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Presented by Sierra Tucson and Aspen Education Group.
2 CEUs Available!

Location:

• Learn about current social and drug trends on high school and college campuses
• Gain an understanding of different social groups within teens and young adults
• Learn how to identify individuals within these groups
• Learn about concealment of drugs in high school and college campuses

• Psychology: The Institute for Continuing Education is an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA)to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Counseling: The Institute for Continuing Education is an NBCC approved continuing education provider and a co-sponsor of this event. The institute for Continuing Education may award NBCC approved contact/clock for programs that meet NBCC requirements. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NBCC Provider No. 5643.
• Social Work: The Institute for Continuing Education is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of State Social Work Licensure Boards (ASWB), through the Approved Continuing Education Program (ACE). The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Provider No. 1007.Approval #CEP12719.
• Marriage-Family Therapy: California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider No. PCE 636.
• Nursing: The Institute for Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Nursing, Provider No. CEP 12646. Nurses are responsible for checking with their state board to determine if credit issued through the CA Board of Nursing is accepted for credit by their state board.
• Drug/Alcohol: The Institute for Continuing Education is approved as a provider of continuing education by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. NAADAC Provider No. 00243.

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Presented by Sierra Tucson.
3.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:

April 15, 2010
"The Uninhabitable Body: The Intersection of Gender, Homosexuality & Disordered Eating;
Speaker: Deborah Schweiger-Whalen, M.S.W, L.C.S.W

1. To articulate the manner in which gender socialization and homosexuality intersect often resulting in self-hatred, eating disordered behavior and other forms of self-harm in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Community (LGBTQQ).
2. To discuss the developmental significance of mirroring and how homophobic messages from early caretakers and the external environment increase vulnerability to eating disorders.
3. To describe the role of dualism and its contribution to a gendered language that essentially abandons homosexuals.


Deborah Schweiger-Whalen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Sierra Tucson's Clinical Outreach Coordinator in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She has a master's degree in Social Work from Hunter College of The City University of New York. Her professional experience includes serving as a member of the clinical staff and as Clinical Outreach Coordinator at an eating disorders treatment facility in New York. Deborah has presented to the clinical staff of major universities and hospitals, to private practice professionals, and at various conferences. Deborah's work has been featured in Behavioral Health Care Journal, and she has appeared as a guest on National Public Radio Station WHYY. Deborah maintains a clinical practice in Philadelphia specializing in eating disorders, addiction, trauma, LGBTQ issues, and work with couples and families.

CE Credit:
3 Continuing Education Credit available:

• MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
• Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 1 Contact Hour.
• RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Approval #CEP 12719.
• Psychologists - This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Tucson and Bodin. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.




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Addiction, Psychoanalysis, and the Brain
04/24/2010


Committee on Psychoanalysis and Addiction Treatment (COPAT) 2010 Spring Conference
Presented by Sierra Tucson and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC).
Certificates of attendance and NYS OASAS hours will be available.

Location:


New York Psychoanalytic

247 East 82nd Street

New York, NY

Agenda:

   9:00 a.m. -    9:45 a.m.    Registration & Breakfast

   9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.    Morning Presentation

12:30 p.m. -    1:45 p.m.    Lunch Break

   1:45 p.m. -    4:30 p.m.    Afternoon Presentation

Morning Presentation: "When One is Not Enough: Rebooting Satiation"
Presenter: Brian Johnson, M.D.

Panel Discussant: Brian Koehler, Ph.D.
Addiction has physical as well as psychological aspects. Working psychoanalytically with addicted patients requires one to understand the subcortical changes that drive their addicted behavior because these changes induce unconscious alterations in drives, defenses, and relatedness. Codependence countertransference can be a relational consequence for relatively unaware analysts confronted with the difficulties involved in treating such patients.

Brian Johnson, M.D., is director of addiction psychiatry and associate professor at CUNY Upstate Medical University. He is also co-chair of The Substance-Abusing Patient in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, the annual workshop of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He is a long-term member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Johnson's publications focus on the neuropsychoanalytic treatment of patients with addiction, prescription drug abuse, and the treatment of chronic pain. His e-book for children on addiction neuropsychoanalysis, Widespread Zombification in the 21st Century and the Wars of the Zombie Masters, is available at www.gegensatzpress.com/zombies.

Brian Koehler, Ph.D., is an adjunct associate professor at NYU's Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and Silver School of Social Work and at CUNY. He is faculty and supervisor at the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC). Dr. Koehler is a reviewer for the "International Journal of Psychoanalysis." He is also an associate editor of the new international journal "Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches." As the U.S. chair and executive board member of the International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses (ISPS), he has published many articles on the neuroscience and psychotherapy of psychoses. Dr. Koehler is in private practice in Manhattan and Westchester.

Afternoon Presentation: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Commonalities of Compulsive Sex and Drug Addiction"
Speaker: Steven J. Lee, M.D.

