The “Dawn Farm Education Series” is a FREE, annual workshop series, developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about addiction, recovery, family recovery and related issues; and to help reduce the barriers that prevent chemically dependent people and their family members from GETTING HELP and GETTING WELL.
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The Dawn Farm Education Series on Addiction and Recovery: upcoming programs include the following:
“Trauma, Chemical Use and Addiction” will be presented on March 16, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Dr. Tana Bridge, Ph.D., LMSW; Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University. The latest research highlights the relationship between chemical use, addition and trauma. This presentation will review events involved with trauma exposure, trauma specific symptomology, the impact trauma has on the brain and on coping and subsequent substance use, and how to aid individuals struggling with trauma and addiction.
“Intervention!” will be presented on March 23, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Jeff and Debra Jay, internationally-acclaimed Intervention specialists and best-selling authors of “Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction” and several other books This program will describe how the “Love First” process of Intervention can help chemically dependent people find recovery. It will bring PRACTICAL INFORMATION, HELP and HOPE to anyone who cares about a chemically dependent person, and to anyone who wants to learn more about the intervention process.
“A History of Alcoholics Anonymous” will be presented on March 30, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. This program will present a fascinating overview and slide show of the history and development of the Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) program, and a brief overview of the 12 Steps of A.A.
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FOR ALL PROGRAMS:
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium (ground floor,) 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
COSTS: Admission is FREE and open to all. No registration is required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request. FREE CE credit is provided.
WHO THE WORKSHOPS ARE FOR: People interested in any topic for any reason – ALL ARE WELCOME!
WHO ORGANIZES THE SERIES: The series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit organization that provides a continuum of programs for treatment of chemical dependency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information, please contact Dawn Farm:
Phone: (734) 485-8725.
E-Mail: info@dawnfarm.org
Web site: http://wwwdawnfarm.org.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Matt Statman, BSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
mstatman@dawnfarm.org
734/485-8725
