Agenda

Monday, April 28
Time Title
7:00am - 8:00am 12-STEP MEETING
7:30am - 5:30pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
8:30am - 10:00am KEYNOTE SESSION
K-1 Changing the World: Welcoming Integrated Systems of Care for People with Co-occurring Disorders
Michael Cartwright & Dr. Kenneth Minkoff
10:00am - 10:30am BREAK
10:30am - 12:00pm K-2 Hope and Recovery for Persons with Co-occurring Disorders
Dr. Mark P. McGovern
1:30pm - 3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-1 Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders-Part One
Dr. Kenneth Minkoff
2)W-2 Integrated Treatment Strategies for Complex Clients
Dr. Cheryl R. Buechner
3)W-3 Medication Strategies in Dual Diagnosis
Dr. Radwan Khuri
3:00pm - 3:30pm BREAK
3:30pm - 5:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-4 Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders-Part Two
Dr. Kenneth Minkoff
2)W-5 Understanding Evidenced-Based Practices for Treating Co-occurring Disorders
Dr. Mark P. McGovern
3)W-6 ADHD - From an Addictionologist's Point of View
Dr. John A. Bailey
5:00pm - 6:30pm Sunlight of the Spirit Music Presents Discover & Recover Through Music
An Acoustic Concert Featuring Gracie Vandiver & Sonia Lee
Experience the healing power of "recovery music" leaving you feeling refreshed and inspired. Gracie and Sonia's songs are written from first-hand experience (they each have double-digit sobriety) and songs from each of their CDs are in heavy rotation on 12stepradio.com, offering hope and courage to others during their recovery journey. Together, they wrote the Sober Cafe Podcast's theme song, "Chance to Start Over." For more info, please visit sunlightofthespirit.com/foundations where you can purchase Recovery Music CDs at a special pre-conference rate!

Tuesday, April 29
Time Title
7:00am - 8:00am 12-STEP MEETING
7:30am - 5:30pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
8:30am - 10:00am KEYNOTE SESSION
K-3 What if Love Never Comes? Narcissism and Addiction as Tools for Emotional Survival
Robert Weiss
10:00am - 10:30am BREAK
10:30am - 12:00pm K-4 The Integration of Chronic Pain Treatment into Traditional Addiction Treatment
Dr. Susan Blank
12:00pm - 1:30pm COMEDY LUNCH EVENT
The Canyon presents a comic event hosted by Mike Schaub and featuring Lee Levine & Steve Mazan.
1:30pm - 3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-7 Science Based Treatment of Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols
2)W-8 Treatment of Opiate Dependent Dually Diagnosed PatientsWith Buprenorphine: Exploring Facts and Myths
Dr. Thomas Best
3)W-9 Sex and Porn Addiction: Understanding Assessment, Intervention and Treatment
Robert Weiss
3:00pm - 3:30pm BREAK
3:30pm - 5:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-10 Treatment of Borderline Disorders
Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols
2)W-11 DBT and Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Dr. Alan Downs
3)W-12 Process Addictions: The Dance of Destruction
Randee McGraw

Wednesday, April 30
Time Title
7:00am - 8:00am 12-STEP MEETING
7:30am - 5:30pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
8:30am - 10:00am KEYNOTE SESSION
K-5 Sex, Money and Power: The Dark Passengers of Dual Diagnosis
Dr. Patrick J. Carnes
10:00am - 10:30am BREAK
10:30am - 12:00pm K-6 The Fresh Start Program: A Brief Intervention for Co-occurring Disorders
Dr. Kim T. Mueser
1:30pm - 3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-13 The Fresh Start Program: Part Two
Dr. Kim T. Mueser
2)W-14 Integrating Modern Psychotherapeutic Approaches with the 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Allen Berger
3)W-15 Treating Dually Diagnosed College Students: Issues in Prevalence, Symptoms and Treatment
Brendan Bickely and Paul Alexander
3:00pm - 3:30pm BREAK
3:30pm - 5:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1)W-16 A Continuum of Community Care for Individuals with Co-occurring Disorders
Mary Woods
2)W-17 Advancement of the Steps: Addiction to Mental Health: An Enigma
Donna M. Corrente
3)W-18 From Lawrence Welk to Jerry Garcia: Putting a New Face on Older Adult Addiction
Carol Colleran

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