Panel Discussant: Judith Rustin, LCSW
Compulsive sex and drug addiction share neurobiological pathways. These common neuropathways explain similarities between sexual compulsion and chemical addiction and also help us understand changes in sexual behavior caused by several well-known addictive substances. Dr. Lee will discuss the clinical presentation of an addicted patient with compulsive sexual behavior, considering therapeutic and pharmacologic interventions.

Steven J. Lee, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, where he also supervises physicians training in adult psychiatry and the treatment of addictive disorders. He is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in adult psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine, and he is also a Fellow of both the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Psychiatric Association. He lectures worldwide on topics of addiction, has been interviewed on radio shows and documentaries, and has written a book entitled Overcoming Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction.

Judith Rustin, LCSW, is faculty, supervisor, and training analyst at the Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity (IPSS) and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC) in New York City. She is the author of various papers on both intersubjectivity theory and its integration with infant research. Since 1995 she has been studying, writing, and teaching on the synthesis of neuroscience and psychoanalysis. She is a co-author (with Beatrice Beebe, Steven Knoblauch, and Dorienne Sorter) of the book Forms of Intersubjectivity in Infant Research and Adult Treatment. Currently, she is working on combining the neuroscience of addiction with clinical psychoanalysis.

CE Credit:
Certificates of attendance and NYS OASAS hours will be available.

Cost & Registration:
Professionals - $115 Early Registration until April 10, 2010 ($135 after April 10). Professionals register online, using the "Register Now" button above.

Candidates and Students with ID - $75 Early Registration until April 10, 2010 ($95 after April 10). Candidates and Students with ID register by calling 212-633-9162.




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Pittsburgh - The Uninhabitable Body
05/20/2010


Presented by Sierra Tucson.
3.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:


8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

May 20, 2010
Location:

Hilton Pittsburgh

Kings Garden North Room

600 Commomwealth Place

Pittsburgh, PA (412-594-5128)

Cost & Registration:
$20 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to the event (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, credit card information card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.

For additional information, you may call Deborah Schweiger-Whalen at
888-839-6066.

May 20, 2010
"The Uninhabitable Body: The Intersection of Gender, Homosexuality & Disordered Eating;
Speaker: Deborah Schweiger-Whalen, M.S.W, L.C.S.W

The specific learning objectives are:
1. To articulate the manner in which gender socialization and homosexuality intersect often resulting in self-hatred, eating disordered behavior and other forms of self-harm in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Community (LGBTQQ).
2. To discuss the developmental significance of mirroring and how homophobic messages from early caretakers and the external environment increase vulnerability to eating disorders.
3. To describe the role of dualism and its contribution to a gendered language that essentially abandons homosexuals.


Deborah Schweiger-Whalen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Sierra Tucson's Clinical Outreach Coordinator in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She has a master's degree in Social Work from Hunter College of The City University of New York. Her professional experience includes serving as a member of the clinical staff and as Clinical Outreach Coordinator at an eating disorders treatment facility in New York. Deborah has presented to the clinical staff of major universities and hospitals, to private practice professionals, and at various conferences. Deborah's work has been featured in Behavioral Health Care Journal, and she has appeared as a guest on National Public Radio Station WHYY. Deborah maintains a clinical practice in Philadelphia specializing in eating disorders, addiction, trauma, LGBTQ issues, and work with couples and families.

CE Credit:
3 Continuing Education Credit available:

• MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
• Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 1 Contact Hour.
• RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Approval #CEP 12719.
• Psychologists - This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Tucson and Bodin. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.




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The EMDR Treatment of Health-Related Problems
05/21/2010 - 05/22/2010



Two-Day Workshop sponsored by Sierra Tucson, Life Healing Center, and EMDR Institute, Inc.
13.0 Continuing Education Credits available
13.0 EMDRIA Credits (Application for EMDRIA Credits under review)

Advanced Seminar: Full completion of an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training is required.

Schedule:


May 21-22, 2010

Location:

Denver Marriott Tech Center

4900 South Syracuse Street

Denver, CO 80237
Accommodations:
Book your room by April 23, 2010, for the discounted rate if $84 per night. A dedicated booking website has been created for you, so you can make, modify, and cancel your hotel reservations online, as well as take advantage of any room upgrades, amenities, or other services offered by the hotel.
(Hotel is located near a main interstate for easy access to shopping, restaurants, and exploring.)
"The EMDR Treatment of Health-Related Problems"
Speaker: Carol Forgash, LCSW, BCD
EMDR Institute Senior Facilitator; EMDRIA-Approved Instructor and Consultant

EMDR can be integrated into the comprehensive treatment of health-related problems by processing obstacles that may be complicating healing, such as traumas related to early abuse, past and current difficult medical treatment, chronic illness, pain, and other somatic issues. The intertwined effects of these problems on mental health will be explored. The utilization of EMDR for adaptive resolution of health issues will be provided through lecture, demonstration, case examples, and practice sessions. This work also appears to strengthen the client’s effectiveness as a pro-active health consumer. See schedule and details in brochure (PDF).


