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2008
LifeRing Congress
Register
Friday May 30th
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Welcome reception
at 741 Tehama St. San
Francisco. Two
blocks from Civic Center BART station. Beverages, Munchies,
Conversation, Art
Saturday May 31st
8:30 am: Doors open at Herrick Hospital – 2001 Dwight
Way, Berkeley. 10-min walk from Berkeley Center BART Station
9:00 am: Welcome,
by LifeRing CEO Marty Nicolaus
9:30 am to 10:30 am:
Breakout Sessions:
a) Staying Unhooked: An Integrative Medicine
Approach to Sobriety Presented by Dr. Justin Mager, MD. of the Clear Center of Health,
Marin County
b) Co-Dependency Presented by LifeRing
Convenor Owen Poole
c) Relapse After Long-term Sobriety
Presented by LifeRing Convenor Mona Hirson
10:30 am to 10:45 am:
Coffee Break
10:45 am to 11:45 am:
Breakout Sessions:
a) Dual Diagnosis Presented by Nina
Ferraris, MFT,
Program Director at John Muir Behavioral Health, Concord CA.
b) The Uses of Hypnosis in Recovery
Presented by Dorthy Tyo, Md.H.,
Director of The Palo Alto School of Hypnosis.
c) Issues for LifeRing Convenors – Round
Table Discussion
11:45 am to 12:45 pm:
Lunch Break, on your own
1:00 pm: to 2:50 pm:
 Keynote Adddress:
B.J. Davis, Psy.D.
What is Recovery,
Anyway? A Quality of Life Perspective
BJ Davis is Clinical Director of Strategies for Change in
Sacramento. He is a sought-after lecturer, educator, consultant, and
has testified in a number of court cases on addiction and treatment.
2:50 pm to 3:00 pm: Tea
Break
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm:
Breakout Sessions:
a) Face to Face LifeRing Meeting
b) Establishing a LifeRing Family, Friends and Loved Ones
Support Organization
4:00 pm: Adjournment
7:00pm: Banquet at Hs Lordships Restaurant,199 Seawall
Drive, Berkeley Marina – Awards, Entertainment ($50 per person, limited
seating)
Sunday June 1st
8:30 am: Doors at
Herrick Hospital open
8:30 m to 9:00 am:
Coffee and munchies.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm:
Annual Delegates’ Assembly (Business Meeting)
12:30 pm: LifeRing
Board of Directors’ Meeting
Attendance at the Congress is FREE.
CE Units Applied for.
Door prizes!!!! Including an iPod, a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate, and
Music CDs. The cost for the Saturday banquet is $50 per person. Seating
is limited.
Register at
www.unhooked.com Email: service@lifering.org
Phone 1-800-811-4142 |
