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eNewsletter - July 9, 2010
Science of Addiction and Recovery Trainings wrap-up
The Foundation for Recovery (FFR) proudly hosted the last of this year’s six Faces & Voices Science of Addiction and Recovery “Train the Trainers” in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2010. The six-hour training is geared toward recovery advocates and drew attendees from five states: Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California, and Missouri.
Trainer Flo Hilliard came to Las Vegas from Wisconsin, where she holds dual appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She presented to a full house of 42 participants, including representatives from the City of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas and Clark County court systems, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, multiple counseling and treatment centers, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and all of the event sponsors: Sunhawk Adolescent Recovery Center, Judge Cedric A. Kerns, the Society of Addiction Professionals (SOAP) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southern Nevada and Foundation for Recovery.
Heidi Gustafson, FFR Community Relations Manager, and Stuart Smith, Chairman of the Board for FFR and Faces & Voices board member, gave the opening remarks. Flo kicked off the interactive training, which was split into two sessions. The first three hours educated participants on the science of addiction and recovery, while the last three hours taught them how to present those facts and do the training in their community. Participants received supplemental materials (available on the Faces & Voices web site) to take home including the training PowerPoint printout and DVD, information on how to be a successful trainer, facts and figures from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and much more. One of the most important things was contact information for everyone who registered for the event, so that advocates can work together to increase public knowledge and reduce the negative stigma of addiction and recovery.
Faces & Voices hopes to be able to bring Flo and the training to more communities in 2011. The training is available on DVD.
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