Peer Support Recovery Services Track
Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center and Philip E. Orrick have helped organize a Recovery Services Track to be held in conjunction with the Texas Behavioral Health Institute Conference. The track will be held all day Wednesday, August 27th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register, download the form below.
Download the Registration Form
Registration Cost: $75
FAX FORM TO:
512-232-0617
MAIL FORM TO:
Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GCATTC)
1717 W. 6th St., Ste. 335
Austin, Texas 78703
QUESTIONS?:
Call GCATTC, Phone: 512-232-0616
Wednesday, August 27
8:30- 10am
Recovery Services Keynote
Arthur C. Evans Jr., Ph.D., Director, Department of Behavioral Health and Mental, Retardation Services, Philadelphia, PA.
Linda Kaplan, Special Expert, Division of Services Improvement, SAMHSA/CSAT
Henry C. Lozano, Deputy Assistant to the President, Director USA Freedom Corps, The White House
10:30am-12pm
Panel of Directors from Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Programs
Mr. Philip Valentine, Executive Director, Connecticut Community on Addiction Recovery
Rev. Carmen Warner-Robbins, Welcome Home Ministries, North County Interfaith
Mr. David Whiters, Executive Director, Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc.
Mr. Salvador Wilson, Program Manager, PROSPER, Walden House
12:45-1:30pm
Recovery Support Advocacy (Optional)
1:30- 1:45pm
Evaluation of Peer Recovery Support Services
Dr. Laurel Mangrum, Research Scientist, Addiction Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin
1:45 - 2pm
Peer Recovery Support Café: Conversations About Important Questions
Moderator: June Gertig
Conversation Hosts: Ben Bass, Joe Powell, Philip Valentine, Carmen Warner-Robbins, David Whiters, Salvador Wilson and others
2 - 3pm
Peer Recovery Support Café: First round of discussions
3:30- 4:30pm
Peer Recovery Support Café: Second round of discussions
4:30- 5pm
Closing Session: Introduction of Texas Recovers
Ben Bass and Joe Powell
6- 8:30pm
Recovery Support Services in Texas Reception