Carol Forgash, LCSW, BCD, is in full-time clinical and consulting practice in Smithtown, New York. She provides treatment utilizing EMDR and Ego State Therapy for complex PTSD, general psychotherapy, health issues, couple’s work, and performance issues. She is an internationally known lecturer and consultant on the integration of EMDR and Ego State work and psychodynamic treatment, the treatment of complex PTSD, and the health issues of sexual abuse survivors. Carol has presented at EMDRIA and ISSD conferences and was a Keynote Speaker at EMDR Europe 2002 and 2003. She has contributed several chapters on EMDR work with complex trauma and dissociation to EMDR Scripted Protocols: Special Populations, Editor Marilyn Luber.(Springer, 2009)

CE Credit:
13.0 EMDRIA Credits (Application for EMDRIA Credits under review)
13.0 Continuing Education Credits available:

• APA - EMDR Institute, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists; EMDR Institute, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• NBCC: EMDR Institute, Inc. is an approved provider through the National Board of Certified Counselors: NBCC Provider 5558.
• RN: EMDR Institute, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #9755, for 13.0 Contact Hours.
• BBS: For California the course meets the qualifications for 13.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFT and LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE270.

Cost & Registration:
$335 Early Bird registration by May 7, 2010 (no refunds after this date).
After May 7 or at the door, $385 registration. Please use the "Register Now" button above to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
Seating is limited; walk-ins accommodated on first-serve basis only.




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Phoenix Area Professionals' Networking Breakfast
Bimonthly



Presented by Sierra Tucson, Pia's Place, and Prescott House.
2.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:
Held the second Wednesday on the following months, 8 - 10 a.m.


January 13, 2010

March 10, 2010 (See topic/speaker below)

May 12, 2010

July 14, 2010

September 8, 2010

November 10, 2010

Location:

The Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort

7677 North 16th Street (& Morten Avenue)

Phoenix, AZ 85020 (602-997-2626)

Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to each breakfast (no refund after this date). Please use "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.

March 10, 2010 <03/10/2010>
"Retrieving the Missing Pieces: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Memory Fragmentation"
Speaker: Sarah Jenkins, M.C., LPC
Ancient cultures, across continents, have identified the importance of processing dissociated aspects of the self. With this in mind, and staying true to the eight-phase EMDR treatment model, a cross-cultural, shamanic approach to processing sensory-motor aspects of trauma is provided.
Objectives:
• Attendees will be able to identify the relationship between the fragmented aspects of the sensory-motor aspects of trauma, ego state therapy, and cross-cultural shamanic approaches to trauma treatment.
• Attendees will be able to identify specific indicators, including incomplete client narratives, that unprocessed fragments of the sensory-motor aspects of trauma are impeding client processing during EMDR.
• Attendees will gain an increased understanding of fragmentation and its impact on trauma processing.
Sarah Jenkins, M.C., LPC, is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. Her private practice is located in Tempe, where she specializes in treating survivors of childhood abuse. Ms. Jenkins is also an adjunct professor for the Arizona State University and University of Phoenix. In addition, she has also served as a Clinical Supervisor for a government-funded EMDR trauma treatment program. Ms. Jenkins has lived in Europe and the United States and seeks to bring a cross-cultural perspective to her clinical work.

May 12, 2010 <05/12/2010>
"Addiction and Pseudo-addiction: Pain and Substance Abuse"
Speaker: Michael Loes, M.D.
This talk addresses the practical aspects of dealing with individual pain patients who present on a lot of potentially addictive substances and yet complain of uncontrolled pain.
Objectives:
• To be able to define Addiction and Pseudo-addiction.
• To recognize certain available tools to help make this distinction.
• To know and be able to document pain assessments, drug utilization, and outcome.
Michael Loes, M.D., M.D. (H.), joined Sierra Tucson in July 2009 as Chief of Pain Medicine. He completed medical school at the University of Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology. His residency training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Loes is certified by boards or qualifying exams in Internal Medicine, Pain Management/Medicine, Alcohol and Chemical Dependency, Acupuncture, Clinical Hypnosis, and Homeopathy. Previously he served as faculty at University of Arizona, on the Board of Directors for Arizona Teen Challenge, and on the Board of Directors for the National Pain Foundation, where he still provides consultation. He has authored The Healing Response and co-authored Arthritis: The Doctors' Cure, The Non-drug European Secret to Healing Sports Injuries Naturally, The Aspirin Alternative, and The Healing Power of Jerusalem Artichoke Fiber. All of these books have their roots in traditional medicine but their heart in functional integrative medicine. Dr. Loes has been involved in pain research for nearly 20 years and has written numerous professional articles.




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Denver Area Professionals' Networking Luncheon
See schedule



Presented by Sierra Tucson.
2.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:
Held on Friday on the following dates, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(Lunch served at noon)


February 26, 2010

April 9, 2010 (See Topic/Speaker below)

June 25, 2010(See Topic/Speaker below)

August 27, 2010

October 1, 2010

December 3, 2010

Location:

Cool River Cafe

8000 East Belleview Avenue

Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303-771-4117)

Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to each luncheon (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.

