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Thurs., Sept, 10 | Fri., Sept, 11 | Sat., Sept, 12
Conference Objectives
1. To identify treatment strategies for alcohol/drug dependence, co-occurring disorders, pain and addiction, and spirituality and recovery.
2. To Identify the application of meditation and mindfulness practices in enhancing recovery from mental health and substance abuse disorders.
3. To identify strategies to improve relationships and communication with partner/couple relationship.
| 8:15AM - 9:15AM |
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Conference Registration |
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| 9:15AM - 11:00AM |
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Keynote Presentation |
SAY YES to Your Life
Rev. Leo Booth, MTh
Spirituality is becoming a positive and creative human being—Leo Booth has
defined spirituality for clinicians based on his SAY YES philosophy. Say Yes to
physical recovery, SAY YES to mental health, SAY YES to emotional security.
| 11:15AM-12:45PM |
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Keynote Presentation |
How to Improve Relationships Without Talking: Communication Beyond Words—At Home and Work
Pat Love, PsyD
Talking can make many matters worse, not better. Using research from gender
sciences, neurophysiology and systems theory, we explore effective ways of
communicating beyond words.
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Clinical Applications of the New Brain Science
Pat Love, PsyD
Explore clinical applications of the new brain science as they pertain to anxiety,
depression, addictions and relationships. This training promises to be both personally
and professionally rewarding.
Pain Recovery: How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering From Chronic Pain
Mel Pohl, MD
This workshop will explore the mechanisms of imbalance and see how a clinical
program of “Pain Recovery” enables the client to restore balance, develop positive
relationships and healthy actions.
The Inter-relationship Between Eating Disorders, Religious
Abuse and Sexual Addiction
Rev. Leo Booth, MTh
Eating disorders and sexual addiction—often hidden by covert behavior and
addictions—are growing at an alarming rate. Workshop will explore relationship
between these addictive behaviors.
| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Mindfulness and Addiction
Thomas Bien, PhD
Our capacity for deep presence is crucially important in helping those who struggle
with addiction. This workshop focuses on the Brahmaviharas (love, compassion,
joy and equanimity) as a vehicle for understanding how to relate mindfully
to this population. Some time will be spent in meditation.
Families in Pain: Exploring Co-Dependency and Healing Solutions for Families
Mel Pohl, MD & Rob Hunter, PhD
Chronic pain is a challenging condition resulting in disability, emotional upheaval
and family dysfunction. This workshop will review principles of pain, addiction
and explore specific circumstances relevant to those working with families with
these concerns.
Pointing Out Patterns with Difficult Clients
Seth Kadish, PsyD
This is a three-phase, nine step process that allows the clinician to quickly
observe and point out the negative patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
that causes clients stress (e.g. entitlement, intimidation and people pleasing).
Friday, Sept 11
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM |
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Keynote Presentation |
Changing the World: Developing Welcoming, Integrated Systems of Care for Mental Health
& Substance Abuse Disorders
Ken Minkoff, MD
This presentation describes the development of the Comprehensive, Continuous Integrated System of Care, in which every program, becomes a welcoming, recovery oriented co-occurring disorder program, and every clinician becomes a welcoming, recovery oriented co-occurring disorder competent clinician.
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| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Mindful Therapy: Clinical Insights from the Three Dharma Seals
Thomas Bien, PhD
The most important aspect of mindfulness may be its potential to help therapists
be deeply present. This workshop focuses on three central insights of
Buddhism, offering a brief discussion of the nature of each, a brief period of meditation
related to them, and discussion of the clinical applications.
Principles of Successful Integrated Treatment for Families with Co-Occurring Disorders
Ken Minkoff, MD
This workshop discusses how to apply the 4 quadrant model, and create
strength based, skill based, stage matched community based learning for multiple
issues.
Addiction, Depression, and the Impact of Spirituality: Fighting
for Your Life
Donald Mullaney, PhD, LCSW, CAP
Michael Weiner, PhD, CAP
John McIlveen, MEd
Jameel McCline
This presentation will review several research projects indicating that among
patients receiving residential care for an addiction disease there is a negative
correlation between depression and spirituality. Jameel McCline will share his
experience with overcoming addiction and depression with spiritual growth.
| 1:45PM - 3:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Individuals and Families with Co-Occurring Disorders
Ken Minkoff, MD
This workshop describes integrated longitudinal strength based assessment.
