progress notes volume 10-number 1, august 1, 2011

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Highlights:

The annual economic costs associ-ated with alcohol use are $5.06 billion,

according to a report by the MinnesotaDepartment of Health published thisyear. This amounts to over $975 forevery man, woman, and child in thestate each year. These costs are 17times greater than the $296 million intax revenues collected from alcoholssales!

Cost of alcohol use:

The vast majority, 73% of the costsassociated with alcohol use was at-tributed to lost productivity. Most ofthis was due to alcohol-related illness

and death due to alcohol use.Healthcare expenditures for the

medical consequences of alcohol useand treatment amounted to nearly onemillion dollars each year.

Other costs are as a result of dam-age to property, vehicle crashes, firedestruction, welfare and justice systemcosts.

Consequences of alcohol use:

Excessive alcohol consumption isthe 3rd leading cause of death in theUS. There were 1150 Alcohol-attributable deaths in MN in 2007.Alcohol use contributes to a number ofnegative consequences, including:Falls, burns, drowning, motor vehiclecrashes, homicide, suicide, chronicdiseases and alcohol related birth de-fects.

Drinking patterns in MN:

Adults:

20 percent of MN adults reportedbinge drinking (consuming 5 or moredrinks on any one occasion in the pastmonth).

5 percent of MN adults reportheavy drinking (consuming more thantwo drinks per day for men and morethan one drink per day for women) inthe past month. The 18 to 25 year oldage group is more likely to report this.

Adolescents:

Nearly one fifth (19%), of 9th grad-ers and 41% of 12th graders report

consuming alcoholic beverages on atleast one occasion in the past 30 days.

These Minnesota 12th graders aredrinking at a rate as high as other12th graders nationally.

10% of 9th graders and nearly aforth (24%) of 12th graders reported

binge drinking (consuming 5 or moredrinks in a row on any occasion in thepast 2 weeks).

Nearly one fifth (19%) of 12th grad-ers reported driving a motor vehicleafter using alcohol and other drugs.

Many of these students use in theircars.

Additional Information:

A full report, The Human and Eco-nomic Cost of Alcohol Use in Minnesota,is available from the Minnesota De-partment of Health.

www.health.state.mn.us

The Human and Economic Cost ofAlcohol Use in Minnesota

Cost of Alcoholuse in MN

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MARRCH Confer-ence article

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Alcohol and DrugStudent Club

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Introducing NewStaff

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Notes from theFaculty

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UpcomingConferences

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BBHT Changes 4

Class offerings 4

Inside this issue:

Volume 10-Number 1August, 2011

Circulation 400

Progress NotesA newsletter for Alcohol and Drug Counseling Students

College of Professional Studies

Human Services Department


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State of the ADC Club:

By Alex DavisPresident

The Alcohol & Drug Counselor Student Club has al-

ways been an important place for ADC majors, our groupadvisor and university to have a platform to collaborateon a wide range of activities and potential/current issues

we face as students. It gives us the opportunity to have aunified voice in addressing all current and future activi-ties the club is or may be involved in, as well as any con-cerns students may have regarding student life, learning,and perspective professional careers. We are dedicated tohelping all find success within every aspect of our lives.

As it stands today, our club is in the process of build-ing a foundation that ensures a productive, ethical, com-passionate, and civically minded organization that bestrepresents our ADC student body, Metropolitan State

University, and the greater community. We are avidlyengaged in providing learning and growth opportunitiesfor club members via conferences, community & campusevents, and collaborating in the community to raiseawareness of a wide range of community issues/needs.Recently, the club sent 7 members to the SpringMARRCH conference, and we are currently looking tosponsor and support multiple recovery communityevents during recovery month in September as well assend students to the National conference on Drug Addic-tion. Attendance to the Fall MARRCH Conference is also

