Intervention’s Top Professionals Speak at Palm Beach Conference

Foundations Recovery Network (FRN) brings the next big intervention conference to The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., Sept. 28-30, 2009. “The Moment of Change: Intervention Approaches for Professionals” offers up to 18 hours of Continuing Education Certification and the opportunity to network with the industry’s top professionals.

Conference objectives:

·         To apply clinical skills from a broad range of professional core functions including alternative approaches to interventions, different therapy approaches and the mechanics of intervening

·         To cite advances in the field of addiction and intervention from practice innovations

·         To differentiate among key philosophies of intervention and integrate methods into practice

FRN has gathered intervention’s top professionals to speak at this conference. Attendees are sure to gain insightful information on the topic with such renowned authorities as these:

Dr. Harris B. Stratyner is widely known for developing and implementing the groundbreaking clinical model of “Carefrontation.” This approach puts no blame or shame on the patient, but instead focuses on the addiction as a disease. Stratyner is the radio host of “Here’s to Your Good Health” and is contacted as an authority on substance abuse for such media as the New York Times, Daily News, Self magazine, ABC, NBC and CBS. He is also on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and wrote the foreword to the Physician’s Drug Reference for Mental Health Professionals and was a collaborator on the book’s new chapter on street drugs.

Caroline Smith is currently the director of addictions at Pine Grove Residential Programs. Smith is certified in trauma, abuse, deprivation, chemical addictions and sexual addictions and specializes in eating disorders, trauma and co-morbidity. With these specialties in tow, she has become a frequently requested national speaker and has conducted professional training and seminars on topics such as trauma resolution, sexual compulsivity and intensive couple’s workshops.

Julie Holland is vice president of business development for the CRC Health Group’s Eating Disorder Program. She has been quoted in popular media like Mademoiselle and Glamour and made appearances on television programs including Prime Time Live and The Keith Ablow Show.  At this conference, Holland is speaking on understanding the role of resistance in recovery.

About Foundations Recovery Network

Foundations Recovery Network is a premier organization for treating persons with addiction and mental health disorders. The company oversees four dual diagnosis treatment centers: Michael’s House in Palm Springs, Calif.; La Paloma in Memphis, Tenn.; Alta Mira in Sausalito, Calif.; and The Canyon in Malibu, Calif.