Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia

06/17/2025

Dearest Fellow Counsellors and Therapists and everyone else who handles addiction and mental health in their day to day career or life,

We've got the conversations you need at the 2025 Summer Institute Training.

You show up for your clients and loved ones every day. Let this training bundle show up for you.

🎯 The Full Access Bundle puts the entire Summer Training Institute in your back pocket — one registration, zero scrambling, and 100% online. Live or self-paced, it’s ready when you are.

📢 Presented by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia

You do not need to be certified with us to enroll!

🔓 What You Unlock

🔹 4 Masterclasses
• Understanding Triggers
• Relapse Prevention Strategies
• Addiction & the Brain (Clinical Neuroscience)
• Motivational Interviewing

🔹 6 Microcredentials
• Vicarious Trauma & Compassion Fatigue
• Family Systems in Recovery
• Indigenous Intimate Partner Violence (Panel)
• Digital Addictions
• Affirming Care for Trans & Nonbinary Clients
• Psychedelics & Harm Reduction

🔹 8 General Education Sessions
• Ethics
• Trauma & Cultural Sensitivity
• Justice-Involved Individuals & Addiction Treatment
• LGBTQ+ & ChemSex Addiction
• Telehealth
• DSM-5-TR Updates
• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MATs)
• Co-Occurring Disorders & Health Conditions

✅ All certificates and CE credits issued on completion
🎓 Graduation ceremony included
🪪 Gold-sealed wall certificates for all Microcredentials
📁 Downloadable slides, worksheets, and resource packs
🗓️ July 7 to August 31 — access it all, on your time

💡 Why Grab the Bundle Now?
• Save time — one checkout covers everything
• Stay competitive — stack CEs, masterclasses, and microcredentials in one go

👉 Register here – Full Access - https://adacbga.org/summer-training-institute-2025-3/ -access

See you at the Summer Training Institute!

06/16/2025

You carry trauma stories that don’t leave your head.

You manage relapse risks, court reports, family breakdowns — and still, you’re expected to keep learning.

We see you.

If your CEs are due, get them from a place that understands what this work really is.

The Summer Training Institute, approved and offered by ADACBGA, offers certified clinical training for addiction professionals in Georgia — all online, built for your schedule, and designed to support the realities of your role.

✔️ ADACBGA-approved CEs
✔️ Fully online — Zoom and self-paced
✔️ Clinically relevant topics, including:

Trauma

Ethics

Telehealth

Family Systems

Relapse

Gender Affirming Care

LGBTQ+ & Chemsex

Digital Addictions

DSM-5 Updates

MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment)

📅 Runs July 7 to August 31
💻 Courses start at $29
🎓 Full access available for those needing complete credit coverage

You’ve shown up for clients all year.

Let this training show up for you.

🔗 Register here https://adacbga.org/summer-training-institute-2025-3/

Summer Training Institute 2025 Welcome to the 2025 Summer Training Institute Your gateway to advanced education in addiction, mental health, peer support, and justice-involved care. This fully online institute runs July 7 to August 31 and features certifications, masterclasses, microcredentials, and...

06/08/2025

New Course: LGBTQ+ & ChemSex Addiction – 6 CE Hours for $29

A powerful new course is here as part of our Summer Institute Series: LGBTQ+ & ChemSex Addiction

6 CE Hours | Only $29

This training explores the intersection of LGBTQ+ identities and chemsex practices, with practical tools for culturally informed, client-centered care.

Course Format:

Live session: 3 hours on Monday, July 22 at 3:00 PM (ET)

Self-study: 3 additional hours over the following 3 weeks

Recording available for those who can’t attend live

You’ll learn:

The social and historical context of chemsex in LGBTQ+ communities

Commonly used substances and their health impacts

How to assess through a trauma-informed lens and reduce stigma

Harm-reduction strategies backed by evidence

Effective outreach, engagement, and referral techniques

Whether you work in addiction services, mental health, or LGBTQ+ care, this course gives you practical skills you can apply right away.

Enroll now and earn 6 CE hours for just $29.

