REDMOND, Ore., Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Addiction Hope® announces the Addiction Hope® Inaugural Online Conference in honor of National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week. The conference features Dr. Mark Gold, Dr. Patrick Carnes and other notable experts in the addiction field. Presentations will be offered January 24, 2018, from 12 noon to 5pm ET.
Registrants have the convenient option of attending the online event at the scheduled time or may view a recording of the presentations afterward. The entire conference will be offered online for attendees, alleviating the inconvenience of travel time and expense. Two Continuing Education Credits are available to qualified professionals attending the event.
All are welcome to register and attend this cutting-edge addiction recovery conference featuring internationally acclaimed addiction treatment experts, researchers, and authors. Separate session tracks are offered for the general public and the professional treatment community. The presenters include:
Mark Gold, MD, our Keynote Speaker, will present "Drugs Change The Brain and Create Dual Disorders." Dr. Gold is a recipient of the PATH Foundation NY Lifetime Achievement Award, Chairman of Rivermend Health Addiction & Psychiatry Scientific Advisory Board, Chairman of the Rivermend Health Eating Disorders and Obesity Scientific Advisory Board, Donald Dizney Eminent Scholar, a Distinguished Professor.
Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., will present "Sexual Addiction in 2018: Causes, Trends & Solutions". Dr. Carnes is the founder of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) and a Senior Fellow of The Meadows. His achievements include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), where they now award an annual "Carnes Award" to researchers and clinicians who have made exceptional contributions to the field of sexual health.
Steve Wright, LCPC, RDDP, will present "Families and Addiction: Understanding the Development of the Addiction Family System and Supporting Recovery." He is a therapist at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center. He served for more than 25 years as a minister working in churches with youth, families and as a senior pastor. As a counselor, he worked in residential treatment as a therapist, supervisor, and program director first in the substance abuse and eating disorder field.
Nikki Dubose will present "Addiction in the Modeling Field." Nikki is a model, author, and advocate. She is the Co-Founder of The Artists League for Change, a national nonprofit dedicated to preventing mental health issues and abuse through the creative arts, and is an Ambassador for the Shaw Mind Foundation. Her debut memoir, "Washed Away: From Darkness to Light" will be released in French in 2018 with Editions du Rocher.
Tom G., an early registrant for the conference, states: "I am very excited to hear the eminent Dr. Patrick Carnes address sexual addiction. He is the best in the world on this topic and plays a crucial role in how sexual addiction is treated internationally".
Jenny K., a therapist in private practice, states: "I am obtaining all my CE's now from Addiction Hope® & Eating Disorder Hope. The convenience of completing these CE's online makes my life much easier".
Special thanks to our Conference Sponsors: Rivermend Health, Timberline Knolls, Remuda Ranch, International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) and Eating Disorder Hope. Contact us for additional Sponsorship opportunities.
Learn more about this virtual conference, registration, and the presentations at Addiction Hope® 2017 Inaugural Online Conference.
About Addiction Hope®:
Addiction Hope® is a dynamic online community that provides resources, information, and support to our community of substance and process addiction sufferers, concerned citizens and treatment professionals. Founded in 2013 by Jacquelyn Ekern, M.S., LPC, Addiction Hope® offers a vibrant online presence spreading its message of hope and healing through a national treatment directory, support groups, articles, blogs and recovery stories. Addiction Hope® hosts interactive social media events (conferences, webinars, Facebook live events) for individuals struggling with addiction, their loved ones and treatment providers.
For more information, visit Addiction Hope® or our sister site Eating Disorder Hope today.
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