The 4^th Western Conference on Behavioral Health & Addictive Disorders 
with Pre-Conference Ethics Workshop

Oct 9–12, 2013 — Newport Beach, California

Preceded by an Ethics workshop (Oct 9) presented by Dr. Pamela Harmell, the 4th Western Conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders will focus on The Process Addictions, also known as Behavioral Addictions. Recently, the American Society of Addiction Medicine broadened its definition of Addiction to include behavioral process addictions based on new brain science. Clinical experience indicates that many process addictions occur in association with early onset of substance abuse disorders. Expert faculty will address The Process Addictions, to include:

• Food and Sugar Addiction
• Love and Sex Addiction
• Compulsive Gambling
• Internet/Gaming
• Spending/Shopping/Hoarding

Conference Faculty Includes:

Tana Amen, BSN, RN New York Times best selling author of The Omni Diet, nurse, and highly respected health, nutrition and fitness expert, Tana is a nationally renowned speaker and media guest. She offers information, guidance, and support to hundreds of thousands of Amen followers who seek to dramatically change their health and their lives by changing the way they eat, exercise and think. When readers and patients of Dr. Daniel Amen ask him for advice about nutrition, he defers to Tana. “Ask The Brain Doctor’s wife! She’s the nutrition expert!”. In addition to working with her husband at The Amen Clinics, Tana is part of the team which included Dr. Amen, functional medicine specialist Dr. Mark Hyman, and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, that helped create the wildly popular Daniel Plan, a healthy lifestyle plan based on the biblical story of Daniel.

Holly Cook, LPC Holly is a professional counselor mental health service provider who brings 25 years experience in addiction and mental health fields to the Integrative Life Center in Nashville, Tennesee. Holly has trained with several “masters” in the therapy field including Jay Haley, Chloe Madanes, Luigi Boscolo and William Glasser.

Shari Corbitt, PsyD Founder and CEO of Agoura Neurofeedback Inc., a clinical business practice in Agoura Hills, California and the Heart and Brain Center for Healing, a womenʼs intensive outpatient program. Dr Corbitt is Senior Director and Clinical Supervisor of the Neuroscience Center at the Beacon House in Pacific Grove, California. She leads womenʼs retreats in the emotional healing effects of yoga, meditation and mindfulness.

Mark Filidei, DO Internal Medicine physician and Director of Integrated Medicine for Amen Clinics. Dr. Filidei is highly experienced in integrative/alternative medicine modalities as well as conventional medicine and sees patients in person at the Amen Clinics Newport Beach. He is also on staff at University of California, Irvine as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine where he teaches medical students and residents.

Helen Fisher, PhD Dr. Fisher is a biological anthropologist, a Research Professor and member of the Center for Human Evolution Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. She is the chief scientific advisor to the Internet dating site Chemistry.com, a division of Match.com. She has conducted extensive research and is the author of 5 books on the evolution and future of human sexuality, monogamy, adultery and divorce, gender differences in the brain, the chemistry of romantic love, including her most recent release Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type.

Leslie Gould, PhD Clinical Psychologist at Newport Academy, Newport Beach, California.

Pamela H. Harmell, PhD Permanent Lecturer, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology, Psychologist, Private Practice, Los Angeles California. Past Chair, California Psychological Association Ethics Committee, Former President, Los Angeles County Psychological Association.

Dan Headrick, MD Consulting Medical Director of New Directions for Women, Dr. Headrick has worked in hospital-based chemical dependency treatment and the addiction treatment field for the past 20 years. He has treated thousands of patients and managed their withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs using an approach that includes acupuncture and counseling.

Jessica Hines, MFTI Outpatient Program Coordinator for Newport Academy, Newport Beach, California.

Lynn Lyons, LiCSW Co-author of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children, Lynn has been a psychotherapist for 23 years who specializes in the treatment of anxious children and their parents. In addition to Lynn's private practice in Concord, New Hampshire, she is a consultant with several school districts and private schools.

Donald Meichenbaum, PhD Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and Research Director, The Melissa Institute of Violence Prevention and the Treatment of Victims of Violence, Miami, Florida. Author, Cognitive Behavior Modification: An Integrative Approach and Treating Patients With Anger Control Problems.