Buy your ticket here and now: https://adacbga.org/summer-training-institute-2025-3/ -chemsex

****This course is open to the public. You do not have to be a certified professional to attend****

Summer Training Institute 2025 Welcome to the 2025 Summer Training Institute Your gateway to advanced education in addiction, mental health, peer support, and justice-involved care. This fully online institute runs July 7 to August 31 and features certifications, masterclasses, microcredentials, and...

06/01/2025

🌟 Masterclass: Motivational Interviewing (MI) 🌟

Learn the art of guiding change, not forcing it.

This 4-hour MI MASTERCLASS teaches you how to build real connections and support behavior change—without judgment or resistance. Ideal for addiction professionals, mental health workers, peer supporters, justice-involved care providers and those with an interest in human behavior.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ The principles and spirit of MI

✅ Recognizing and responding to change talk

✅ OARS core skills: Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summaries

✅ Managing resistance and building collaboration

✅ Real-world integration of MI into your practice and workspace

Presented by the AAlcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgiaand approved for 4 CE Units. This will be presented via Zoom for 1 hour live on August 11th and 3 hours of additional self study to follow.

Join esteemed and decorated Professor Dr. Bill Thomas and get a Masterclass Certificate for just $49. You can proudly display this gold sealed Certificate in your office or workplace to show you have mastered the Motivational Interviewing domain.

Start using these skills immediately—enroll now!

Enroll here:

Summer Training Institute 2025 Welcome to the 2025 Summer Training Institute Your gateway to advanced education in addiction, mental health, peer support, and justice-involved care. This fully online institute runs July 7 to August 31 and features certifications, masterclasses, microcredentials, and...

01/27/2025

ADACBGA Presents: Together Towards Tomorrow: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Trauma Training Event

Don't Miss out, only 9 seats left! 2 days. 14 CE hours.

This isn’t just another training; it’s a movement. Over two powerful days, we’ll explore the groundbreaking truth:

We don’t have an addiction problem – we have a trauma problem.

Get more info and sign up now:

Email from ADACBGA Transform Lives with Cutting-Edge Trauma Training happening February 10 & 11, 2025 Georgia's IC&RC Affiliate Board for Addiction & Recovery Professionals Visit our website REGISTER

08/15/2024

ADACBGA is pleased to announce another engaging Webinar brought to you by our Social Justice Commitee.

Black on Black Crimes; the causes, consequences and impact on the black family, presented by Keemeit D. Johnson.

Join us Friday, September 20th at 10 am EST to earn 2 CE's for Only $25, approved by ADACBGA.

Register HERE NOW: https://buy.stripe.com/aEU2b8eS892j8Yo4gj

Register Today! Georgia's IC&RC Affiliate Board for Addiction & Recovery Professionals Visit our website REGISTER NOW ADACBGA is pleased to announce another engaging Webinar brought to you by our Soc

05/01/2024

Don't Miss This: A Prosecutor's Journey to Compassionate Drug Policy Reform - at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia Rapid Intense Mini Opioid Training Conference!

Introducing Chad Sabora : From Prosecutor to Pioneer - Leading the Fight for Compassionate Drug Policy Reform and Harm Reduction

Register here now because this WILL sell out: https://adacbga.org/conference/

Chad Sabora is a person in recovery from chaotic drug use. He possesses a unique lived experience, having degrees in psychology and political science and also having a law degree, formerly a prosecuting attorney. Chad has worked in many areas involving drug policy, drug use, substance use disorder, treatment and recovery services. He has led drug policy reform and other legislative efforts under the umbrella of social justice. He helped write, advocate, and pass numerous drug policy reform laws in Missouri and Washington D.C. Such as Missouri’s overdose immunity law, first responder naloxone access, third party naloxone access, and legally removing the criminal justice system from medical decisions in regard to the use of evidence-based medications such as methadone and buprenorphine when someone is involved in the criminal justice system.

Chad is embedded in the national dialogue as an expert in harm reduction and drug policy reform; he has served as a correspondent for CNN and MSNBC. He was the focus of an Emmy Award-winning episode of NBC News with Brian Williams and was awarded the Robert C Randall award by Drug Policy Alliance, Chad has been featured on the front page of the New York Times and given a TedTalk on drug policy and its historical context. He also co-authored a research article on the hybrid model recovery community center, which he created, that recognizes recovery at the point someone engages in safer using practices. Chad is also one of the authors of the recently released harm reduction framework by SAMHSA.

