January 2012
"Intervention Models: Interrupting The Disease of Addiction"
Ed Storti, C.A.D.C. II
Intervention Specialist
November 2011
"How Do Countries Tackle Their Drug Problems?"
Alex Stevens, PhD
Professor in Criminal Justice, University of Kent
September 2011
"Somatic Experiencing As An Addiction Intervention"
Julie De Santo, MFT, SEP
Director of Trauma Services, One to One Treatment
July 2011
"Sexual Addiction, The DSM V and The New Media: Facebook, Smartphones and Ashely Madison"
Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S
Founding Director, The Sexual Recovery Institute (SRI)
May 2011
"Emotional Sobriety: The Neglected Issue in Addiction Treatment"
Allen Berger, PhD
Faculty, Loyola Marymount University
April 2011
"Sexual Addiction Treatment and Interpersonal Neurobiology: Where CBT Ends and Limbic Resonance Begins"
Alexandra Katehakis, MFT
Clinical Director, Center for Healthy Sex
March 2011
"Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder & Addiction"
Ellie Mizani, MD
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, USC
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and ADHD Specialist,
Addiction Medicine Group
February 2011
"Emerging and Effective Management Strategies For Pathological Gambling"
Tim Fong, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA
January 2011
"Religion and Spirituality in Addiction Treatment"
Rabbi Mark Borovitz
Senior Rabbi & Spiritual Leader, Beit T'Shuvah Treatment Center
November 2010
"SMART Recovery & Other Cognitive-Behavioral Social Sober Support Groups"
Don Mac Donald, CAADAC II; SMART Facilitator and Counselor, Matrix Institute
A. Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP; President, SMART Recovery
October 2010
"DBT with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder"
Katherine Niemela, R.N., M.N.
Clearview Womens Center,
Clinical Director
September 2010
"Craving and Relapse"
Bob Tyler, BA, CADC II, ICADC
Twin Town Treatment Centers,
Director of Operations and Clinical Services
August 2010 - Summer Holiday
July 2010
"Buprenorphine: Evolving Clinical Applications and Important Considerations for Providers"
Jonathan Reitman, MD
Consulting Physician, Klean Sober Living
Attending Physician, Miracles Detox and Recovery Program, Brotman Medical Center
June 2010
"Out of Control Behaviors: Sex, Gambling, Shopping...
Are Process Addictions Real Disorders?"
Reef Karim, DO
Executive Director, The Control Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
May 2010
"Diagnosis and Management of Alcohol and other Drug Addiction in Physicians and Airline Pilots"
Garrett O'Connor, MD
Betty Ford Institute, President
April 2010
"Sexual Reintegration Therapy: A New Model for Couples' Recovery"
Bill Bercaw, PsyD, CSAT, CST
Ginger Bercaw, PsyD, CSAT, CST
Co-founders of the California Center for Healing
March 2010
"The Use of Neurofeedback in Drug Addiction"
Stephen Sideroff, Ph.D.
Moonview Treatment and Optimal Performance Center, Clinical Director
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences School of Medicine, UCLA
February 2010
"The Bridge from Treatment to Recovery"
Earl Hightower, CCDC, BRI - II
January 2010
"Methamphetamine Update: Is the epidemic over?
New Information on Impact and Treatment Effectiveness"
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D. Associate Director, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP)
Professor-in-Residence, UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science
December 2009 - Winter Holiday
November 2009
"Addiction vs. Pseudoaddiction"
Michael Loes, M.D.
Arizona Pain Institute, Director
Sierra Tucson, Chief of Pain Medicine
October 2009
"An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain and Addiction"
David Schechter M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, USC School of Medicine
Author, The MindBody Workbook
September 2009
"PTSD and Opioid Dependence:
A Basis for the Self-Medication Hypothesis"
Itai Danovitch, M.D
Director, Addiction Psychiatry Clinical Services
Associate Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
August 2009 - Summer Holiday
July 2009
"Can Addiction be Prevented? A Review of Prevention Models that Target Child and Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abuse"
Jeffery N. Wilkins, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.
LINCY/Heyward-Moynihan Chair in Addiction Medicine
Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
June 2009
"Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for the Treatment of Addictions"
Jenner Bishop, MFT, CSAT
Center for Healthy Sex, Senior Clinician
EMDR International Association, Member
May 2009
"Treating Addictions with Adventure Therapy"
Nancy Sobel, PsyD
Private Practice
April 2009
"Should 'Videogame Addiction' be in DSM-V?"
Jack Kuo, MD
Consulting Psychiatrist for Promises Treatment Centers
Staff Psychiatrist at Pleasant Valley State Prison
Member, CSAM Education Committee
March 2009
"The Matrix Model for the Treatment ofAddiction"
Jeanne L. Obert, MFT, MSM
Matrix Institute on Addictions, Executive Director
February 2009
"Understanding Sexual and Pornography Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment"
Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT
The Sexual Recovery Institute, Executive Director
January 2009 - Winter Holiday
December 2008 - Winter Holiday
November 2008
"When 12-Step is Not Enough: Alternative Recovery Strategies for Alcoholic"
Marc Kern, PhD
Addiction Alternatives, Director
Author of Take Control, Now! and Responsible Drinking
Moderation Management, Board of Directors
October 2008
"Medications for the Treatment of Addiction"
Mark Hrymoc, MD
Private Practice in Addiction & General Psychiatry
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Clinical Instructor
Promises Treatment Centers, Consulting Psychiatrist
September 2008
"Treatment of Addiction Issues in Couples Therapy"
Ron Crane, MFT
Co-Director, Couples and Sex Therapy Training Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
