Conference Brochure
A Professional Conference for Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, School Counselors, Nurses, Courts and Corrections, Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Counselors
SPECIAL FOCUS ON:
- Trauma Treatment
- The Developing Brain and Mind
- Addictions in Youth
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Overcoming Depression and Anxiety
- Neuroscience and Therapy
Program Focus:
Nationally recognized speakers and authors will discuss a wide range of topics in a compelling array of keynote sessions and in depth workshops. The topics, which will focus on Adolescent/Young Adult issues, include:
- Brain-Based Therapy with Adolescents
- Adolescent Family based Interventions;
- Treating Depression; Marijuana: The Good, Bad & Ugly
- Experiential Approaches to Family Systems
- The Opioid Epidemic
- Anger & Aggression
- Mindfulness, Trauma and Addiction; Resilience
- Complex Trauma in Adolescents & Young Adults
- Co-occurring Treatment
- Youth, Advertising & Addiction
- Clients Who Self Harm
- Sex, Lies and Alcohol
- Loneliness & Youth
- Love in the Time of Twitter
- Young Girls & Fatherlessness
- The Brain & Anxiety Disorders
- Ethics
.... and many more. Join us in Las Vegas!
US Journal Faculty
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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 ...
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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 outpatient ...
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Clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center at The Meadows. She works with their team assessing and enhancing the quality of the program. She is a Senior Fellow and a clinical consultant at The Meadows Treatment Center in Arizona since 1998. Her seminal work with children impacted by ...
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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 ...
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Known as America’s #1 Success Coach, is a former high school teacher, psychotherapist, a leading authority on self-esteem and peak performance, a highly-sought after motivational speaker and corporate trainer, the founder and coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series—with more than 500 ...
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Family Therapist at The Claudia Black Center; previously Primary and Family counselor at The Meadows. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy from Prescott College in Arizona. Ashley has completed Pia Mellody’s Post Induction Training and Experiential ...
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An internationally recognized clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, Hypnotherapist and chemical dependency treatment specialist with more than 30 years of experience. He is the author of 29 books and numerous articles in the mental health and chemical dependency fields and is the founder and ...
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Award-winning filmmaker and founder of ‘Steered Straight,’ a New Jersey-based organization that offers drug intervention and education services. He has produced documentaries chronicling the drug addiction epidemic in New Jersey and across the nation. Steered Straight speakers visit schools to share
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Chris is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Clinical Supervisor and has a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work. He is the Program Manager of Clinical Services of Rhode Island at Greenville, RI. He is currently working with Griffin Recovery Enterprises as a consultant specializing in treating males, ...
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Clinical Director at Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services and has over 16 years of clinical experience in a variety of outpatient and residential treatment facilities treating severe mental illness, chronic pain and addiction. Clinical specialties include family systems models focusing on helping ...
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A permanent lecturer at Pepperdine Graduate School of Education & Psychology Dr. Harmell is a psychologist in private practice based in Los Angeles California. She is the Past Chair of the California Psychological Association Ethics Committee and former president of the Los Angeles County ...
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Her films, lectures, and television appearances have been seen by millions of people throughout the world. Recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. Author of Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel which ...
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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
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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 presented ...
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Distinguished professor, licensed marriage and family therapist and long-standing clinical member and approved supervisor in AAMFT. Pat has authored/co-authored six books and numerous professional articles including the recent book Never Be Lonely Again: The Way Out of Emptiness, Isolation, and a ...
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Distinguished professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, from which he took early retirement 17 years ago. Dr. Meichenbaum is presently research director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention, Miami, Florida. He is one of the founders of cognitive behavior therapy. In a ...
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Founder and CEO of Newport Academy, Jamison is a prominent voice in the field of adolescence, mental health and addiction treatment. He is an active participant in the movement to reduce social stigma and substance abuse and mental health challenges. Jamison is also a writer, media spokesman and ...
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Pete Nielsen is the interim executive director for the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CAADAC), the California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CCBADC), and the California Foundation for the Advancement of Addiction Professionals (CFAAP). Mr. Nielsen has ...
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A Marriage and Family Therapist who has been in the mental health and addiction treatment field for over 20 years. She has held managerial and clinical positions in a variety of treatment settings including inpatient, outpatient, and school based programs. Specializing in Family Systems, she has had ...
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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 ...
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Family Therapist for the Claudia Black Young Adult Center. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. Prior to working as a Family Therapist with The Claudia Black Young Adult Center, Patricia worked in an outpatient addiction clinic, serving in both a private and ...
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Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker in the behavioral health field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. He is coauthor of Recovery Management and author of Relationship Detox: How to Have Healthy ...
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David E. Smith, MD, FASAM, FAACT, Diplomat, American Board of Addiction Medicine, is the past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the California Society of Addiction Medicine, founder of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics in San Francisco, and Chair of Addiction Medicine and the ...
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A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Clinical Supervisor. He has worked in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health field for 27 years and has conducted over 1,000 clinical interventions. In 2011 Reinhard founded Clinical Services of Rhode Island, a system of ...
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US Journal Conferences | 14th National Conference on Adolescents and Young Adults
US Journal, a premier provider of addiction treatment conferences, will host the 14th National Conference on Adolescents and Young Adults in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27 - April 29, 2016.
The Tropicana Las Vegas
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