Program Schedule
| 10:00 am-4:00 pm | Preconference: Advanced Spiritual Training - Achieving Christ-consciousness Jesus became the Christ. The word Christ is an archetype for the perfect man. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us to become perfect. Most would say, "That's not possible or practical." However, Jesus taught and lived this and he expected us to abide in His words. This advanced spiritual training will give participants both a look at the path to perfection Jesus gave us and how we can understand both the difficulty and the promise that leads you and I to be "blessed", joyful and happy. |
| 2:00-4:00 pm | Preconference: Spring Forest Qigong: Weight Stabilization For most of us, difficulties with weight management stem from blocked energy channels around the center of the body or belt line. This is not an exercise class to reduce weight or build muscle. The movements taught in this workshop will assist in opening blocked energy channels and promote a return to your individual healthy weight. |
| 2:00-7:00 pm | Check into Residence Hall and Registration |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00-8:00 pm | OPENING SESSION Welcome/Overview Opening Plenary: "Famous" Dave Anderson Sobriety, Freedom, and A New Life!: A Faith Based Message Of Hope and Deliverance From Addictions |
| 8:00-9:00 pm | Opening Reception |
7:15–8:15 am |
Breakfast |
8:30–10:00 am |
Plenary: Don Coyhis, President |
10:00-10:30 am |
Break |
10:30 am-Noon |
Special Topics and Mini-Workshop Presentations Participants choose one special topic to attend each day or one mini-workshop to attend sequentially for three days. |
Noon-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
1:15-4:45 pm |
Workshop Tracks |
5:00-6:00 pm |
Dinner |
6:00-7:30 pm |
Empowerment Group Discover the sense of owning using "I" can create, as we gather to support each other in moving beyond addiction, dependency, and internalized oppression. The only requirement for attending is the desire to maintain sobriety as we each define it. |
7:00-9:00 pm |
Community Forum This is an open AA-meeting-type format so that professionals who have not been exposed to AA can experience it. |
7:15-8:15 am |
Breakfast |
8:30-10:00 am |
Plenary: Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D. Using the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to Jump-Start Rural Behavioral HealthcareThis session will review the key ACA components being implemented in 2012, including Affordable Insurance Exchanges, the Medicaid Expansion, and Health Homes. These components will be discussed as major incentors for creating or strengthening rural behavioral healthcare. |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am-Noon | Special Topics and Mini-Workshop Presentations Participants choose one special topic to attend each day or continue with one mini-workshop. |
Noon-2:00 pm |
Harold E. Hughes Awards of Excellence Luncheon Recognizing Rural Excellence Larry W. Monson Award |
2:00-5:30 pm |
Workshop Tracks continued |
6:00-7:00 pm |
Dinner Evening Optional Activities |
7:15-8:15 am |
Breakfast |
8:30-10:00 am |
Plenary: Cardwell C. Nuckols, MA, PhD Designer Drugs: What You Need to Know |
10:00-10:30 am |
Break |
10:30 am-Noon |
Special Topics and Mini-Workshop Presentations Participants choose one special topic to attend each day or continue with one mini-workshop. |
Noon-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
1:15-4:45 pm |
Workshop Tracks continued |
5:00-6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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Evening Optional Activities |
| 7:15 - 8:15 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
Workshop Tracks continued |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am - Noon |
Closing Plenary: Dick Kessler, ARCHistorical Aspects of Recovery and the Field of Alcohol and Drug AbuseAn informal plenary about the field of addiction treatment, from the good ole days to the present. How issues like managed care, co-occurring disorders, and the like have affected the recovery field. The good and the bad. Mr. Kessler has been in the field of addiction treatment for almost a half of century. He has many interesting and hysterical stories about how it was and how it is now. Closing Comments |
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Institute Tracks:
12 hours of concentrated training and/or instruction. Approximately 3.5 hours each day for days one through three and 1.5 hours on day four. During the registration process attendees will identify which track they plan to attend for the duration of the conference. Some, but not all tracks are eligible for certain scholarships. Please note that after scholarships are awarded, changes in track selection for scholarship recipients generally cannot be accommodated.
Mini Workshops:
4.5 hours of concentrated training and/or instruction. Approximately 1.5 hours each day for days one through three. During the registration process attendees will select one Mini Workshop or three Special Topics.
Special Topics:
1.5 hours training and/or instruction taught within one day. During the registration process attendees will select one Mini Workshop or three Special Topics.
| Sunday, June 9, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm $65- Institute Participant |
Preconference: Advanced Spiritual Training - Achieving Christ-consciousness Jesus became the Christ. The word Christ is an archetype for the perfect man. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us to become perfect. Most would say, "That's not possible or practical." However, Jesus taught and lived this and he expected us to abide in His words. This advanced spiritual training will give participants both a look at the path to perfection Jesus gave us and how we can understand both the difficulty and the promise that leads you and I to be "blessed", joyful and happy. |
| Sunday, June 9, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $30- Institute Participant $50- General Participant |
Preconference: Spring Forest Qigong: Weight Stabilization For most of us, difficulties with weight management stem from blocked energy channels around the center of the body or belt line. This is not an exercise class to reduce weight or build muscle. The movements taught in this workshop will assist in opening blocked energy channels and promote a return to your individual healthy weight. |