Wednesday, April 22, 2020
8:00am-9:00am Registration
9:00am-9:15am Welcome
Tarra Winters, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois &
MECAM + Other Drugs Chairperson
9:15am-10:30am The Role of Providers and the Entire Community in Breaking Intergenerational Patterns of Addiction, Dark
Secrets, and Trauma with Individuals and Families
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
10:30am-10:45am BREAK
10:45am-12:00pm The Role of Providers (cont.)
Mark Sanders
12:00pm-1:15pm LUNCH
1:15pm-2:30pm Breakout Sessions
A. Drug Courts: The Impact They Have and
Why We Need Them
Judge Kyle Napp & Madison County Drug Court
Multidisciplinary Team
B. One Goal, Many Paths: Multiple Styles of Recovery
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
C. Gambling: A Devastating Dance of Destruction
Vickie Lewis, BA, CRADC, CODP-I, PCG,
Illinois Council on Problem Gambling
2:30pm-2:45pm BREAK
2:45pm-4:00pm Breakout Sessions Repeated
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8:30am-9:00am CEU Sign In
9:00am-10:15am Breakout Sessions
A. Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope Film Screening
Jennifer Samartano, Prevention Specialist
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
B. Substance Use in Pregnancy: Making an Impact Through Early Assessment, Identification, and Treatment
Donna Stephens, DNP, RNC-OB
Memorial Hospital
C. Vaping: What You Need to Know
Taylor Marks, LCSW, Manager of Grant Services
Centerstone
10:15am-10:30am BREAK
10:30am-11:45am Breakout Sessions Repeated
11:45am-1:00pm LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm Current Drug Trends
Special Agent Matthew Bradford and Special Agent Jon Costello
MEGSI
2:00pm-2:15pm BREAK
2:15pm-3:15pm Changes to Cannabis Laws
Tom Gibbons, Madison County State's Attorney
Nick Novacich, Detective Captain of the Granite City Police Department
3:15pm-4:00pm Recovery Panel
Thursday, April 23, 2020