Saturday October 15, 2011
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Made possible in part through a generous grant from

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Southern California Recovery Summit

Presented by
The Sober Living Network
The Los Angeles County Sober Living Coalition

Hosted by
Loyola Marymount University

2011 Speakers and Panel Participants

Profiles for this year's speakers and panelists appear below, according to the time of their presentation or workshop. All of our speakers and panelists have generously donated their time to be with us this year, and for that we extend our sincere thanks.

Master of Ceremonies

Tony Denison
veteran film and television actor

With numerous theatre credits under his belt, Tony Denison made his momentous television debut starring in producer/director Michael Mann’s critically acclaimed drama Crime Story. As Ray Luca in the one-hour television drama series, he received a fistful of kudos, including Time magazine recognition as television’s best villain of the 1980s.

Since then, Denison has appeared in more than two-dozen motion pictures, with Columbia Tri Star’s Art of Revenge, Joel Bender's Independent feature Deadly, Little Vegas, and The Effect opposite Charles Dutton being the most recent. Following Crime Story, Tony replaced the injured Ken Wahl in Wiseguy for half a season, starred in the Warner Bros series “Undercover” and was the lead in the short lived sitcom “Love and Marriage” created by Amy Sherman. He has an impressive list of dozens of television appearances that include notable guest-starring roles on such shows as CSI, Criminal Minds, Boston Legal, The District, J.A.G., Cold Case, The O.C., ER, NYPD Blue and Charmed.

Tony landed the role of recurring character Paul Harper in the one-hour television drama series The D.A., and audiences again were charmed by Denison in the series regular role of Head Coach Mike George in ESPN’s first scripted series, Playmakers. 2006 found Tony doing double duty, landing the plum recurring role of the Dad, in "Prison Break", as well as his latest series regular role, starring with Kyra Sedgewick in TNT’s "The Closer" as Lt. Det. Andy Flynn.

Addiction Recovery Management

Kevin McCauley, M.D.
Co-Founder, Institute for Addiction Study & Le Mont Michel

Kevin McCauley graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania (Drexel School of Medicine) in 1992. He served in the U.S. Navy as Flight Surgeon to an F/A-18 Hornet squadron at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. Dr. McCauley now lives in Utah, where he is the co-director of a ten-bed recovery management program and a graduate student at the University of Utah School of Public Health.

Avenues for expungement of criminal records

Joshua E. Kim
Staff Attorney, A New Way of Life Reentry Project

Joshua Kim studied law at UCLA School of Law. During his second year in law school, however, he became addicted to crystal meth and was expelled from school. After he became sober, Joshua was re-admitted to UCLA School of Law and graduated with a concentration in Critical Race Studies in 2007.
During his last year in law school, Joshua co-founded UCLAW-A New Way of Life Reentry Legal Clinic and has continued to supervise the monthly clinic ever since. He has also been an active member of All of Us or None, a national group organized by people with conviction history. He is currently a staff attorney at A New Way of Life Reentry Project.

Brain healing in recovery: An experienced addictionist discusses scientific accuracies of the "BIg Book" and its legacies

Al J. Mooney III, MD, FAAFP, ABAM
Clinical Director, Five County Mental Health Authority, Henderson, NC
Medical Director, The Healing Place of Wake County, Raleigh, NC
Chairman, Willingway Foundation, Statesboro, GA

