Dawn Farm Addiction and Recovery Education Series

By Dawn Farm

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What's Dawn Farm Addiction and Recovery Education Series about?

The Dawn Farm Education Series is a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well.

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09.29.2019

“Addiction and Families“ was presented on September 24, 2019; by Dr. Lynn Kleiman Malinoff, Ed.D. Alcohol/other drug addiction is often described as a “family condition.” This program will describe ways in which each family member is affected by addiction in ...

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09.29.2019 Addiction and Families - September 2019 “Addiction and Families“ was presented on September 24, 2019; by Dr. Lynn Kleiman Malinoff, Ed.D. Alcohol/other drug addiction is often described as a “family condition.” This program will describe ways in which each family member is affected by addiction in ...
09.20.2019 Does Addiction Treatment Work? - September 2019 “Does Addiction Treatment Work?” was presented on September 17, 2019, by Dr Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, D-FASAM. Recent publications claim to define research-supported definitive truths about the root causes of addiction and efficacy of treatment modalities; however, conclusions are conflicting ...
06.30.2019 Spirituality in 12 Step Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness - June 2019 “Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness“ was presented on June 25, 2019; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Personal Medicine Therapist and Didactic Group Facilitator. Spirituality can play an important role in recovery initiation ...
06.25.2019 Coordinating a Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic “Coordinating a Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic” was presented on June 18, 2019; by Molly Welch Marahar, MPP; WHI Opioid Project Coordinator, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation; and Carrie Rheingans, MSW, MPH; WHI Project Manager, Center for Healthcare ...
05.25.2019 Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family - April 2019 “Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family” was presented on April 16, 2019, by Debra Jay (with the first section of the audio presented by Jeff Jay in a previous presentation on November 21, 2017.) Addiction is often described ...
05.06.2019 Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship” was presented on April 30, 2019, by Gregory Boyle; founder of Homeboy Industries and best-selling author. Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, the largest gang ...
04.27.2019 People Like Me: Mutual Aid and Recovery from Substance Use Disorders - April 2019 “People Like Me: Mutual Aid and Recovery from Substance Use Disorders” was presented on April 23, 2019; Todd Diana, Dawn Farm staff, and a five-member panel. Since the 1700’s people have banded together to help each other recover from substance ...
03.31.2019 Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery - March 2019 “Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery” was presented on March 26, 2019; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Personal Medicine Therapist and Didactic Group Facilitator; and Barb Smith, author of “Brent’s World.” Unresolved grief and loss ...
03.31.2019 Does Addiction Treatment Work? “Does Addiction Treatment Work?” was presented on March 19, 2019; by Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, D-FASAM. Recent publications claim to define research-supported definitive truths about the root causes of addiction and efficacy of treatment modalities; however, conclusions are conflicting and ...
03.24.2019 Dispelling Myths about Smoking, Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders and Recovery - February 2019 “Dispelling Myths about Smoking, Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders and Recovery” was presented on February 19, 2019; by Rosemary Bak Lowery, MS, CHES®, CNP, ACSM-CPT; Certified Health Education Specialist. Adults with mental illness, including substance use disorder (SUD,) are at risk ...
03.17.2019 Co-Occurring Eating Disorders and Addiction: Implications for Recovery by Tiffany Schultz – February 2019 “Co-Occurring Eating Disorders and Addiction: Implications for Recovery” was presented on February 26, 2019; by Tiffany Schultz, LLMSW; Dawn Farm Outpatient Therapist. Co-occurring Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders often converge in several complex ways. We know that addiction to ...
03.10.2019 Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction - January 2019 “Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction” was presented on January 22, 2019; by Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., D-FASAM; and Mark A. Weiner, MD, D-FASAM. The Institute of Medicine estimates around a 100 million Americans suffer with chronic pain, ...
12.28.2018 Navigating Grace: The Power of Connection and Transformation “Navigating Grace: The Power of Connection and Transformation” was presented on December 18, 2018, by Jeff Jay; best-selling author, speaker, clinician and educator. In this video Jeff Jay will share decades of personal and professional recovery experience in an unusual ...
12.05.2018 An Introduction to Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery – November 2018 “An Introduction To Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery” was presented on November 27, 2018; by Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, MPH, MSW, Ph.D. Mindfulness practices have been found to be effective in supporting sustained recovery from substance use disorders. This presentation defines ...
11.23.2018 The Intersectionality of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Substance Use/Substance Use Disorders - October 2018 “The Intersectionality of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Substance Use/Substance Use Disorders” was presented on October 23, 2018; by David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Vice President of Programs and Facilities for Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County and Founder, Alternatives to ...
