Trauma, Addiction, and The Healing Magic of Laughter- James "Kansas" Cafferty, LMFT, MAC with Rafael Cortina, MFT

Rafael and "Kansas" explore the evolution of the field of addiction and trauma. Rafael learns how James became "Kansas" and also how he went from working as a lone clinician to becoming the chairman of NAADAC and Director of numerous recovery programs. Listen to this podcast and walk away with an understanding of how essential humor is to doing this work. Rafael and Kansas laugh at themselves, make each other laugh, and pull back the curtain on the profession.Kansas Cafferty has worked in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders since 1997. In all levels of care from acute hospitalization to weekly therapy. He has experience with adolescents, first responders, survivors of trauma, and those afflicted with varied addictions among other issues such as mood disorders and anxiety.Kansas currently serves as the Chairman to the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals at NAADAC where he works to help set regulations and standards for the practice of addiction counseling in the United States and abroad. In addition, he is trained in multiple trauma specific modalities. He is the former clinical Director at Aton Center, and Clinical Director and owner of True North Recovery.To connect or learn more about Kansas Cafferty click hereTo connect with Rafael Cortina click hereTo learn more about Dr. Jim Bramson click hereWCMI networking group A networking group for mindfulness-focused clinicians dedicated to learning together & collaborating for more information click here