4th Annual Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Training Conference
“Recovery: Promoting Dreams Through Evidence Based Practice”
Wednesday and Thursday, October 22-23, 2008
Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday 7:15 AM * 8:15 AM Registration and continental breakfast,
8:15 AM * 4:30 PM Keynote and workshops
Thursday 7:30 AM * 8:30 AM continental breakfast, 8:30 AM * 11:45
AM Workshops and Closing Keynote
Registrations received by Oct. 10, 2008 $160
Registrations received after Oct. 10, 2008 $300
Registration Questions?
Presented by:
Bureau of
Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Division of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
WI Department of Health and Family Services
Conference Information:
Conference Handouts
Get all the conference
handouts for the MHSA Conference.
Who Should Attend?
- Professionals, consumers, and families in the areas of substance abuse and mental
health
- Clinicians in the criminal and juvenile justice systems
- Domestic violence service providers
- Adolescent treatment professionals and educators
- Interested others
Conference Objectives
For Wisconsin’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MH/SA) Services:
- Learn how to promote recovery, best practice, and continuous quality improvement with the use of evidence-based practices within Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
- Promote meaningful involvement and inclusion of people and families participating in MH/SA Services in recovery planning, services, supports, and system change.
- Learn how to implement quality peer support and peer-led services as part of care in MH/SA recovery.
- Learn best practices within Mental Health and Substance Abuse for persons across the lifespan.
- Increase knowledge regarding special topics in Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Co-Occurring Treatment.
Topic Areas
Topics for workshops will include:
Psychopharmacology, Geriatric Substance Abuse, Peer Supports, Supported
Employment, P.A.M.I., Cultural Diversity, Domestic Violence, Attachment
Disorder, and Adolescent Substance Abuse.
Credit Option
A one-credit UWSP course may be available in conjunction with the conference. Tuition must be paid at the time of course registration, and is in addition to the conference registration fee. Contact UWSP Continuing Education for more information.
Check back for a full conference workshop schedule in mid-August.
The conference brochure will be mailed around Aug. 30; if you have already received
the save-the-date postcard, you will receive the brochure shortly. If you haven’t
received the postcard, please click the link below and you will receive one in approximately
two weeks.
Click here to receive a hard copy
of the brochure in the mail.