This speaker is brought to you by the Opioid Response Network !

The Opioid Response Network is a coalition of 46 national organizations, representing over 2 million constituents, providing education and training opportunities across the prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction of opioid, stimulant and other substance use disorders

Rapid Intense Mini Opioid Training Conference Brought to you by ADACBGA and CACCF! Happening Virtually 9am to 5pm on May 13, 2024! Earn 8 CEU’s for only $125! Dive into the fast lane with our turbocharged mini-conference where intensity meets insight in a rapid fire learning experience designed to...

04/22/2024

YOU CAN'T MISS THIS!

The ADACBGA Rapid Intense Mini Opioid Training Conference has LIMITED registrations still available!

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT!

Dr. Aaron Weiner is a board-certified Psychologist and addiction specialist, and speaks nationally on the topics of addiction and behavioral health, and the impact of drug policy on public health. His perspective is informed by his years of experience growing and directing addiction service lines for hospitals and healthcare systems, the current state of medical and psychological research, and his own observations in private practice. Dr. Weiner is the immediate Past President of the Society of Addiction Psychology, and his opinions have been featured in numerous outlets including Newsweek, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, and The New York Times. He is currently on the Public Policy Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of the Science Advisory Board for the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions.

REGISTER HERE NOW BEFORE WE SELL OUT:

Rapid Intense Mini Opioid Training Conference Brought to you by ADACBGA and CACCF! Happening Virtually 9am to 5pm on May 13, 2024! Earn 8 CEU’s for only $125! Dive into the fast lane with our turbocharged mini-conference where intensity meets insight in a rapid fire learning experience designed to...

12/27/2023

Non-medication-based treatments for opioid use disorder may be more harmful than no treatment at all, a new Yale study finds.

09/19/2023

If you have enjoyed the proclamation and rally stops for the Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia Bus Tour, you will not want to miss this very special stop.

The Recovery Is Real Panel Discussion at the Carter Center.

Saturday 23 September
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Cecil B Day Chapel at the Carter Center
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

FREE Admission

Join the All Star panel:

DBHDD Commissioner Kevin
Tanner

Rev. Dr. Vonshurii Wrighten with the DBHDD Division of Addictive Diseases

Chris Thrasher CEO of Substance Use Disorders and Recovery with the Clinton Foundation

Laurisa Guerrero with the Georgia Council for Recovery

Alexia Jones with R2ISE

Moderated by Jeff Breedlove with DBHDD

Let our leaders know you support and appreciate their making the Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia Bus Tour a reality for the Georgia Recovery Community.

07/11/2023

DEA Explains MATE Act Training Requirements for ALL Prescribers with a DEA Registration

As Congressionally-mandated, medical practitioners have a new role to help patients fighting to sustain recovery and prevent opioid overdoses. All medial reg...

04/03/2023

Join us at our Spring Pop Up Virtual Conference where we explore AI and Mental Health!

We are so excited to bring you Ahad Bandealy

President and Founder Get A-Head

AI and Mental Health

Ahad has spent his career in behavioral health and psychology, working both nationally and internationally.
Ahad brings a wealth of knowledge from his roles as a Ph.D. student, researcher, and practitioner-in-training and recently as the Founder & CEO of Get A-Head Inc. B.Sc. in psychology, M.Sc. in Exercise Science & Behavioral Health, Certification in Artificial Intelligence from MIT, MBA in Leadership and Healthcare Technologies.

Ahad is going to teach us all about how Ai is impacting our day to day activities in the mental health and addiction industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) may detect behavioral signs of anxiety with over 90% accuracy. Let's learn how this impacts us, and our clients.

You do not want to miss this! We are ALMOST SOLD OUT!

Register here now: https://adacbga.org/

ADACBGA credentialing represents a level of professional achievement and a demonstrated knowledge of clinical competence and practice standards.