TRAUMA AND
CHEMICAL USE AND ADDICTION
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 31, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
Current research highlights the relationship between chemical use,
addition and trauma. This presentation by an award-winning trauma expert
will review events involved with trauma exposure, trauma specific
symptomology, the impact trauma has on the brain and on coping and
subsequent substance use, and how to aid individuals struggling with trauma
and addiction.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
TEENS USING
DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO - PART ONE
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 7, 2012
"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do"is a FREE, ongoing, workshop series designed to help participants learn
to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug
problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday
of February through
June 2012, provides information on how to
understand and recognize the signs of a teen
substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. The series is presented
by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by
Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional
Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy
Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and
caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of
teens, family members, people who work with teens,
students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason.
Registration is not required. A certificate to
document attendance can be provided on request.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information, please visit:
www.teensusingdrugs.org or
e-mail
teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
Torrance, California
February 9, 2012
(6:30 to 9:00 pm)
We are here to help you, the professionals in our community, when you need
to help an alcoholic or someone who thins they may have a drinking problem
and provide information and the resources to do that. A public
information service presented by South Bay Alcoholics Anonymous
Community
Representatives.
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
(Conference Center)
3323 Medical Center Drive
Admission is FREE
For more information, please call (424) 235-5422 or e-mail
PublicInfo.SouthBayAA@gmail.com
TEENS USING
DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO - PART TWO
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 14, 2011
"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a
FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants
learn to understand, identify and address
adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part
2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month
from February through June
2012, provides information on what should
and should not be done when a teen substance abuse
problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a
teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm
therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the
Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated
School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy
Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and
caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of
teens, family members, people who work with teens,
students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason.
Registration is not required. A certificate to
document attendance can be provided on request.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information, please visit:
www.teensusingdrugs.org or
e-mail
teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE,
STRENGTH & HOPE AWARDS
Los Angeles, California
February 17, 2012
Help us honor the original moonwalker, astronaut and author
Buzz Aldrin. Hosting is
award-winning actor, Ed Begley, Jr.
Comedians Barry Diamond
and Stevie Mack will perform,
and we will feature an appearance by the Internet phenomenon
The 12-Step Girl, whose short
film “Sh*t 12-Steppers Say” went viral on YouTube.com and had over
35,000 views in four days.
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
2701 North Sepulveda
Admission $50, available
on-line
For more information, please visit:
www.writersintreatment.com
YOGA OF
RECOVERY HOLIDAY WEEKEND CRUISE
Miami to Bahamas
February 17 through 20, 2012
Join Yoga of Recovery for a weekend retreat on a private island, Coco bay
and Nassau, Bahamas. The Y .O .R .
retreat will include workshops sessions on Yoga, Ayurveda, and 12-Step
Recovery as well as yoga classes, group meditation and open pan-fellowship
12-Step meetings. This is a fabulous opportunity for yoga beginners to
experienced practitioners to incorporate the healing power of 12-Steps and
Yoga.
Rates start at $595
For more information, please visit:
www.yogaofrecovery.com/retreats
THE PHYSIOLOGY
OF ADDICTION
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 21, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will explore the differences in neurochemistry between
the addicted brain and the normal brain, the progression of physiological
changes that occur in chemically dependent individuals, the mechanisms of
physiologic tolerance and withdrawal, and the effects of treatment on the
addicted brain.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
GRIEF AND LOSS
IN ADDICTION AND RECOVERY
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 28, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will describe Worden’s and Kubler-Ross’ theories of
grief and grief recovery, losses that the chemically dependent individual
and his/her family experience throughout the addiction and recovery
processes, and how recovery program tools can help individuals cope with
grief and loss.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
IN THE
DOCTOR'S OFFICE: RECOVERY FRIEND OR FOE?
