Prevent This!

Learn about the addictive nature of technology, the widespread social and psychological effects it’s having on our society and what you can do to start changing it. Appropriate for 16+ years of age.

Presenter: Dr. Paul Ralston

Hi, my name is Dr. Paul Ralston, my natural health and wellness journey began back in high school as a member of our Olympic weightlifting team. I was constantly searching for natural ways to maintain the extremely demanding physical training involved in my sport through nutrition and proper recovery methods. Read more about Dr. Ralston.

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This session will:

·  discuss methamphetamine trends in the community

·  discuss experiences with dealing with the rapid expansion of meth use/dealing-what

worked, what did not work well, information sharing, working with other entities to try and get a handle on meth

·  discuss crimes and other effects meth has had on the community since becoming a major problem in our area.

·  talk generally about what we have done to try and get a handle on meth use, dealing and the issues surrounding the drug and how it is unique in some ways

Guest: Robert Walensky, Tomah Police Department

Rob is a criminal investigator with the Tomah Police Department and has advanced/special training in various aspects of narcotics investigation, death investigations and cellular telephone forensics. He has investigated hundreds, if not thousands, of narcotics cases, processed well over 6500 cellular devices, attended well over 100 autopsies and been involved in many major criminal cases.  Rob is called upon to testify in courts in many different counties within Wisconsin and other states, as well as federal court at times related to drug and other investigations he is involved with. Rob serves on the Monroe County Joint Investigative Task Force and on the Board of the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association.

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Cannabidiol (CBD) has gone from an unheard of cannabinoid to a health supplement sensation that is now sold in a variety of retail outlets. CBD has helped the psychoactive cannabinoid, Delta 9 THC, gain even more mainstream acceptance as views toward cannabis prohibition diminish. This presentation will cover how CBD works in the body, CBD/THC testing, identification of CBD/THC products, and challenges ahead for those who work in the social welfare, prevention, and criminal justice fields.

Guest: Nick Place, Drug Recognition Expert

Nick Place has spent 18 years in law enforcement in Northeast Wisconsin. He has been a DRE since 2004 and he is a SFST, DRE, and DITEP instructor and a regional coordinator for the Wisconsin DRE program. He has worked a variety of assignments throughout his career ranging from routine patrol to drug investigations, interdiction, SWAT, and K9. He started Route 961 Training and Consultants to deliver drug training to law enforcement and the public.

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Allison and Julia will cover the new underage drinking prevention campaign "Small Talks" from how this campaign came to be to what parents and caregivers need to know to start the conversations about underage drinking. We will discuss brain science as it relates to young brains, different approaches to when and how to talk with kids in your life and how your coalition or community group can build on this effort to adopt evidence-based policies and practices.

Guests: Allison Weber & Julia Sherman

Allison Weber is a Prevention Coordinator at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in Madison, overseeing the Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) prevention set-aside. She has been involved in substance misuse prevention activities for over 15 years beginning in the frontline provider area in PA. She also was Director of Community Relations and Development at a large Latino non-profit in PA for many years. Weber served on numerous Boards of Directors and coalitions including the county Health Improvement Partnership and the local Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC).

Julia Sherman coordinates the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School.  In 2001, she began her work in alcohol policy at the American Medical Association’s Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Chicago and later served as the national Field Director for the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth.

In 2009 Sherman chaired the Alcohol, Culture and Environment Work Group of the Wisconsin State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and authored its final report, Changing Wisconsin’s Alcohol Environment to Promote Safe and Healthy Lives.  In 2010, she became the first coordinator of the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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Parenting is hard enough without Covid-19 and the additional stress added to a family. Along with the rapid changes in education, socializing, and family dynamics, our parenting has changed from the days when we were kids. Prevention is key today when raising a family.  Learn what resiliency is, why it is important and ways to increase self-awareness for ourselves and families. It is important to teach healthy coping skills for your family so that they can divert larger obstacles in a confident manner.Presenter: Deanna Marincic MSW LCSW, Owner Gals Institute LLC, Founder/President Gals On The Go Project Foundation

Deanna is a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist who has been working in the mental health field treating individuals, families, and adolescents for over 25 years in all levels of care. She has worked extensively with teenage and adult clients with addictions, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, family and couples work, co-parenting, and behavioral management skill building.  She has also worked with individuals experiencing grief, loss, and terminal illness while working in Hospice for two years.  She is trained in EMDR therapy, a specialized treatment modality used to treat trauma, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy and Family Systems Approach. Deanna and The Gals Institute team offer several workshops and prevention programs developed by Deanna, a personal passion project to help families and kids six years and up develop confidence, self-esteem and much needed resiliency, using research-based modalities to help support the whole family system.  Deanna promotes prevention and healing in her work with clients and in her presentations. Deanna is an active parent in the Oconomowoc community. She was the Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation (OPEF)board member and past president 2013-2016, Awarded the 2017 Oconomowoc Chamber Woman in Business and a proud member of the Oconomowoc and Delafield Chamber of commerce.  Deanna is sought out to present in community forums on issues such as adolescent development, anxiety issues, resiliency building, parenting, and treatment of addictions.

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This session will discuss the basics of vaping, how it became popular among youth, the health risks linked to vaping, and the vaping-associated lung injury epidemic.

Guest: Louella B. Amos, MD

Dr. Amos is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine physician who has been on staff at Children's Wisconsin for 10 years. She and her colleagues were actively involved in caring for the teens who were admitted to the hospital last summer and fall with lung injury associated with vaping. Since then, Dr. Amos has participated in educational panels locally and nationally discussing the dangers of e-cigarette use in children and public advocacy efforts to protect children from these dangers.

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We know that COVID has caused a rise in anxiety, depression, OCD-like behaviors, and substance abuse among many other things, but what are the long term effects going to be, especially in children and teens. In this episode, Ashleigh and Katie bring Deanna Marincic, a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist who has been working in the mental health field treating individuals, families, and adolescents for over 25 year, back on to talk about COVID and children from a mental health practitioner's point of view. Deanna covers what she is concerned about and ways for families to combat some of the negative effects that we are seeing. 

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Join Ashleigh and Katie as they chat with this week's special guest, Drug Recognition Expert and Officer Joe Hendricks. Joe is a specially trained drug recognition officer and has been working in the field for 16 years. Today we discuss interesting stories on the job, what does a Drug Recognition Expert do, concerning drug trends, and parenting tips from an officer's perspective. 

Joe did a webinar for us on drug impairment for marijuana. You can check that out here: www.yourchoiceprevention.org/webinars

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Today on the podcast, Ashleigh and Katie are joined by Deanna Marincic to discuss parenting from an expert's perspective. Deanna is a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist who has been working in the mental health field treating individuals, families, and adolescents for over 25 years with all levels of care. She has worked extensively with teenagers, their families and adult clients with addictions, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, family and couples work, co-parenting, and behavioral management skill building. Deanna's experience also includes working with individuals experiencing grief, loss, and terminal illness. Her greatest calling lies in helping individuals heal from their past trauma and forge a path of strength and emotional growth.

More about Gals here: https://www.galsinstitute.com

Join Ashleigh and Katie as they interview their first guest ever. Fellow podcaster, author, and counselor, Andrew J. Schreirer joins the podcast today to talk about trends seen in counseling, self-care, parenting, COVID, and breaking points.