I spent last week in Salt Lake City teaching the Relapse Prevention Counseling Track at the University of Utah’s School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies annual week long school. This was my first year teaching there but I certainly hope it will not be the last. As a matter of fact they have already approached me about the possibility of bringing my Addiction-Free Pain Management® System information to next year’s school.

The University of Utah’s School, which is recognized internationally, has continually expanded its scope to keep pace with increased awareness of the health and social problems of alcoholism and other drug dependencies.  All areas of these problems are presented in training sessions for professional and lay personnel.  The School provides students with the latest methods and techniques for working effectively in their respective disciplines.

COURSES OFFERED for substance abuse counselors, clinicians, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, medical personnel, rehabilitation counselors, public health administrators, educators, judges, lawyers, peace officers, county commissioners, industrial and community leaders, advisory council and board members, college and graduate students, families, treatment center personnel, and others desiring special instruction on alcoholism and other drug dependencies.

GENERAL SESSIONS for the entire student body will focus on current issues and trends in the field of substance abuse education, prevention and treatment.

GROUP SECTIONS provide specialized information and techniques for working effectively with substance abuse problems in various disciplines.  Specific groups are: American Indian; Criminal and Juvenile Justice; Dental; Drugs: Treatment and Rehabilitation; Education, Prevention and Youth Counseling; Employee Assistance and Human Resources; Mining Industry; Nursing; Pharmacy; Physicians; Professional Treatment; Recovery Support; Relapse Prevention Counseling; Substance Abuse Overview and Current Issues; Vocational Rehabilitation and Women’s Treatment.

If you want to learn more about the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System go to our website at www.addiction-free.com and also go to our Publications page and check out my book Managing Pain and Coexisting Disorders: Using the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System. You can also check out our Articles page to download my free article From Denial to Effective Pain Management to learn more about denial and chronic pain; including a look at the 12 Common Pain Mangement Denial Patterns.

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.