Barbara Nosel, MFT Clinical Director at Newport Academy, Newport Beach, California.

Steven Passik, PhD Director of Clinical Addiction Research & Education, Millennium Laboratories. Served as Chief Fellow and Associate Attending Psychologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; very active in clinical research with an emphasis in researching the devastating effects of pain on the patient’s life, particularly resultant depression and fatigue as well as aberrant drug-taking behaviors and their effects on optimal pain management. More than 150 publications, book chapters and abstracts under his authorship’ served on the editorial board of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and as Editor in Chief of the National Cancer Institute’s PDQ Supportive Care Editorial Board.

Pat Pizzo, BS, BCFE Director of Toxicology at Alere Toxicology Services, Inc., Pat has worked as a chemist in the Toxicology Lab for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington DC and is a member of the Federal Drug Testing Board, Inspector for the National Laboratory Certification Program and the College of American Pathologist Forensic Urine Drug Testing Program.

Shauna L. Shapiro PhD Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, licensed clinical psychologist, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness. Dr. Shapiro has conducted extensive clinical research investigating the effects of mindfulness training across a wide range of populations and has published over 80 journal articles and book chapters in addition to co-authoring the critically acclaimed professional text, The Art and Science of Mindfulness, with a forward by Jon Kabat-Zinn. She lectures and leads mindfulness training programs internationally on the growing applications of mindfulness in psychology, health care, education and law.

Dave Smith A Buddhist meditation teacher and addiction treatment specialist, Dave has extensive experience bringing meditative intervention into jails, prisons, youth detention and addiction treatment facilities.

David E. Smith, MD FASAM, FAACT Diplomate, American Board of Addiction Medicine; Founder, Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic; Chair, Adolescent Addiction Treatment, Newport Academy, Newport Beach, California.

Carol Teitelbaum, MFT Carol has been a licensed Psychotherapist since 1985 and is active with Prevent Child Abuse of Riverside County, California, where she is co-chair of the "It Happens to Boys" project educating the public about men who were abused as boys. Carol is the President of, and Trauma Response Coordinator for, the California Association of Marriage, Family Therapists (CAMFT)/Desert Chapter.

Rob Weiss, LCSW Robert Weiss is Director of Sexual Disorders Services for Elements Behavioral Health whose programs include Promises Treatment Centers; The Ranch outside Nashville; The Recovery Place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and The Sexual Recovery Institute in Beverly Hills. He is the Founding Director of The Sexual Recovery Institute, an outpatient sexual addiction treatment center. An acknowledged writer of sexual addiction literature, he is co-author, with Jennifer Schneider, of Cybersex Exposed: Simple Fantasy to Obsession, and Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn and Fantasy Addiction in the Internet Age. Currently Mr. Weiss serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.

Reid Wilson, PhD Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine; author of Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks andFacing Panic; co-author of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children and Stop Obsessing: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions.

Conference Agenda

Wednesday, Oct 9^th ETHICS WORKSHOP

Don’t Be Scared… Be Prepared: Legal and Ethical Updates in Clinical Practice 

Pamela H. Harmell, PhD

Meets Ethics licensing requirements — 6 Hours. This workshop will address various complex ethical dilemmas such as protecting one’s online reputation (ie. Yelp, Linkedin, etc.), specific areas of confidentiality such as professional coaching and working with addictions and recovery, ethical issues related to AIDS/HIV and diversity, sexual and non–sexual multiple relationships, and client termination and making a professional will. Literature updates, along with relevant Codes of Ethics and current expert opinion on standard of care will be included in all areas of discussion. This program overviews the current research findings and practice knowledge that informs the practice of ethical and legal clinical work. Emphasis will be placed upon prevention of ethical violations.

8:00–8:30 amWednesday, Oct 9^thPRE-CONFERENCE ETHICS WORKSHOP REGISTRATION8:30–10:30 am

Introduction to Law and Ethics; Avoiding Malpractice; The Scope and Impact of Unethical Practice; Handling Conflict between Personal and Professional Values; Confidentiality and the Right to Privacy; Informed Consent and Freedom of Choice; Using the Internet: Yelp, Social Networking, Cybertherapy.

