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Upcoming Programs
Understanding Trauma & Its Effect on Mental Health
January 8, 2026
5:30 - 7:00 PM EST
5:30 - 7:00 PM EST
Assessing & Treating Addiction: Shedding Blinders & Utilizing Effective Approaches
April 15, 2026
1:30 - 3:00 PM EST
1:30 - 3:00 PM EST
Kathryn Dann LISW & Clinical Director of WellBrook Chardon, OH
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1.5 CE Credits recognized in every state
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual, Pre-registration required
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Understanding Trauma & Its Effect on Mental Health
January 8, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM EST
Questions we’ll tackle in this presentation
Danger Imprint
What if your brain remembers danger... even if you don’t?
Invisible Driver
How does an invisible wound shape your emotions, your health, and your relationships?
Trauma Lock
Why do so many people turn to substances after trauma - and why does trauma make it so hard to stop?
Genetic Trauma
How does trauma echo across generations - even if no one talks about it?
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Program Description
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Course Objectives
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About the Presenter
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CE Board Approvals
This presentation explores the complex nature of trauma and its profound impact on mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Through a trauma-informed lens, it examines how traumatic experiences—ranging from acute events to chronic or generational adversity—affect brain function, particularly the limbic system and prefrontal cortex, and contribute to symptoms such as emotional dysregulation, dissociation, and hypervigilance.The presentation highlights the strong correlation between trauma and substance use disorders, underscoring how trauma can both precede and result from substance abuse. It introduces both traditional (e.g., CBT, EMDR, prolonged exposure therapy) and alternative (e.g., nature-based therapy, bilateral stimulation) treatment approaches, emphasizing the importance of holistic healing strategies. The concept of intergenerational trauma is also addressed through the emerging science of epigenetics. With an emphasis on education, empowerment, and breaking cycles of inherited pain, this presentation aims to deepen understanding and promote effective support for individuals navigating the lasting effects of trauma.
A. Describe the neurological impact of trauma on brain function and behavior, and identify how trauma affects key brain structures (e.g., amygdala, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex) and how these changes contribute to emotional dysregulation and survival-based responses.B. Recognize the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders.C. Utilize effective trauma-informed interventions and pathways to healing and describe at least three evidence-based or alternative therapeutic approaches used to process and heal trauma.
Kathryn Dann holds a Master's in Social Work and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, having graduated from Youngstown State University. Her extensive background encompasses seventeen years of recognized achievements in marketing, management, and community engagement.Infused with a naturally warm and empathetic demeanor, Kathryn leverages her enduring enthusiasm for behavioral health and diverse therapeutic modalities in the realm of recovery. She shares this wealth of knowledge, along with her outreach responsibilities, to convey the profound commitment WellBrook Recovery has toward each individual's journey to recovery. This ensures that everyone feels welcomed and deeply cared for from their initial contact and throughout their experience.
ASWB
Understanding Trauma and Its Effect on Mental Health, 6511, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Wellbrook Recovery as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/29/25–10/29/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.
NBCC
Understanding Trauma and its Effect on Mental Health has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Wellbrook Recovery is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5057
Dr. Anish John, MD & Medical Director at Positive Sobriety Institute
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1.5 CE Credits recognized in every state
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual, Pre-registration required
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Assessing and Treating Addiction:
Shedding Blinders and Utilizing Effective Approaches
April 15, 2026 | 1:30 – 3:00 PM CST
Questions we’ll tackle in this presentation
Addiction Conditions
Nature vs. nurture- does either play a stronger role in the causality of addiction?
Reward Disorder
Why are drugs more addictive than natural rewards? The science of neural circuity.
End Goals
Where does it all end? Is there a cure for addiction?
Effective Treatment
What treatment model has the highest addiction recovery rates in the literature?
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Program Description
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Course Objectives
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About the Presenter
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CE Board Approvals
As our understanding matures regarding the dysfunctional neural circuitry that drives addiction, evidence-based approaches exist that further legitimize the concept of addiction being a medical disorder that involves the brain. Individuals struggling with co-occurring mental health conditions additionally have to navigate through unique challenges and vulnerabilities- which have only intensified with the pandemic and its aftermath.
Despite the hedonic, selfish choice that addiction may resemble when looking in from the outside, the goals for effective assessment and treatment are to provide clarity on diagnoses and appropriate interventions for individuals and family members/loved ones. The overarching end goal is to facilitate informed decisions that would support their ongoing long-term recovery.
The purpose of this presentation will be twofold, initially to review the components of a multidisciplinary comprehensive evaluation as an adjunct to or in lieu of a traditional intervention, ultimately with the goal of rendering an unbiased opinion with recommendations.
The nuances of providing intensive treatment for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions will then be explored, highlighting the importance of a robust continuing care plan post-treatment. This includes the challenges of navigating through interactions with professional regulatory entities that may be involved, legal hurdles and building a safe transition plan if the individual plans to return to work.
Dr. Anish John is the Medical Director at the Positive Sobriety Institute, Chicago IL where he oversees care for patients in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. He is board-certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry (ABPN) and Addiction Medicine (ABPM) and has an adjunct faculty appointment as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Dr. John has an active interest in teaching and is involved in the ongoing training of Psychiatry residents, Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine fellows. Dr. John has research interests that include the interface between digital technology and addiction, biomarkers and neurobehavioral predictors for recovery, the assessment and treatment of impaired health care practitioners and utilizing neuro-modulation techniques to influence the outcome of psychiatric/addictive disorders.
ASWBUnderstanding Trauma and Its Effect on Mental Health, 6511, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Wellbrook Recovery as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/29/25-10/29/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.
NBCCUnderstanding Trauma and its Effect on Mental Health has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Wellbrook Recovery is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5057
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