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


The last day to reserve a Community Partner exhibit table was March 20, 2026.
 
Site close date: 3/28/2026
 
If you have any questions contact David Semanco by email at
 



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