10:30–10:45 amWednesday, Oct 9^thRefreshment Break10:45–11:45 am

Specific Areas of Confidentiality; Ethics in Coaching; Ethics in Recovery and Addiction, Issues Related to AIDS/HIV; Discrimination; Duty to Warn.

11:45 am–12:45 pmWednesday, Oct 9^thLunch On Your Own12:45 am–1:45 pm

Ethical Practice in a Multicultural Society; Multicultural Competence; The Usefulness of Self-knowledge when Working with a Diverse Population.

1:45–2:00 pmWednesday, Oct 9^thRefreshment Break2:00–4:00 pm

Multiple Relationships; Sexual Contact with Clients, Students, Supervisees, Former Clients; Nonsexual Multiple Relationships-Rural and Small Communities, Accepting Gifts, Barter; Proper and Ethical Patient Termination; Professional Will; Closing a Practice; Retirement.

5:00–6:30 pmWednesday, Oct 9^thEARLY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION5:30–7:00 pmWednesday, Oct 9^thEXHIBITOR SET-UP7:00–8:30 pmWednesday, Oct 9^thSPECIAL SCREENING

Documentary Dreaming Heaven: the Journey of a Lifetime 

Toltec Spirit Guide, Lee McCormick

Join an intimate group of men and women as they embark on a magical journey in search of life's great secret of secrets.

8:00–8:45 amThursday, Oct 10^thCONFERENCE REGISTRATION8:45–9:00 amThursday, Oct 10^thCONFERENCE OPENING — Setting the Stage9:00–10:30 amThursday, Oct 10^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

The Art and Science of Mindfulness 

Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD

This presentation offers scientific research and meditative practices for therapists interested in awakening the mind and opening the heart. Drawing on current research in psychology, medicine and cognitive neuroscience, Dr Shapiro will investigate the effects of mindfulness meditation on decreasing pathology and increasing positive psychological and physiological states. Further, she will explore the mechanisms of action through which mindfulness meditation has its transformative effects.

10:30–11:00 amThursday, Oct 10^thRefreshment Break11:00 am–12:30 pmThursday, Oct 10^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

The Emerging Neurobiology of Resilience: Implications for Psychotherapeutic Interventions 

Donald Meichenbaum, PhD

In the aftermath of traumatic and victimizing experiences, some 75% of individuals will be impacted, but they go onto evidence resilience, and in some instances, Post Traumatic Growth. In contrast, 25% of trauma- exposed individuals experience persistent adjustment problems, PTSD and related comorbid psychiatric disorders. This presentation will consider what distinguishes these two groups and examine the neurobiology of resilience. It will consider the active behavioral, neural and hormonal basis of resilience and the implications for conducting psychotherapy.

12:30–2:00 pmThursday, Oct 10^thSPECIAL PRESENTATION Optional (Box Lunch)

Behind the Orange Curtain 

Jamison Monroe, Jr.

Documentary film and diiscussion examining prescription drug epidemic among youth.

2:00–3:30 pmThursday, Oct 10^thCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Integrating Mindfulness into Psychotherapy and the Helping Professions 

Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD

This workshop will delve into the potential ways of integrating mindfulness and meditation into psychotherapy and the helping professions. Through didactic presentation, meditation practices, clinical case examples, and small group activities, workshop will explore specific pathways of applying mindfulness personally and professionally to cultivate greater health, well being and freedom. 

From Chaos to Connection: Managing Counter-Transference Working with Wounded Families 

Kenneth Perlmutter, PhD

In the course of our work dealing with the excruciating pain and devastating losses caused by addiction, disordered eating, co-dependency, and mental illness, we inevitably make contact with our own humanity, frailty, losses, and painful disconnections (traumas). This workshop will explore the nature of counter-transference with wounded family members and provide tools for managing it that support gathering its informational bounty and putting into words the once seemingly unspeakable. 

