This conference offers a comprehensive view and updates in a series of plenary sessions along with focused in-depth workshops to provide participants with skill-building in their areas of interest. Just some of the topics to be addressed include: Treatment of Complex Trauma, Contemporary Marijuana Issues, Neurobiology of Resilience, Health and Spirituality, The Healing Brain, Buddhist Path to Recovery, Creative Interventions, Family Treatment, Connecting with Teens, Storytelling, Meditation and Mindfulness, Combining Science and Compassion, Marriage in the 21st Century, Neuropsychodrama, Shame and Sex Addiction, and Trauma Attachment. 

Special Focus On:

• Neuroscience of Resilience
• Trauma Treatment
• Food and Mood
• Heart Connection
• Attachment Disorders
• Storytelling— Mindfulness
• Family Treatment
• Relationships in 21st Century

Who Should Attend?

The training will be valuable for those working in the areas of:

• Mental Health
• Addictions Counseling
• Marriage and Family Therapy 

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify treatment approaches for successfully treating addictive disorders, trauma,
relationship and intimacy issues, co-occurring disorders and other psychological and behavioral issues.

2. Discern symptoms and characteristics manifested in these disorders and to diminish/correct their negative impact on the client’s interpersonal and family
relationships.

3. Identify the key implications of neuroscience research as it applies to addictive disorders, trauma, resilience, marriage, relationships and related issues.

4. Identify clinical applications of recent research on couples counseling, male depression, food and mood, and patterns of marijuana use. - See more at: http://www.usjt.com/Conferences/2015/6th-Western-Conference-On-Behavioral-Health---Addictive-Disorders/#sthash.RcSjURPO.dpuf