Upcoming Conference - you don't want to miss it!

UNC Horizons Program presents

The Fifth Annual Conference

Breaking the Bonds of Addiction and Trauma:

Implications and Treatment for Women and Their Children

April 17, 2008

8:00am to 4:30pm

The Friday Center

Chapel Hill, NC

For the low price of $65.00, you will be able to hear 2 national experts and attend 2 breakout sessions in the morning and afternoon. Lunch is also provided as well.

National presenters:
Norma Finkelstien, Ph. D.
Morning Keynote: Trauma-informed Gender Responsive Treatment for Substance Abusing Women and Their Families.

Dr. Finkelstein is a renowned clinician, author and speaker on gender-specific treatment for women with substance abuse issues and their families.

Dan Allender, Ph.D.
Afternoon Keynote: Trauma, Addcition and Spirituality

Dr. Allender travels and speaks extensively to present his unique tperspective on sexual abuse recover, love, and forgiveness, workshop and other related topics.

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If you do any work related to victims or perpetrators of domestic violence, then it is imperative that you learn about substance abuse as well. The overlap is tremendous. The statistics vary as to the co-occurance of domestic violence and substance abuse. And it's important to know that substance abuse is not a cause of domestic violence. Oftentimes, survivors have said to me that being with an abuser who also uses alcohol or drugs is like throwing gasoline on a fire.

I will be presenting a breakout session at this conference titled: The Impact of Violence and Substance Abuse on Families.

If you live in or near North Carolina, and want to learn more about substance abuse, I encourage you to attend this conference . It is sponsored by University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNC Horizons program. I hope to see you there.

For more information go to www.med.unc/obgyn/horizons