Education Day Conference

Education is the Key to Understanding:
A 1/2 day workshop about mental illness and addiction
 

An afternoon of enhancing awareness about the facts of mental illness and addiction. Knowledge helps break down stigma and encourages individuals and families to seek life-changing help.

For more information or to register, visit http://www.lindnercenterofhope.org/patients-families/education-day/ 

 

Conference Agenda

 

Registration & Information Fair
11:00a.m. ? 12:00p.m.

Buffet
11:30a.m.

Welcome & Keynote
12:00p.m.

Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD, President & CEO, Lindner Center of HOPE

Mackenzie Phillips

Mackenzie Phillips is an actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as a rebellious teenager on the well-known sitcom, One Day at a Time. As a troubled teen star, Phillips made several visits to rehab before getting sober.

 

Further detailed information for each of the breakout sessions and their objectives are located on the link below:

Education Day Schedule

 

• Eating Disorders:  Myths vs. Realities

• Addiction and the Adolescent

• Depression and Bipolar Disorder:  #1 US Public Health Problem

• Psychosis:  Understanding its Origin, Occurrence, and Treatment

• Understanding and Managing the Human Experience of Anxiety

Breakout Sessions II ? 2:15 p.m. ? 3:00 p.m. (Break 3:00 p.m. ? 3:15 p.m.)

• Anorexia and Bulimia:  A Bio-psychosocial Approach to Understanding the Illness

• Work in Progress:  Adolescence and Mental Health

• Identifying Addiction in Loved Ones:  How to Tell if Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling or Other Behaviors are a Problem

• An Overview of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• ?Why Am I Not Getting Any Better?

• Top 5 Ways to Support Your Family Member

• Mental Health in Later Life

• DBT:  From Chaos to Coping