MARRCH Educational Presentations

This section features educational presentations from MARRCH Conferences and Events.

2009 MARRCH Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2009

Handouts and presentation outlines

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2008 MARRCH Annual Conference, October 21-23, 2008

Handouts and presentation outlines

• 20 Strategies for Increasing Recovery Rates with Chemically Dependent Clients
  Mark Sanders, LCSW
• Perspectives on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
  Carol Falkowski, Director, Chemical Health Division, Minnesota Dept of Human Services
• Integrating Recovery Systems into CSAT Programs & Priorities
  H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM
  Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Ethics and Boundaries in the Supervisory Role
  Gary Schoener, M.Eq., LP, Director, Walk-In Counseling Center (WICC)
• Alcohol and Benzodiazepine Dependence
  David A. Frenz, M.D., Addiction Medicine Service, St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Missing Pieces:Evidence-Based Treatmentfor the Constitutionally Incapable
  Steve Casey, MSEd, LADC, LISW
• Your Client’s Life Purpose: Does It Matter?
   John Howard Prin, LADC
• Clinical Supervision
  Gary Schoener, M.Eq., LP, Director, Walk-In Counseling Center (WICC)
• Ethical Complications of Transplantation in Patients with Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  Ted R. Laska, LADC, Mayo Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
• Women and Addiction: Special Issues in Treatment and Recovery
  Brenda Iliff, M.A., L.A.D.C.Clinical Director, Hazelden Women’s Recovery Center
• Diet and Lifestyle Effects on Neurotransmitters
  Steve Zvonar, D.C., Northwoods Chiropractic & Natural Healing Center
• Addiction as a Brain Disease
  Gavin Bart, MD; Charles Reznikoff, MD; Steven Fu, MD, MSCE; David Frenz, MD, MS

2008 MARRCH Spring Conference, April 18-19, 2008

Handouts and presentation outlines

• Substance Abuse Treatment: The Minnesota Update January 2008 Chemical Health Division Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASP) and Borderline Personality Disorder
• Drug Abuse Trends Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
• Community forums to be held on alcohol, tobacco and drugs
• Motivational Interviewing Coaching Circles
• Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons with Co-Occuring Disorders
• Chemical Health Division - Rule 25 Assessment
• Dos and Don'ts of Assessment - COD
• Screening: What Else is Going on with our Patients?
• Merge 5 Presentation
• Motivational Interviewing
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Selected Prescription Drugs With Potential for Abuse
• Rule 25 Assessment Tool Task Force Summary
• Assessment Interview Techniques

2008 MARRCH Summit, April 3, 2008

Presentation from Summit speaker

Kim Johnson | Alison Pence | Pat Plunkett

2007 MARRCH Spring Conference, April 27 and 28

Tips and Techniques in Working with Native American People (download here)

Bibliography (download here)

2007 MARRCH Summit, Feb. 1

Substance Abuse Treatment Workforce: Past, Present and Future — National Perspectives
Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D. Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D., Director, Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center (see www.pattc.orgfor presentation)

2005 MARRCH Conference Keynote Speaker Presentation

Addiction as a Brain Disease: Blending Research and Practice
Download the pdf presentation — a members-only benefit.

Dr. Timothy P. Condon was appointed Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2003. As Deputy Director, Condon supports the Director in developing, implementing, and managing the Institute's programs, priorities, resources, policies, and research dissemination efforts.

2005 MARRCH Conference Speaker Presentation: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005.

Rule 31 Adminsitrative Requirements, Session 28.
Download Rick Moldenhauer's Presentation "Riders on the Storm"