Associates
Examines the role of ongoing treatment, substance use and recovery capital on individual recovery, especially following incarceration or door-to-door placement.
Doors will open at 7:30AM for Registration and a light breakfast
