Past Events

Join us for VIP Guest Speakers, Music,
Dancing, Fun Games and Great Food!

Join us for a
6-hour Workshop

Seth C. Kadish, Psy.D, Director of Group Therapists at PCH
and Group Facilitator at Milestones Ranch Malibu offers
a comprehensive and compelling approach useful for
clinicians in any number of behavioral health care settings.
Dr. Kadish offers a practical approach for helping complex
clients, maintaining rules and structure and creating exciting
groups from scratch. Clinician fears around facilitating
compelling groups and the four elements of the successful
group-mystery, authenticity, passion and creativity - are
also addressed.

Therapists typically receive little graduate instruction on working with
eating disordered individuals. This training is intended to provide a
broad overview of critical information necessary to provide proper care for the eating disordered
client. Facilitators will learn how to assess and diagnose eating disorders

Keynote Speaker: Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Author, lawyer, actor and activist, Christopher Kennedy Lawford is a member of the prominent
Kennedy family and son of actor Peter Lawford. His best-selling books include Symptoms of
Withdrawal, a candid look at the depths of his own drug and alcohol addiction; and Moments
of Clarity, recovery stories from people of all walks of life reflecting the journey we all take as
human beings trying to make sense of our world.

Robert is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist and Professional clinical counselor with over 20 years of experience. Robert spent a decade at Pepperdine University serving as the assistant director of their counseling center and coordinator of their alcohol and drug program. he is an expert on the topic of motivational interviewing and member of the motivational interviewing network (MINT) of trainers.

TOPICS:
Bringing East and West Together
in Times of the Opioid Crisis
Dr. Mao Shing Ni, Ph.D., D.O.M., Dipl. ABAAHP
Co-founder of Yo San University.
The Role of Acupuncture in SUD Recovery
for the Dual-Diagnosed Individual with PTSD
Ann Levings, RN, BSN, LAC, DAOM.
Pillars of Recovery: Archetypal Forces
in Substance Abuse
Marc A. Gomez, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M., Dipl.C.H., M.Q.P.
An Inside View of the Brain and Mind
of Addiction
Timothy Fong, M.D., UCLA.
Strengthening Recovery in Family Systems
and Communities
Heather Hayes, M.ED., LPC.

Let's examine the science behind motivation and increase our willingness to enchance personal well-being.

You are cordially invited to a book signing event about families, addiction and mental health with Dr.Louise Stanger

Please join us for a special book singning event with author Wendy Adamson

PLease Join us for a Special book Signing event with bestselling author Jeanie Griffin