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The Susan Li Conference:

Addictions Across the Lifespan - Pregnancy through Aging

Addiction to alcohol and drugs can impact individuals and families generation after generation. Understanding how this disease can influence various ages across the lifespan will provide insight into assessment, treatment and long-term recovery. Join Fairbanks for this two day conference and hear experts provide valuable information and research on this important topic.

This conference honors Susan N. Li, MSW , LCSW, LMHC, a licensed clinical social worker and mental health therapist with 35 years of clinical and administrative experience in mental health and substance abuse disorders. She has held various professional roles, including roles in criminal justice, addictions and mental health. She has advocated for treatment of severely emotionally handicapped students for the Indiana Department of Education and served as a field work supervisor for the Indiana University School of Social Work for 10 years and as a research supervisor in the Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine. Susan will be recognized at Friday's luncheon.

WHEN June 19 & 20, 2008
WHERE Fairbanks Recovery Center
8102A Clearvista Parkway
Indianapolis, IN 46256


Agenda

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Helene Cross, President and CEO, Fairbanks

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
The Multigenerational Impact of Addiction
Paul Riley, M.D.
With over 45 years of service in the fields of addiction, mental health, public service and matters of faith, Dr. Paul D. Riley has played a major role in the lives of countless individuals in our community and beyond. He is currently the Medical Director of the Chemical Dependency program at St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services. Hear his compassionate and heart warming experiences working with families with addiction as he opens our two day session.

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Break. Please visit our exhibitors' booths.

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Family and Addiction
Amy Owens, M.A., LMHC
Amy Owens has 30 years experience in the field of addiction and specializes in the treatment of codependency. Amy is the family counselor for the evidenced-based Behavioral Couples Therapy program at Fairbanks.

11:15 - Noon
The Unborn Substance Abuser
James Nocon, M.D.
Dr. James Nocon has passion for and experience in addiction work and is currently the director of the Substance Use Treatment Program for pregnant women at Wishard. He is also Chair of the Indiana Prenatal Substance Abuse Commission. He has treated over 300 women for addiction in pregnancy, delivering 80 percent of their babies free of substance use.

Noon - 12:45 p.m.
Box lunches: Opportunity to network

12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Applying New Findings in Supporting Adolescent Recovery
Sig Zielke, D.Min., LCSW, LMHC, FAPA, CADAC1
Dr. Sigurd Zielke is a Clinical Specialist for Fairbanks , where his duties include research and Hope Academy staff development. Prior to working for Fairbanks , he was a Psychiatric Clinical Specialist for over 17 years, specializing in the study of behavior disorders in children and youth.

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
Break, refreshments and visit exhibits

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
D.R.U.N.K (Development Resistance that Undermine Necessary Knowledge) on Campus
Marty Green, ACSW, LCSW
Marty Green is a clinical social worker and staff clinician for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Purdue University . He has spent the past six years as a member of the Alcohol and Drug team at CAPS working with college students who struggle with substance abuse and/or consequences as a result of their substance use. He also provides psychiatric and chemical dependency assessments for a hospital emergency department.

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Helping the Impaired Professional: A Panel with Terry Harrell, JD/LCSW, Colap, Candace Backer, LCSW/ MAC , Indiana State Medical Association and Chuck Lindquist, MA/M.Div., ISNAP
Hear from experts who work with medical, mental health and legal professionals to support them in accessing treatment and recovery as they return to their profession.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
The Working Years and Addiction
Dean Babcock, LCSW
Dean Babcock is the Associate Vice President of Midtown Community Mental Health Center , providing administrative and clinical leadership to the oldest comprehensive mental health center in Indiana . Prior to his current role, he served as Director of Addiction Services and Outpatient/Family Services at Midtown.

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Medical Management in Recovery
Rebecca Kelly, M.D.
Dr. Rebecca Kelly is a staff physician at Fairbanks with over 25 years of extensive knowledge and expertise in the fi eld of addiction. She is also the president of the Indiana Society of Addiction Medicine (INSAM), a charter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

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

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
Assessment and Treatment in the Geriatric Population
Lucy King, M.D.
Dr. Lucy King is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Emerita, Indiana University School of Medicine. In recent years she has been a consultant to the Indiana Alcohol Research Center and to educational and research programs at Fairbanks . She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. King will be joined by other experts for a panel discussion.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Addiction across the Lifespan: Family Influences
Ting-Kai Li, M.D.
Dr. Ting-Kai Li is the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under The National Institutes of Health. Dr. Li has been a Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis . He served as the IU School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research from 1986-2000.

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon and recognition presentation to Susan Li

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Researched-based Preparation for Social Work Students
Peggy Murray, MSW
Peggy Murray is a Senior Advisor for NIAAA/NIH, responsible for the Institute’s research translation initiatives in health professions education. She is co-author of A Medical Education Model for the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol-Use Disorders, a 20-module curriculum and faculty development course for medical school faculty in the primary care specialties. The model has been translated into five languages and implemented in eight countries to date.

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

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Addiction Assessment Tools: Uncovering the Disease of Addiction

3:30 p.m.
Evaluations and CEUs

This session is approved for 11 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency for social workers, marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors for Category 1 CEUs.


Please register me for:
Thursday June 19th, 2008
Friday June 20th, 2008
Both Thursday and Friday - June 19th and 20th, 2008

Cost
Conference fee is $129 for both days, or $75 per day per person, paid by credit card or check.
Early bird price is $119 per person for those registering by June 1, 2008.
Student fee is $50 per student for both days.
Those registering online will receive an additional $5 discount per person.


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Set up is from 7-8 a.m. on June 19 and displays will be taken down at 4 p.m. on June 19.

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