Al J. Mooney, M.D. practices addiction and family medicine in North Carolina and Georgia. He has been board certified in the specialty of Family Medicine continuously since 1979, and has provided medical care in the specialties of family, behavioral, community, and addiction medicine for 34 years. In his current clinical and personal activities, he systematically strives to help anyone with a desire to stop drinking to become abstinent and familiar with Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12 step fellowships.
Dr. Mooney is a pioneer in the field of addiction medicine. He is an inaugural Diplomate in the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and he helped to establish the certification standards for the specialty while serving on the board of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. During the 1980s, he was also among the first physicians to be certified in Addiction Medicine. He maintains an adjunct faculty position with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill as Associate Professor, after having joined the faculty in 1979 during his fellowship.
Dr. Mooney’s commitment to recovery began in 1959, after his parents entered recovery. He has been involved in mutual support and professional recovery activities his entire adult life. He has facilitated the establishment of recovery programs, twelve step and professional, in several countries, and he is presently involved in projects to promote addiction awareness and recovery in Egypt, Bosnia and Ghana.
Dr. Mooney’s parents, Dot and John Mooney, founded Willingway Hospital in Statesboro, GA. The hospital, devoted entirely to helping alcoholics and addicts, was started in the Mooney home and has been continuously accredited by the JCAHO since the organization first began to survey facilities treating substance abuse. Willingway maintains a reputation as one of the country’s foremost hospitals for addiction treatment. Dr. Al, as he is known by friends and colleagues, ran the hospital as CEO from 1983 until 1994, and he is currently a board member. He also serves as Chairman of the Willingway Foundation, collaborating with the School of Public Health at Georgia Southern University to sustain a "recovery campus" where students pursue their education in an abstinent, twelve-step friendly environment.
Dr. Mooney’s service has ranged from work in state-owned and private hospitals, to community service provider organizations, state leadership and advisory councils, mental health authority administration, volunteer associations, and homeless shelters. He has been recognized by his peers through listings in the current and numerous past editions of the book, Best Doctors in America. Co-author of the bestselling The Recovery Book, he has gained international recognition as a respected authority on addiction and recovery.

Housing Rights for the Disabled: Roundtable Discussion

Deborah Smith Parker (moderator/participant)
housing rights advocate, author

Deborah has been head of behavioral health services for a national managed healthcare company, executive director of the California Women’s Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency organizing and training women to work strategically to increase services to women. She ran her own consulting company for several years and is a many times published poet and writer. Deborah has a B.S. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

More recently Deborah was the Project Director for the Solutions for Treatment Expansion Project (STEP) of Futures Associates, Inc. STEP was an innovative project designed to educate and organize providers of and advocates for sober living and independent living for the mentally ill to understand their rights and strategically organize to combat zoning and land use barriers put up by local governments. More recently, and currently, Deborah is assisting the Sober Living Network and other community groups in their defence of access to housing and services by disabled and disadvantaged segments of the population.

The Honorable Richard Alarcón
Los Angeles City Council Member, Council District 7

A former teacher, community activist, State Senator and State Assemblymember, Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón was brought up by working class parents who taught him the value of hard work, the importance of standing up for what is right and the moral responsibility to help those who are less fortunate. These values shaped his leadership and have informed his work throughout his adult life.
Councilmember Alarcón combined the values taught by his parents, the mentorship of Mayor Bradely, and community activism to win a City Council election in 1993 to become the first Latino to represent the San Fernando Valley on the Los Angeles City Council. Inspired and motivated to keep moving up to lift up people, in 1998, he successfully won an election to become a State Senator, representing the 20th Senate district becoming the first Latino to represent the San Fernando Valley on the CA State Senate. He served as Majority Whip during all eight of his years in the State Senate. In 2007, Councilmember Richard Alarcón was once again elected to the Los Angeles City Council.
Councilmember Alarcón has made a strong impact on the lives of others. He is always willing to stand up for what is right and to help those in need.
Understanding the public health risk of HIV and Hepatitis among injection drug users, in 1994, Councilmember Alarcón supported a syringe exchange program in his district. As a State Senator, he authored legislation to improve Medi-Cal for patients with AIDS and a resolution for California to adopt October 15 as Latino AIDS Awareness Day. In 2008, he was only one of two Councilmembers that supported a resolution for the City of Los Angeles to support Proposition 5, the Non Violent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA). He recognizes people with substance use disorders need treatment not incarceration.
This year, Councilmember Alarcón stood up for people most of society consider to be less fortunate, people with mental health and substance abuse problems as he was the lone vote against a proposed ordinance that would eliminate unlicensed shared housing in single family homes, impose occupancy restrictions on licensed substance abuse treatment facilities, and require public hearings for residential structures that have more than two unrelated probationers or parolees.
In addition to his work on health issues, Councilmember Alarcón has a long history of accomplishments for his District. As a State Senator, he created the Cal Home Program which brought in $550 million to expand homeownership opportunities and brought $85 million dollars to community clinics through the Cedillo/Alarcón Primary Care Clinic Act and he brought millions of dollars to pediatric trauma care in the State of California through “Richie’s Fund” which goes toward pediatric trauma services and injury prevention for children. Named after his late son, Richie, funds from Richie’s Fund have been used to open the first-ever pediatric trauma care center in the San Fernando Valley at Northridge Hospital and have funded a comprehensive pedestrian safety and injury prevention program at Children’s Hospital LA. As a City Councilmember, Councilmember Alarcón has made job creation a priority, working with business and labor to protect jobs and improve the local business climate. He has also taken on big banks through his Banking Responsibility Ordinance to hold banks accountable to the local community and his motion to create Banking Development Districts, to incentivize banks to open branches in low-income areas.
Alarcón's hard work has not gone unnoticed. He was one of eight state legislators in the United States called a "Local Hero" by The Nation magazine. The national magazine picked Senator Alarcón as a state legislator who sets an example of leadership that Democrats in Congress should emulate.

