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MAATI Training Seminars
MAATI's Fall 2007 SeminarFriday, October 19, 2007
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| 1. | Identify a family systems model and how it applies to addiction in the family. |
| 2. | Analyze the reasons why addicted families are not all the same.. |
| 3. | Apply techniques for change in the addicted family at the individual and family levels using resilience and a strength-based model. |
| 4. | Illustrate intervention and development of a continuing care plan for families impacted by addiction. |
| 5. | Analyze the use of emotional, social and moral intelligences as protective factors while exposed to addiction and how they can be applied in recovery. |
| 1. | You're a psychologist, social worker, counselor, drug and alcohol counselor, family therapist or any other professional who provides treatment. You will learn how to apply techniques for change in the addicted family at the individual and family levels using resilience and a strength-based model. |
| 2. | You want to facilitate family transitions by helping family members utilize emotional, social, and moral intelligences to encourage recovery. |
| 3. | You want to understand intervention and methods of developing a continuing care plan for families impacted by addiction. |
ROBERT J. ACKERMAN, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). He is a co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. As an author he has published numerous articles and research findings and is best know for writing the first book in the United States on children of alcoholics in 1978. Thirteen books, many television appearances, and countless speaking engagements later, he has become internationally known for his work with families and children of all ages. His books have been translated into eleven languages.
Dr. Ackerman has served on many advisory boards and has worked with the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and the U.S. Department of Education. He served on the White House Task Force on Resiliency and the Governor's Task Forces in Colorado and Michigan.
Dr. Ackerman is the recipient of many awards, including the University Professor Award from IUP, the Distinguished Alumni Awards from Western Michigan University, the University of Northern Colorado, Louisiana State University, and the 2006 Special Recognition Award from the U.S. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Dependence.
He is a veteran of numerous TV appearances and his work has been featured on CNN Headline News, the Today Show, USA Today newspaper, and Newsweek Magazine.
| "Something I can begin to use right away." -- Therapist, Private Practice |
| "Very interesting and thought provoking." -- Therapist, Outpatient Treatment Program |
| "Excellent presentation, one of the best --
very informative -- great style." -- Trainer/Teacher |
| "Extremely helpful for me as an individual and
as a professional. It gave me much to think about and act on!" -- Social Worker, Psychiatric Hospital |
| "Material grounded in solid theoretical base
and presented in an engaging and understandable manner. Superb
workshop! Thank you!" -- Therapist, Private Practice |
| "Well done, organized, valuable information --
lots of validation for nurturing, intuitive methods of therapy as well
as giving me useful tools." -- Family Therapist |
| What: | "CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND THE FAMILY: Using a Strength-Based Model for Treatment and Recoery" Robert J. Ackerman, PhD |
| When/Where: | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007
at HOLIDAY INN-PITTSBURGH INT'L AIRPORT 8256 University Blve Moon Township, PA 15108 (For directions and accommodations call: 412-262-3600) |
| Cost: | $79 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | REGISTRATION | |
| 9:00 - 10:15 am | ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ADDICTION ON THE FAMILY | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 am | BREAK | |
| 10:30 - 12:15 pm | WHY CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT FAMILIES ARE NOT ALL THE SAME | |
| 12:15 - 1:30 pm | LUNCH (On Your Own) | |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | USING A STRENGTH-BASED MODEL TO FACILITATE TREATMENT & RECOVERY | |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | BREAK | |
| 3:15 - 4:15 pm | DEVELOPING A FAMILY CONTINUING CARE PLAN | |
| 4:15 - 4:30 pm | EVALUATIONS & CLOSURE |
- For questions about the conference -
Call Alice Watson at 724-378-4461, ext. 1193.
Registration fee = $79. Payment MUST accompany registration. If you have any question about the conference, call the number listed above. Registrations are limited. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY. Cancellations with a full refund are possible if made more than three (3) business days before the date of the conference. The registration fee, less a $15 processing charge, will be refunded if cancellation is made less than three (3) business days before the conference. No refunds will be made for cancellations on or after the conference date.
APPROVALS:
PCB Approved Education six (6) CAC/CPS Credit Hours
PA SW Approved six (6) CECs
MAATI is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MAATI maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Six (6) CE Credits for Psychologists.
ACT 48 PDE Credit Application Forms Available at Registration Table.
MAATI is a partnership between Gateway Rehabilitation Center and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) which formed in May, 1988. MAATI offers high quality educational and training programs to treatment professionals and the community at large. In July 2008, under the direction of Dr. Robert Ackerman, MAATI will offer its 20th annual summer school on the subject of High-Risk Children, Families, and Behavioral Health on the IUP campus. The summer school has been one of MAATI's most successful programs with the 2008 version expected to carry on MAATI's tradition of excellence in professional training. MAATI is pleased to present international family and children expert, Dr. Robert J. Ackerman, on Friday, October 19, 2007 in Pittsburgh.
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