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Capital Area Human Services District

presents

Women and Substance Abuse Conference 2003

 

July 14 - 15, 2003

Radisson Hotel and Conference Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Healing Pathways for Women:

Disease, Treatment, and Recovery

 

Capital Area Human Services District

Mission Statement

“To enhance the availability of support and services to develop each individual’s unique potential for living a satisfying and productive life within the community.”

 

Goals of The Conference

Recognizing that the needs of women are different than men throughout the treatment and recovery process, this is a statewide conference providing up-to-date information and research on (1) successful substance abuse treatment models for women, (2) the understanding of addiction as it relates to the family when the mother is the substance abuser and (3) special considerations when working with

pregnant substance abusers.

                                                                                               

CEU Information and Accreditation

 

Social Worker - CEU’s applied for through the NASW-LA Chapter (Day 1 - 6.5hrs, Day 2 - 5.5 hrs)

Board Certified Substance Abuse Counselors/CIT - CAHSD is a Provider for the LSBCSAC

(Day 1 - 6.5 hrs, Day 2 - 5.5 hrs)

Nurses - 15.3 contact hours (Day 1 - 8.4 contact hours; Day 2 - 6.9 contact hours)

of continuing education credit are awarded for this continuing education

offering by Woman’s Hospital of Baton Rouge, an approved provider of

nursing continuing education by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing;

LSBN Provider Number 19.

 

Conference Fees

 

$100.00 (Two Full Days - including one luncheon, breaks and conference materials)

$75.00 (The First Day only - including luncheon, breaks and conference materials)

$75.00 (The Second Day only- including breaks and conference materials)

$125.00 late registration or $100 for a single day

 

Contact Information:

 

Debby Cartwright of CAHSD(225) 925-4093 or Brenda Perry of O’Brien House at (225) 344-6345

 

The Conference

Monday, July 14, 2003 -Day One - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.............................................................................................Conference Registration

Location: The Atrium

 

8:00 a.m. ............................................................................................................Opening Plenary Session Location: Premiere I                               

Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speakers

Dr. Jan Kasofsky, Executive Director, Capital Area Human Services District

 

 Presentation I - 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 am.

 

 Women and Addiction: Making Order Out of Chaos

Rokelle Lerner, B.S., International Consultant on Family and Chemical Dependency

Co-Founder of The National Organization - Children Are People, Inc., Creator and facilitator of the InnerPath Women’s recovery workshops at Cottonwood de Tucson, Arizona


 

Presentation II - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 am.

 

 Links Between Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy and Parenting

Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.

 

President of The Children’s Research Triangle and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The University of

Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, Illinois

 

Morning Coffee Break - 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

 

Presentation III - 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

Tobacco Dependence: Clinical and Policy Issues

Martha A. Jessup, RN, PhD.

Fellow, Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California

 San Francisco, California

                                                                                                                                                               

11:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. ......................................................Conference Luncheon

 

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. “Policies and Guidelines that Best Serve Pregnant Addicted Women”

Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.

 

The Cypress Ballroom

 


 

Afternoon Breakout Sessions of Extended Presentations & QA

1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Speaker of Your Choice 

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. .........................................................................................Afternoon Break

 

 

The Premier Ballroom I

 

Women and Addiction: Understanding Relationships & Family Dynamics

Rokelle Lerner, B.S. International Consultant on Family and Chemical Dependency

Co-Founder of The National Organization - Children Are People, Inc., Creator and facilitator of the InnerPath Women’s recovery workshops at Cottonwood de Tucson, Arizona

 

 

The Cypress Ballroom I

 

 Women and Substance Abuse: The Effect of Relationships on Recovery

Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.

President of The Children’s Research Triangle and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The University of Illinois College of Medicine -  Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 The Cypress Ballroom II

 

Perinatal Substance Abuse Treatment: Issues of Access and Retention

Martha A. Jessup, RN, PhD.

