According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), September is National Recovery Month. The federal government in unison with non-profits, individuals, families, counselors, social workers and other helping professionals will use this month to promote the awareness of addictions and the often rocky road to recovery. SAMSHA says that 2.6 million Americans age 12 or over received treatment for an alcohol or drug problem in 2010. Marygrove College’s Department of Social Work and the Division of Continuing Education and Career Enhancement have teamed up to offer a series of seminars that will focus on addiction and recovery in support of this important campaign.
The first of Marygrove’s Applied Professional Education Seminars for Addiction Specialists (and others in the helping professions) will be offered during National Recovery Month. On Friday, September 28, 2012, from 9 AM to 12:30 PM, Michael Johnson, LMSW, a national expert, consultant and trainer in recovery will speak on Relapse Dynamics and the Offender. Continue reading
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