Specific application to integrated stage matched recovery planning and interventions
will be illustrated for challenging clients.
Honing Your Intuition—Using Soul Communion(Tm)
Laurie Ann Levin, PsyD
Soul Communion™ : Self Care for the Healer is an experiential workshop for
caregivers, utilizing process for self transformation punctuated by research in
life-after-life.
The Ignored Addiction: Nicotine & Smoking
Joseph R. Cruse, MD
How therapist’s and administrator’s hesitancy and smoker’s reluctance can be
overcome. Tips on how to make nicotine cessation a joyful experience.
| 3:45PM - 5:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Emotional Sobriety from Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance
Tian Dayton, PhD
The use of psychodrama in treating relationship trauma and limbic imbalance will
be demonstrated in this experiential workshop.
The Correlation between Trauma and Addiction from a Depth Psychological Perspective
Johanna O’Flaherty, PhD, NCAC II
The efficacies of conventional clinical treatment strategies coupled with some
alternative treatments methodologies will be discussed. This workshop will integrate
self-healing strategies from a psyche/soma perspective.
Clearing the Path to Loving Relationships
Ken Richardson, BSW, LISAC, CAC
Mary Richardson, MPhil, LISAC, CAC
This presentation will empower individuals to understand the effects of the
codependent blocks of fantasy and fear that keep them from love and loving
within their relationships and the tools and skills that can clear the path to love.
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM |
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Keynote Presentation |
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Lust, Romance, Attachment: The Drive to Love
Helen Fisher, PhD
Anthropologist Helen Fisher uses three brain scanning studies (MRI) of men and women who are happily in love, rejected in love, and continuously in love in a long term relationship to discuss love addictions. She then focuses on her current research on 40,000 men and women (on the internet dating site, Chemistry.com) to illustrate the evolution of four broad temperament trait constellations.
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| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Keynote Presentation |
Why Him? Why Her? How your Biological Temperament Steers Who You Will Love & How You Love
Helen Fisher, PhD
Dr Fisher uses biological data to illustrate the natural assets and weakness of
each marital combination. She offers a concrete biological perspective for overcoming
a myriad of marital misunderstandings that stem from differences in biological
temperament.
| 1:45PM - 3:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Ecological-Systemic Therapy: Helping Clients Heal Old Wounds and Move Into True Adulthood
John Friel, PhD
The driving principle underlying ecological-systemic therapy is balance. When
therapy is undertaken without adequately considering ecological balance, it may
not be as helpful as it could be; or worse, it could even be harmful. In this applied
workshop, participants will see how this approach was used with an adult survivor
of ongoing childhood incest.
The Hungry Ghost of Addiction: A Mindfulness Recovery Enhancement Approach
Richard Fields, PhD
This workshop will explore the roots of addiction from a mindfulness perspective
and ways to use mindfulness and meditation to enhance recovery. Addictive
thinking, isolation, and shame are countered with a description of mindfulness
based recovery enhancement (MBRE) strategies, as well as case illustrations.
Bringing the Mind and Body Together in Group Therapy
Tian Dayton, PhD
Experiential techniques that help groups connect with themselves and each
other will be demonstrated.
| 3:30PM - 5:00PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Addiction, Depression, and Chronic Pain: Bridging the Gap between Mental Health and Spirituality
John C. Friel, PhD
Evolution, genetics, neuropsychology, anthropology, theology, and spirituality all
converge when we take a closer look at addictions, depression, and chronic
pain; especially if we look at these from an ecological-systemic framework.
Practical therapeutic pointers and examples will also be presented and discussed.
Healing the Spirit: Holistic Therapies to Treat Chronic Pain
Sherry Burditt, RN, HN-BC, MIDGE SHULTZ, HHP, Peter Yuen, L.Ac., Ph.D., A. J. Sarat, LAc, Diplomate, OHM
Holistic therapies can provide patient with new perspective of healing and wellness.
Experiential workshop will introduce innovative modalities.
Compassion Fatigue for Caregivers and Those in Helping Professions
Terry Eagan, MD
This workshop will identify common indicators of compassion fatigue and provide
guidance in stress management and reducing the effects of burnout.
For more information or assistance with registration, please call toll free, 1-800-441-5569 or contact us.
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