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2008 LifeRing Congress Register

Friday May 30th

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Welcome reception at 741 Tehama St. San Francisco. Two blocks from Civic Center BART station.  Beverages, Munchies, Conversation, Art 

Saturday May 31st

8:30 am: Doors open at Herrick Hospital – 2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley.  10-min walk from Berkeley Center BART Station

9:00 am: Welcome, by LifeRing CEO Marty Nicolaus

9:30 am to 10:30 am: Breakout Sessions:

a) Staying Unhooked: An Integrative Medicine Approach to Sobriety  Presented by Dr. Justin Mager, MD. of the Clear Center of Health, Marin County  

b) Co-Dependency Presented by LifeRing Convenor Owen Poole

c) Relapse After Long-term Sobriety Presented by LifeRing Convenor Mona Hirson

10:30 am to 10:45 am: Coffee Break

10:45 am to 11:45 am: Breakout Sessions:

a) Dual Diagnosis  Presented by Nina Ferraris, MFT,

     Program Director at John Muir Behavioral Health, Concord CA.

b) The Uses of Hypnosis in Recovery Presented by Dorthy Tyo, Md.H., Director of The Palo Alto School of Hypnosis.

c) Issues for LifeRing Convenors – Round Table Discussion

11:45 am to 12:45 pm: Lunch Break, on your own

1:00 pm: to 2:50 pm:

Keynote Adddress: B.J. Davis, Psy.D.

What is Recovery, Anyway? A Quality of Life Perspective

BJ Davis is Clinical Director of Strategies for Change in Sacramento.  He is a sought-after lecturer, educator, consultant, and has testified in a number of court cases on addiction and treatment.

2:50 pm to 3:00 pm: Tea Break

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Breakout Sessions:

a) Face to Face LifeRing Meeting

b) Establishing a LifeRing Family, Friends and Loved Ones Support Organization

4:00 pm:  Adjournment

7:00pm: Banquet at Hs Lordships Restaurant,199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley Marina – Awards, Entertainment ($50 per person, limited seating)                         

Sunday June 1  at LifeRing Service Center, 1440 Broadway, Oakland

8:30 am: Doors open (Suite 312 - 315, Third Floor)

8:30 m to 9:00 am: Coffee and munchies.

9:00 am to 12:30 pm: Annual Delegates’ Assembly (Business Meeting)

12:30 pm: LifeRing Board of Directors’ Meeting

Attendance at the Congress is FREE.

CE Units Applied for.  Door prizes!!!! Including an iPod, a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate, and Music CDs.  The cost for the Saturday banquet is $50 per person. Seating is limited.

Register at www.unhooked.com    Email: service@lifering.org 

 Phone 1-800-811-4142

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