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Sandidge, Isaac, MA

Isaac Sandidge graduated from Eastern Ilinois University with an MA in Gerontology. He has over 7 years of experience as a clinician in community behavioral health centers. Sandidge organized, implemented and conducted New Employee Orientation for all staff within the community behavioral health organizations on topics such as Motivational Interviewing, Recovery Oriented Services, Personal Growth, Life Safety, Corporate Compliance, Trauma-Informed Care and Compassion Fatigue, Enhancing Consumer Engagement, ASAM, Golden Thread, IL Rule 132, DLA-20, PHQ9, and Mental Health First Aid. He is currently an instructor in Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid with certification in Public Safety, Higher Education, and Older Adult modules of the program. Sandidge is also an instructor for CALM (Counseling on Reducing Access to Lethal Means, and Conversations on Reducing Access to Lethal Means).

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Compassion Fatigue

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Adams, Dan, MBA

Dan Adams has been in the treatment and prevention field for over 40 years, spending the last 35 with Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health. Dan was in the first Missouri cohort to receive Medication Assisted Recovery (MARS) certification. Currently, he is the Director of Program Services with SEMOBH and oversees programming in SEMO’s 17 sites in Missouri.

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Johnson, Clif, AA, CRAADC

Clif Johnson has acquired 36 years in the field of substance abuse and co-occurring disorders, with the last 29 years employed at Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health as Chief Stakeholders Relations Officer and Director of Clinical Compliance. In addition to his CRAADC, he holds Certifications as a Compulsive Gambling Counselor and Comprehensive SATOP Professional. He received his Associates Degree in Human Services and Certificate in Chemical Independence Studies at St. Louis Community College. He is also trained as a CARF Accreditation surveyor.

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Honeycutt, Nathan, MS, LPC

Nathan has worked in mental health since 2006. He earned his Master’s Degree in Counseling. He is a LPC trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Therapy for Youth with Problem Sexual Behavior, and Motivational Interviewing. He has worked in youth and adult mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. He has worked at Ozark Center since 2012. He is the Clinical Director for Ozark Center Turnaround Ranch in Joplin, MO.

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Teaching New Staff New Tricks

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Bertolino, Bob, PhD

Bob Bertolino, Ph.D., is Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Maryville University and Sr. Clinical Advisor at Youth In Need, Inc. in Missouri. He has taught over 600 workshops throughout the United States and 11 countries and authored or co-authored 15 books including Effective Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, The Therapist’s Notebook on Positive Psychology: Activities, Exercises, and Handouts, and the forthcoming, The Therapist’s Notebook for Supervision and Training: Activities and Exercises to Improve Effectiveness. Bob is both a licensed marital and family therapist and professional counselor in the state of Missouri, a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a Clinical Fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

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Improving Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What Every Clinician, Supervisor, and Administrator Needs to Know