ADAI Seattle-area Alcohol & Drug Conferences & Lectures

Substance Abuse Training Events at the UW, in Seattle and Washington State

For national & international conferences, see the Conference List on the CTN Library website.

2008

Jul 17-18
2008 Northwest Alcohol Conference (Boise, ID)
Sponsored by the Boise Police Activities League (PAL) to raise funds for youth alcohol programs. The conference will focus on the prevention and enforcement of underage drinking, over-service of alcohol in restaurants and bars, and other alcohol problems. The call for presenters is open until February 8, 2008. Location: Boise Center on the Grove (convention center). Registration: $165.00. Registration & details: http://www.northwestalcoholconference.org.

Jul 30-Aug 1 The Continuum of Recovery: New Visions & Perspectives (Clackamas, OR)
2008 Northwest Institute of Addictions Studies Conference. Presenters include: Rick Rawson, Lisa Najavits, Ed Latessa, Eric Martin, Darryl Inaba, and Alan Marlatt. Location: Monarch Hotel & Conference Center, Clackamas, OR. CEU: 20 for full 3 days, 6.5 per single day. Contact: 503-768-6040. Registration and full workshop description: http://nwias.org

Aug 7 Stop the Drugs from Flowing: A Town Hall Meeting (Seattle)
SPonsored by Neighborhood House. This event will include presentations and discussion about the growing abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in our communities. Location: Brockey Conference Center, South Seattle Community College. When: 5:00-7:00 pm. For details, visit: www.nhwa.org

Aug 20-22
23rd Annual Merrill Scott Symposium on Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency Disorders (Yakima, WA)
Sponsored by: Sundown M Foundation in Cooperation with The Central Washington Chemical Dependency Treatment Providers Alliance. Workshops include Treating Adolescents, Treating the Boomers, Motivational Interviewing, History of Tx in Washington, Assessment, Spirituality, Welbriety, Ethics, Unmasking the Stigma of Addiction, and more. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact: 800-326-7444 or 509-457-0990 and ask for Cheryl Dale. Details & Registration: http://www.sundown.org/info.html

Aug 26 Treatment Planning MATRS: Utilizing Standardized Assessment Instruments to Make Required Data Collection Useful. (Seattle)
Sponsored by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network; presented by Northwest Frontier ATTC. Instructor: John Porter. This one-day training is intended to help counselors develop treatment planning skills, including more effective use of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in planning and ongoing treatment management. Cost: $95.00. Location: Watertown Hotel, Seattle. Contact Judi Wangler at 503-373-1322, or wanglerj@ohsu.edu [This course will also be held in Portland on Aug. 28]. Download brochure

Sep 8-9 Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health Services for Children and their Families (Portland, OR)
Sponsored by CHARPP (Children's Array of Psychiatric Programs),. The conference will focus on implementation, fidelity-monitoring, and outcomes of evidence-based practices in services for children and families in a variety of settings and service systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, psychiatric residential treatment, outpatient, and treatment foster care. Keynote speaker is Peter Jensen, MD, CEO of the Reach Institute. 8.5 CEU NASW and NBCC pending. To register or for more information: http://charpp.org/index-2.html

Sep 12-14
Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (Sail aboard aboard the Schooner Zodiac in the San Juan Islands.)
With G. Alan Marlatt, PhD. Overview of mindfulness meditation practice and how it has been applied for treatment of physical and emotional pain, depression and addictive behaviors. Demonstrations of meditation-based exercises, including breath meditation, body scan, urge surfing, and mini-meditation breathing spaces. Seminar takes place on a weekend cruise in the San Juan Islands aboard the Schooner Zodiac. CE: 30 hrs. Fee: $650 per person, includes workshop, overnight accommodations, all meals. (877) 831-7427 or (425) 605-0721. Web: www.StarSailCruises.com Email: info@starsailcruises.com

Sep 19 Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Skills for Busy Clinicians (Seattle)
Sponsored by the UW School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Center for Healthcare Improvements for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), and UW Office of Continuing Medical Education. Location: Museum of History & Industry. CME available. Download brochure