April 9, 2010
"Evaluation and Management of Pain Through the Prism of The Healing Response"
Speaker: Michael W. Loes, M.D., M.D.(H.)
This talk addresses pain through the eyes of what is known as “The Healing Response,” which is the title of Dr. Loes’ book. The approach is primarily to empower patients' quest to obtain optimal health and teaches a practical path to do so by utilizing ten principles that lead to healing, i.e., increase physiological power, direct energy to heal, rid stagnation, respect body clock, understand solvent/solute issues, learn how cells communicate and how “Belief Creates Biology and, hence, Behavioral Health" (and why the converse is equally true). Others include protecting against oxidative stress, knowing what building blocks are needed to heal, and why embracing certain spiritual concepts, especially those involving relationships, are key.
Objectives:
1. To be able to define “The Healing Response.”
2. To be able to list at least four of the ten principles and accompanying action mandates which empower The Healing Response.
3. To knowledgeably explain what multidimensional/multidisciplinary treatment really means.
4. To know how integrating the following therapies are most useful: EMDR, Somatic Experiencing®, Zero Balancing, Reiki, Acupuncture, and Biofeedback.
Michael W. Loes, M.D., M.D.(H.), serves as Sierra Tucson's Chief of Pain Medicine. He completed medical school at the University of Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology. His residency training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Loes is certified by boards or qualifying exams in Internal Medicine, Pain Management/Medicine, Alcohol and Chemical Dependency, Acupuncture, Clinical Hypnosis, and Homeopathy. Previously he served as faculty at University of Arizona, on the Board of Directors for Arizona Teen Challenge, and on the Board of Directors for the National Pain Foundation, where he still provides consultation. He has authored The Healing Response and co-authored Arthritis: The Doctors' Cure, The Non-Drug European Secret to Healing Sports Injuries Naturally, The Aspirin Alternative, and The Healing Power of Jerusalem Artichoke Fiber. All of these books have their roots in traditional medicine but their heart in functional integrative medicine. Dr. Loes has been involved in pain research for nearly 20 years and has written numerous professional articles.

June 25, 2010
"Eating Disorders and the Secret Multiple Diagnoses;
Speaker: Ms. Jeannette Rojas
Eating disorders often co-exist along with trauma, depression and self harm behaviors. Although clinicians have the DSM-IV-TR as a tool, with clear descriptions of different criteria for the various mental disorders, there is some disagreement in cases of dual diagnosis, selecting what is the primary problem. This workshop will provide strategies and interventions to treat eating disorder patients who have a dual diagnosis such as eating disorder, depression, trauma, and self harm behaviors.
Objectives:
1. The participant will be able to identify the relationship between eating disorders and trauma, self harm behaviors, and depression and practical techniques to address and stop self harm behaviors.
2. To provide practical techniques to help patients to express anger in a healthy way.
3. The participant will learn practical tools, exercises to treat eating disorder patients who have depression, trauma or self harm behaviors.
Ms. Jeannette Rojas, is a clinical psychologist (Mexico City), LASAC, EAP II, specializing in addictions and eating disorders. She is a primary therapist for the Eating Disorder Program at Sierra Tucson. Jeannette has served as the Vice President of Avalon, the first center for Eating disorders in Latin America in Mexico City, which based its treatment on Sierra Tucson’s “Sierra Model”. Additionally, Ms. Rojas has served as the Clinical Director of Mexico’s first full service Employee Assistance Program at Oceanica, a model developed by Betty Ford Center serving 18,000 members. Ms. Rojas¨ has presented at IAEDP(International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals on “Eating Disorders: Families, Healing and Diversity Treatment Solutions. A Latin American Perspective”.




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Tucson Area Professionals' Networking Breakfast
Monthly



Presented by Sierra Tucson, Pia's Place, and Prescott House.
2.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:
Held the second Thursday of each month, 8 - 10 a.m.


January 14, 2010

February 11, 2010

March 11, 2010 (See Topic/Speaker below)

April 8, 2010

May 13, 2010

June 10, 2010

July 8, 2010

August 12, 2010

September 9, 2010

October 14, 2010

November 11, 2010

December 9, 2010

Location:

Arizona Inn

2200 East Elm Street

Tucson, AZ 85719 (520-325-1541)

Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to each breakfast (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call Courtney Henson at 800-624-5858 x2132.

March 11, 2010
"Addiction and Pseudo-addiction: Pain and Substance Abuse;
Speaker: Michael Loes, M.D.
This talk addresses the practical aspects of dealing with individual pain patients who present on a lot of potentially addictive substances and yet complain of uncontrolled pain.
Objectives:
• To be able to define Addiction and Pseudo-addiction.
• To recognize certain available tools to help make this distinction.
• To know and be able to document pain assessments, drug utilization, and outcome.
Michael Loes, M.D., M.D. (H.), joined Sierra Tucson in July 2009 as Chief of Pain Medicine. He completed medical school at the University of Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology. His residency training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Loes is certified by boards or qualifying exams in Internal Medicine, Pain Management/Medicine, Alcohol and Chemical Dependency, Acupuncture, Clinical Hypnosis, and Homeopathy. Previously he served as faculty at University of Arizona, on the Board of Directors for Arizona Teen Challenge, and on the Board of Directors for the National Pain Foundation, where he still provides consultation. He has authored The Healing Response and co-authored Arthritis: The Doctors' Cure, The Non-drug European Secret to Healing Sports Injuries Naturally, The Aspirin Alternative, and The Healing Power of Jerusalem Artichoke Fiber. All of these books have their roots in traditional medicine but their heart in functional integrative medicine. Dr. Loes has been involved in pain research for nearly 20 years and has written numerous professional articles.




