Georgia Addiction Counselors Association

39th Annual Virtual Spring Conference

April 19-22, 2024

Registration is Now Open for the GACA Spring Conference

Pharmacy of the Streets

presented by Dr. Merrill Norton, PharmD, DPh, CMAC, CCS

The adverse effects of illicit drug use have been well-documented. Methamphetamines destroy your teeth, cocaine can cause convulsions, and smoking marijuana irritates the respiratory tract. These short-term consequences pale in comparison, though, to the ultimate price that drug users often pay — a life that’s cut short by substance misuse. Indeed, there is an inversely proportional relationship between drug use and life expectancy, proving that recovery is often a matter of life and death.

Saturday Lunch Plenary: Kidnapped

presented by Terry Wynne, Ed.S., LPC, NCC, NCCC, BCC, CCC

Terry L. Wynne will share her true story of being kidnapped by a person struggling with drug addiction in hopes her story will inspire your own work. She invites you to listen to the details of her ordeal and ultimately ask yourself what meaning her experience has for you and your work.

Building a Supervisory Alliance

presented by Dr. Patricia Brown, PhD, CCS, MAC, CACII

Clinical supervision takes place in the context of the supervisor–supervisee relationship. A positive supervisory alliance includes mutual understanding of the goals and tasks of supervision and a strong professional bond between supervisor and supervisee. To be effective, a supervisor must have a clear understanding of the nature and dynamics of this relationship. (TAP 21-A). Over the course of psychotherapy supervision history, the supervisor-supervisee alliance has increasingly emerged as a variable of preeminent importance in the conceptualization and conduct of the supervision experience: It has come to be embraced as the very heart and soul of supervision (Watkins,2018). This course will highlight the unique relationship between the supervisor and the supervisee and the value of building a supervisory working alliance.

Up to 30 Live/Synchronous CE Hours Approved from GACA, GAMFT, GSCSW and 

NAADAC.  Up to 30 Clock Hours 

Approved by NBCC.

On ZOOM

CE Provider Approvals for CORE Hours:

GACA Addiction Counselors: Georgia Addiction Counselors Association

National Addiction Counselors: NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals

Licensed Professional Counselors: National Board for Certified Counselors

Marriage and Family Therapists: Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Social Workers: Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers

SPECIAL CCIT TRACK

For first time CCIT applicants only: get the 20 CE hours* needed for the initial CCIT application for the discounted price of $200.00

*CCIT Track Registrants MUST register for "Intro to CCIT Program," "Ethical & Legal Requirements Pertaining to 42 CFR Part 2," "Ethics for Addiction Counselors," and "Telemental Health" courses only.

This conference offers specific CE hours for 

the CCS, CMATS and CAAC applications and recertifications.  Please 

look for the designations if you need these hours.

Conference Course Schedule: Click Here

CE Provider Approvals for CORE Hours:

GACA Addiction Counselors: Georgia Addiction Counselors Association

National Addiction Counselors: NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals

Licensed Professional Counselors: National Board for Certified Counselors

Marriage and Family Therapists: Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Social Workers: Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers

Georgia Addiction Counselors Association (GACA) is a non-profit member association that provides credentialing, training, education, advocacy and support for addiction-focused professionals in Georgia and surrounding states. Founded in 1980, GACA is a statewide association for addiction counselors and other professionals interested in addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery.