27th Santa Fe Conference Integrating Spirituality, Mindfulness and Compassion in Mental Health and Addictions - Santa Fe

* Full-Time Registration, August 1-3, 2016 

up to 21 hours
Tuition: $465.00 Register by midnight (EST) June 28, 2016 for: $415.00

* Daily Registration, August 1, 2016
6 core CEs
Tuition: $170.00 Register by midnight (EST) June 28, 2016 for: $150.00

* Daily Registration, August 2, 2016
6 core CEs
Tuition: $170.00 Register by midnight (EST) June 28, 2016 for: $150.00

* Daily Registration, August 3, 2016
6 core CEs
Tuition: $170.00 Register by midnight (EST) June 28, 2016 for: $150.00

John Arden, PhD Author of 14 books, including Brain2Brain, The Brain Bible, Rewire Your Brain, and Brain-Based Therapy with Adults and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents (with Lloyd Linford). He serves as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region wh  Read More...

Mendi Baron, LCSW CEO and founder of Evolve Treatment Centers and is a teen advocate and expert on how to start the conversation on critical issues that impact today’s teens. Before launching Evolve Treatment Centers, Mendi conceived and built, from the ground up, successful, high end adolescent residential and outpa  Read More...

Andrea Barthwell, MD, FASAM Andrea Grubb Barthwell, MD, FASAM, is an internationally renowned physician that has been a pioneer in the field of addiction medicine within the American Addiction Society of Medicine (ASAM) and a contributor to the field of alcoholism and addiction treatment. She is a past president of ASAM, was a  Read More...

Gregory Boothroyd, PhD Lecturer, Trainer and Professor Emeritus, Western Michigan University. Author of Going Home—A Positive Emotional Guide for Promoting Life-Generating Behaviors. Read More...

Joan Borysenko, PhD Harvard Medical School trained cancer cell biologist, a licensed psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author. A pioneer in psychoneuroimmunology, mind-body medicine, and stress management, Joan is known for her tender exploration of the human spirit—what kindles it and what snuffs it out. Fo  Read More...

John Briere, PhD Associate Professor Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the USC Adolescent Trauma Training Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology f  Read More...

Larry Dossey, MD An internal medicine physician, former Chief of Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital, and former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind/Body Interventions, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. He is executive editor of the peer-previewed journal Explo  Read More...

Lorie Dwinell, MSW More than 48 years of experience in the field of addiction and recovery. Co-Author of the revised edition (August 2010) of After the Tears: Helping Adult Children of Alcoholics Heal Their Childhood Trauma. As a former addiction specialist at both the University of Washington School of Social Work an  Read More...

Mary Faulkner, MA Mary Faulkner, M.A., holds a master’s degree in Religious Education with a focus in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction. She is a pioneer in the field of mind/body healing, having been in practice for 30 years. She was the former director of women’s services at Nashville’s Cumberland Heights  Read More...

Sandra Felt, LCSW Author of the newly released Beyond the Good-Girl Jail: When You Dare to Live from Your True Self. A grateful recovering good-girl, she draws on her own hard-won life experiences as well as more than 30 years of private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker treating courageous survivors of e  Read More...

Fred Hanna, PhD Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Counselor Education at the University of Northern Colorado and also currently serves as a Faculty Associate at Johns Hopkins University. He has held positions on the editorial boards of six scholarly journals and has published a wide range of pro  Read More...

Luisa Kolker, MA, LPCC A licensed psychotherapist in the state of New Mexico, with a full-time, private practice in shamanism and psychotherapy for over twenty-five years. In the 1980s, Luisa was invited to apprentice with master-metaphysician and healer Ioanna Salajan in Spain; she apprenticed one-on-one with Ms. Salajan  Read More...

Sheri Laine, LAc, Diplomate AC Author, teacher and lecturer, Sheri is a California state and nationally certified acupuncturist/herbologist licensed in Oriental medicine. She has been the Director of Eastern Medical Arts in the San Diego area for over 25 years. Sheri writes a regular column for Counselor The Magazine for Addictio  Read More...

Tanya Lauer, MC, LPC Holds a Master’s Degree in psychotherapy and counseling and has over twenty years working in trauma healing in various settings including outpatient trauma centers, psychiatric hospitals, inpatient treatment centers. Tanya currently works as a trauma specialist at Cottonwood Tucson. She has presente  Read More...

Rokelle Lerner An international speaker and trainer on addiction, trauma and women’s issues. She is the Senior Clinical Advisor for Crossroads Centre Antigua. For the past eighteen years Rokelle has been the co-founder and clinical director of Spring Workshops in London, UK. She is also co-founder of Children Are  Read More...

Noah Levine , MA Author of Dharma Punk and Against the Stream and his latest book, Refuge Recovery, Noah is a Buddhist teacher, author and counselor and is trained to teach by Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. Noah teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats nationally as well a  Read More...

