COME TOGETHER RIGHT NOW! 

WVAADC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT AT THE BEAUTIFUL NEWLY RENOVATED CANAAN VALLEY RESORT -JUNE 15-18, 2015

Come Together Right Now! Is our theme this year and we have an awesome conference planned with you in mind.  Here are the topics we are planning to offer:

Our Monday evening kick off speaker will be the amazing Karen Vadino -Karen Vadino is a Motivational Speaker, Humorist, Trainer and Consultant. In her thirty-plus years as a human service professional, most of Karen’s experience has been in the field of chemical dependency, both as a licensed clinician and as a certified prevention specialist. Visit her website for more information www.karenvadino.com

Karen will also be offering another workshop Tuesday morning.  We are still working on the final schedule but the other topic and presenters are as follows:

Our plan is to offer workshops in Criminality and Addiction with Michael Johnson.  We are still in negotiations with Michael but it looks very favorable -Michael Johnson is a certified addiction therapist from Detroit, who has worked in the substance abuse field for more than twenty years. He is also a recovering addict. He is currently the RSAT Program Director for Western Michigan University in Jackson, Michigan. He is also the founder of Justice/Quade Recovery Institute and Director of Metropolitan Counseling Centers in Detroit for more information visit: http://www.fmsproductions.com/index.php/presenters/michael-johnson.html

And yet even more topics:

Suicide and the Helping Professional – Bob Musick 

Clinical Supervision – Janet Scarcelli

Ethics – TBA

Adolescent Sex Offenders – Trudi Blaylock

Experiential Activities with Tina Alt Long

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) – Jen Randall

Neurofeedback – Melissa Swartz

Naloxone – Kelly Gurka

Mindfulness – Scott Thompson

Tele health – Susie Mullens

Advocacy  - Mary Alred-Crouch

2 Day Peer Recovery Track with speakers to include – Kathy Muscari, Greg Perry, Matt Boggs and Susie Mullens

And of course everyone’s favorite comfort workshops: Morning Meditations and Bedtime Stories and Take Care of Yourself

These are topics we are working on and more may be added as we are still working on a few things.

We will also have our Business Meeting and voting for new Board Members, our fun-filled Auction and the Awards Banquet and a few surprises along the way.

We hope you will join us. COME TOGETHER RIGHT NOW!  Come see your old friends that are like family and come meet new friends and welcome them into our little family.  Hope to see you there!!!!