A Tradition of Change 2008
National Conference on Therapeutic Communities
Sunday, Oct. 5 - Wednesday, Oct. 8
Hyatt Regency Tech Center
Denver, CO
Our 2008 Conference Sponsors
PLATINUM
Rocky Mountain Institute for Alcohol and Drug Education (RMI)
SILVER
Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC)
Amity Foundation
Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA)
BRONZE
Featured Keynote Speaker: GEORGE DELEON, PH.D.
Founder and Former Director of The Center for Therapeutic Community Research.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine where he provides training in therapeutic community practice.
Dr. DeLeon has published over 165 scientific papers and chapters, has authored and edited seven books and monographs including The Therapeutic Community: Theory, Model, and Method, considered the definitive text in the field.
Presents:
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES:
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
Tuesday, October 7
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Featured Keynote Speaker:
NAYA ARBITER
The Principle and founder of Extensions, LLC, a private consulting group.
Over the past two decades, Ms. Arbiter has developed treatment services for addicted mothers and their children, teens with histories of chronic addiction and criminality, and IDVUs and crack users at high risk of HIV infection.
Ms. Arbiter was one of the 125 national experts on drug abuse selected by President Regan in 1987 to serve as a conferee to the White House Conference for a Drug-Free America.
Presents:
THE HISTORY OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES
Monday, October 6
8:30am - 9:15am
Click here to view the various PowerPoint slides from the conference. Thank you!
