Thursday, June 11, 2009
8:00 to 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental breakfast
8:30 to 9:00	Welcome and Overview of the day	Don Osborn & Helene Cross
9:00 to 11:00	Keynote: Helping Patients and Populations with each Stage of Change	Dr. James Prochaska
	James O. Prochaska is Director of Cancer Prevention Research Center and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of over 300 publications, including three books, Changing for Good, Systems of Psychotherapy and The Transtheoretical Approach. He is internationally recognized for his work as a developer of the stage model of behavior change. This model has been an important innovation in matching therapeutic interventions to a person’s readiness to change unhealthy and self-destructive behaviors.
11:00 to 11:30	Questions and Answers
11:30 to Noon	Book signing in the lobby
11:45 to 12:30 p.m.	Box lunches, networking
12:30 to 2:30	Introduction to Motivational Interviewing	Meg Kovacs, MSW, LCSW Brian Moore, MSW, LCSW
	Motivational Interviewing is another evidence based practice used in all areas of behavioral health. It has great benefit for addiction treatment as well. Learn more about this therapeutic approach to treating clients in varying stages of change. Presenters Meg Kovacs and Brian Moore are both members of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and staff trainers at Midtown Mental Health.
2:30 to 2:45	Break
2:45 to 4:15	Using Group Therapy to Facilitate Change	Dr. Doug Daugherty, Ph.D
	Learn about the application of evidenced-based practice in group therapy as it relates to continuing care by incorporating stages of change and motivational interviewing. Dr. Daugherty is a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University.
4:15 to 4:30	Conclusion
	Closing remarks, evaluations, CEU's for day 1 attendees only.

Friday, June 12, 2009
8:30 to 9:00 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 to 10:00	Invest in a Safe Community; Building a Partnership between Treatment Providers and Law Enforcement	The Honorable Linda Chezem Elizabeth Matfeld, MS
	Underage drinking is a problem in our society which needs to be considered to overcome it's continued spread. This presentation will focus on the facts surrounding underage drinking to assist the audience in making informed decisions on the debates surrounding the 21 year old drinking age. Additional focus will be provided on involvement of law enforcement, identifying kids at risk and youth peer coaching. Linda Chezem is currently a professor at Purdue University and former consultant at NIAAA. Elizabeth Matfeld is the Executive Director of the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association in New York and Senior Consultant with Strategic Applications
10:00 to 10:15	Break
10:15 to 11:00	Panel discussion on underage drinking
11:00 to 12:00	Indiana Drug Trends	Trooper Tom Egler
	Hear current information on drug trends in Indiana, including the increase in meth lab activity around the state. Trooper Egler is well versed in this subject as a police officer in the Methamphetamines Suppression Section for the Indiana State Police.
12:00 to 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 to 2:00	Using Neurobehavioral Developmental Strategies to Address Core Problems in Substance Use Disordered (SUD) Adolescents	Sigurd Zielke, D.Min., LCSW, LMHC
	Substance use disordered adolescents consistently present three core recurring problems that frustrate treatment, recovery support, and school success: (1) the propensity to relate to adults and peers through power-control-based conflicted interaction; (2) the inability to gain insight and take action in regard to recurring problem behavior and relapse; and, (3) poor performance in personal planning, organization, and goal-correction. Recent findings from neurobehavioral, intervention, and developmental research are synthesized into neurobehavioral developmental intervention strategies. A distinct strategy will be presented for each core problem. Dr. Zielke is a clinical specialist at Fairbanks and Hope Academy, the recovery high school at Fairbanks.
2:00 to 2:15	Break
2:15 to 4:00	The Strengths-based Perspective in Addiction Treatment	Dr. Katti Sneed, PhD, MSW, LCSW, ICACII
	The strengths-based perspective has been widely recognized and utilized with many different client populations. However, within the chemical dependency arena traditional forms of treatment still dominate. The focus of this paper will include a global examination of strengths perspective. Social Work application of strengths based treatment will focus on micro, mezzo, and macro practice with those experiencing substance abuse issues. Special consideration of socio-cultural factors will also be address. Katti Sneed is currently an associate professor in Social Work and Addiction Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan.
4:00	Evaluations, closing remarks and CEUs for day two or both days