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The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse will hold its 32nd Annual AMERSA National Conference on November 6-8, 2008, in Washington DC.

The meeting will reflect on AMERSA's interdisciplinary strengths and the commitment to disseminate the latest developments in substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and research that challenge all health care professionals.

Confirmed plenary sessions include:

Carlo DiClemente, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD in a Spicy Debate - Contemplating Change: The Pros and Cons of the Transtheoretical Model for Understanding Changes in Substance Use

John Rodolico, PhD, Terence Keane, PhD and Susan Storti, PhD, RN in a Plenary Panel Session on Combat Stress and Substance Abuse in the Wake of War

Randolph D. Muck, MEd, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, speaking on Adolescent/Emerging Adults

John Cunningham, PhD, Senior Scientist Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, speaking on the Internet and New Media as Tools to Recovery

Jerome Jaffe, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, will be the recipient of the distinguished John P. McGovern Award

Stephanie O'Malley, PhD, Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research, CMHC, will receive the prestigious Betty Ford Award honoring her valuable contributions to the substance abuse field.

Call for Abstracts now open. Submit abstracts and workshops online by May 15.

For further information, visit www.amersa.org or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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More on the Optimism-Wellness Connection

Wellness
Written by John Newport, PhD
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
In follow-up from my most recent column, I would like to take a closer look at the powerful connection between an optimistic outlook and programming ourselves for optimal health. As always, please feel free to share these thoughts with any of your clients who may benefit from this message.
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What Science Teaches Us About Counseling

Clinical Supervision
Written by David J. Powell, PhD
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
Ever walk into a store and immediately sensed “good service?” You knew that people there would tend to your needs. (The opposite is also true, isn’t it? You sense immediately you will not be waited on or tended to in that store). We just “feel” good service when it is offered. You might get more specific by looking for visual cues, merchandise, store layouts, or facial expressions, but none sufficiently explain the sure sense you have when you walk into a store and know you will be treated well. Something else is going on. You feel it although you might not be able to describe why you feel it.
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Overwhelming Early Life Trauma: Creating a Second Chance

Media Review
Written by Alissa Mallow
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
As all addiction professionals know, one of the hardest things to do is to motivate individuals to change to abandon an addictive lifestyle. One recognized technique is to empower through education, that is helping people to blend their real life experience and with current research in a manner that makes the information accessible, understandable, and powerful; assisting them to make the connections between their behaviors, emotions, and addiction, thereby motivating them to strive toward recovery and sustain abstinence.
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Don’t Tell Mom, But My Money is All Gone

First Person
Written by Sandy Yakim
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
People come to gambling for different reasons, usually beginning with the entertainment aspect. Those of us who have developed an addiction may have started just that way, but then, for different reasons, the entertainment goes astray. In my case, it became a distraction — a way to hide, relax and numb myself to the challenges of everyday life.
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To Upgrade Your Software, Or Not?

Management Corner: Technology Trends
Written by Jim Mays
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
All of your computers are obsolete. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration, but with the release of Microsoft Vista you might agree. Although Vista was not actually on the market until January 2007, prior to its release, there were some great bargains being advertised on the system. Retailers were scrambling to get rid of those “old” Windows XP Systems and as a result, you may have come away with a great deal on that computer you got for Christmas.
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