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East Valley, Arizona, Professional Connections Luncheon
See Schedule



Presented by Sierra Tucson.
1.0 Credit Hour Available!

Schedule:


March 26, 2010 (See Topic/Speaker below)

June 11, 2010

August 13, 2010

October 29, 2010

Location:

Inner-Work Counseling

3231 S. Country Club Way, Suite 111

Tempe, AZ 85282

(480-755-4016)

Located on the east side of Country Club Way in Tempe (not to be confused with

Country Club Drive in Mesa), the second driveway north of Southern Avenue.

Country Club Way is halfway between McClintock and Price.

Agenda:

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Registration

11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Lunch & Networking

12:15 p.m. -   1:00 p.m. - Presentation

Cost & Registration:
$10 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to the Luncheon (no refund after this date). Seating is limited - walk-ins cannot be accommodated at this event. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.

For more information, you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.

March 26, 2010
"Leading-Edge Natural Treatments to Utilize in Your Practice"
Speaker: Donese Worden, N.M.D.
Dr. Donese Worden will be lecturing on the newest developments from Europe and the U.S. in pain management and psycho/emotional conditions. She will also be educating attendees in the following topics:
1. Nutritional guidelines for you to recommend for depression, anxiety and pain.
2. Guidelines on how to choose a good quality supplement.
3. Discussion on the brain-gut connection (how to naturally increase serotonin, and balance other neurotransmitters.
4. Novel new testing for identifying sources of inflammation and nutritional deficiencies.
5. Understanding how to partner with N.M.D’s for utilizing natural treatments.
6. Bioenergetic Medicine introduction (wave of the future for treating emotional and physical conditions.
Donese Worden, N.M.D., is an Arizona-based physician and global health educator. She is renowned for identifying and helping to bring unique healing modalities and therapies from abroad to the United States, putting her on the vanguard of integrated, naturopathic medicine. She has a passion for educating people on taking charge of their health, using the best from both conventional and natural medicine.




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The 2010 East Bay Professional Development Series
Monthly



Presented by Sierra Tucson and Bodin.
1.0 CE Credit Available!

Schedule:
Held the third Wednesday of the following months, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.


January 20, 2010

February 17, 2010

March 17, 2010 (See topic/speaker below)

April 21, 2010

May 19, 2010

June 16, 2010

July 21, 2010

August 18, 2010

September 15, 2010

October 20, 2010

November 17, 2010

Location:

Massimo Ristorante

1604 Locust Street

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

(925-932-1474; public parking lot across the street)

CE Credit:
1 Continuing Education Credit available:
• MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
• Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 1 Contact Hour.
• RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Approval #CEP 12719.
• Psychologists - This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Tucson and Bodin. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $20 per person with pre-registration by the Wednesday prior to each luncheon (no refund after this date). Seating is limited, so walk-ins are accepted on a first-come basis. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, credentials and license number for CE credit, address, organization, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code. (Late Registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call Rhonda Daley at 877-906-4930, Ext. 2211.

March 17, 2010
"Theory and Efficacy of Wilderness Therapy "
Speaker: Brad M. Reedy, Ph.D.
This presentation challenges the assumptions put forth in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and asserts that family values, sense of self, and healthy skills for living can be gained while struggling for survival. Wilderness therapy uses the metaphor of primitive living, borrowing from Native-American living and rituals, to teach values and foster healthy ideas for living in the lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with addiction and other mental health challenges. The use of metaphor also helps to bypass resistance common in adolescents with treatment failures or low motivation for therapy.
Objectives:
1. To explore the underlying theory of wilderness therapy.
2. To review research of efficacy of wilderness therapy, identifying features that add to efficacy.
3. To review goals and desired outcomes for participation in wilderness therapy.
Brad M. Reedy, Ph.D., LMFT, is the Executive Director of Second Nature Therapeutic Programs. He directs the oversight of the Wilderness Programs in Utah, Georgia, and Oregon. Dr. Reedy creates and conducts online semi-weekly Webinars. He organizes and conducts National Parent Meetings and oversees the Therapeutic Boarding School. His Public Relations efforts include interface on nationally syndicated radio talk shows. In 2008 he was appointed to sit on the Utah Department of Child and Family Services Board by Utah Governor Huntsman to participate in the program oversight and contribute to legislation for departments in child protection and foster care services. Also in 2008 he was appointed to sit on the board of The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP). Dr. Reedy holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Brigham Young University and a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University.




