Centerstone to host Substance Use Levels of Care: A Recovery Journey training

Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health care, will host Substance Use Levels of Care: A Recovery Journey, a free in-person training on Monday, April 17 from noon to 1 p.m. CT at 2615 Edwards Street, Alton, Ill.

“This training promises to be a valuable and educational experience for anyone interested in the field of substance use treatment,” said Taylor Marks, manager of grant program implementation at Centerstone.

This in-person training is limited to the first 40 registrants.

Objectives of the training include:

• Identify the different levels of care for substance use treatment and their appropriate applications.
• Explore the benefits of early intervention, including the reduction of substance use-related harms.
• Describe the components of an effective recovery journey for clients in various levels of care.
• Recognize the importance of an individualized and comprehensive approach to substance use treatment.
• Develop strategies for referral to appropriate levels of care based on the assessed needs of clients.

This training has 1 hour of continuing education (CEUs) approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184.

There is also a virtual option for this training being offered on April 26 from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom.

To register for the in-person training on April 17 or the virtual training on April 26, visit centerstone.org/events. For more information, contact Taylor Marks at taylor.marks@centerstone.org or call 1-877-HOPE123 (877-467-3123), ext. 1813.

The presenter of the training will be Alyssa Cline, LCSW. Cline is currently the clinical coordinator for Centerstone’s medication assisted treatment program. Cline spent seven years working in foster care before receiving her master’s in social work from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2019. Since then, Cline has continued her training in substance use, trauma-informed therapy, and parenting education therapy, and has been a mental health and substance use clinician and educator.