Ypsilanti, Michigan
March 20, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
It's been said that the doctor’s office is
a dangerous place for people in recovery from addiction. It’s also been said
that recovering people are terrible patients. This program will discuss
whether these statements are fair and why doctors and other healthcare
providers are essential allies for long term recovery. We will describe in
detail how recovering people can take responsibility for their physical
health and how to recruit health care providers as allies.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION
Torrance, California
March 20, 2012
( 8:30
am til
11:30 am)
"Narcissistic Wounds: The Challenge of
Recovery and Strategies for Healing" Presented by Rokelle Lerner,
Ph.D.; author: The Object of My Affection Is My Reflections. CEUs (2.5hours) for: MFT, LCSW,
RN, CEAP, CADC
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Admission is FREE
For further information, call Herb Kaighan (310) 784-4929 or e-mail
herbert.kaighan@tmmc.com
THE WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM
Los Angeles, California
March 22, 2012
(8:00 am 'til 4:30 pm)
The Women’s Symposium is an event that strengthens knowledge,
competencies and collaborative networks for those who care for chemically
dependent women and advocates the success of treatment.
Presenters include; Jamie Lee Curtis; Jerry Moe, M.A.; Stephanie Brown,
Ph.D.; Judith Beck, Ph.D. & Renee M. Popovits. 5.5 Hours CEU's
available. Includes 1.5 Hours Ethics CEU's.
UCLA COVEL COMMON - GRAND HORIZON ROOM
330 De Neve Drive
Registration $150 ($165 after March 10) on-line or mailed
to:
Women's Symposium, Attention Donna DePaul, P.O. Box 1560, Rancho Mirage, CA
92270
RELAPSE
PREVENTION
Ypsilanti, Michigan
March 27, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
The relapse process begins before
alcohol/other drug use resumes. This program will discuss the dynamics of
relapse, the warning signs that lead the chemically dependent person into a
relapse, and strategies to prevent relapse and handle high-risk situations.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
YOGA OF RECOVERY FOR COUNSELORS
CERTIFICATE COURSE
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
April 12-21, 2012
(arrive Apr 11, leave Apr 22,11 nights)
For those in counseling roles the course will offer you
additional tools and a deeper understanding of the
comprehensive approach to
wellness, emotional sobriety and sustained spiritual development using
Ayurveda and Yoga as extension therapies to any 12 Step
work. If you are already a Yoga
teacher, this course will make you uniquely qualified and
more confident to teach yoga in rehabs or to people in
recovery from any addiction. You
will fully understand the root of the problem and the
holistic approach, extended from limited understanding of
substance abuse/behavioral
problems to be treated with asana alone, to a full range
of therapies for mind, body and spirit from these powerful
healing modalities.
For more information, visit:
www.sivanandabahamas.org
THE
INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Ypsilanti, Michigan
April 17, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
Domestic violence offender and survivor
alcohol and other drug use/abuse will be central to this discussion. The
audience will be provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics,
strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his
abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The
program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of
understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to
safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer’s abusive
behaviors.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
FREEDOM & RECOVERY
Coronado (San Diego), California
April 23, 24, 25 & 26, 2012
Freedom & Recovery: Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Veterans
will gather the nation's foremost treatment experts to examine the unique needs of returning veterans and their families, with
a focus on education and training for professionals who provide care to this special population. Conference participants will learn
evidence-based practices for treating trauma and addiction, methods for
integrating military families into treatment, and suicide prevention strategies.
HOTEL DEL CORONADO
1500 Orange Avenue
Registration TBD
For more information, please visit:
www.foundationsrecoverynetwork.comdom & Recovery—Integrated Mental
Health and Addiction Treatment for Veterans
JEWISH SPIRITUALITY AND RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION
Ypsilanti, Michigan
April 24, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
Does spirituality contribute to one’s
recovery? Does recovery contribute to one’s spirituality? The combination of
the values of recovery and the values of spirituality create a powerful
environment that brings a healthy and meaningful life. The audience will
gain an understanding of Jewish spirituality, the spirituality of recovery,
the difference between religion and spirituality, and how to use both for
their recovery.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
FOR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS: HOW TO SUPPORT RECOVERY AND NOT SUPPORT ADDICTION
Ypsilanti, Michigan
May 15, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
When all else has failed – what does work
when confronted with a loved one’s addiction? What does not work? What can
others do to help? What does not help? What role does an individual play in
supporting another person’s recovery process? These and other questions will
be addressed in order to assist participants to find effective methods to
successfully support another person’s recovery, avoid enabling another
person’s addiction, and maintain their own health and well-being.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION
Torrance, California
May 15, 2012
( 8:30
am til
11:30 am)
"Neuro-Feedback and Treatment of Addiction"
Presented by Shari Stillman-Corbitt, Psy. D.
