Leo Ni Leo/Kojo: A Method of Community and Agency Partnership Grounded to African-Americans
Rhybon Mayfield
Tillee Makepeace

Your Personal Approach to Change: Using the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Instrument
Paula Horavitch, PhD
The management of change and diversity is a key issue for successful implementation of evidence-based practices. Each of us has a preference for how we approach personal and professional change. Participants will use the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Instrument to examine the advantages and disadvantages of their personal approach and to learn how to help themselves prepare for more satisfactory change.

NOTE: Participants who register for early for this workshop will be able to complete the KAI before the workshop.

Effective Gender Responsive Programming for Girls: How to Implement the Oregon Guidelines
Lucy Zammarelli
This workshop is experiential and didactic and will prepare participants to work with girls in a variety of settings. Research demonstrates that girls have different treatment needs than do boys. Using the Oregon guidelines for gender appropriate treatment, participants will learn how to engage and retain girls in treatment.

Long-term Management of Addictive Disorders: Blending Research and Practice
John Fitzgerald
Addictive disorders are among the most prevalent and misunderstood problems facing counselors. A model of addiction will be provided that blends research with clinical practice with a focus on the long terms effects of trauma on the addicted person.

Fostering Cultural Change to Facilitate the Introduction and Integration of Evidence-Based Treatment Practices in an Agency Patrick McAuliffe
This workshop describes how research based organizational development principles and practices can be used to shift an agency’s culture from an emphasis on hierarchical control to employee commitment for quality improvement. The central role of leadership will be emphasized.