Itʼs Never Too Late to Grow a New Life 

Sylvia Dobrow, MPH

The good news is that Older Adults can learn how to effectively break free from the past, grow more self-confident and claim a new life in recovery. There are ways to help Older Adults discover healing and renewal after addiction treatment that lead to the restoration of hope for a positive future. Workshop will explore some of the issues that led the Older Adult into addiction and present strategies to assist them in making positive life changes. 

Adolescent Process Addictions and Self Harm 

David E. Smith, MD
Barbara Nosel, MFT 
Jessica Hines MFTI 
Leslie Gould, PhD 

The ASAM definition of Addiction stresses the inability of individuals to stop behavior despite adverse consequences. The expanded definition includesother behaviors described as the “process addictions”. Newport Academy, with its adolescent addiction treatment, has developed a model for treating co-morbid process addictions, with self-harm being a dominant feature based on a theory of reward deficiency syndrome and the pathological pursuit of reward. The theory and practice will be presented emphasizing diagnostic and treatment techniques in adolescents for early intervention. 

3:30–4:00 pmThursday, Oct 10^thRefreshment Break4:00–5:30 pmThursday, Oct 10^thCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Treatment of Individuals with PTSD, Complex PTSD and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders 

Donald Meichenbaum, PhD

A Case Conceptualization Model will be offered that informs assessment and treatment decision-making. The core psychotherapeutic tasks for implementing integrative treatment with clients with PTSD, Complex PTSD and comorbid psychiatric disorders will be presented. A Constructive Narrative Perspective will be used to frame a strengths-based intervention approach. 

From Ruptured Bonds to Healing Connections: Group Work for Trauma Survivors and Healers 

Marcia Nickow, PsyD, CADC, CGP

The scars of psychological trauma and ACoA issues underlying addiction often lead to self-sabotage and relapse. This experiential workshop will highlight ways that group therapy can provide a healing community for addicted people with trauma histories. Speaker will address the benefits of a group context for clinicians to explore their own histories of trauma and loss and counter-transference reactions. Attendees will be invited to contribute—observations—as well as clinical vignettes.

Electronic Cartel: Non-Regulated Drugs Available on the Internet 

Pat Pizzo, BS, BCFE

EThis session will introduce attendees to federally non-regulated drugs available on the internet to include the many synthetic marijuana metabolites, bath salts, methamphetamine-like drugs and others. Updates on where they can be tested and cost of analysis will also be discussed. 

Healing the Heart with Meditation 

Holly Cook, LPC 
Dave Smith

This workshop introduces the meditation practice of loving-kindness, a meditation practice which brings about positive attitudinal changes as it systematically develops the quality of ʻloving-acceptanceʼ. It acts as a form of self-psychotherapy, a way of healing the troubled mind to free it from its pain and confusion. 

6:00–8:30 pmThursday, Oct 10^thSUNSET DINNER CRUISE

Cruise in Balboa Bay aboard the "Eternity" 

Sponsored by

Alere Toxicology, Sober Living by the Sea and Aspen host the first 150 full-time attendees that registered for the conference for cruise in Balboa Bay aboard the "Eternity". 

8:00–8:30 amFriday, Oct 11^thCONFERENCE REGISTRATION For Daily Attendees8:30–10:00 amFriday, Oct 11^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

The Drive to Love: Neural Foundations of Romantic Passion and Love Addiction 

Helen Fisher, PhD

Dr Fisher will describe three primary brain systems for mating and reproduction; the sex drive; romantic love; and feelings of deep attachment. Then she will focus on the traits, evolution and brain circuits (using fMRI data) associated with intensive early stage romantic love, rejection in love, long term love and love addiction. She concludes that the neural system associated with romantic love is a core component of the worldwide incidence of addictive love and crimes of passion.

10:00–10:30 amFriday, Oct 11^thRefreshment Break10:30 am –11:30 amFriday, Oct 11^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Sex, Tech, Intimacy and Infidelity: The Effect of Social Media and Technology on Cheating, Intimacy Disorders and Sex Addiction 

Rob Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S

Psychotherapy and addiction professionals report increased numbers of clients and their spouses seeking clinical help for problems related to online sexual and romantic behavior, as well as porn abuse, smart-phone hook- ups and anonymous sex. Speaker will provide overview and treatment of impulsive, compulsive and addictive sexual behavior problems as well as a clear description of how the various areas of evolving technology and social media are effecting intimate sexuality, fidelity, addiction and relationships.