Sep 29-30 Washington State Co-Occurring Disorders Conference (Yakima)
Featured speakers: Robert Rhode, PhD, Ron Jackson, MSW, Richard Rosenthal, PhD, David Sheff, Kum Mueser, PhD, Ralph Edwards, MPH, MPA. Location: Yakima Convention Center. Download flyer. For registration and more information, visit: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/

Oct 7-9
Women's Coalition of Washington Annual Conference (Plain, WA)
What’s new and what works in Women’s Treatment? Opening Keynote, Connie Dawson PhD, is a therapist who uses an attachment oriented perspective in her work. Closing ceremony will look at the history of treat-ment and honor notable women. 14 CEU’s include 1.5 hour breakout sessions with many alternate and perhaps new ideas in treatment: Personalizing Detox, A professional Women’s Treatment Panel , Yoga - Moving through Trauma; and more; plus as a separate certificate for 4 hours in Law and Ethics. Location: Mt. Springs Resort, in Plain, WA. Downloadbrochure. Visit the Coalition website <http://womenscoalitionwa.org/>, or contact Sue Green, greensr@dshs.wa.gov.

Oct 17-18
Washington State Prevention Summit (Yakima)
Location: Yakima Convention Center. Details to follow: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/

Nov 6-7
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (Seattle)
This 2-day training presents an overview of DBT for substance use disorders. Participants will learn how cognitive-behavioral strategies are blending with acceptance and mindfulness approaches to help clients who have multiple serious, chronic mental health problems in addition to substance use disorders. Trainers are Linda Dimeff and Anthony DuBose. Location: Doubletree Hotel SeaTac Airport. CEU available for numerous professions. Contact: Behavioral Tech, 206-675-8588. For registration & details: http://behavioraltech.org/training/details_new.cfm?eid=530

Contact ADAI (adai@u.washington.edu) with information about any Seattle-area or UW-sponsored lectures, workshops, or conferences on substance abuse. We would be glad to help publicize them here and on the ADAI-L listserv for UW alcohol & drug researchers.

More training sources:

Washington State Division of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Training Events. http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/dasa/services/training/training.shtml

Washington Alcohol / Drug Clearinghouse Training & Events Calendar. clearinghouse.adhl.org/trainingandevnt.html

The Workshop Calendar: Northwest Region. www.workshopcalendar.com/filter_nw.php

Conference List on the NIDA CTN Dissemination Library website. (national and international meetings)