Matthew Gorman
Partner, Alvarez-Glassman & Colvin

Matthew M. Gorman specializes in the fields of land use, solar rights, government relations, environmental law, and litigation. As an expert on California's Solar Rights Act, Mr. Gorman represents property owners, solar energy companies, developers, and others in solar energy disputes. Additionally, Mr. Gorman represents individuals and companies in international disputes concerning the manufacture and marketing of solar energy equipment, and provides legal counsel to foreign residents and businesses on a variety of commercial and non-commercial legal matters. With a unique expertise on the on the intersection of private sector and public sector interests, Mr. Gorman is active in public agency representation and serves as legal counsel for several local government agencies in California.
A long-time advocate for environmental causes, Mr. Gorman works in the forefront of the Sustainable Development movement in California, serving as water counsel on a number of matters in both northern and southern California, and serving as environmental counsel to a project in Sonoma County, California, known as "Sonoma Mountain Village" - the first project in North America, and one of just a few in the entire world, to be endorsed by the prestigious One Planet Communities program.
Mr. Gorman has been active both in the firm's transactional section as well as in litigation, routinely working on matters such as: representing companies and individuals in contract disputes with foreign companies and government agencies; negotiating real estate transactions; advising government agencies on housing issues, environmental compliance, and constitutional law; and advocating for private and public sector clients on governmental affairs and regulation.
Mr. Gorman is a graduate of Loyola Law School (J.D. 2000) and the University of California, Davis (B.A. 1994), which included study at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Autumn Elliott
Associate Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California

Autumn M. Elliott is an Associate Managing Attorney at the Los Angeles regional office of Disability Rights California, California's protection and advocacy system. She practices in the areas of discrimination and public benefits law. Previously, she was Director of Options Counseling and Lawyer Referral Service at Disability Rights Legal Center and has also worked as a staff attorney in the Housing and Public Benefits units at the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. She was a Skadden Fellow at Bread for the City, a holistic services center in the District of Columbia, where she helped low-income clients with disabilities obtain equal access to housing. She served as a law clerk to Judge Warren J. Ferguson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang E. Moseneke of the South Africa Constitutional Court. At the Centre for Applied Legal Studies in Johannesburg, Autumn was involved in impact litigation and public policy advocacy regarding the transformation of South African society. Autumn is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College and has an LL.M. degree from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Guidelines to Enhance the Skills of Sober Companions in the Recovery Process

Allen Berger, Ph.D.