11:30 am–12:30 pmFriday, Oct 11^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

From Resistance to Rhythm: Scientific Breakthroughs in Group Drumming 

Christine Stevens, MSW

This engaging presentation demonstrates the magnetic power of group drumming as a clinical tool for recovery and trauma as well as employee burnout and self-care. Attendees will learn about cutting edge scientific studies underlining the evidence base of group drumming for body, mind and spirit. Presentation will show how drumming — an ancient healing art — can be used in modern treatment needs today.

12:30–2:00 pmFriday, Oct 11^thLunch On Your Own2:00–3:30 pmFriday, Oct 11^thCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Love Addiction and The Biology of Personality 

Helen Fisher, PhD

Dr Fisher discusses the biological foundations of four broad personality styles to hypothesize on how basic physiological temperament affects oneʼs manner of loving and oneʼs susceptibility to a variety of love addictions. 

The Art of Empathy: Understanding Narcissism and Addiction as Emotional Survival 

Rob Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S

For many addiction and psychotherapy treatment clients, behavioral addictions and problem personality concerns are in part the outgrowth of early attachment disruptions, parental narcissism and/or childhood emotional neglect. This presentation is organized to help professionals gain empathy and insight into how these early survival skills are actually dysfunctional adult attempts to emotional survival in a world that often feels internally chaotic and unwelcoming. 

Recovery Treatment on Drums 

Christine Stevens, MSW

Experience the 10 key steps to creating successful participation, expression and therapy using recreational music-making and group drumming for treatment. No prior musical experience necessary. Drums provided. 

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3:30–4:00 pmFriday, Oct 11^thRefreshment Break4:00–5:30 pmFriday, Oct 11^thCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men

Rob Weiss, LCSW

Sexual addiction and sexual recovery are a primary area of concern to the gay male community. Sexual acting out is a long-term, prominent, identified problem in this population faced with life and death concerns related to sexual behavior such as HIV transmission, anonymous sex and meth use fused with with sexual behavior. Workshop will directly address the identification, treatment and management of gay male sex addicts and their spouses. Underlying etiology and directly related cultural concerns will be addressed helping attendees best learn how to evolve and support sexual recovery among gay men. 

The Integrative Piece: The Value of Applying Oriental Medical Theory in the Treatment of Addictive and Mental Health Disorders 

Don Meichenbaum, PhD

Interactive workshop will explore the value of Yin/Yang Balancing Theory. Sheri will discuss spirit or ʻShenʼ and how it relates to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders. Participants will leave with increased knowledge of the physiological Meredian energy fields, while gaining valuable tools to recognize and correct imbalances within themselves and their clients. 

Do No Harm 

Dan Headrick, MD

Workshop will describe how how the current opiate epidemic evolved and offers several solutions to stopping it. The ʻsolutionʼ will address the ʻkidsʼ, the parents, the schools, and the medical community. Dr Headrick will describe the different ways the adolescent brain is wired compared to an adult. 

Adults Healing from Child Abuse — It Happens to Boys 

Carol Teitelbaum, MFT

What makes boys reluctant to tell about sexual abuse? What happens to these boys as they become men? Workshop will explore the link between child abuse and addiction, depression, failed relationships, lack of intimacy and low self-worth. Understanding signals to look for and knowing how to ask questions will ultimately help many men come forward and share their story to finally begin getting the help they need. Carol wil be joined by several male survivors who will share their stories. 

5:45–6:15 pmFriday, Oct 11^stPRE-DINNER RECEPTION healthy snacks in the Exhibit Area6:15–7:15 pmFriday, Oct 11^stKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Be A Warrior For Your Health 

Tana Amen, BSN, RN

Food is medicine that heals or poison that destroys. Your kitchen is a “farmacy” and your brain a chemistry lab! You have more control than you ever thought possible to optimize a brain that has been hurt by alcohol and drugs using food and simple lifestyle choices. Your history is not your destiny! Tana invites her audiences to join the Omni Health Revolution and “get your black belt in abundant health”.

