Columbus, GA
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Dianne GayTalbott Recovery
dianne.gay@uhsinc.com
678-251-3162
CE Credits:
Application has been made for 3 Core hours for LCSW, LMFT, LPC, and CAC in accordance with the guidelines established by the Georgia Composite Board.
Though not approved by GPA/APA, psychologists may use this credit under Area III of their license renewal requirements.
Though not approved by other agencies, physicians, nurse practitioners, and others may be able to apply these education credits under other areas of their licensing board requirements. Please check with your specific board's guidelines.
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Talbott Recovery Columbus1200 Brookstone Centre Pkwy
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Columbus, GA 31904
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Talbott Recovery CE Seminar - February 13, 2015
9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
$30.00 per person; $20.00 Military Counseling Professional; $15.00 Talbott Treatment Alumni (licensed professionals only)
No Phony Baloney!
A Spirituality for Coming Alive
Richard LaMadeleine, MA, CAC
A presenttion encouraging a deeper appreciation of the authentic and vivfying nature of spirituality concretely facilitated by and lived in 12-Step Recovery, including a description of the distortions that alienate persons from religion and spirituality, a brief consideration of the place of the atheist quest in A.A. and a broader understanding of the place of "prayer" in this quest.
Learning Objectives:
- Come to a better understanding of the distinction between religion and spireituality and their relation to one another.
- Recognize the "Phony Baloney" distortions that repel persons from both religion and spirituality.
- Learn to appreciate the nature of an atheist spirituality and the place and contribution of the atheist to 12-Step Recovery.
- Grow in a positive understanding and appreciation of the broadest and deepest experience of "prayer" in various cultures and belief systems.
- Learn and appreciate the true nature and vigor of spirituality as a way of life and as life lived to its maximum potential.
About Our Presenter
Richard LaMadeleine, MA, CAC
Talbott Recovery Director of Spiritual Enrichment
Richard LaMadaleine was born of French-Canadian parents in Waterbury, CT, and along with his identical twin, is the youngest of 7 children, raised Catholic in a French-speaking community. Devoutly religious, Richard determined that he would be a priest at age 6, entered the Seminary at age 18 with the LaSalette Missionaries, obtained an M.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy) and Catholic University (Washington, D.C.), and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and Spirituality at Duquesne University (Pittsburg, PA). He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, served as Director of Students with LaSalette and then as parish priest in Atlanta, GA and Dagenham, Essex, England. Richard began his own personal recovery from alcoholism in 1977, leaving the priesthood in 1988 and seeking to continue to do spiritual counseling in the field of recovery. He has been the Director of Spiritual Enrichment at Talbott Recovery Campus since Dec. of 1999, along with being involved in various ministries to the LGBTQ Community and persons living with HIV/AIDS, while still maintaining membership in a Roman Catholic Church and counseling gay & lesbian couples there.
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Contact: Dianne Gay at dianne.gay@uhsinc.com or (678) 251-3162.
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