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2008
Jul 17-18	2008 Northwest Alcohol Conference (Boise, ID) Sponsored by the Boise Police Activities League (PAL) to raise funds for youth alcohol programs. The conference will focus on the prevention and enforcement of underage drinking, over-service of alcohol in restaurants and bars, and other alcohol problems. The call for presenters is open until February 8, 2008. Location: Boise Center on the Grove (convention center). Registration: $165.00. Registration & details: http://www.northwestalcoholconference.org.
Jul 30-Aug 1	The Continuum of Recovery: New Visions & Perspectives (Clackamas, OR) 2008 Northwest Institute of Addictions Studies Conference. Presenters include: Rick Rawson, Lisa Najavits, Ed Latessa, Eric Martin, Darryl Inaba, and Alan Marlatt. Location: Monarch Hotel & Conference Center, Clackamas, OR. CEU: 20 for full 3 days, 6.5 per single day. Contact: 503-768-6040. Registration and full workshop description: http://nwias.org
Aug 7	Stop the Drugs from Flowing: A Town Hall Meeting (Seattle) SPonsored by Neighborhood House. This event will include presentations and discussion about the growing abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in our communities. Location: Brockey Conference Center, South Seattle Community College. When: 5:00-7:00 pm. For details, visit: www.nhwa.org
Aug 20-22	23rd Annual Merrill Scott Symposium on Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency Disorders (Yakima, WA) Sponsored by: Sundown M Foundation in Cooperation with The Central Washington Chemical Dependency Treatment Providers Alliance. Workshops include Treating Adolescents, Treating the Boomers, Motivational Interviewing, History of Tx in Washington, Assessment, Spirituality, Welbriety, Ethics, Unmasking the Stigma of Addiction, and more. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact: 800-326-7444 or 509-457-0990 and ask for Cheryl Dale. Details & Registration: http://www.sundown.org/info.html
Aug 26	Treatment Planning MATRS: Utilizing Standardized Assessment Instruments to Make Required Data Collection Useful. (Seattle) Sponsored by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network; presented by Northwest Frontier ATTC. Instructor: John Porter. This one-day training is intended to help counselors develop treatment planning skills, including more effective use of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in planning and ongoing treatment management. Cost: $95.00. Location: Watertown Hotel, Seattle. Contact Judi Wangler at 503-373-1322, or wanglerj@ohsu.edu [This course will also be held in Portland on Aug. 28]. Download brochure
Sep 8-9	Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health Services for Children and their Families (Portland, OR) Sponsored by CHARPP (Children's Array of Psychiatric Programs),. The conference will focus on implementation, fidelity-monitoring, and outcomes of evidence-based practices in services for children and families in a variety of settings and service systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, psychiatric residential treatment, outpatient, and treatment foster care. Keynote speaker is Peter Jensen, MD, CEO of the Reach Institute. 8.5 CEU NASW and NBCC pending. To register or for more information: http://charpp.org/index-2.html
Sep 12-14	Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (Sail aboard aboard the Schooner Zodiac in the San Juan Islands.) With G. Alan Marlatt, PhD. Overview of mindfulness meditation practice and how it has been applied for treatment of physical and emotional pain, depression and addictive behaviors. Demonstrations of meditation-based exercises, including breath meditation, body scan, urge surfing, and mini-meditation breathing spaces. Seminar takes place on a weekend cruise in the San Juan Islands aboard the Schooner Zodiac. CE: 30 hrs. Fee: $650 per person, includes workshop, overnight accommodations, all meals. (877) 831-7427 or (425) 605-0721. Web: www.StarSailCruises.com Email: info@starsailcruises.com
Sep 19	Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Skills for Busy Clinicians (Seattle) Sponsored by the UW School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Center for Healthcare Improvements for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP), and UW Office of Continuing Medical Education. Location: Museum of History & Industry. CME available. Download brochure
Sep 29-30	Washington State Co-Occurring Disorders Conference (Yakima) Featured speakers: Robert Rhode, PhD, Ron Jackson, MSW, Richard Rosenthal, PhD, David Sheff, Kum Mueser, PhD, Ralph Edwards, MPH, MPA. Location: Yakima Convention Center. Download flyer. For registration and more information, visit: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/
Oct 7-9	Women's Coalition of Washington Annual Conference (Plain, WA) What’s new and what works in Women’s Treatment? Opening Keynote, Connie Dawson PhD, is a therapist who uses an attachment oriented perspective in her work. Closing ceremony will look at the history of treat-ment and honor notable women. 14 CEU’s include 1.5 hour breakout sessions with many alternate and perhaps new ideas in treatment: Personalizing Detox, A professional Women’s Treatment Panel , Yoga - Moving through Trauma; and more; plus as a separate certificate for 4 hours in Law and Ethics. Location: Mt. Springs Resort, in Plain, WA. Downloadbrochure. Visit the Coalition website <http://womenscoalitionwa.org/>, or contact Sue Green, greensr@dshs.wa.gov.
Oct 17-18	Washington State Prevention Summit (Yakima) Location: Yakima Convention Center. Details to follow: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/
Nov 6-7	Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (Seattle) This 2-day training presents an overview of DBT for substance use disorders. Participants will learn how cognitive-behavioral strategies are blending with acceptance and mindfulness approaches to help clients who have multiple serious, chronic mental health problems in addition to substance use disorders. Trainers are Linda Dimeff and Anthony DuBose. Location: Doubletree Hotel SeaTac Airport. CEU available for numerous professions. Contact: Behavioral Tech, 206-675-8588. For registration & details: http://behavioraltech.org/training/details_new.cfm?eid=530
Contact ADAI (adai@u.washington.edu) with information about any Seattle-area or UW-sponsored lectures, workshops, or conferences on substance abuse. We would be glad to help publicize them here and on the ADAI-L listserv for UW alcohol & drug researchers.