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Thursday, Mar. 6 | Friday, Mar. 7 | Saturday, Mar.8
Conference Registration
Thursday March 6, 2008, 8:00AM-7:30PM
| 8:00AM - 10:00AM |
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Conference Registration |
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Conference Registration at
The Rosen Plaza Hotel
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
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Opening Welcome |
Presented By:
Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D., Conference Chair
Sis Wenger
President and CEO, National Association for Children Of Alcoholics (NACoA)
Gary Seidler
U.S. Journal Training, Inc
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Enjoy the Conference Welcome by leaders in the ACOA Industry |
| 10:15AM - 11:45AM |
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Keynote |
Presented By:
Claudia Black, Ph.D.
Renowned author and trainer; internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Author of several books, including It Will Never Happen To Me |
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The Addictive Family: The Legacy of Trauma |
| 11:45AM - 12:45PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Dennis Wholey
Host/Interviewer of the weekly public affairs television series. This Is America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Courage to Change and Why Do I Keep Doing That: Breaking the Negative Patterns in Your Life?
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Why Do I Keep Doing That: Breaking the Negative Patterns in Your Life |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
John Friel, Ph.D.
Private Practice, Friel Associates/Lifeworks, Inc., Reno NV and New Brighton, MN. Author of The Seven Best Things (Happy) Couples Do |
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Ecological-Systemic Therapy: Helping Clients Heal Old Wounds and Move into True Adulthood |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Stephanie Brown, Ph.D.
Director, Addictions Institute, Menlo Park, Ca. Co-author, The Alcoholic Family in Recovery;
A Developmental Model, Author,
A Place Called Self: Women, Sobriety and Radical Transformation |
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Addiction and Recovery as a Human Process: Finding Limits in a Rapidly Changing Culture” |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Claudia Black, Ph.D. |
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Family Strategies: Clinical
Interventions |
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
MC - Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Sharon Wegscheider Cruse, M.A.
Founding National Chairperson, NACoA
Joseph Cruse, M.D.Founding Medical Director, Betty Ford Center
Stephanie Brown, Ph.D.
Dennis Wholey
John Friel, Ph.D. |
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“The Interactive Hour”: Presenters and Participants Exchange Ideas |
| 7:30PM |
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NACoA Anniversary Program |
Host:
Sis Wenger |
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| 7:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Jerry Moe, M.A.
Author and Lecturer, National Director, Children’s Program, Betty Ford Center |
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Through a Child’s Eyes: Children’s Understanding of Addiction and Recovery |
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Friday March 7, 2008, 9:00AM-8:30PM
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Director, Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute & Professor of Sociology, Indiana University of PA; Author Perfect Daughters and Silent Sons |
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Perfect Daughters and Silent Sons: Appreciating Gender Differences in Treatment & Recovery
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| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Tian Dayton, Ph.D., T.E.P.
Director, The New York Psychodrama Training Institute at Caron, Manhattan, Author, Emotional Sobriety.
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Myths Surrounding Forgiveness: Working Forgiveness Into Recovery Through Experiential Exercises |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
C.C. Nuckols, Ph.D.
Internationally Recognized Expert in Behavioral Medicine and Addictions Treatment, Longwood, FL, Author Healing an Angry Heart.
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From Discovery to Recovery:
Neuroscience, Spirituality and
12 Step Facilitated Recovery |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Stephanie Brown, Ph.D.
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The Trauma of Addiction and Recovery for the Family: Understanding the Paradoxes of Transformational Change |
| 12:30AM - 2:00PM |
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Special Awards Luncheon |
Presented By:
William C. Moyers
Board of Directors, NACoA, Author, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
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Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award to First Lady Betty Ford (to be accepted by Joseph Cruse, M.D.)
"We" Are Family |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S.
Director, The Institute for Consultation, Intervention and Training, Montpelier, Vermont Author, Boiling Point.
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Boiling point: The High Cost of Unhealthy Anger to Individuals and Society |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Presented By:
Jerry Moe, M.A. |
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Teaching Kids about Addiction:
The ABC’s of COAs
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| 2:00PM - 3:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Presented By:
Mel Pohl, M.D., FASAM
Medical Director, Las Vegas Recovery Center
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Chronic Pain and Addictions:
Challenges and Controversies |
| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Presented By:
Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S.
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“I Can See Clearly Now . . .” Healing from Grief and Unattended Sorrow |
| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Presented By:
Tian Dayton, Ph.D. |
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Emotional Sobriety: How to Work with It Experientially
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| 4:00PM - 5:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops |
Presented By:
C. C. Nuckols, Ph.D. |
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The Secrets of Lasting Positive Change
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| 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshops (Optional) |
Presented By:
Claire R.
Associate Director Public Outreach, Al-Anon |
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Al-Anon: Adult Children Here and Now |
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Saturday March 8, 2008, 9:00AM-5:00PM
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM |
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General Session |
Presented By:
Fred Hanna, Ph.D.
Director School of Applied Psychology and Counselor Education, University of Northern Colorado. Author, Therapy with Difficult Clients: Using the Precursors Model to Awaken Change.
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Preparing Clients for Change: Applying the Precursor Model to Addiction and Families |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Susan Blank, M.D.
Executive Director of Psychological/Psychiatric Services, Caron Treatment Services
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Women and Addiction |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Fred Hanna, Ph.D.
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Get Out of My Life!: Counseling Adolescents with Addiction Problems |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Dorothy Becvar, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work, Saint Louis University.
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Families that Flourish: Facilitating Resilience in Clinical Practice. |
| 1:45PM - 3:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Dorothy Becvar, Ph.D.
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Promoting Healthy Marital/Couple Relationship |
| 1:45PM - 3:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Susan Blank, M.D. |
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The Neurobiology of Relapse
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| 1:45PM - 3:15PM |
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Skill Building Workshop |
Presented By:
Mel Pohl, M.D.
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Family Intervention: Patients with Pain and Addiction |
| 3:30PM - 5:00PM |
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Skill Building Workshop (Closing Session) |
Presented By:
Leo Booth, M.Th.
Spiritual Advisor, Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, Florida. Author, Say Yes to Your Spirit.
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Approaching Wellness: Healing Our Unhealthy Emotions |
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