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HEALING BEGINS AT HOME:
Restoring relationships in families touched by addiction
South Pacific Private presents our 2009 Annual Conference HEALING BEGINS AT HOME: Restoring relationships in families touched by addiction.
Our guest speaker is psychotherapist and author Rokelle Lerner, who will be discussing strategies and tools to establish healthy and functional relationships during the tough time of addiction.
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Date:
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 Professional program: One day
Saturday, 12th September 2009
General Public program: One day
Sunday, 13th September 2009
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Times:
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8.30am – 5pm
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Venue:
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Vibe Hotel North Sydney
88 Alfred Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061
ph: 02 9955 1111
e: vhns@vibehotels.com.au
Accommodation is available at VIBE hotel. Please contact them directly to arrange.
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Cost:
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Professional program: $150 for one day conference
General Public program: $150 for one day conference
To keep the cost of this event at the same price as 2008, morning and afternoon tea will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own lunch, and make the most of the parks in the area, or purchase lunch from one of the nearby cafes & restaurants.
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Please download and return the relevant registration form, with payment, to confirm your attendance:
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Saturday, 12th September
| 8.30 |
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Registration |
| 9.00 |
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Welcome |
| 9.30 |
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Session 1: Effective strategies for treating the addicted family
In this session you will identify the family dynamics of addiction and the critical family dynamics where mental health and chemical dependency occur. You will also have the chance to practice therapeutic strategies that are crucial to family healing, and learn how children suffer developmental delays as well as tools that can assist children in mastering their developmental tasks. |
| 10.30 |
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Morning Tea |
| 11.00 |
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Session 2: Compassion fatigue and how post secondary PTSD impacts a therapist and their family
Compassion fatigue is often diagnosed as post secondary PTSD. Therapists can absorb the trauma of clients in ways that cross into their personal lives, while diminishing their efficacy in their work with others. This session will demonstrate methods to counteract compassion fatigue and show how to maintain vision, purpose and balance in life. |
| 12.30 |
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Lunch |
| 1.30 |
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Session 3: Narcissistic wounds and the challenge of recovery (Strategies for healing)
Many addicts suffer from false pride, entitlement and grandiosity that unfortunately will not disappear with sobriety, but will interfere with recovery. This session examines the relational consequences of narcissism and offers tools to clinicians to recognize this destructive dynamic in treatment and recovery. |
| 3.00 |
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Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30 |
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Session 4: When words are not enough – Expressive Therapy Modalities: connecting Mind, Body and Spirit
In order to alter beliefs and behaviour, we need to integrate our knowledge with our bodies, our minds and our spirit. In this session, participants will practice methods of healing that involve experiential learning.
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| 5.00 |
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Registration form for the Professional Program - please download, complete and return to South Pacific Private to confirm your attendance.
Sunday, 13th September
| 8.30 |
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Registration |
| 9.00 |
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Welcome |
| 9.30 |
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Session 1: How to become a better parent, son, daughter, friend or lover
Discover the qualities of an emotionally healthy relationship in this session. You will explore what constitutes abuse (emotional, mental, spiritual) to discover if you are subconsciously hurting your loved ones. You will also learn how to stop repeating the destructive patterns of things your parents said/did to you, to break the pattern. |
| 10.30 |
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Morning Tea |
| 11.00 |
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Session 2: Tools for emotional health
What are the roles and rules for relationships? Do you know how to model healthy boundaries and self-care in your relationships? You will gain an understanding of the four C’s of parenting and integrity, compassion and strength. Learn how to help people of any age move from reactivity to integrity, and how to help those who are under-responsible and over-responsible. |
| 12.30 |
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Lunch |
| 1.30 |
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Session 3: Depression/Addiction or Mental Illness in the family
Do you know how to deal with anger/rage in a loved one? How to maintain sanity and practical self-care in the midst of chaos? This session will cover these issues, as well as investigate the destructive family dynamics of addiction and mental illness. You will also learn what to tell children about an addicted or mentally ill family member. |
| 3.00 |
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Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30 |
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Session 4: Coping mechanisms when a loved one has an addiction/mental illness/depression
Learn how to improve physical and emotional boundaries while offering help to your loved one without enabling their behavior. Practice care, concern and firmness. |
| 5.00 |
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Registration form for the General Public Program - please download, complete and return to South Pacific Private to confirm your attendance.
Rokelle Lerner is a psychotherapist, international consultant and lecturer on women, relationships, families and chemical dependency. Ms Lerner is the clinical director, facilitator and co-creator of the InnerPath Programs for Cottonwood de Tucson: intensive five-day workshops for men, women and couples dealing with trauma, recovery, relationship and family issues.
Over the last 15 years Ms Lerner has consulted for Spring Workshops ltd in London and has created seminars for men and women in recovery from trauma, addiction and relationship problems in Sweden, Israel, Samoa and Belgium.
Ms Lerner has received numerous awards for her work including the National Association for Children of Alcholics’ 2007 award for life long achievement in working with adult children of alcholics and Esquire magazine’s Top 100 Men and Women Who are Changing the Nation.
She consulted to and appears in the 2007 film Intervention starring Rupert Graves, Andi McDowell and Jennifer Tilly.
Ms Lerner has published: Living in the Comfort Zone: The Gift of Boundaries in Relationship, Affirmations for Adult Children of Alcoholics, (over one million copies) Affirmations for the Inner Child, Building Relationships that Last: A Workbook for Singles and Couples and The Object of My Affection is in My Reflection: Coping with Narcissists
Conveniently located at Milsons Point, Vibe Hotel is within walking distance from a variety of public transport options.
BY TRAIN: Vibe Hotel North Sydney is located directly opposite Milsons Point train station.
BY BUS: Vibe Hotel is also located within walking distance of Alfred Street bus stop, where the following bus services alight: 175 Warringah Mall via Balgowlah; E50 Express from Manly Wharf; L84 Limited Stops from Mona Vale; 187 Newport; L78 Limited stops from Dee Why; 209 East Lindfield; 173 Narraweena; 227 Mosman Junction; 228 Clifton Gardens; 229 Beauty Point; 230 Mosman Wharf.
BY FERRY: It is a short walk uphill from the Milsons Point/Luna Park wharf. Ferry services that stop here include Parramatta, Woolwich/Birkenhead and Balmain.
For further public transport options visit NSW Transport Information website
CAR: Street parking is available, however there are time restrictions and meters in Milsons Point. The nearest parking station is located at Luna Park, located under the northern end of the Harbour Bridge.
Luna Park car park has 389 secure car spaces. Fees apply, for periods of over 4 hours the cost is $32. Car park entry is via Paul Street, Milsons Point. Please note that the maximum vehicle height is 1.9 metres.
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