Title

Recovery Month Open House

City

Ames

Description

On 8/24/04 the Mayor of the City of Ames, Iowa read a proclamation urging the citizens to celebrate National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery month throughout September. Open House will celebrate National Recovery Month.

Read the press release.

Date

9/16/04 (4-6 PM)

Type of Event

Open House

Location

Center For Addictions Recovery, Inc. 1619 South High Avenue Ames, Iowa 50010

Program Agenda

Open House 4-6 PM Ribbon Cutting 5 PM with remarks by staff, voices of recovery, refreshments, socializing.

Who Should Participate

general public, referral sources, other treatment centers, recovering community,

Expected Number of Participants

50-100

Invited Officials/Presenters

CFARI Staff, community members Proclamation: Mayor Ted Tedesco, City of Ames

Primary Contact

Sherry Bradley, Center Director

Address

CFARI, 1619 South High Ave., Ames, Iowa 50010

Phone Number

515-232-3206

Email Address

Sherryb@cfari.org

Secondary Contact

June McDonald, Treatment Coordinator

Address

CFARI, 1619 So. High Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010

Phone Number

515-232-3206

Email Address

Junem@cfari.org

Title

Adolescent Co-Occurring Disorders: Developing a United Front for Recovery

City

Des Moines

Description

Conference Goal: To provide new ideas, strategies and best practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment for adolescents, continuing education credits and networking opportunities.

Date

09/13/04

Type of Event

Conference

Location

Embassy Suites Hotel 101 E. Locust St.

Program Agenda

8:00-8:45 Registration & Breakfast 8:30-8:45 Welcome Remarks 8:45-9:45 Adolescent Treatment: What's Broken and How to Fix It 9:45-10:00 Break 10:00-10:15 Inhalants: So Cheap, So Easy, So Deadly OR Increasing Parent and Teen Motivation to Follow Through on Assessment Recommendations: The Strengths Oriented Referral For Teens (SORT) Protocol 11:15-12:30 Lunch 12:30-1:45 Over the Internet (OTI's)...The Cyber Dragon is Awakened OR Attachment Disorders: Helping Difficult Children Succeed 1:45-2:00 Break 2:00-3:15 Cutting and Other Self-Harming Behavior of Adolescent Females OR Adventure/Challenge Techniques for Play Therapists 3:00-3:15 Break 3:30-4:30 Treating Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders 4:30-4:45 Evaluations and Certificate Distribution

Who Should Participate

Substance abuse providers, social workers, mental health counselor, marital & family therapists, school counselor, nurses, juvenile court personnel, Department of Human services personnel, family members

Expected Number of Participants

200

Invited Officials/Presenters

Meredith Maran George Willis Wally Waldbauer Doug Smith Bruce Buchanan Janice Gabe Terry Kottman

Primary Contact

Amber Rand

Address

501 SW Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021

Phone Number

515-289-2272, Ext. 211

Email Address

amberr@cfiowa.org

Secondary Contact

Kim Vaske

Address

501 SW Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021

Phone Number

515-289-2272, Ext. 225

Email Address

kimv@cfiowa.org

Web Site

http://www.cfiowa.org