Lee McCormick Lee McCormick is co-founder of Integrative Life Center, and founder of Spirit Recovery Inc., which produces recovery conferences, Sacred Journeys, workshops and other personal growth experiences. Author of Spirit Recovery Medicine Journal and Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag (with Mary Faulkner). He is  Read More...

Mary Ellen Merrick, D. Min, MAC A Catholic nun of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Certified Addictions Counselor. She serves as the Executive Director of Women’s Treatment Center at Guest House in Michigan which provides treatment for clergy. Read More...

Bernado Monserrat, MA Senior Minister at the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Fe for over 20 years (retired in 2015). Active in the mental health field for over 30 years and currently president of the New Mexico Counselors Association. Read More...

Cardwell Nuckols, PhD Widely published with more than 60 journal articles, 30 books and workbooks, 50 DVDs, CDs, and videos and 25 audio tapes series. His first book, Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery, was a trade best seller. His latest book, Finding Freedom Through Illumination follows The Ego-Less SELF. Clinical Consult  Read More...

Bill O'Hanlon, MS, LMFT Author or coauthor of over thirty books that have been translated into fifteen languages, Bill has appeared on a variety of radio and television programs including Oprah and Today. A top-rated presenter at many national conferences since 1977, Bill has given more than 2,500 talks around the world, a  Read More...

Kathleen Parrish, MA, LPC Clinical Director of Cottonwood Tucson, an internationally renowned, residential treatment program for co-occurring disorders in Tucson, Arizona. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and an MA in Religious Education. Kathleen has worked in private practice, outpatient tre  Read More...

Tommy Rosen Yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last two decades immersed in yoga, recovery and wellness. He holds certifications in both Kundalini and Hatha Yoga and has 24 years of continuous recovery from drug addiction. He is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery ass  Read More...

Ericha Scott, PhD, LPCC Licensed as E. Hitchcock Scott, PhD, she has 31 years of professional experience working with those who have co-occurring addictions and complex trauma. She has published research in peer review journals on self-mutilation by dissociative disordered individuals and her theory of creative arts therap  Read More...

Patrick Shendo A Native American from the Taos and Jemez Pueblos. A lifelong musician, he was soon drawn back to Native American flute playing. Patrick toured with two PBS theatrical productions, collaborated on eight albums, one of which won a Grammy. Understanding the transformative power of music, Patrick retur  Read More...

Alana Smith , LCSW, LCDC Clinical Director for Vista Taos. She has worked in inpatient, outpatient and private practice settings for 12 years and has developed chemical dependency treatment programming and family treatment programs. She received her Master’s in Social Work in 2004 from the University of Houston under the pr  Read More...

Dave Smith Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, experienced speaker and published author. Dave is the Guiding Teacher and Program Director of the Against the Stream Nashville Meditation Center and teaches over 300 meditation classes and workshops a year. He provides direct services for  Read More...

SPECIAL FOCUS ON

• Trauma Treatment
• Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
• Spirituality in Treatment and Recovery
• Brain Science and Addictions
• Treating Anxiety Experiential and Expressive
• Therapies

Professional Credits:

A maximum of 21 contact hours are available for this conference. 18 core credit hours (6 hours for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and 1.5 optional evening hours for Monday Evening and 1.5 optional evening hours for Tuesday Evening

PROGRAM FOCUS:

After an absence of several years, The 27th Santa Fe Conference—Integrating Spirituality, Mindfulness and Compassion in Mental Health and Addictions returns to its original home. It offers a unique opportunity to join exceptional speakers and trainers in an intensive study and discussion of those impacted by a range of behaviors and mental health issues. Pathways to wellness and personal growth will also be explored. We will identify effective and innovative intervention strategies through in-depth analysis of disruptive, compulsive and addictive behaviors. Traditional as well as alternative counseling and therapeutic topics will be addressed. Woven throughout will be an examination of the quest for personal meaning and various paths of spirituality.


Additional Topics Include:

Trauma Treatment
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
The Wisdom of the Heart
Grief and Loss: A Native American Approach
Eliminating Self Defeating Behaviors
Experiential Therapies
One Mind: The Individual Mind as Part of a Greater Consciousness
Brain-Based Therapy and Anxiety Disorders
Solution-Oriented Spirituality
Working with “Acting Out” Trauma Survivors
When Passion Becomes Pathological
Integrating Poetry and Creative Arts in Treatment
Discovering the Essential Self
Science, Spirituality and Consciousness
Precursors to Change
Healing Rhythms
Inclusive Therapy
Psychology, Spirituality and True Happiness

Exhibitor Opportunities
For exhibit information contact:

Lorrie Keip at 800-851-9100 ext. 220
or Stephen Cooke at 80-851-9100 ext 222

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify effective treatment approaches and develop counseling skills for a range of issues in mental health, behavioral health, and the addictions.

2. Identify and implement key issues and therapeutic implications of various spiritual insights and practices.

3. Identify symptoms of trauma and PTSD and appropriate therapeutic treatment for these issues.

4. To identify the key implications of neuroscience research as it applies to addictive disorders, anxiety, trauma and other areas of counseling and psychotherapy.