Dr. Berger is a nationally recognized expert in the science of recovery. He is author or Hazelden’s popular recovery mainstay 12 Stupid Things that Mess Up Recovery (2008) and a new book on emotional sobriety, 12 Smart Things to do When the Booze and Drugs are Gone (2010). He is widely known for his work on several areas of recovery that include:
– Integrating modern psychotherapy with the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
– Emotional Sobriety
– Helping new patients understand the benefits of group therapy and helping them get the most out of it
– Helping families adjust to the challenges of recovery
– Training therapists and counselors in Gestalt Experiential Therapy
Dr. Berger has an outstanding reputation as a very dynamic and engaging presenter, as well as being a very practical, down-to-earth “no-nonsense” therapist. He has authored several journal articles as well as a book on relationships, Love Secrets – Revealed (HCI Books, 2006). He co-produced and directed a patient education DVD on The Benefits of Group Therapy (2010) which is published and distributed by Serene Connections in Long Beach. His pamphlet How to Get the Most out of Group Therapy (Hazelden, 2001) has sold over 60,000 copies. It educates new patients about group therapy and how to use the group sessions to insure the best results.
You can learn more about Dr. Berger and his work at www.abphd.com.

Roger Andes, M.A.

Roger Andes holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in psychology, and since 1975 he has been teaching his clients skills for improved self-esteem, stress management, and body/emotion awareness. Roger has conducted personal growth workshops and trainings throughout the U.S., in Canada, Europe, and Australia. Through his association with Dr. Allen Berger, he has been working with recovering addicts and alcoholics since the early 1980s, and was employed as a Registered Psychological Assistant by Dr. Berger for ten years. He is currently a Life Coach in Torrance, California, and works with recovering alcoholics and addicts in Dr. Berger's Executive Class Treatment program.

Andrew Finley, M.A.
SOBA Recovery Center

Andrew Finley is a psychotherapist specializing in alcoholism, addiction, trauma, PTSD and co-occurring disorders, with experience both in private practice and various treatment programs in Southern California. He has many years of personal recovery and is passionate about helping others to recover from alcoholism and addiction while integrating The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with modern psychotherapy. He is experienced in various aspects of Individual, Couples and Gestalt Family Therapy and is particularly fond of facilitating family groups as well as those on Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency, Emotional Sobriety, Relapse Prevention, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Anxiety and Midlife issues.

Back to the Basics of Sponsorship – How to sponsor or be sponsored through the Twelve Steps in two hours or less

Wally P.
author, lecturer, AA archivist, historian

Wally P. is an archivist, historian and author who, for more than twenty-two years, has been studying the origins and growth of the Twelve-step movement. Wally conducts history presentations and recovery workshops, including one in which he takes everyone through all Twelve Steps in four one-hour sessions. He is also the caretaker for the personal archives of Dr. Bob and Anne Smith.

Old Plight, New Flight

Les Johnson, M.A., Ph.D., CRTC
Principal, El Prado Adult School
Director of The Choice Theory Connection Program, CA Institution for Women

Les Johnson is Reality Therapy/Choice Theory Certified by the William Glasser Institute (WGI). In 2010, he was named by Dr. Glasser as the founding Director of the Choice Theory Connection Program. In this capacity, he provides leadership and instruction in Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. He develops curricula, and provides training using DVDs, games, plays, interactive student workbooks, and activities that have resulted in his training over 300 women in the last year, via in the Choice Theory Connection Program.
Les Johnson was recently endorsed by the WGI as a Basic & Advanced Practicum Supervisor. Additionally, he was elected by California Choice Theorists as the California Representative for the West Region, WCI, and he will be recognized by the Association of Black Psychologists at their International Conference in Washington, DC this month, for his significant contributions in Choice Theory.
Les Johnson’s academic achievements include an AA in Sociology, BA in Behavioral Science, and MA and PhD (Honorius Causa) in Public Administration. He earned a second MA degree in Public Policy, and he has completed all courses for a second Doctorate in Judicial Law and Public Policy at the Claremont Graduate University.
He is the Presiding Bishop of several non-denominational churches, ministries and missions in the United States and South Africa . He is the author and publisher of "How to Do Ministry: From the Pulpit to the Pew," a seven-book series designed to eradicate spiritual, educational, economic, administrative, and legal challenges in faith-based and other organizations. Additionally, he has published articles in newsletters and International Journals on Choice Theory.
Dr. Johnson has an extensive track record providing consultant services from "gang-controlled" areas in Los Angeles to corporate boardrooms in mainland China . He served as the Chief Negotiator for several colleges and K-12 school districts over a period of fifteen years. He is recognized by California’s 106 community colleges, Army National Guard, and others as an expert in Human Resources, Education and Diversity Awareness. He is also recognized as a Court Certified Expert in Equity Compliance.
Currently, Dr. Johnson serves as the Chief Educational Officer for education and college programs at the California Institution for Women, Corona, which received a six-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Cheryl Grills, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