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The 2010 Seattle Professional Development Series
See Schedule



Presented by Sierra Tucson.
1.0 CE Credit Available!

Schedule:
Held the second Thursday of the following months, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.


February 11, 2010

April 9, 2010 (See topic/speaker below)

June 10, 2010

August 12, 2010

October 14, 2010

Location:

Ponti Seafood Grill

3014 3rd Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98109

(206-284-3000)

CE Credit:
1 Continuing Education Credit available:
• MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
• Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 1 Contact Hour.
• RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Approval #CEP 12719.
• Psychologists - This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Tucson. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $20 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to each luncheon (no refund after this date). Seating is limited, so walk-ins are accepted on a first-come basis. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, credentials and license number for CE credit, address, organization, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code. (Late Registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call Rhonda Daley at 877-906-4930.

April 9, 2010 <04/09/2010>
"“The Neurobiology and Treatment of Misbehavior: Addiction, Thrill-Seeking, and Dry-Drunk Behavior";
Speaker: Robert R. Johnson, D.O.   Ph.D.
We don’t change, even when our life depends on it, but will risk everything for a brief high. In this presentation, Sierra Tucson’s Medical Director Robert Johnson, D.O. will enhance your understanding about the neurobiology of addiction, the nature of thrill-seeking, and faulty decision-making in drug and process addiction, and show how common neurobiological pathways involved in the thirst for adventure and meaning can be leveraged in the service of long-term recovery.
Objectives:
1. Understand the neurobiological pathways of addiction.
2. Differentiate between lack of motivation for recovery versus brain-based factors that can derail momentum toward recovery goals.
3. Articulate how normal brain development predisposes susceptible individuals to impulsive, unhealthy, and potentially addicting behaviors.
4. Employ a tool that enables clinicians to recognize and resolve their countertransference to “acting out behaviors,” so they are able to engage patients with empathy, authenticity, and effectiveness.
5. Understand how addictive behavior and thrill-seeking can hijack biological reward and reinforcement pathways and fuel hedonic treadmills that only worsen the problem.


G. Robert R. Johnson, D.O., is the Medical Director of Sierra Tucson. He is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Addictionologist; his research background is in psychopharmacology, depression, immune functioning in psychiatric patients, and psychosomatic medicine. He is also a Certified Executive Coach who has worked with executives at Sony, O'Neil Sports, Rockwell, and the USOC, among other organizations.






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Philadelphia Peer Supervision Group for ED
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Schedule:
Held on the following dates, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.


March 4, 2010

April 1, 2010

May 6, 2010

June 3, 2010

Location:

The Rittenhouse Hotel

Fedock Ballroom

210 West Rittenhouse Square

Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215-546-9000)

Registration:
Contintental breakfast will be served. Please R.S.V.P. to Deborah Schweiger-Whalen, M.S.W., LCSW, within 4 business days of the meeting you plan to attend:
888-839-6066 or DWhalen@SierraTucson.com.
Please note that seating is limited to 15 people per meeting.

Peer Supervision Group focused on the Treatment of Eating Disorders
This group will provide a forum for professionals practicing in the field of Eating Disorders and for those interested in doing so. Meeting topics will evolve from within the group and will include:

• Case Presentations & Discussions
• Best Practices
• Sharing of Treatment Resources
• Literature Review
• Professional Networking




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Fairfield County "What's New With You?" Professional Breakfast Series
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Presented by Sierra Tucson, Marworth, and Timberline Knolls.
Each breakfast will incorporate thoughtful discussion on a clinical topic, networking, and the sharing of resources including treatment resources, case studies, journal articles on designated topics, and more. Each will be facilitated in an open discussion forum by a local clinician who is knowledgeable in the topic's field.

Schedule:
Held on the following dates from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.


March 11, 2010 (See topic/speakers below)

April 8, 2010 (See topic/speaker below)

May 6, 2010

June 10, 2010

September 16, 2010

October 14, 2010

November 11, 2010

December 9, 2010

Location:

Le Farm Restaurant

256 Post Road East

Westport, CT 06880

Cost & Registration:
$10 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to the Breakfast (no refund after this date). Seating is limited to 30 participants for each session, with no exceptions. Therefore, walk-ins may not be accommodated at this event. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.

For additional information, you may call Carrie Hunnicutt at 888-452-8458.

March 11, 2010
Paul Gallant, M.C., LPC, from Gallant & Associates, and Mark DeDenato, from Timberline Knolls, will facilitate discussion on "Continuity of Treatment."

April 8, 2010
Joanna Whitcup, Ph.D., Private Practice, will facilitate discussion on "Sexual Compulsivity"




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Boulder Area Professionals' Networking Dinner
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Presented by Sierra Tucson.
2.0 Contact Hours Available!

Schedule:
Held on the following dates, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.


April 8, 2010 (See Topic/Speaker below)

September 30, 2010

Location:

The Ranch Country Club

11887 Tejon Street

Westminster, CO 80234 (303-460-9700)

Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Thursday prior to each dinner (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)

For additional information, you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.

