Southworth Associates Conferences

Southworth Associates hosts along with other esteemed treatment professionals, several conferences throughout the year as a means to bring together various portions of our industry so we can all network together. By making those necessary connections and further educating ourselves we can all best serve our client population. Below is information on our most prominent and re-occurring conferences.

Board Registered Interventionist training 2012

Southworth Associates and Intervention 911 have joined forces to offer training for those professionals looking to become interventionists. With over 65 years of combined experience in the field of addiction and recovery, these two leaders are ready to share their extensive knowledge with attendees, and best prepare them for a successful career as Interventionists. Both John Southworth and Ken Seeley are Board Registered Interventionists, Level II, and have been frequently featured on the hit A&E television show, Intervention. They believe all Interventionists must obtain the best possible training and education available in order to achieve and maintain the level of excellence and professionalism the industry has come to demand and expect. Using the Johnson Model of Intervention, they have teamed together with Eric McLaughlin to provide training for those looking to become professional interventionists.

Registration includes:

• Two days of IICB (International Interventionist Credentialing Board) approved intervention training using the world renowned Johnson Model.
• Professional training featuring John Southworth and Ken Seeley.
• Training will meet the requirements for the 14 hour Johnson Model educational piece required for those looking to pursue Board Registration.
• Each participant in the training will receive 14 CE hours.
• Continental Breakfast and Lunch will also be provided.

The training is also open to Treatment Center Clinicians, Therapists, Medical professionals and anyone working with addicted populations. Every Participant will be trained on how to effectively use “Intervention” techniques when clients...

• Are not engaged in treatment
• Attempt to leave treatment AMA
• Are disruptive in treatment
• Are in denial about their addiction issues
• Refuse to sign releases

We will also address such hot button topics as...

• Transition approaches for clients between levels of care levels of care
• The need for a seamless continuum of care for addicted client
• The team approach to addiction treatment
• Long- term care to achieve 5 year survival rate for addiction

Schedule: The conference is scheduled to take place from January 14th to 15th, 2012.

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The Moment of Change

Conference participants will have the opportunity to learn more in-depth information about the process of Intervention for Addiction and Mental Illness. You will learn how an intervention works and get detailed information on the various models of Intervention. Continuing Education Units (CEUs), on average up to 21, can be earned for many types of professions including: Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Chemical Dependency Counselors. Participants can also receive trainings on Intervention which is a piece of the process to obtain your BRI-I and BRI-II.

The participant will be able 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.
• Cite advances in the field of addiction and intervention from practice innovations.
• Differentiate among key philosophies of intervention and integrate methods into practice.

This conference is co-hosted by the Foundation Recovery Network.

International Treatment Center Cooperative Conference

The International Treatment Center Cooperative Conference (ITCC) is also commonly referred to as Vero Beach, which is a reference to the conference location. This semi-annual conference is held at one of The González Recovery Residences (The GRR) in Vero Beach, www.thegrr.com. ITCC is a deliberately small and intimate conference where treatment centers can network with each other in a fun and relaxing environment. Unlike many traditional conferences, ITCC requires that a treatment center clinician attends, not just a marketer. Participants come away from the conference as collaborators, having a much better understanding of what everyone has to offer in order to make better client referrals within the treatment center industry.

Schedule: The upcoming conference is scheduled to take place from May 16th to May 18th, 2012.

ITCC Clarifications: The costs to attend this conference are $500 for an interventionist and $1000 for a treatment center. Treatment centers are allowed to bring two attendees from their facility. If a treatment center elects to send only one representative, the cost to attend is still $1000. Treatment centers get ten minutes to address the audience and interventionists get five minutes. The presentation order is random and all attendees are required to remain for the duration of the event.

'NEAR' Conference

Toranfield House and Southworth Associates are hosting Ireland's first International Conference and Exhibition on behavioural health including addiction disorders.

Delegates will be introduced to new concepts and ideas from international and local speakers and will leave the three day conference with an understanding of what the latest neurobiological research illustrates about addiction and an understanding of the latest evidence based practices associated with treatment.

The conference goals are:

• Introduce delegates to International, Irish and U.K. experts in the field of addiction.
• Explore the latest neurological developments illustrating the many causes and effective treatment of addiction.
• Educate delegates on the latest evidence based practices that assist clients in achieving recovery and how to apply them in their practice.

Schedule: The conferences is scheduled to take place from November 10th to November 12th, 2011. For more information please visit http://www.nearconference.com/