CEUs (2.5hours) for: MFT, LCSW,
RN, CEAP, CADC
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Admission is FREE
For further information, call Herb Kaighan (310) 784-4929 or e-mail
herbert.kaighan@tmmc.com PSYCHIATRIC
DISORDERS IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS: DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT
CONSIDERATIONS
Ypsilanti, Michigan
May 22, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will provide an overview of
co-occurring addiction and psychiatric illness, including standard
diagnostic criteria by which psychiatric, chemical dependency and
substance-induced disorders are diagnosed; individual considerations for
determining the appropriate course of treatment; available psycho-social and
pharmacologic treatment interventions; and the perspectives of both the
person with addiction and the treatment provider on addiction and
psychiatric illness.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Patrick Gibbons, LMSW, DO; Adjunct Clinical Instructor
in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan; Medical Director of the WCHO
Community Crisis Response Team; consultant with Pain Management Solutions in
Ann Arbor; and Medical Director of Dawn Farm .
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
A HISTORY OF
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Ypsilanti, Michigan
May 29, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will present a fascinating
overview and slide show of the history and development of the Alcoholics
Anonymous (A.A.) program, including its founding and growth. The discussion
will include a brief overview of the Twelve Steps of A.A.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
TOBACCO
CESSATION AND ADDICTION RECOVERY
Ypsilanti, Michigan
June 19, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will describe the prevalence
of tobacco addiction among people with alcohol and other drug addictions,
the relationship between tobacco use and recovery, and basic information
about how to quit using tobacco.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
EATING
DISORDERS
Ypsilanti, Michigan
June 26, 2012
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm)
This program will examine the evidence that
eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical
dependency. The program will define various eating disorders and their
consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, describe
physiological consequences of eating disorders, discuss screening tools, and
provide information on treatment options and resources for people with
eating disorders.
ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL EDUCATION CENTER
5305 Elliot Drive
Admission if FREE
For more information please visit:
www.dawnfarm.org
FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION
Torrance, California
July 17, 2012
( 8:30
am til
11:30 am)
"Nuts and Bolts of Trauma Treatment"
Presented by Judy Crane, LMHC, CAP, CSAT, ICADC. Executive Director -
The Refuge, A Healing Place. Ocklawaha Florida.
CEUs (2.5hours) for: MFT, LCSW,
RN, CEAP, CADC
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Admission is FREE
For further information, call Herb Kaighan (310) 784-4929 or e-mail
herbert.kaighan@tmmc.com
FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION
Torrance, California
September 18, 2012
( 8:30
am til
11:30 am)
"Spirituality, The Centerpiece of Addiction
Treatment" Presented by John Mc Andrew, MA. Director of
Spiritual Care Services, Betty Ford Center.
CEUs (2.5hours) for: MFT, LCSW,
RN, CEAP, CADC
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Admission is FREE
For further information, call Herb Kaighan (310) 784-4929 or e-mail
herbert.kaighan@tmmc.com
FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION
Torrance, California
November 13, 2012
( 8:30
am til
11:30 am)
Consortium: Betty Ford Center, Thelma Mc
Millen Center, Visions & Pine Grove. Topic & Presenter to be
announced.
CEUs (2.5hours) for: MFT, LCSW,
RN, CEAP, CADC
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Admission is FREE
For further information, call Herb Kaighan (310) 784-4929 or e-mail
herbert.kaighan@tmmc.com 
