Saturday October 18, 2008
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Thanks to our sponsors:
The Southern California Recovery Summit
Presented by
The Sober Living Network
The Los Angeles County Sober Living Coalition
Hosted by
The Loyola Marymount University Addiction Counseling Program
Program and speakers
See this page for more information on the individual presentations.
Profiles of conference speakers can be found here.
Preliminary conference schedule
Confirmed participants and program segments appear below. This page will be updated as new information becomes available.
8:00 A.M.– |
Conference Check-in Pick up name badges and conference materials Coffee, tea, juice, pastries |
8:45 A.M.– |
Invocation Emcee Jack Rosenbaum The Addiction Counseling Program at LMU Bradley Smith, CADCA, RTC, Program Coordinator Recovery: A National Perspective Tom Codere, National Field Director, Faces & Voices of Recovery Morning Keynote Address Cheryl Branch, Division Director SSG/HOP Integrated Care System Twelvesongs.com Mary Lyn B., Singer/Songwriter |
10:15 A.M– |
Concurrent workshops, panels Choose from among these 90-minute sessions: Family Dynamics The Premise that Alcoholism is a "Family Disease" will be presented, thus necessitating a "Family Solution" in the recovery process for all affected parties. Allen Berger, PhD Spirituality and Recovery The panel, representing a variety of spiritual traditions, will discuss the role of spirituality in recovery. Moderator: Sue Konkel-White, PhD., Loyola Marymount University Rabbi Mark Borovitz, Beit T'Shuvah Pastor Mark Garcia- Victory Outreach Men’s Home Judy Kann, Psy.D.,LCSW, therapist Roy Williams, Cahuilla-Morongo Reservation Drug Court Moderator: William Woodbury, CADC-II, NCADC, RAS, Loyola Marymount University Hon. Scott T. Millington, Judge, L.A. Superior Court Robert Shapiro Esq., Attorney Jim McKinney, Ph.D., MAC, Loyola Marymount University Jonathan Milliken, former "consumer" Housing as a Recovery Resource Moderator: Cheryl Branch, Division Director SSG/HOP Integrated Care System Dr. H. Westley Clark, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA Ken Schonlau, The Sober Living Network Dina Moss, L.A. County Department of Mental Health David Roberti, the CLARE Foundation Shahan Suzmehan, Eastside Health Center and CRC David Fuller, Community Minded Business, Housing Plus Perception and Reality: Media, Addiction and Recovery The panel will discuss the media's role, successes and failures in helping shape the public's understanding of addiction and recovery. Moderator: Ronnie Clemmer, Longbow Productions Tom Coderre, Faces & Voices of Recovery Gary Stromberg, author Candy Finnigan- Featured on A&E's "The Interventionist" Stuart Birnbaum, Program Director – Recovery Advocates Women's Issues in Recovery Moderator: Jamie A. Foley, CADC II, Magnolia Place Sober Living for Women Dawn Theodore, MA, MFT, Wonderland Center, Visions, The Cottage, Exodus, The Canyon Elana Clark-Faler, Women's Recovery Institute Trina O'Quinn, California State University, Dominguez Hills Karyl Draper, R.N., B.S.N., LCSW Chanda Rankin, Ph.D., CADC II |
Noon– |
Luncheon Program The View fron City Hall Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Council Member Keynote address: Nonviolent Rehabilitation Act Margaret Dooley Samulli, Deputy Director, Drug Policy Alliance Keynote address: The Future of Recovery Dr. H. Westley Clark, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA |
1:45 P.M– |
Afternoon Concurrent workshops, panels Choose from among seven 90-minute sessions: Choice Theory Choice Theory is a quick and pleasant way to better relationships Dr. William and Carlene Glasser, The Glasser Institute and Loyola Marymount University Addiction: Disease or Choice? Kevin McCauley, M.D., Institute for Addiction Study Substance Abuse in the Workplace Moderator: Andrew Martin, Serene Center Pat Tierney Esq., Lawyers' Assistance Program Jack Rosenbaum, Board Member, The CLARE Foundation Tracy R. Zemansky, PhD, Pacific Assistance Group Sam Usher, Addictions Consultants EAP, Pasadena Recovery Center Family Solutions Moderator: Kimberly Wick, LMFT Brian Conroy Mary Koster, MFT Jerry McDonald, the Betty Ford Center Natalie Karlos The Military, Veterans and Recovery Moderator: Timothy J. Hutson, B.S., LT, SC, U.S. Navy (Retired) Lola Greenspan, Soldier’s Project A.J. Popky, Ph.D. Monica Martocci, New Directions Ed Acosta, CADAAC Community Solutions Moderator: Gisela Kunstler, MFT, CADC II Officer John Liening, San Diego Police Department Deni Mclagan, Mental Health Services, San Diego John Herdman, Phd, Loyola Marymount University Susan Burton, the Sober Living Network, All of Us or None Ruth Hollman, SHARE! Center |
3:30 P.M– |
Conference wrap-up. |