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.

2009

Oct 30 Understanding What Works: 12th Annual Fall Conference, Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals
Location: Southcenter Doubletree, Seattle. Registration: http://64.4.176.94/WSADCP/Default.aspx

Oct 30-31 Washington State Prevention Summit (Yakima)
Location: Yakima Convention Center. Contact: Sarah Mariani at mariase@dshs.wa.gov or 206-272-2190. Details & registration: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/pxsummit.html

Nov 7 Opioids for Chronic Pain: Trends and Risks (Seattle)
UW Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Speaker: Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD. Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Time: 12:00-1:00 pm. Location: Harborview Medical Center, Research and Training Building, Room 109. Web viewing: This lecture will be streamed live on the department website at http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/education/grand_rounds/index.html

Nov 13 Brief Interventions for Primary Care Behavioral Health: The Time Has Come! (Seattle)
Annual CHAMMP conference, for healthcare professionals working with co-morbidly ill patients with addictions, mental and medical illness. Keynote speaker: Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Boston University. This conference will focus on brief interventions for depressed patients, patients with stress and anxiety-related symptoms, elderly patients with dementia, suicidal patients, and children with mental health problems. Location: Museum for History & Industry in Seattle. Details & registration: http://www.chammp.org/Training/CHAMMP-Annual-Conference.aspx

Nov 13-14
Three Faces of Healing: Focus on Justice, 4th Annual Conference (Bellevue)
Sponsored by Triple Play Connections, a non-profit organization comprised of Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Chemical Dependency Providers working together to cross train and network in local neighborhoods throughout Washington State using best practices with a focus on cultural competency. Location: Bellevue College. 14 CEU available. Details & registration.

Nov 20
Developing Effective Treatment Plans (Seattle)
Sponsored by NW Addiction Treatment Technology Center. Trainer: John Porter, MA. Designed to help counselors develop treatment plans that are individualized, strength-based, and oriented toward specific client needs. Fee: $75.00 Download brochure; See here for contact & registration info.

Dec 14-15 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Seattle)
Sponsored by NW Addiction Treatment Technology Center. Trainer: John Porter, MA. This 1.5 day course will focus on building skills in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for counseling interventions. Fee: $60. Download brochure; See here for contact & registration

2010

Mar 27 Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) (Seattle)
Sponsored by Washington Mental Health Counseling Association. Presenters: Alan Marlatt PhD and Kathy Lustyk PhD. This workshop is designed to overview how to apply MBRP to clients with addictive behavior problems and combines Cognitive Behavioral methods with Mindfulness. Location: Seattle Pacific University. Registration deadline March 13. Details pending on WMHCA website: http://wmhca.org. Contact Allesandria Goard at allesandriagoard@gmail.com.

Apr 7-10 Society of Behavioral Medicine (Seattle)
The Society of Behavioral Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization of clinicians, educators, and scientists dedicated to promoting the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and the environment, and the application of that knowledge to improve the health and well being of individuals, families, communities and populations. Details: http://www.sbm.org/meetings

Apr 22-23 NIDA Blending Conference (Albuquerque, NM)
The Eighth NIDA Blending Conference will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. Preceding the conference is a CTN Steering Committee meeting on April 19-20, followed by the CTN 10th Anniversary event on April 21. Preliminary information: http://www.NIDABlendingConference.info

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 Tobacco Resource Center Calendar: http://www.tobaccoprc.org/index.cfm

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. http://clearinghouse.adhl.org/trainings_events.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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2009
Oct 30	Understanding What Works: 12th Annual Fall Conference, Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals Location: Southcenter Doubletree, Seattle. Registration: http://64.4.176.94/WSADCP/Default.aspx
Oct 30-31	Washington State Prevention Summit (Yakima) Location: Yakima Convention Center. Contact: Sarah Mariani at mariase@dshs.wa.gov or 206-272-2190. Details & registration: http://casat.unr.edu/dasa/pxsummit.html
Nov 7	Opioids for Chronic Pain: Trends and Risks (Seattle) UW Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Speaker: Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD. Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Time: 12:00-1:00 pm. Location: Harborview Medical Center, Research and Training Building, Room 109. Web viewing: This lecture will be streamed live on the department website at http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/education/grand_rounds/index.html
Nov 13	Brief Interventions for Primary Care Behavioral Health: The Time Has Come! (Seattle) Annual CHAMMP conference, for healthcare professionals working with co-morbidly ill patients with addictions, mental and medical illness. Keynote speaker: Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Boston University. This conference will focus on brief interventions for depressed patients, patients with stress and anxiety-related symptoms, elderly patients with dementia, suicidal patients, and children with mental health problems. Location: Museum for History & Industry in Seattle. Details & registration: http://www.chammp.org/Training/CHAMMP-Annual-Conference.aspx
Nov 13-14	Three Faces of Healing: Focus on Justice, 4th Annual Conference (Bellevue) Sponsored by Triple Play Connections, a non-profit organization comprised of Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Chemical Dependency Providers working together to cross train and network in local neighborhoods throughout Washington State using best practices with a focus on cultural competency. Location: Bellevue College. 14 CEU available. Details & registration.
Nov 20	Developing Effective Treatment Plans (Seattle) Sponsored by NW Addiction Treatment Technology Center. Trainer: John Porter, MA. Designed to help counselors develop treatment plans that are individualized, strength-based, and oriented toward specific client needs. Fee: $75.00 Download brochure; See here for contact & registration info.
Dec 14-15	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Seattle) Sponsored by NW Addiction Treatment Technology Center. Trainer: John Porter, MA. This 1.5 day course will focus on building skills in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for counseling interventions. Fee: $60. Download brochure; See here for contact & registration
2010
Mar 27	Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) (Seattle) Sponsored by Washington Mental Health Counseling Association. Presenters: Alan Marlatt PhD and Kathy Lustyk PhD. This workshop is designed to overview how to apply MBRP to clients with addictive behavior problems and combines Cognitive Behavioral methods with Mindfulness. Location: Seattle Pacific University. Registration deadline March 13. Details pending on WMHCA website: http://wmhca.org. Contact Allesandria Goard at allesandriagoard@gmail.com.
Apr 7-10	Society of Behavioral Medicine (Seattle) The Society of Behavioral Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization of clinicians, educators, and scientists dedicated to promoting the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and the environment, and the application of that knowledge to improve the health and well being of individuals, families, communities and populations. Details: http://www.sbm.org/meetings
Apr 22-23	NIDA Blending Conference (Albuquerque, NM) The Eighth NIDA Blending Conference will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. Preceding the conference is a CTN Steering Committee meeting on April 19-20, followed by the CTN 10th Anniversary event on April 21. Preliminary information: http://www.NIDABlendingConference.info
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.