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Dr. Patterson offers a full array of professional training seminars.

Professional Training

Dr. Patterson offers a full array of professional training seminars. Please see Portfolio of Seminars page for a full listing of topics that are available for presentation to your organization. Seminars are tailored to meet your specific time frames and needs. To schedule seminars, to discuss your specific needs or to address other questions please contact Dr. Patterson at frances@footprints-cs.com. You can also visit the Scheduled Presentations page to view training opportunities that will be held in the near future.

Program Consultation

Dr. Patterson has many years of experience developing, implementing and managing substance abuse/co-occurring programs. She is available to conduct assessment and interventions to optimize the effectiveness of your program. She can provide staff training and supervision to maximize each team member's offerings for your organization

Clinical Supervision

Individual or facility staff supervision is available and is provided directly by Dr. Patterson. She is qualified by the State of Tennessee as a Clinical Supervisor for those persons seeking licensure as an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. She is able to provide supervision for licensed counselors wanting to continue with supervision, those moving into a supervision role or those supervisors who need guidance to develop their supervisory skills and abilities.
DOT Assessments
Under Department of Transportation regulations, an employee in a safety sensitive job who is found to be using illicit drugs is required to under go an alcohol and drug assessment. This assessment can only be conducted by a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). Dr. Patterson is a SAP and is available to provide this service by appointment only.

Drug Education

Drug education classes are provided in various counties in Tennessee.The drug education classes are offered for adults and adolescents. They are conducted on zoom in 2 four hour sessions over 2 consecutive weeks. The classes are geared toward persons who have a first time drug offense, positive urine drug screens while on probation, those abusing substances or simply in need of basic education about alcohol, other drugs, effective communication skills, 12-Step programs and other relevant topics. Please refer to the schedule below for times and locations of classes. If you are interested in us providing classes in your area, please contact us.

Drug Education

Class
Date
Time
Location
Adult Drug Education (Two 4 hour classes)
2 Fridays every other month Classes scheduled more often as needed
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Zoom Virtual Real Time
Adolescent Drug Education (Two 4 hour classes)
TBA
TBA
Available as needed
Additional Classes
TBA
TBA
TBA

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