Fellow, Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California

 San Francisco, California

 

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m..........................Submission of conference evaluations and receipt of CEU certificates

 

 

Tuesday - July 15, 2003 -Day Two - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.................................................................................Conference Registration

Location: The Atrium                     

                                                                               

Women’s Treatment Models That Work!

 

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

 

Model I :  PROJECT SAFE                                                             Premier Ballroom - Red Team

Maya Hennessey, Presenter - Chicago, Illinois                                                                    

                               

Model II:  FIRST STEP                                                                   Cypress Ballroom - Blue Team

Kim Bull, Presenter - Ceres, California

 

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.................................................................................Coffee Break

 

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

 

Model III: SHIELDS FOR FAMILIES                                            Cypress Ballroom - Red Team

Katherine Icenhower, Presenter - Los Angeles, California

                                                                                                                                               

Model IV: INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & RECOVERY                Premier Ballroom - Blue Team   

Cheryl Kennedy, Presenter -  Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m..................................................................................Lunch On Your Own

                               

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

(The Teams switch to ensure all models have been seen)

 

Model I:  PROJECT SAFE                                                                   Premier Ballroom - Blue Team

Maya Hennessey, Presenter - Chicago, Ill.

 

Model II:  FIRST STEP                                                                        Cypress Ballroom - Red Team

Kim Bull, Presenter - Ceres, California

 

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m....................................................................................Afternoon Break

 

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m

 

Model III:  SHIELDS FOR FAMILIES                                          Premier Ballroom - Blue Team

Katherine Icenhower, Presenter - Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                                          

Model IV: INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & RECOVERY

Cheryl Kennedy, Presenter -  Cambridge, Mass.                                   Cypress Ballroom - Red Team

 

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ..................................................................................Conference Wrap Up Session

Location: Premiere I       

Women and Substance Abuse: An Overview of Treatment for The Future

Dr. Jan Kasofsky, Executive Director

Capital Area Human Services District

 

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m......................Submission of conference evaluations and receipt of CEU certificates

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Women and Substance Abuse Conference 2003

Sponsored by Capital Area Human Services District

 

 

                                                                                                               

Early Bird Registration Fee - $100.00 (includes 2-day conference, conference materials and luncheon)

must be received by June 30, 2003

$75.00 single day registration

$125.00 late registration or $100.00 for single day

 

Must receive Registration Form and payment by: June 30, 2003

Registration received after June 30, 2003 and on-site registration is $125.00

There is a $25.00 cancellation fee after June 30, 2003

 

Women and Substance Abuse Conference Planning Committee Contact:

Debby Cartwright of CAHSD (225) 925-4093 or Brenda Perry of O’Brien House (225) 344-6345

 

 

Hotel Information

The Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Baton Rouge is located at 4728 Constitution Ave.  A block of rooms is being held for conference participants.  To reserve your hotel room, contact The Radisson Hotel & Conference Center at (225) 925-2244.  When reserving your room, be sure to indicate

that you are with the conference.

($70.00 Rate - Deadline date for this rate in the conference room block is June 16, 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cut and Send to the Address Below

REGISTRATION FORM

CAHSD’s Women and Substance Abuse Conference 2003

Co-Sponsored by:

Family Road Healthy Start Project - Eli Lilly - Louisiana Department of Social Services

March of Dimes - Astra Zeneca - Woman’s Hospital

 

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Organization/Company Name: ____________________________________________________

                                                                                                           

Telephone Number: ____________________ Fax Number: _____________________________

 

Email: _________________________________        Web Site: _____________________________

 

Method of Payment:

Check and Money Orders - Made Payable to Capital Area Human Services District (or CAHSD)

 

Mail Registration Form & Payment to:

CAHSD - Women’s Conference

4615 Government Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

 

Please check your professional license category:

                                    [ ]       Social Worker

                                    [ ]       Board Certified Substance Abuse Counselor

                                    [ ]       Nurse

                                    [ ]       Others ______________________________

You must attend the entire day to get a CEU/attendance certificate

for that day.  Certificates will be issued at the end of each day.