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| Rev. Leo Booth | ![]() |
Rev. Leo Booth: MTh, CAC, CEDC: Unity Minister, internationally acclaimed author, lecturer and trainer on all aspects of spirituality and recovery. Signal Hill, CA. | Tuesday, October 30 7:00 pm Creating Communities of Healers |
| Jeff Brantley, MD | ![]() |
Jeff Brantley, MD: Director of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at Duke Center for Integrative Medicine. Durham, NC. |
Wednesday, October 31 1:30 pm How Mindfulness Can Improve the Efficacy of Treatment |
| Judge Joseph Buckner | ![]() |
Joseph Buckner, JD: Chief District Court Judge for Chatham and Orange Counties. Hillsborough, NC | Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm The Role of Law Enforcement and the Courts in Mental Health and substance Abuse in Crisis Care Management |
| Don Carroll, JD | ![]() |
Don Carroll, JD: LAP (Licensed Employee Assistance Professional) Director of the NC State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program and its predecessor, the PALS program. Davidson, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm Recovery As a Theory of Beauty |
| Fulton Crews, PhD | ![]() |
Fulton Crews, PhD: Director of Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies and Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry at UNC. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Co-Presenter Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Tuesday, October 30 Friday, November 2 |
| Paul Earley, MD | ![]() |
Paul Earley, MD, FASAM: Medical Director for the Healthcare Professional Program at Talbott Recovery Campus. Author of The Cocaine Recovery Book and Cocaine Recovery Workbook. Atlanta, GA. |
Thursday, November 1 11:00 am The Neurophysiology of Addiction Memory: Addiction Memory in Addiction Recovery |
John Edwards, PhD |
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John Edwards, PhD: Private Trainer and Consultant in the field of family therapy and serves as an Adjunct Faculty at Duke University Medical Center. Durham, NC. |
Wednesday, October 31 9:30 am 1:30 pm Building Community Family at Large |
| Ginger Edwards, MA, CCAS, CGP, LPC | Ginger Edwards, MA, CCAS, CGP, LPC: Certified Clinical Addictions Specialist and Yoga Instructor. Durham, NC. |
Wednesday Thursday Friday 7:00am Body Conditioning in Treatment |
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| TJ Elison | ![]() |
TJ Elison: Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta Union Mission. Atlanta, GA. |
Friday, November 2 9:15 am Hiring Practices |
| JC Garbutt, MD | ![]() |
JC Garbutt, MD: Professor, UNC Department of Psychiatry. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Friday, November 2 10:30 am Dopamine, Psychosis, Addiction and Recovery |
| Jeff Georgi, MDiv, CCAS, LPS, CGP | ![]() |
Jeff Georgi, M Div., CCAS, LPS, CGP: Clinical Director of the Duke Addictions Program at Duke Medical School and director of Behavioral Services at the Rice Diet Program. Durham, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 9:30 am Limbic Resonance: Personal & Professional Relationships |
| Corinne Gerwe, PhD, CCAS, CAS | Corinne Gerwe, PhD., LCAS, CAS: Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and head of Group for Chronic Addiction Research (GCAR), Clinical Associate Professor at Clemson University in SC. Saluda, NC. |
Wednesday, October 31 Thursday, November 2 1:30 pm The Orchestration Method |
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| Lara and Jeff Gillease | ![]() |
Jeff Gillease, MS, LPC, CRC: Certified Professional Counselor, and facilitator/ presenter of a movement-based interpretation of steps 1, 2, and 3 of the recovery process. Asheville, NC. Lara Gillease: Owner of Lara’s Integrative Movement, a private practice specializing in Pilates, Feldenkrais, and Brennan Healing Science, and facilitator/presenter of a movement-based interpretation of steps 1, 2, and 3 of the recovery process. Asheville, NC. |
Wednesday, October 31 3:45 pm Step 1: Experienced Through Body (Theatre), Mind (Story-Telling), and Spirit (Experiential) Workshop |
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Betsy Goree: Bookstore dealer at CCAR. Owner of The Book Shelf, an independent community bookstore, a fixture in downtown Tryon since 1952. Betsy is happy to special order and mail your purchases. | THE BOOK SHELF Open daily in registration area of hotel. |
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| Kathy Grace, LPC | ![]() |
Kathy Grace, LPC: Licensed Professional Counselor for The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) at UNC. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 3:35 pm Motivational Interviewing |
| Robert Gwyther, MD | ![]() |
Robert Gwyther, MBA, MD: Director of Medical Student Programs at UNC. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm Panel Discussion Integrated Care |
| David Holden, LPC, CCAS, MTh | ![]() |
David Holden, LPC, LCAS, MTh, : Counselor Independent Practice in Boone, NC, North Carolina Addiction Fellow, Boone, NC | Thursday, November 1 3:15 pm Differing Models of Treatment Deliveries (With other NC/SC Fellows) |
| Nancy Johnston, MS, LPC, LSATP | Nancy Johnston, MS, LPC, LSATP: Counselor in a private practice and author of the book: Disentangle, When You’ve Lost Yourself in Someone Else. Lexington, VA. |
Wednesday, October 31 1:30 pm When You've Lost Yourself In Someone Else: Working With the Dynamics of Codependence |