Minnesota Association Resources for Recovery andChemical Health (MARRCH) held its annual spring con-ference on April 2930, 2011 and Metro State was ableto sponsor the attendance of 7 students. MARRCH is astatewide organization in the Alcohol and Drug Coun-

seling field and attendance to the conference was aunique opportunity for student to increase theirknowledge and skills while networking with profession-als in the field. This years conference was on Motiva-tional Interviewing, which is a leading technique in ourfield of study. The presenters were knowledgeable, and

we were given opportunities to practice the skillsthrough role play. The material supplemented what wehave been learning in classes, and will be highly rele-vant as we enter internships and later careers. Somestudents were able to make connections that may leadto an internship; others found material that is relevantin their current positions. In addition to learning aboutmotivational interviewing, the setting was beautiful andpeaceful. It was rejuvenating after a long winter andschool year to be in the woods, near a lake at the beau-tiful Grand View Lodge. The accommodations wereconveniently near the conference and amply fit our

needs. My favorite part of the conference was getting toknow my fellow classmates better, as well as network-ing with the student club from MCTC. Attending theconference was both professionally and personally en-riching, and has given me a more rounded view of the

Alcohol and Drug Counseling field.

Submitted by Chanda Palacios

MARRCH Spring Conference 2011

Alcohol and Drug Counseling Student Club

Student Club Meeting Dates

Location: Library, room 301

Time: 4:30-6:00 p.m.Thursday, August 18th

Thursday, September 8th

Thursday, October 20th

Thursday, November 17th and

Thursday, December 14th

A light dinner will be provided!Email Alex Davis [email protected] formore info.

in the works and is an important opportunity for allADC majors to take advantage of.

All of the above activities are just samples of whatis on deck for the next 3 months. Keep an eye outfor other great activities we may be a part of thiscoming year. This is only the beginning of our jour-ney together, and my hope is we all find what weseek in life, and follow the path forged out of empa-thy and knowledge.


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Faculty FocusJudy Hanson has been theChemical Health Coordinatorfor Wayzata Public Schools for14 years. She is a licensed so-cial worker and a Certified Pre-

vention Professional. Sheearned her Masters in Educa-tion from the University of St.

Thomas. Judy previouslyworked in student assistance for Kasson-MantorvilleSchool District. Before that, Judys background was inCorrections, working at the federal prison in Rochesterin the CD unit, being a Probation officer and interningat St. Croix Camp with juveniles. She loves the preven-tion field and also loves the outdoors and cabin life:boating, swimming, reading knitting and good ole fam-ily time! She is well-respected in our field and works atmaking a difference in the lives of teens! Judy will beteaching HSCD 306 Prevention of Substance Abusein the fall.

Jamie Hedin is the ChemicalHealth Specialist at RosevilleArea Schools. Jamie is a li-censed drug counselor and aCertified Prevention Profession-

al. She earned her Mastersdegree in Addiction Studies atHazelden Graduate School.Her experience in the filed in-

cludes the StepUP program at Augsburg College whereshe was a counselor at the recovery residence. She wasalso a counselor at Pride Institute before she began herpresent job in Roseville. Jamie loves yoga and playingvolleyball. She has travelled the world extensively andher favorite destinations are Egypt, Italy and Istanbul.She loves walking, laughing and spending time withfriends. Throughout her career she has learned theimportance of educating children early and often to en-hance protective factors against substance abuse.Jamie will be teaching HSCD 306 Prevention ofSubstance Abuse in the Fall.

1. HSER 350 Issues in Adolescent Counseling has been added to the list of approved Alcohol and Drug Coun-seling Major electives. To see the list of all approved electives, refer to page 9 in your Student Handbook.

2. Deborah Mosby will be making a presentation at the National conference on Addiction Disorders in San Die-go, CA on September 19th from 2:304:00 p.m. She will be presenting The Impact of Experiential Educa-tion and Health Realization on Practicum-Based Curriculum.

3. We have added new Faculty:

Julie Rohovitshe will be teaching Practicum I & II (HSCD 380, 390)

Amanda Richardsshe will be co-teaching SR-Seminar (HSCD 450)

Todd Mullikenhe will be co-teaching Co-occurring Disorders (HSCD 309)

Please give them a warm welcome when you encounter them!