10.03.2018 Addiction and Families - September 2018 “Addiction and Families” was presented on September 25, 2018; by Lynn Kleiman Malinoff, Ed.D. Alcohol/other drug addiction is often described as a “family condition.” Each member of the family unit is affected by addiction within the family and often family ...
09.23.2018 Addiction 101 - September 2018 “Addiction 101” was presented on September 18, 2018, by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. Substance use disorders are poorly understood by the general population as well as by many professionals. “Why don’t you just stop” is a common refrain from ...
06.20.2018 Spirituality In Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness - May 2018 Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness was presented on Tuesday May 29, 2018; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Outpatient and Personal Medicine therapist. Twelve Step recovery programs challenge participants through the Eleventh Step ...
06.11.2018 Gratitude and Addiction Recovery - May 2018 "Gratitude and Addiction Recovery" was presented on May 22, 2018; by Dr. Amy R. Krentzman, MSW, PhD. “Gratitude” is a frequent topic in recovery circles, a recurrent theme in recovery program literature, and a central component of addiction recovery for ...
05.04.2018 Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances - March 2018 Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances was presented on Tuesday March 27, 2018; by Mary Jo Desprez, MA; Director, Wolverine Wellness, University Health Service, University of Michigan; Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC; University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program Manager; and a ...
04.30.2018 Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery – March 2018 Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery was be presented on Tuesday March 20, 2018, by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Outpatient and Personal Medicine therapist; and Barb Smith, author of “Brent’s World.” Unresolved grief and loss ...
04.21.2018 Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery - April 2018 Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery was presented on Tuesday April 17, 2018, by Dr. Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, MPH, MSW, Ph.D. Mindfulness practices are effective in supporting sustained recovery from substance use disorders. This presentation will describe theory and research supporting ...
04.03.2018 Relapse Prevention - February 2018 Relapse Prevention was presented on Tuesday February 27, 2018, by Erik Anderson LMSW, CAADC, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services. Substance addiction has been identified as an illness that requires long-term management. Relapse is a process that begins before ...
02.27.2018 Does Addiction Treatment Work? - February 2018 "Does Addiction Treatment Work?" was presented on February 20, 2018; by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., D-FASAM. Recent publications purport to define research-supported definitive truths about the root causes of addiction and efficacy of treatment modalities; however, conclusions are conflicting ...
02.03.2018 How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction - January 2018 How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction was presented on January 23, 2018, by Dr. Charles F. Gehrke, MD, FACP, FASAM. The course of an individual’s substance use may be strongly influenced by family members, friends, employers and others. ...
01.28.2018 Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction - January 2018 Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction was presented on January 16, 2018; by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., D-FASAM; and Dr. Mark A. Weiner, MD, D-FASAM. The Institute of Medicine estimates around a 100 million Americans suffer with ...
11.25.2017 Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family - November 2017 Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family was presented on November 21, 2017, by Debra Jay and Jeff Jay; best-selling authors, speakers, trainers and counselors. Addiction is often described as a “family condition” – but families have often been ...
11.02.2017 In the Doctor’s Office: Recovery Friend or Foe? - October 2017 In the Doctor’s Office: Recovery Friend or Foe? was presented on October 24, 2017; by Mark A. Weiner, MD, D-FASAM; and Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC; University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program Manager. Addiction is widely recognized as a chronic illness ...
10.29.2017 Tobacco Recovery – October 2017 Tobacco Recovery was presented on October 17, 2017, by Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC; Program Coordinator, Dawn Farm Spera Recovery Center (and a panel of former tobacco users.) Despite downward trends in the prevalence of tobacco use in the general population, ...
10.23.2017 Addiction 101 - September 2017 Addiction 101 was presented on September 26, 2017; by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. This program provides a general overview of alcohol/other drug addiction and recovery, examines the progression of alcohol/other drug use, reviews addiction as a brain disease and ...
10.05.2017 Addiction and Families - September 2017 Addiction and Families was presented on September 19, 2017; by Dr. Lynn Kleiman Malinoff, Ed.D. Substance addiction is often described as a family condition. Each member of the family unit is affected by addiction within the family and often family ...
06.19.2017 Does Addiction Treatment Work? - May 2017 “Does Addiction Treatment Work?” was presented on Tuesday May 16, 2017, by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, FACOG, FASAM, ABAM. Recent publications claim to define research-supported definitive truths about the root causes of addiction and efficacy of treatment modalities; however, ...
06.16.2017 Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery “Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery” was presented on May 23, 2017, by Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC; Program Coordinator, Dawn Farm Spera Recovery Center. Despite downward trends in the prevalence of tobacco use in the general population, tobacco use remains a ...