Dr. Grills is Associate Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and a faculty member in the Psychology Department. As Associate Dean, her areas of responsibility include internationalization initiatives, community-based research and learning, living/learning communities, graduate programs, faculty searches and hiring processes, and liaison to the College administrative staff.

B.J. Davis, Psy.D.
Clinical Director, Strategies for Change, Sacramento CA

Dr. Davis is a registered psychologist, certified drug & alcohol counselor, the author of the 2009 DVD "What is Recovery?: A Quality of Life Perspective," the Clinical Director of Strategies for Change substance abuse treatment agency, and an Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Psychology Doctoral Program at Alliant International University. Dr. Davis is also the Area 5 Director for the California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors. Davis has significant experience testifying as an expert witness on substance abuse in criminal cases. He is a strong advocate for challenging some of the long held myths about what works in substance abuse treatment and is active in conducting research that focuses on treatment effectiveness and outcomes. His areas of expertise include Reality Therapy/Choice theory, co-occurring disorders, Quality of Life outcome research, and multicultural issues.

Approaches to Co-Occurring Disorders

Shari Corbitt, Psy.D.

Dr. Shari Corbitt has enjoyed an adventurous career performing both clinical and administrative work. She is in private practice in the communities of Beverly Hills, Malibu and Agoura Hills, CA. Most recently, Shari was the Vice President of Promises Treatment Centers in Malibu and West Los Angeles. Prior to her role at Promises she was the Executive Director of TouchStone Treatment Centers and prior to that - the Clinical Director at Sierra Tucson. Her earlier experience included Clinical Director of the Indian Health Council, Inc. on the Rincon Indian Reservation in Pauma Valley, CA and Program Director at Casa Palmera, an Eating Disorders and Chronic Pain Management inpatient treatment facility in San Diego, CA.
Originally from New York, she earned her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Yeshiva University in New York City. She has been licensed in the state of California since 2002. Her areas of specialization include the treatment of eating disorders, addictions, trauma, ADHD, learning disabilities, seizure disorders and chronic pain – with EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In psychotherapy, Dr. Corbitt treats individuals and couples with addictions, eating disorders and traumatic histories. She provides group therapy for women and gay men with eating disorders as well.
Dr. Corbitt has published a workbook for clinicians working with eating disordered clients: Eating Addiction - Relapse Prevention Counseling. The workbook is also designed to give support to those in early recovery from eating disorders. Dr. Corbitt is in the final stages of publishing a book on the treatment of chronic pain with neurofeedback – Healing Chronic Pain Where It Lives, In the Brain.

Seth C, Kadish, Ph.D.

In addition to a successful private practice in West Los Angeles and Woodland Hills, Dr. Seth C. Kadish is Director of Group Services at PCH in Mar Vista. He is the former Clinical Director of Milestones Ranch Malibu, and Staff Psychologist at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, counseling maximum-security inmates. Prior to that, Dr. Kadish worked with Probation youth at Penny Lane in North Hills, CA where he was named Clinician of the Year 2001.
Dr. Kadish was recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network documentary series, Ryan and Tatum: The O’Neals (summer 2011) and is the creator of Pattern Identification and Reduction Therapy, a clinical approach based on his work in prison, group home, private practice and treatment center. He is the author of Pop Your Patterns: The No-Nonsense Way to Change Your Life.