April 8, 2010
"Addiction and Pseudo-addiction” – Pain and Substance Abuse "
Speaker: Michael Loes, M.D., M.D.(H.)
Description: Dr. Loes will address the practical aspects of dealing with individual pain patients who present on a lot of potentially addictive substances and yet complain of uncontrolled pain. The specific learning objectives are:


To be able to define Addiction and Pseudo-addiction.

To recognize certain available tools to help make this distinction.

To learn alternative strategies for treatment when drugs are not working well.

To know and be able to document pain assessmnents, drug utilization and outcome.

Michael W. Loes, M.D., M.D.(H.), serves as Sierra Tucson's Chief of Pain Medicine. He completed medical school at the University of Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology. His residency training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Loes is certified by boards or qualifying exams in Internal Medicine, Pain Management/Medicine, Alcohol and Chemical Dependency, Acupuncture, Clinical Hypnosis, and Homeopathy. Previously he served as faculty at University of Arizona, on the Board of Directors for Arizona Teen Challenge, and on the Board of Directors for the National Pain Foundation, where he still provides consultation. He has authored The Healing Response and co-authored Arthritis: The Doctors' Cure, The Non-Drug European Secret to Healing Sports Injuries Naturally, The Aspirin Alternative, and The Healing Power of Jerusalem Artichoke Fiber. All of these books have their roots in traditional medicine but their heart in functional integrative medicine. Dr. Loes has been involved in pain research for nearly 20 years and has written numerous professional articles.




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Grand Rounds:
Neurofeedback and Brain Mapping: The Science and Clinical Application
03/12/2010


Professionals are invited to attend the March 12 Grand Rounds presentation at Sierra Tucson.
1.5 CE Credits Available!

Schedule:


Friday, March 12, 2010


1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Location:


Sierra Tucson


39580 S. Lago del Oro Parkway


Tucson, AZ 85739

"Neurofeedback and Brain Mapping: The Science and Clinical Application"
Presenters: Steven M. Orenstein, LMFT; Curtis T. Cripe, Ph.D.;
and Terry V. Eagan, M.D.
Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) or "Brain Mapping" is an FDA-approved, evidence-based diagnostic tool that measures brain function and processing ability, including speed of processing and emotional stability.

QEEG bio-markers have demonstrated predictive abilities for several psychiatric conditions including depression, learning disabilities, attention-hyperactivity disorders, anxiety, and brain-based addiction drives including relapse prediction probabilities. The presentation will demonstrate how the QEEG is essential in the developing protocols for neurofeedback training.
We will compare and contrast the different aspects of neurofeedback approaches to treatment and present several actual addiction case studies. Each case presentation will highlight QEEG bio-markers, including physiological underpinnings and expected neurobehavioral expression findings.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the development of neurofeedback and its role in treating neuropsychiatric and addictive disorders.
2. Describe what a QEEG ("Brain Map") is and how it can help inform neurofeedback protocol selection and overall treatment planning.
3. Differentiate between the types of neurofeedback protocols that (a) reduce excessive brain activation and build self-regulatory capacity from those that (b) increase brain activation in specific regions and thus enhance cognitive performance.

Steven Orenstein, LMFT, served as Director of Addiction Medicine Services at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, where he developed effective and cutting-edge dual diagnosis and chemical dependency treatment programs. He has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist, interventionist, and administrator, specializing in the treatment of co-occurring disorders. Utilizing the latest evidence-based science available and FDA-approved tools, Mr. Orenstein utilizes technology ("brain-mapping") that assesses over 293 dimensions of brain activity and cognitive abilities relating to learning, concentration, major depression, anxiety disorders, emotional trauma, and memory.


Curtis T. Cripe, Ph.D., is Director and Founder of Crossroads Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Research Psychology; a Masters in Behavioral Medicine; a Masters in Neurodevelopment, Neurotherapy; and a Diplomate in Peak Performance.


Terry V. Eagan, M.D., is a psychiatrist and serves as Medical Director of Moonview Sanctuary. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1987, Dr. Eagan completed his medical training in psychiatry at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California. After serving as chief resident in psychiatry at USC from 1990 to 1992, Dr. Eagan developed a highly successful private practice in Beverly Hills, CA. During his 16-year professional career, he has served in the capacity of Medical Director for numerous treatment centers such as Sherman Oaks Medical Center, Eating Disorder Center of California, Milestones Ranch Malibu, and Bridges to Recovery.

CE Credit:
1.5 Continuing Education Credits available:

• MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
• Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 1 Contact Hour.
• RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Approval #CEP 12719.
• Psychologists - This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Cost & Registration:
There is no charge for professionals to attend this Grand Rounds presentation.
Seating is limited, so please use the "Register Now" button above to reserve your place by Monday, March 8, 2010.




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London "Gratitude for Giving" Celebration Breakfast
03/19/2010


Sierra Tucson will be recognising professionals in the United Kingdom for their years of giving to others. Please join us in honouring your selected peers who have made a significant contribution to your community.

