Creative Care Team Continuing Personal Development

Dr. Deena Manion, PsyD, LCSW, Clinical Director of Creative Care, attended the Professional Development Summit hosted by the Betty Ford Center and RecoveryView.com at the Annenberg Community Beach House on April 5. Approximately 150 attendees heard keynote addresses by prolific addiction author Claudia Black and Dr. Harry L. Haroutunian  of the Betty Ford Center.

“It’s really useful to exchange ideas with so many practitioners and interventionists,” Dr. Manion said. She has been with Creative Care since 1999, and has extensive training in dual diagnosis and family therapy. Creative Care utilizes innovative approaches to treatment of addictions and disorders, including equine therapy, expressive arts therapy, and Native American spiritual practices.

Creative Care staff members will be participating in a number of professional events in the coming months. In May, they will attend the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The Gratitude for Giving Sierra Tucson breakfast in Los Angeles will take place in June, and the New Directions for Women conference will be held in Santa Barbara in July, where Creative Care staff member Curtis Washington will be presenting.  In addition, Dr. Khaleghi, the founder and Executive Director of Creative Care, presents a radio show, “Call in Sick,” twice a month on KABC.

ABOUT CREATIVE CARE

Founded in 1989 by Drs. Morteza Khaleghi and Karen Khaleghi, Creative Care Malibu focuses on Dual Diagnos and co-occurring conditions that complicate treatment of addiction issues. The facility offers detoxification, intensive psychotherapy and experiential therapies. In addition to chemical drug and alcohol addictions, Creative Care offers treatment for gambling addiction, sex addiction, depression, bipolar disorder, self-harm, obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders. The center provides psycho-education and positive cognitive restructuring along with a blend of traditional, emergent and evidence-based alternative therapies. Families are included in the therapeutic process, and the center offers comprehensive follow-up and relapse prevention.

For more information regarding the services offered by Creative Care, call 1-800-832-3280 to speak with an admissions counselor about available options.