Dr. Vernig presented a continuing education seminar to over 800 behavioral health professionals as part of RCA Academy. His training included causes and incidence of trauma, symptoms and features of PTSD, differentiating complex trauma and C-PTSD, and evidence-based past- and present-focused interventions.
For this interview, I joined Lana Pine from The Educated Patient to talk about the pros and cons of the Dry January trend.
I provided expert commentary on the impact of the reclassification of clinical degrees on the behavioral healthcare field for Ashleigh Hollowell’s Behavioral Health Business article.
Dr. Vernig joined his colleague, Dr. Carolyn Thangawng, and host Ti King for this episode of Longterm: A Podcast in Recovery where they discussed the impacts of stigma on recovery from substance use disorders.
Megan Lynch interviewed Dr. Vernig for Total Information AM on KMOX 401.1 FM St. Louis about the risks posed, particularly to young people, by smokeless nicotine products.
Dr. Vernig was sought by the US Secret Service to present on the impacts of trauma and how to spot symptoms in colleagues and offer assistance.
Dr. Vernig provided feedback for Ashleigh Hollowell’s Behavioral Health Business article about how the SUD treatment industry can learn from oncology about treating substance use using a chronic illness management approach.
Dr. Vernig spoke on an expert panel for Carrum Health, alongside Jennifer Duncan-Sanford, of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Dr. Jon Caldwell, CMO at Meadows Behavioral Health. The panel presented to an audience of employee benefits managers about impacts and treatment options for Substance Use Disorder.
The Mental Health Association of Fauquier County, VA sought out Dr. Vernig to present on anxiety disorders for their ongoing training series attended by clinicians in community agencies across the county.
In this article for Live Science, Clarissa Brincat quoted Dr. Vernig to emphasize the availability and importance of treatment for problem alcohol use.