A National Approach to Standards and Terminology for Recovery Residences

Beth Fisher, LCSW, LCAS, MAC, CCS,
Executive Director, Hope Homes, Inc., Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC
President, National Association of Recovery Residences
President, Georgia Association of Recovery Residences

Beth Fisher has worked in the field of addictions recovery since 1986, and has particular interest and expertise in recovery residences. In 1996, she founded Hope Homes Inc., a premier aftercare recovery residence system for men and women operating in Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC. In addition, she is the current president of the Georgia Association of Recovery Residences, an organization whose mission is to facilitate and ensure the highest quality of residential services for addiction recovery stakeholders. In this role, she has forged alliances with recovery residence leaders across the nation to create a development committee for the new National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR).

Onaje Salim, MA, LPC,
Public Health Advisor
SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch

Onaje Salim was recently appointed to the position of Public Health Advisor with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Treatment (CSAT). In this role he works as a government project officer in the Co-occurring Disorders and Homeless Activities Branch (CHAB), with a focus on the management of technical assistance contracts across the portfolio. He was formerly the Director of the Division of Addictive Diseases in the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health (DBHDD) in Atlanta, Georgia, whereby he served as the Single State Authority (SSA) for substance abuse treatment services and State Methadone Authority (SMA). He is also an adjunct instructor of clinical psychiatry on the faculty of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. As a substance abuse professional with 30 years of experience, he has held positions as a therapist, administrator, trainer, and consultant.

Mr. Salim attended Morehouse College as an undergraduate and obtained a master's degree in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology (GSPP). He has also earned the following added credentials as a behavioral health clinician: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). Mr. Salim has worked in leadership capacities in a wide variety of treatment settings, including residential therapeutic communities, inpatient hospital units, opiate treatment programs, intensive outpatient treatment programs, and community mental health centers (CMHC’s). He was the director of three State Operated Community programs under the auspices of Georgia Regional (Psychiatric) Hospital at Atlanta for nine years and later worked as project director of the SAMHSA/CSAT funded Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SATTC). In 2009, Salim was elected to the position of Vice President for Internal Affairs of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD).

Mr. Salim is currently a fourth-year doctoral student in Counseling Education and Supervision at Argosy University Atlanta (AUA), where he has performed duties as a research and teaching assistant. His research interests include recovery issues, identity development, clinical supervision, and psychotherapy outcomes. He is also Immediate-Past President of the Alpha Upsilon Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) International Counseling Honor Society.

Craving and Relapse

Bob Tyler, BA, CADC II, ICADC,
Clinical Director, Twin Town Treatment Centers

Bob has been working in recovery since 1990. He serves as Clinical Director at Twin Town Treatment Centers, is Past President of the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), and Treasurer of the California Foundation for the Advancement of Addiction Professionals. In 2005, he authored the EVVY Award-winning book, Enough Already! A Guide to Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Addiction, which is currently being utilized in alcohol and drug studies programs and in chemical dependence treatment programs. He also recently produced a video, Craving and Relapse. Bob is on faculty at Loyola Marymount University Extension and is a frequent lecturer at universities and conferences.

Live Life by Design Rather Than by Default

Marcia Ullett, MA, LMFT, CPC

Marcia is a Licensed Psychotherapist in practice for over 20 years, Certified Professional Coach and author. Her areas of expertise include addiction, parenting of teens, the family, young adults coming of age, and couples. Her approach is to partner with her clients, focusing on their strengths, talents and dreams to be able to approach life with passion and purpose. Marcia speaks at professional conferences and also leads workshops. She is a member of the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, the Women’s Association of Addiction Treatment, the International Coach Federation, Recovery Coaches International and the National Association of Professional Women where she was recently selected Woman of the Year.

Professional Boundaries

Bob Hulsey, BHSM, CAS II,
Director of Education,,br />California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources

Bob has worked in the alcohol and drug treatment field for 29 years. During this last year he resigned his position as Executive Director of the PAAR Center and went to work for CAARR as the Director of Education and Training. Bob is a CASII and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service Management. Bob has taught Confidentiality for many years recently developing training on professional boundaries to assist counselors on the path to self actualization.

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