8:00–8:30 amSaturday, Oct 12^thCONFERENCE REGISTRATION For Daily Attendees8:30–10:00 amSaturday, Oct 12^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Winning the Anxiety Game: Brief Strategic Treatment for the Anxiety Disorders 

Reid Wilson, PhD

The anxiety disorders manipulate people by injecting rules into consciousness, then using that set of laws to take over mental territory. Phobias, panic, social anxiety, generalized anxiety and OCD will be discussed and treatment strategies explored.

10:00–10:30 amSaturday, Oct 12^thRefreshment Break10:30–11:30 amSaturday, Oct 12^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Open Your Heart, Quiet Your Mind 

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD

“Open your heart, quiet your mind” is the spiritual definition for Truth. This is the intuitive Truth that brings “knowingness” which words cannot describe. This presentation based upon Dr. Nuckols’ latest book about realizing advanced spiritual consciousness, looks at how we put ourselves in the best possible position for realization and how the process of spiritual growth influences our relationship with this world including our role as healers.

11:30 am–12:30 pmSaturday, Oct 12^thKEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Crossroads of Pain, Addiction, and Abuse 

Steven D. Passik, PhD

Opioid therapy has reached the ʻcrossroads” at the collision of the two present public health crises -- the dual epidemics of chronic pain and prescription drug abuse/overdose. Dr Passik will discuss the need to integrate pain management and addiction medicine in ways that will benefit people with pain and contain the risks of addiction and overdose.

12:30–1:45 pmSaturday, Oct 12sup>thLunch On Your Own1:45–3:15 pmSaturday, Oct 12^thCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Treating Anxious Kids and Teens: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents 

Reid Wilson, PhD
Lynn Lyons, LiCSW

One in every five kids suffers from as diagnosable anxiety disorder, and anxiety is the most frequent reason that parents bring their children to a mental health program. Unfortunately, when parents offer help in traditional ways — reassurance, accommodation, avoidance and poor problem solving — they unknowingly reinforce a childʼs worry and avoidance. You will learn a concrete plan employing 7 key principles that help children, teens and families push through their fears, worries and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent and happy. 

The Placebo Effect: The Science of the Art of Healing 

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD

Every Clinician should realize the healing Potential of the Placebo effect. It is part of the art of being an effective practitioner. This provocative presentation will give participants the latest research and most effective applications of the placebo effect. There are aspects of both the clinician and the client working in symphony that make this effect part of the healing process. 

Visioning a New System of Care for All People: Treating the Heart and Brain to Heal the Suffering Human 

Shari Corbitt, PsyD

This interactive workshop will outline why separating individuals with differing diagnosis is unnecessary and ultimately harmful. Participants will be immersed in the miraculous world of the central nervous system, to develop an easy to understand foundation of how people suffering with a wide range of difficulties - mild to severe - may ultimately be healed when the CNS is addressed with a sophisticated and nuanced approach. This approach is inclusive of 12 Step principles and fellowship as well as traditional psych-educational processes but takes the client (or ourselves) to depths of healing currently not experienced in North America centers of healing. 

3:15–3:30 pmSaturday, Oct 12^thRefreshment Break3:30–5:00 pmSaturday, Oct 12^THCONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 

Reid Wilson, PhD

This session will explore the fundamental structure of worry—how it ignores data that isn’t negative, how it squeezes our room for corrective information, and how it gives rise to erroneous beliefs. Stemming from this knowledge, participants will learn a set of therapeutic strategies based on the latest research. 

Complex Trauma 

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD

No matter whether it is a criminal justice, alcohol and drug or mental health population, the recidivists will have a high incidence of early life trauma. This workshop will focus on the treatment of early life developmental trauma (Complex or Complicated PTSD). Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of current research from such disciplines as neurobiology, neuropsychology and attachment theory. Practical treatment techniques translated from the research will give participants hands-on skills. 

Mark Filidei, DO 

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5:00 pmSaturday, Oct 12^th Close of Conference & Attendance Certificates Available