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Comprehensive Addiction and Psychological Services
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Round-trip Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
October 21 - 28, 2023

- Tele-Supervision: Ethical Practices in Clinical Supervision
COVID and Post-COVID conditions have presented challenges for counselors-in-training and clinical supervisors. States have made various provisions to accommodate the profession while striving to maintain protective standards. Counselor educators and site supervisors work collaboratively to protect the integrity of the clinical experience and to provide opportunities for residents and counselors-in-training. This seminar will examine some of the challenges nation-wide and identify best practices. Ethical and legislative issues will be presented and include tele-supervision liabilities, limitations and also effectiveness.
- Key Clinical Factors and Considerations with Military and Veterans
Military service members, their families, and veterans have unique needs that require a culturally competent approach to services and mental health treatment. Studies show that community providers are not as culturally competent with the military population as VA and DOD clinicians. With critical mental health access shortages in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD), it is essential to increase the military population's access to timely and culturally competent mental health services. This 120-minute training will provide attendees with an overview of the cultural differences working with military versus civilian populations. We will delve into the key mental health factors that influence and correlate with the military service, such as military training and combat operations; substance use and misuse; suicide, family stressors and combat related stress and trauma. Training will wrap up with the examination of core interventions to enhance and augment treatment efficacy.
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Individuals with PTSD and a Substance Use Disorder
This workshop will provide an overview of the core concepts of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and discuss its applicability to dually diagnosed individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Case examples and other practice applications of CBT techniques will acquaint participants with intervention strategies to help clients acquire more effective skills for managing co-occurring PTSD and SUDs.
- Don't Bleed On The Client: Intentional Self-Care
This workshop is designed to enhance the work of mental health clinicians, practitioners, educators, ministry, and social services. To be the best clinician and educator you can be is a journey of skill development, insight enhancement, and self-awareness. With the lens of whole-person health care, we will explore personal areas of growth and awareness regarding implicit bias and its impact in the therapeutic milieu and the lives of our clients.
- Dream Work in Group Therapy: An Experiential Voyage
Dreams has been acknowledged as meaningful to our existence and growth for centuries, and more recently as relevant tools used for research in fields such as psychology and neuroscience. Dreams are the brain's way of sorting through information. Studies about the ‘resting brain’ suggests it retrieves this information, digests, and learns from it in a "consequence free zone where the brain can practice social and behavioral strategies." In the 'gold standard ' book on dream interpretation the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, suggests that dreams are a road map to the unconscious. Other scholars suggest that dreams reflect a person’s innermost desires/struggles, and that our minds create images/stories to manage all this activity (Goldman). Integrating dreams in group therapy is a valuable tool for self-empowerment. For over 15 years, I have found Dream Work in group therapy to be a trauma-informed and creative way to engage participants looking to gain awareness and greater understanding for self-empowerment and change. In this experiential workshop, participants will review a dream and use an effective model to demonstrate how dreams can generate self-empowerment and behavior change by exploring possibilities in the face of ambivalence and self-doubt.
- Integrated Treatment: What? Why? and How?
Substance disorders are linked with psychiatric or mental disorders and symptoms in ways that can include masking a mental illness which can keep a person from receiving appropriate and effective treatment. Many practitioners find it challenging to identify where a substance disorder stops and psychiatric disorder begins. What comes first, the chicken or the egg? This workshop will describe integrated treatment, its benefits and barriers, and how to utilize the integrated dual disorder treatment model in the treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Angele Moss-Baker, LPC, LMFT, MAC, SAP
Philicia Jefferson, PhD, LPC
Dr. Jefferson’s daughter, Charnita Allen, is a systems engineer and her late son Richard, was a career marine. She is married to Mr. Nathaniel Jones, a retired Federal Government Data Analyst.
Suzanne L. Walker, LCMHC
Having served in both clinical provider, supervisor, and clinical director positions for over 38 years, Suzanne valued how to systems and multidisciplinary teams on a macro and micro levels enhance clinical processes and growth. Adapting to multiple military relocations, Suzanne’s breadth of work experience helped augment her knowledge and appreciation for all aspects of the clinical mental health counseling profession. Aside from practice, Suzanne has volunteered as committee chair and leadership positions in state and national counseling organizations with an ardent focus on advocacy for the profession and licensure as a standard requisite for clinical mental health counseling practice and the profession. Suzanne has been pleased to present on clinical counseling best practices working with the military and veteran populations, nonprofit strategic planning, and counselor advocacy. In retirement, Suzanne also enjoys travel, history, art, and going on adventures and exploring nature with her West Highland Terrier, Hamilton Barclay.
Omoronike Hamilton, LPC, NBCC
Darryl Moch, MEd
Frances M. Christian, LCSW
VCU Department of Psychiatry, Division of Ambulatory Care Psychiatry, Richmond, VA
Consultant and Workshop Presenter
National Association of Social Workers, Virginia Chapter
Richmond, VA
Clinical Professor
VCU Department of Psychiatry, Richmond, VA
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
Cruise Itinerary
DATE | PORT OF CALL | ARRIVE | DEPART |
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Sat Oct 21 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
- | 4:00 pm |
Sun Oct 22 | *At Sea - Cruising |
- | - |
Mon Oct 23 | *At Sea - Cruising |
- | - |
Tue Oct 24 | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
Wed Oct 25 | Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
7:00 am | 3:00 pm |
Thu Oct 26 | *At Sea - Cruising |
- | - |
Fri Oct 27 | Coco Cay, Bahamas |
9:30 am | 5:00 pm |
Sat Oct 28 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
7:00 am | - |
Ports of Call
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - There is an abundance of things to see and do in the Ft. Lauderdale area: visit the newly redesigned Ft. Lauderdale Beach and cafes, stroll the historic Riverwalk, shop the luxurious stores on Las Olas Boulevard or adventure to the Everglades for an intriguing air boat excursion.
At Sea - Cruising - Cruising
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is a tropical dreamland complete with stunning beaches, clear aqua-blue ocean water, a small rain forest and rolling green hillsides. The Danes purchased St. Croix in the 1700s at which time the slave trade and sugar cane fields thrived. Today, the Danish influence is still apparent in the island's architecture and language. Most of the sugar mills lie in ruins. Yet you can still get a taste of the island's history in freshly squeezed sugar cane juice or Cruzan Rum.
Tortola, British Virgin Islands - Besides being one of the most scenic islands in the Caribbean, Tortola also has a fascinating cultural and historical side. For a glimpse into the island’s colonial past, visit the Virgin Islands Folk Museum. The restored house was once the family home of shipwright, Joseph Wilfred Penn and features a deep collection of Arawak and Carib pottery and stone tools, as well as plantation artifacts. Hike along the seven available walking trails in Sage Mountain National Park for stunning panoramic views of the island and the surrounding natural habitat. Snorkeling in the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea and a rum tasting at Callwood Rum Distillery are essential on a cruise to Tortola. Sample the delicious curries, spicy soups, and sumptuous shellfish dishes available in abundance at local restaurants and many snack shacks around the island.
Coco Cay, Bahamas - Located in the middle of the Caribbean's bright blue water lies the secluded island of CocoCay. With its white-sand beaches and spectacular surroundings, CocoCay is a wonderland of adventure. Reserved exclusively for Royal Caribbean guests, this tropical paradise has recently been updated with new aquatic facilities, nature trails and a ton of great places to just sit back, relax and enjoy a tropical drink.
CocoCay Map

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.