05.29.2017 Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness - April 2017 “Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness” was presented on April 25, 2017, by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Outpatient and Personal Medicine therapist. Twelve Step recovery programs challenge participants through the Eleventh Step to ...
05.29.2017 Emerging from the Darkness: The End of the Drug War and the Rise of Recovery - April 2017 “Emerging from the Darkness: The End of the Drug War and the Rise of Recovery” was presented on April 20, 2017, by Dr. Kevin T. McCauley, MD; co-founder of the Institute on Addiction Study; writer of the award-winning DVD “Pleasure ...
05.22.2017 Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery - April 2017 “Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery” was presented on April 18, 2017; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Outpatient and Personal Medicine therapist; and Barb Smith, author of “Brent’s World.” Unresolved grief and loss frequently accompany ...
04.18.2017 Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery - March 2017 “Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery” was presented on Tuesday March 28, 2017, by Dr. Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, MPH, MSW Ph.D. Mindfulness practices are effective in supporting sustained recovery from substance use disorders. This presentation will describe theory and research supporting ...
04.04.2017 In the Doctor’s Office: Recovery Friend or Foe? - March 2017 “In the Doctor’s Office: Recovery Friend or Foe? ” was presented on Tuesday March 21, 2017, by Dr. Mark A. Weiner, MD, DFASAM; Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine; and Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC; University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program Manager. ...
03.07.2017 Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction - January 2017 “Safe and Effective Management of Pain and Addiction” was presented on January 17, 2017, by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., FACOG, FASAM, ABAM; and Dr. Mark A. Weiner, MD, DFASAM. The Institute of Medicine estimates around a 100 million Americans ...
03.05.2017 Relapse Prevention - February 2017 “Relapse Prevention” was presented on February 28, 2017by Erik Anderson LMSW, CAADC, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services. Substance addiction has been identified as an illness that requires long-term management. Relapse is a process that begins before alcohol/other drug ...
02.28.2017 Suicide Prevention and Addiction - January 2017 Those experiencing thoughts of suicide can get help from: - The 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). In Washtenaw County, Michigan: - Ozone House, a 24-hour hotline for youth, at 734-662-2222. - University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency Services ...
02.07.2017 How To Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction - January 2017 “How To Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction” was presented on January 24, 2017, by Dr. Charles F. Gehrke, MD, FACP, FASAM. The course of an individual’s substance use may be strongly influenced by family members, friends, employers and others. ...
12.21.2016 Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances - November 2016 “Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances” was presented on November 29, 2016; by Mary Jo Desprez, MA; Director, Wolverine Wellness, University Health Service, University of Michigan; and Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC; University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program Manager. The presentation ...
11.27.2016 In Our Midst: The Opioid Epidemic, and a Community Response - November 2016 “In Our Midst: The Opioid Epidemic, and a Community Response” was presented on November 22, 2016, by Dr. Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing and University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, ...
11.26.2016 The Intersectionality of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Substance Use - October 2016 “The Intersectionality of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Substance Use” was presented on October 18, 2016; by David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Chief Operating Officer, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County and Founder, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, Catholic Social Services of ...
10.17.2016 Addiction 101 – September 2016 “Addiction 101” was presented on Tuesday September 27, 2016, by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. This program provides a primmer on alcohol/other drug addiction and recovery. The presenter examines the progression of alcohol/other drug use, reviews addiction as a brain ...
09.24.2016 Positive Emotions and the Success of Alcoholics Anonymous – September 2016 “Positive Emotions and the Success of Alcoholics Anonymous” was presented on September 20, 2016 by Dr. George E. Vaillant, MD; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. A 60-year study of adult development ...
08.03.2016 Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery - May 2016 “Cultivating Mindfulness to Support Recovery” was presented on Tuesday May 17, 2016; by Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, MPH, MSW, Ph.D. Research supports mindfulness practices as effective techniques to support sustained recovery from substance use disorders. This presentation will describe mindfulness, demonstrate ...
08.03.2016 Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery - June 2016 “Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery” was presented on Tuesday June 21, 2016, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC;Program Coordinator, Dawn Farm Spera Recovery Center; and Aaron Suganuma, LLMSW. Despite downward trends in the prevalence of ...
07.18.2016 Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness “Spirituality in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness” was presented on June 28, 2016; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Personal Medicine and Outpatient Therapist. Spirituality can play an important role in recovery initiation and maintenance. ...

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