The Connecticut Woman’s Consortium, Inc. is hosting this CLOSED TRAINING for the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services funded facilities.

The Connecticut Woman’s Consortium, Inc.

2321 Whitney Avenue, Suite 401, Hamden, CT. 06518 (203-909-6888)

NADA-RT’s: Katurah Bryant and  Dr. Sharon Jennings-Rojas

Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2025 (9 am – 4 pm EST)

Membership Fee $100 Training Fee: $500 (to be covered by Womans Consortium/DMHAS)

Pre-training assignment: This reflective written assignment will be due on Day One (1)

View “Dope is Death: YouTube; “Vice” platform for the full version
Reflective written assignment:( 3 page max)
What was most impactful for you regarding the history of NADA as reflected in the film?
Explore your “why” (motivation of interest in the training)
Reflect on “how”:
How will you impact the community you serve?
How will you integrate this intervention into the health and wellness goals of the community?

Day One:

-Welcome

-Expectations

-Group Treatment

-Reflection of treatment

-R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and the NADA protocol

-Introduction of the 5-point NADA Protocol/ OSHA regs/State of CT regs/CDC regs( if applicable)
-Expectations of NADA Certificate of Competency (Didactic/Practicum-ear treatments

Overview of the five (5) ear points /Contraindications
Point Location:” Intent and Conviction”
Shen Men (#2)
Lung(#5)
Overview of the integration of Traditional indigenous medicine/healing (“The People’s Medicine”; SleepMix Tea) and Western medicine
Overview of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders
Overview of Evidence-Based Interventions and NADA: Adjunct to treatment

Point Location:
Sympathetic (#1)
-Reflections of the day

-Assignment for Day 2:

-Write out your verbal BRIEF overview of the NADA 5-pt protocol to be         used with “new” clients

-Find a research article focused on the impact of the NADA 5-pt protocol to present on Day 3

Day 2:

-Group Treatment: Place learned points “ Intent and Conviction”

-Reflections of Day One/What are your training needs for the day?

-Point Location:

-Kidney (#3)

-Liver (4)

-Integration of Community support for healing and recovery such as The ZOLA Experience, 12-step support, personal philosophy/faith-based/spiritual-based support, etc.; balance of mind, body, and spirit

-Integration of NADA in various settings: Maternal and child health; homeless communities; levels of behavioral health care
NADA as a tool to address Trauma.
Use of NADA in Natural and unnatural disasters (View: Unimagined Bridges; YouTube)
Review of NADA 5-pt placement (visual)
–   Assignment for Day 3

Research article focusing on the efficacy of the NADA protocol
–   Healing Circle and Sacred Space

Day Three (3):

-Group Treatment using ALL 5 POINTS/practice point orientation and explanation. “Intent and Conviction”

-Q & A.

-Group management/role play Setting up the NADA treatment environment ( documentation; reports; record keeping, community/disaster settings, etc.

-Ordering Supplies

-Overview of State regs/Liability Insurance

-Overview of the NADA Organization/committees/membership/ADS to RT

-Assessment of Competencies (Written test)

-Healing Circle and Sacred Space: We are connected.