INNOVATIONS IN RECOVERY AGENDA

"The Continuum of Care"
For this year’s IIR conference schedule, we’re excited to announce our new format with sessions organized into four unique days of content that follow the continuum of care. Each day will focus on a different stage of the patient journey, from detox to extended care and beyond.
Tuesday, April 16
Point of Entry and Stabilization
For day one of IIR, we’re starting where your patients start. How can we build trust with our communities and help each individual take the first step toward finding the right treatment them? And then how do we ensure that we understand how to offer patients the individualized therapies that can meet their needs?
 
Wednesday, April 17
Process of Care
After a patient has taken that first step to seek help, it’s time for us to follow through on our promises and deliver the best care possible. So, how can we maintain high ethical standards throughout our work?
 
Thursday, April 18
Guidelines and Extended Care
When a patient’s time at your facility ends, their lifetime journey of recovery is just beginning. How can we create ethical, forward-thinking processes that adjust to the current climate and set up patients for long-term success in life?
 
Friday, April 19
Closing Keynote
For our final day of IIR 2019, we’re zooming in to focus on how these issues affect the local community and highlight some of the people making a positive impact in Southern California. With this vision in mind, we’re offering a special $20 general admission rate for this day’s sessions to bring more local voices into the conversation.
 
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session
What You Think You Know About Non-Suicidal Self-injury Versus Reality: How Getting It Right Can Make All of the Difference
Lori Vann - Lori Vann, LLC
Breakout Session
Deep Listening: Cultivating an Environment for Better Outcomes and Transformation
James Hadlock - BluNovus
Breakout Session
Positioning Your Center for Long-term Growth and Success
Nick Jaworski - Circle Social Inc.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Session
The Role of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve Treatment of Substance Use Disorder in Conjunction with Medication Assisted Treatment
Murray Zucker - CHESS Health
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Session
Integrating Sandtray into Treatment with Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
Jennifer Mathis - Calvary Healing Center
Breakout Session
Terminally Unique: How to Differentiate Your Treatment Center Services, Brand & Admissions Channels for Uninformed Consumers
Daniel Gemp - Dreamscape Marketing
Breakout Session
Navigating the Role of Business Development in a Changing Industry
Kathy Frossard - Foundations Recovery Network
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
General Session
Substance Use and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Rules Don't Apply
Lisa Cheyette - One Oak Therapeutic Consulting
Kim Jenkins - One Oak Therapeutic Consulting
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session
Before, During and After Treatment: Best Practices and Promising Approaches in Peer Recovery Support
Elizabeth Burden - Altarum Institute
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session
The Changing Face of America's Opioid Epidemic
Siobhan Morse - Foundations Recovery Network
Breakout Session
Creating Sustainable Family Programs in Behavioral Heath Care
Louise Stanger - All About Interventions
Breakout Session
Why Affirmative Treatment Is an Imperative Competent When Helping Your LGBTQ+ Clients Achieve Long-Lasting Sobriety and Emotional Recovery
Lauren Costine - Dr. Lauren Costine, PhD
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Session
Saving Souls With Rock & Roll: Efficacy of Playing Music in Treatment
Wesley Geer - Rock to Recovery
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Session
Automated Neurofeedback as a Primary Addictions Intervention
Donald Posson - National University's Alchohol and Drug Counseling Program
Breakout Session
Insatiable Appetites: Food, Sex and Intimacy
Stacy Korfist - Reasons Eating Disorder Center
Breakout Session
Treating the Families of Chemically Dependent Emerging Adults
Bill Woodbury - Enable-ism: Bridging the Recovery Gap
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
General Session
Screen Addiction: The Clinical and Neurological Impacts and Best Practice Treatment Approaches for smart phones, video games, and social media addiction.
Nicholas Kardaras - Maui Recovery/Omega Recovery
Thursday, April 18, 2019
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session
The Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis
Dave Aronberg - Palm Beach County
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session
Flip the Script: Experience How Changing Our Relationship to Our Stories Can Improve Mental Health
Constance Scharff - Rock to Recovery
Breakout Session
DEA and MAT - Demystifying DEA's Role and Implementing a Zero-Risk Program
Dennis Wichern - DEA (Retired)
Breakout Session
When Words Get In the Way of Recovery - Use Tapping
Robert Bray - Thought Field Therapy Center of San Diego
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Session
Mothers - The Neglected Population in Treatment
Rosemary O'Connor - Sober Mom's Guide
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Session
Compassionate Recovery: A Universal, Inclusive, Trauma-informed Approach to Healing From Attachments and Addictions
Darren Littlejohn - Darren Littlejohn
Breakout Session
Unlearning Toxic Masculinity: Uncovering Trauma in the Male Population
Hedieh Living - SCRC
Breakout Session
The Fight for Opioid Relief - Three Collaborative Initiatives That Will Prevail
Harry Nelson - Nelson Hardiman, LLP
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
General Session
The Blessings
Judy Crane - The Guest House
Ronald Smith - RONALD EARL SMITH MD PHD
Friday, April 19, 2019
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session
The Ethics of Self-Care
Katie Myers - Talbott Recovery