Recovery Management and the Treatment of Substance Abuse on College Campuses

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday August 26, 2011
      9:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • Location: Room 117, Student Services Building
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  • Fee(s):
    $85 for professionals; $40 for students (includes lunch)
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Contact

Michelle Lyn
Georgia Tech Counseling Center
404-894-2575 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Georgia Tech Counseling Center sponsors a continuing education workshop

Full Summary: Georgia Tech's Counseling Center sponsors this continuing education workshop.

The five-hour workshop begins with a three-hour session summarizing the supported protocol(s) for addressing substance abuse/dependence for young adults and describing the theory and basic principles of the Recovery Management paradigm for treating substance abuse/addiction. There will be a one-hour lunch break with opportunities for networking and Q&A (lunch provided).

After lunch, a multidisciplinary panel of substance abuse professionals from major universities in the Atlanta area will discuss the application of empirically-supported treatments for substance abuse for college students and explore multiple issues facing both mental health professionals addressing substance abuse and college students abusing substances.

Presenters

  • Robert D. Margolis, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Executive Director, Solutions Intensive Outpatient Program and author of “Treating patients with alcohol and other drug problems: An integrated approach, 2nd Edition” (2011).  
  • Allison Zito, MA, LPC, Clinical Director, Solutions Young Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, Roswell, GA 
  • Adam Downs, MA, Therapist, Solutions Young Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, Roswell, GA

Panelists

(Moderated by Ruperto Perez, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Director, Georgia Tech Counseling Center)

  • Yared Alemu, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Director, Georgia State Counseling and Testing Center 
  • Teresa Johnston, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor, Coordinator, Kennesaw State University Collegiate Recovery Center 
  • Virginia Plummer, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Emory University Student Health Center 
  •  Tammy Turner, MPH, Georgia Tech Department of Health Promotions

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Additional Information

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Categories
Career/Professional development
Keywords
addiction, drug abuse, psychology, Student Life, substance abuse
Status
  • Created By: Michael Hagearty
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Aug 4, 2011 - 1:03pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:55pm