VAAP 2026 Annual Meeting & Training
Community Partner Exhibitor Registration
(Complimentary with Your VAAP Community Partnership!)

Brain-Informed Care:
Neurobiology of Trauma, Addiction, and Recovery

March 27, 2026 | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Richmond Marriott Short Pump
Registration Deadline: March 20, 2026
 
EXCLUSIVELY FOR VAAP COMMUNITY PARTNERS
 
Showcase your organization at the 2026 VAAP Annual Meeting & Training! This is your opportunity to:
  • Exhibit: Highlight your programs and services to a dynamic audience of Community Partners and VAAP Individual Members.
  • Network: Connect with clinicians and administrators in the addiction treatment field.
  • Learn: Participate in training sessions presented by a nationally recognized expert.
Included as part of your Community Partnership:
  • One complimentary exhibit table and registration.
  • Continetal breakfast and buffet lunch with attendees.
  • Access to 6 CE hours of impactful training.
Training Sessions (6 CEs total):
  • Some Wounds Can't Be Seen: Trauma and Neurobiology
  • Substance Use and the Brain: From Initial Experience to Recovery
Presenter: Fredrick Dombrowski, PhD, LMHC, LPC, LADC, MAC

Description: This full-day training provides clinicians with a comprehensive, neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma and substance use disorders, emphasizing how brain functioning influences behavior, treatment engagement, and recovery. Throughout the day, participants will explore how adverse experiences and ongoing substance use shape neurological responses and contribute to treatment challenges. The day concludes with a focus on evidence-based, brain-informed clinical strategies that support healing, improve treatment outcomes, and promote long-term recovery.
 
Important Information
  • Each Community Partner exhibit registration includes one complimentary attendee.
  • Additional Attendees: Only VAAP Individual Members may attend beyond the one registered exhibitor. Additional attendees must register as VAAP Individual Members HERE.
Event Schedule
  8:00   Exhibitor Set-up
  8:30   Participant Check-in
  9:00   Training
10:30   Break
12:00   Lunch & Annual Business Meeting
 1:30    Training
 3:00    Break & Raffles (Exhbitors can tear down prior to training resuming.)
 4:30    Close 
Where to Stay
VAAP has reserved a small block of room at the Richmond Marriott Short Pump for attendees at the special rate of $161 per night (+tax). 
To make a reservation, CLICK HERE or contact the hotel directly at 888-236-2427 by March 5, 2026.  Rate cannot be guaranteed after that date.  Space is limited.

Questions?
Contact David Semanco, Annual Meeting Registrar at dsemanco@vaaddictionpros.org.


Location:
Richmond Marriott Short Pump
4240 Dominion Blvd.
Glen Allen, VA 23060


 
Registration     Quantity
Community Partner Exhibit Table    
 
About the Presenter

Fredrick Dombrowski is the AMHCA Past President and has extensive experience treating those living with co-occurring disorders since 1998. He has been a supervisor and director for multiple programs including inpatient, outpatient, and forensic treatment. Currently a Department Chair at the University of Bridgeport, he is focused on experiential learning through a perspective of cultural humility and equitable clinical care. His 2nd edition of Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders will be published this year. He has appeared on television, radio, and internet advocating for the helping professions and has won awards for his work with marginalized populations.
 


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