Schedule:


Friday, March 19, 2010


8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Location:


Royal Society of Medicine


1 Wimpole Street


London W1G 0AE


ENGLAND

Cost & Registration:
Tickets to this event are £25 per person ($40.35 USD), or £225 ($363.17 USD) per table of 10. (Please note that the US Dollar registration amount will be updated regularly to reflect the current conversion rate from British Pounds.)

All tickets must be purchased by March 12, 2010. Only Table tickets purchased by February 26 will be recognised in the "Gratitude for Giving" Programme. Due to the nature of this event, we cannot accommodate walk-ins. If purchasing a table, please provide the names of guests, if possible.

We invite you to nominate your peers for the awards below before March 9, 2010. You may print the London Nomination Form (PDF) and fax to Max Cohen at 020-7323 9126 or email to CHunnicutt@SierraTucson.com.

Categories of Recognition:

• Compassion Recognition honours someone in the medical community for their contributions to the wellness of others.
• Hope Recognition is for one who has contributed to prevention and education in the behavioural health field.
• Humility Recognition recognises someone who has served as an outstanding advocate to others.
• Spirit Recognition highlights a clinical professional who has assisted clients in different specialty areas, such as eating disorders, chemical dependency, or mental health.
• Vision Recognition recognises an individual from another profession (e.g., social services, probation, service commissioners, complementary therapists, EAP's) who contribute to the well-being of others.
• Pillar of the Community is a professional whose work has contributed significantly to the UK community. Any group who purchases a table may choose someone to be recognised as a Pillar of the Community.
• Gratitude Recognition gives lifetime achievement recognition for a professional in the community.

For additional information, you may call:

• Carrie Hunnicutt - 001-203-881-1847 (USA) or CHunnicutt@SierraTucson.com
  
• Max Cohen - 07973 167245 (UK)

This event is being held with the support of Addiction Today.




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Philadelphia Dinner and Presentation
03/23/2010


Please Join Sierra Tucson for Dinner and a Presentation
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

The Neurobiology of Misbehavior
Presented by Medical Director Robert Johnson, D.O.

Location:


The Rittenhouse Hotel


Parkview Suite


210 West Rittenhouse Square


Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215-546-9000)

Registration:
Please R.S.V.P. to Deborah Schweiger-Whalen, M.S.W., LCSW, by March 18, 2010.


888-839-6066 or DWhalen@SierraTucson.com.




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New York City Luncheon to Honor Professional Excellence
03/26/2010


Schedule:


Friday, March 26, 2010


11:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Location:


The Pierre Hotel


Cotillion Room


2 East 61st Street


New York, NY 10065 (212-838-8000)

A buffet luncheon will be served; you may drop in as your schedule permits.
Please join us in this opportunity to meet key Sierra Tucson Clinical and Administrative staff members and enjoy giveaways and live entertainment! Bring your business cards and brochures to share resources and network with colleagues.

Cost & Registration:
Seating is limited, so please R.S.V.P. for this free luncheon by March 19, 2010.
Please use the "Register Now" button above to R.S.V.P./register online.

For additional information, you may call 800-624-5858, Ext. 2303.




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Los Angeles Gratitude for Giving Breakfast
06/09/2010


Sierra Tucson will be recognizing professionals in the Los Angeles area for their years of giving to others. Please join us in honoring your selected peers who have made a significant contribution to our community.

Schedule:


Wednesday, June 9, 2010


10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location:


Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills


300 S. Doheny Drive


Los Angeles, CA 90048


(310-273-2222; Non-hosted valet parking available)

Cost & Registration:
Tickets to this event are $40 per person or $300 per table of 10. Please purchase tickets by June 3, 2010. Due to the nature of this event, we cannot accommodate walk-ins. (The "Register Now" You will need to include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code. If purchasing a table, please provide the names of guests, if possible.

Nomination forms may be printed and faxed to 520-818-5869 by April 9, 2010. Award recipients will be notified in late May 2010. Los Angeles Nomination Form (PDF)

Categories of Recognition:

• In Memoriam honors colleagues who have recently passed on, who have dedicated their life work to helping others with mental health or substance abuse issues.
  
• Action Recognition honors professionals who have taken action in instituting legislative changes that positively impact the field of mental health or substance abuse.
  
• Compassion Recognition honors someone in the medical community for their contributions to the wellness of others.
  
• Hope Recognition is for one who has contributed to prevention and
    education in the field of addictions and/or mental health.
  
• Humility Recognition recognizes someone who has served as
    an advocate to others.
  
• Resource Recognition recognizes Professional Assistance Boards or Employee Assistance Programs.
  
• Spirit Recognition highlights clinical professionals who have assisted clients in different specialty areas such as eating disorders, chemical dependency, or mental health.
  
• Vision Recognition recognizes a researcher who has expanded knowledge and understanding through scientific inquiry.
  
• Wisdom Recognition honors media organizations that have been supportive of health and recovery.
  
• Pillar of the Community is a professional whose work has contributed positively to the Los Angeles community.
  
• Gratitude Recognition gives lifetime achievement recognition for a professional in the community.


For additional information, you may call 800-624-5858, Ext. 2303.




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