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| Lynn Jones, LPC, LCAS | Lynn Jones, LPC, LCAS: Program Manager, DWI Services of NC. Raleigh, NC. |
Tuesday, October 30 8:30 am DWI Services: Justice System Innovations |
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| Allan Phillip Lyme, BSW, MSW, LCSW, CAP | ![]() |
Alan Phillip Lyme, BSW, MSW, LCSW, CAP Director of Clinical Quality and Integrity Center for Men's Recovery at the Hanley Center, West Palm Beach, FL. |
Men's Healing: A Toolbox for Life |
| CJ Malanga, MD, PhD | ![]() |
CJ Malanga, MD, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, UNC. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Friday, November 2 11:15 am Reward Thresholds and Addiction: How Does This Help Clinicians? |
| Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, NCACII | ![]() |
Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, NCAC II: Founder and Executive Director of the Clinic for Education, Treatment and Prevention of Addiction, Inc. (CEPTA), providing services to the Latino community in Georgia. Atlanta, GA. |
Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm Developing a Culturally Competent Organization |
| Kevin McCauley, MD | ![]() |
Kevin McCauley, MD: Director of Medical Education at Sober Living By The Sea Treatment Centers. Newport Beach, CA |
Wednesday, October 31 11:00 am What Takes You To Recovery |
| John McQuiston, JD | ![]() |
John McQuiston, JD: Commercial litigator and general counsel to two e-commerce companies, author of Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living. Memphis, TN. |
Thursday, November 1 8:30 am and Lunch Always We Begin Again |
| Steve Millette | ![]() |
Steve Millette, Director of Services, Pavillon Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center. Lake Lure, NC | Friday, November 2 3:15 pm Building Teams: Working Together for Success |
| Al Mooney, MD, FAAP | ![]() |
Al Mooney, MD, FAAP: Addiction and Family Medicine Practitioner and Clinical Director of Five County Mental Health Authority, co-author of The Recovery Book. Henderson, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm Integrated Medical Care |
| Paul Nagy, MS, LPC, CCAS, CCS | ![]() |
Paul Nagy, MS, LPC, CCAS, CCS: Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center. Durham, NC. |
Thursday, November 1 3:45 pm Creating Communities of Healers |
| Kathy Norins, MEd | ![]() |
Kathy Norins, MEd: Health Educator, Alcohol & Drug Services, North Carolina Addiction Fellow. Greensboro, NC. | Tuesday, October 30 8:30 am HIV/Infectious Diseases-- Ethical Considerations |
| David Powell, PhD | ![]() |
David Powell, PhD: President of the International Center for Health Concerns, Inc. and the Clinical Supervision Institute. East Granby, CT. |
Tuesday, October 30 8:30 am Clinical Supervision Wednesday, October 31 8:30 am Compassion Fatigue |
| Jane Pressly, CFRE |
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Jane Pressly, CFRE: Furman-Pressly Consulting, LLC offers consulting services in Policy Governance, management, and fundraising to not-for-profit organizations. Greenville, SC | Friday, November 1 10:30 am Achieving Excellence in Board Governance |
| Bill Renn, MSW, CCSW, CSAC, CCS | ![]() |
Bill Renn, MSW, CCSW, CSAC, CCS: Director of UNC Health Care’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Tuesday, October 30 8:30 am DWI |
| Donita Robinson, PhD | ![]() |
Donita Robinson, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UNC. Chapel Hill, NC. |
Friday, November 2 8:30 am How Does Dopamine Change Our Brain |
| John Salamone, PhD | John Salamone, PhD: Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut | Friday, November 2 9:15 am Will The Last Person Who Uses the Word "Reward" Please Turn Out the Lights |
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| Gerald Shulman, MA, MAC, FACATA | ![]() |
Jerry Shulman, MA, MAC, FACATA: Licensed psychologist, a Master Addiction Counselor and a Fellow of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators, author, trainer and consultant. Jacksonville, FL | Wednesday, October 31 1:30 pm Senior Moments-- The Challenge of Assessment, Intervention and Treatment
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| Susan Sonne,PharmD | Susan Sonne, PharmD: Associate Professor, Clinical Neuroscience Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC | Thursday, November 1 1:30 pm Understanding Pharmacology |
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| Larry Thompson, MBA | Larry E Thompson, III, MBA: CEO Blue Ridge Area Foundation, Inc., Consultant, Interim CEO of Western Highlands Network. Asheville, NC | Friday, November 2 Facilitator Board and Administrator Track |
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| Jim Van Hecke | ![]() |
Jim Van Hecke: President of Addiction Recovery Institute and Director of the Carolinas Conference on Addiction and Recovery. Tryon, NC. | Tuesday, October 30 7:00 pm Director, Carolinas Conference on Addiction and Recovery |
| Mike Wilkerson, MD | Mike Wilkerson, MD: Medical Director of Bradford Health Services Extended Care Program. Warrior, AL | Friday, November 2 8:30 am How to Deal With Impaired Staff |
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| Vonshurii Wrighten, MDiv, CACII, CCS | ![]() |
Von Wrighten, MDiv, MAC, CAC II, CCS: President/CEO Progressive Assessments Counseling & Training, Inc Atlanta, GA. |
Master of Ceremonies Daily Luncheons POST CONFERENCE Friday, November 2 Become a Certified Spiritual Caregiver to Help Addicted Persons and Families |