Annual Conference

Recap of the 18th Annual Conference – “The Next Level II: In Pursuit of Quality Care and Services” was the theme of the 2010 Annual Conference and Dinner., which focused on family reunification, prison reentry, developing the capacity for improving outcomes for consumers, strategies for working with at-risk youth, ethical standards, and other challenges facing the viability of families and communities. 

An important measure of the success of the Conference was the extent to which participants received information that they could use to improve their consumers’ quality of life, assist in their wellness, and share with other profess-ional colleagues. The presenters provided the latest and most up-to-date information on their topics, as well as provided an interactive atmosphere that fostered communication and a learn-learn experience. 

The Conference was awarded 24.50 RCHs in Prevention and Treatment from the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board and 19.00 CPEs in Social Work and Counseling from the Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board. 

 

 

Akron-UMADAOP, Inc. takes great pride in sponsoring an Annual Conference designed to provide providers and community individuals across the State of Ohio, as well as other states with the most comprehensive learning experience in the areas of Clinical Services and Prevention Services. This conference enables the participants with an opportunity to explore, learn and rethink the constantly evolving field of alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment services.

"The Next Level III: A Vision of Consumer Centeredness: A Pathway to Wellness” - is the title of our 19th Annual Conference scheduled for October 5-7, 2011 at Days Inn & Suites Richfield. This year's Annual Dinner Speaker will be Mr. Joseph C. Phillips, Gifted Actor, best known for his role as Lt. Martin Kendall, Lisa Bonet's husband, on the hit series The Cosby Show, Writer and Teacher.

The Conference is designed for Treatment Counselors, Preventionists, Program Directors, Case Managers, Social Workers, Community Individuals and Leaders, Clinical Supervisors, Juvenile and Adult Probation and Parole Officers, Educators, Health Care Practitioners, Criminal Justice Professionals, Board Members, Policymakers, Researchers, and other Stakeholders involved in providing services related to the critical needs of consumer care with the use of current research and best practices. 

Topics Include:

• “We Wear The Mask” – The definition and concepts of the mask and the impact self-awareness and/or self-unawareness has on the personal development and utilization of the interchangeable masks we wear.
  
  
• Community-Based Violence Prevention Coalitions: Are They Myths or Reality?
  
  
• Youth Panel Discussion – “Our Emotional Calendar”
  
  
• Steps  to Effective Community With Today’s Youth
  
  
• The Perpetuation of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]
  
  
• “I Am Healing” – A Trauma-Informed Understanding for Working With Men.
  
  
• The Need for Healing in Our Community: Let The Process Begin!
  
  
• Panel Discussion – The Encounter Exchange: The Cornerstone to Therapeutic Communities
  
  
• Effective Clinical Techniques For Treating Men
  
  
• Working with Fathers: The Forgotten Parent
  
  
• Panel Discussion – In Pursuit of Fatherhood

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Continuing Education Credits
22.50 RCH’s in Prevention and Treatment are approved and 22.5 CPE’s
in Social Work, Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy

For additional information regarding the upcoming Conference, please call (330) 379-3467.