A Different Kind of Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment Conference

The current field of Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment has been evolving for almost eight decades now. During this time, we have seen many important developments as well as many failed experiments. It seems time to step back and conduct a professional inventory of where we have been, where we are now, and where we are heading. We provide a forum that encourages professional dialogues of controversial issues, showcases innovative and creative treatment approaches, and offers an overview of the field and its future.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Noon - 5:00PM	Exhibits Setup
Pre-Conference Workshop 9AM - 5:15PM	The Point of Intervention: Learning How to Assess the Moment to Moment Unfolding of a Session and Generate Powerful Experiential Interventions   Allen Berger, Ph.D. Thom Rutledge, LCSW

Friday, February 3, 2017

8:00AM - 8:30AM	Exhibits
8:30AM - 10:30AM Keynote	THE EARLY STORY: A History of Narcotics Anonymous Boyd Pickard Chris Budnick, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
10:30AM - 11:00AM	Exhibits
11:00AM - 1:00PM	Workshops
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Revisioning the Alcoholic Marriage: Ending Discord with Mythology Kerri Abernathy, LMFT David Ripley, MA, CADAC
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Shifting the Paradigm: Adolescent Cannibis Abuse and the Need for Early Intervention Jennifer Golick, Ph.D., LMFT
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Uncompromising Customer Service Mike Schaub Sara Kurtz, LMFT
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Emotional Sobriety: The Missing Link in Recovery and Treatment Allen Berger, Ph.D. Herb Kaighan, BA Bill Ryan, CLC, CIP, CATC
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Leaking: Addressing Addiction Counselor Codependency Mary Crocker Cook, D.Min., LMFT, LPCC, LAADC, CADCII
1:00PM - 2:00PM	Exhibits
2:00PM - 4:00PM Keynote	State of the Field Address: Where we are and Were We Need to Go Harry Haroutunian, M.D. Tom Horvath, Ph.D. Tom M Gary Fisher Carol TeItelbaum, MFT Allen Berger, Ph.D. Pete Neilsen, LAADC
4:00PM - 4:30PM	Exhibits
4:30PM - 6:00PM Keynote	What You Need to Know --- Before an Insurance Investigation Begins M. David "Mick" Meagher, J.D.

Saturday, Feburary 4, 2017

7:30AM - 11:00AM	Exhibits
8:30AM - 10:30AM Keynote	The Rules Have Changed: Why Gender Matters and What We Need to Do About It Dan Griffin, MA
11:00AM - 1:00PM	Workshops
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Wise Caring: A Paradigm Shift in Family Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders Judy Voruz, MA, CADCII, MA
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Differentiation and the Addict: Understanding the Concept of Differentiation as an Essential Component of Addiction Treatment Chris Stretch, ACSW
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Mental Health Law and the Addiction Counselor: Case Review, Ethical Dilemmas and Recommendations Greg Bohall, PsyD, C.R.C., MAC, ICADC, CADC-II
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Integrating Neurobiology and Psychodrama in Group Therapy Jean Campbell, LCSW, TEP Jim Tracy, DDS, MFTi, LAADC, CP, PAT
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Elite Patient Populations: Towards a New Standard of Cultural Competency and Clinical Excellence Paul Hokemeyer, J.D.,, Ph.D.
1:00PM - 2:00PM	Exhibits
2:00PM - 3:30PM Keynote	How Tapping Into a Higher Power Can Improve Our Relationships: A Practical Path Toward Deeper Connections John Amodeo, PhD, MFT
3:30PM - 4:00PM	Exhibits
4:00PM - 6:00PM	Workshops
4:00PM - 6:00PM Workshop	Mindfulness Informed EMDR Treatment: A Treatment Planning Template for Recovery Services Stephen Dansiger, Psy.D., LMFT
4:00PM - 6:00PM Workshop	Into Oblivion: The Vortex of Trauma and Addiction Carrie DeJong, RCC
4:00PM - 6:00PM Workshop	The Couple Recovery Development Approach: A Relational Approach to Addiction Treatment  Robert Navarra, PsyD., MFT, MAC Tammy Shelton, MFT, Certified Gottman Therapist
4:00PM - 6:00PM Workshop	Attitudes and Best Practices in Cultivating a Solid and Effective Clinical Team  Allen Berger, Ph.D., LPC Rob DeClark, MSW Pete Nielsen, LAADC
7:00PM - 10:00PM Gala Awards Banquet	Gala Awards Banquet Open to all registered attendees with invitation.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

8:00AM - 9:00AM	Exhibits
9:00AM - 10:30AM Keynote	THE RECOVERY DECISION: An INTRApersonal Model for Establishing Our Client's Responsibility for Recovery Thom Rutledge, LCSW
10:30AM - 11:00AM	Exhibits
11:00AM - 1:00PM	Workshops
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Intoxicating Cycles of Shame: The Missing Link in Treating Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders Margaret Nagib, Ph.D.
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Internal Family Systems: Strategies for Transformation (in the treatment of substance abuse, trauma and attachment related disorders) Kathleen Murphy, MA, LPC
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Spirituality: The Missing Link in the New Health Care Plan Bill Starr, Chaplain, D.Min, MAC, CDP Dan Thomson, MA Eyglo Bjarnadottir, M.Div.
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Gift of Empathy: Burn Out, Vicarious Traumatization and Compassion Fatigue in Clinicians Sulabha (Su) Abhyankar, LCSW
11:00AM - 1:00PM Workshop	Increasing Your Therapeutic Effectiveness with Families: Discovering the Link Between Empathic Parenting and Navigating Addiction in the Family Jeff Jones, LPC, CACIII
1:00PM - 2:00PM	Exhibits
2:00PM - 4:00PM Keynote	Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, and Food Addiction Etiology and Treatment Rebecca Cooper, LMFT, LPCC, CEDS
2:00PM - 4:00PM	Exhibits Load Out