Judy Hanson Jamie Hedin

Academic Advising Support

Karin Jax, M.S., L.A.D.C. joined the College of Professional Studies, Alcohol and DrugCounseling Community Faculty in February as an Academic Advisor. She comes to us withmany years of counseling experience. Most recently, she was the Chemical Health Special-ist for Robbinsdale Area Schools for 13 years, where she worked with at-risk students andtheir families. She is available two days a week to meet with students, focusing on incomingstudents as well as answering general program questions. Students can contact Wanda at651-793-1342 to schedule an appointment with one of our Academic Advisors. Karin can

be contacted directly at 651-793-1363 or by email at [email protected].

Karin Jax

Notes From the Faculty


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2011-2012 Course List

Fall Educational Conferences

42nd Annual MARRCH conference

September 13-15, 2011. St. Paul RiverCentre.For further information, visithttp://www.marrch.org

2nd Annual National Conference on Addic-

tion Disorders (NCDA)

September 17-21, 2011. San Diego, CA.For further information, visithttp://www.nationalconferenceonaddictiondisorders.com

37th Annual Program Sharing

Conference on Alcohol, Tobacco & Other DrugAbuse and Violence Prevention. October 27-28, St. Cloud Rivers Edge Convention Center.For further information, visithttp://www.emprc.org/ps2011

Changes to Licensure Law:

This session, the Minnesota Legislature made changes toMinnesota Statue Chapter 148C (LADC Counselor LicensureLaw). Effective August 1st, 2011, here are some highlights:

Streamlines the license renewal process.

Changes the continuing education requirements forHuman Diversity to 9 hours and Professional Ethics

to 3 hours, every 2 years.

Revises the Code of Ethics for Alcohol & Drug Counse-lors to be more consistent in format with other health

care professions.

The changes will NOT require additional fees.

According to Kari Rechtzigel, Executive Director of BBHT(Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy), the goal of thesechanges were to clarify and simplify existing statutory andrule language to make operations more efficient. We re-moved confusing, obsolete, repetitive and unnecessary lan-

guage. This makes BBHT more consistent with other healthlicensing boards. For more information go to the BBHT

website: http://www.bbht.state.mn.us/

BBHT Changes

Course

Number Course Name Semester Day Time

HSCD 300 Chemical Dependency Concepts All Monday 6:009:20 p.m.

HSCD 200 Pharmacology of Drug Abuse Spring/FallSummer

WednesdayWednesday

6:009:20 p.m.1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.

HSER 355 Introduction to Human Services All 2 sections eachsemester

See online

schedule

HSER 346 Counseling and Interviewing Skills All Saturday 8 classes from

9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.

HSER 353 Social Casework Methods All 2 sections each

Semester

See online

Schedule

HSER 395 Human Services and Diversity All 2 sections each

Semester

See online

Schedule

HSCD 303 Cultural Aspects of Chemical

Dependency

All Tuesdays 6:00 p.m.9:20 p.m.

HSER 348 Group Counseling All Friday 5:009:00 p.m.


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CourseNumber

Course Name Semester Day Time

HSCD 309 Co-occurring disorders: SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health

All Monday 6:009:20 p.m.

HSCD 302 Chemical Dependency Assessment

And Diagnosis

Spring/Fall

Summer

Wednesday

Wednesday

6:009:20 p.m.

1:005:00 p.m.

HSCD 400 Best Practices in Alcohol and DrugCounseling

All Friday Every Other

9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.

HSCD 450 Senior Seminar: Alcohol and DrugCounseling

All Wednesday 6:009:20 p.m.

Practicum Courses:

HSCD 320 Pre-Practicum All Tuesday Every other

4:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.

HSCD 380 Alcohol and Drug Counseling

Practicum #1

All Tuesday Every other

6:009:20 p.m.

HSCD 390 Alcohol and Drug Counseling All Tuesday Every other

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