Conference Focus
This 31st Annual Training Institute on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders will meet on the sands and shore of Clearwater Beach, Florida January 25-28, 2010. Once again, this conference promises to be a unique learning experience for professionals working in mental health, addictions and related disciplines. Long recognized as one of the nation’s premier conferences, it offers an exceptional combination of professional clinicians, trainers and authors exploring the most relevant topics, offering a comprehensive range of research and practical clinical applications. The Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort once again will serve as conference site with a wide range of beach activities, dining and sightseeing opportunities for your free time.
This year’s Training Institute tackles the issues of <a href="http://www.usjt.com/bhad10">behavioral health and addictions using an integrated approach which considers the complex emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of each individual. Trauma, neuroscience and therapy, anxiety and panic disorders, prescription drug abuse, sexuality, depression, nutrition and recovery, humor in recovery, ethics, medical errors and other issues will be explored. <a href="http://www.usjt.com/bhad10/bhad10-preliminary-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">View keynotes and workshops in our conference brochure.
Some other topics addressed include:
<li>Increasing Recovery Rates for Co-Occurring Disorders</span></li>
<li>How Nutrition Complements Psychotherapy during Recovery</span></li>
<li>Addiction, Depression and the Impact of Spirituality</span></li>
<li>The Media and Addiction</span></li>
<li>Sleep Patterns and Recovery</span></li>
<li>Cybersex Addiction: Assessment and Treatment</span> </li>
<li>Getting Your Life into Flow</span></li>
<li>Pain Management</span></li>
<li>Flexing Your Humor Muscle</span></li>
<li>Object Relations and the Addiction Process</span></li>
<li>Video Game Addiction</span></li>
<li>Treating Trauma and Borderline Issues</span></li>
<li>Ethics and Boundary Violations</span></li>
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This is an exciting opportunity to learn, collaborate, and connect with your peers as well as to earn up to 23 credit hours of continuing education units (Includes 3 Hours Ethics and Boundaries, and 2 Hours Medical Errors.) to fulfill your state and national board requirements.
