Bill Maher, Interventionist

Family Intervention Center of Virginia

Events

Dr. Kevin McCauley Speaking on Neuroscience of Addiction

KEVIN McCAULEY, MD, a nationally recognized leader in research of the neurochemistry of substance use disorders will be speaking in Richmond, VA on Thursday, April 18th.

There are 2 opportunities to hear him speak.
1. He will give a public talk for the recovering community on Thursday evening, April 18th at 7:00 pm at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church at Grove and Three Chopt, Richmond, Virginia. There is no admission fee but donations will be accepted.  There will be seating for 200 at Saint Stephen’s, first come, first serve. In the past it has been a, “standing room only,” event.

2. He will be the keynote speaker at the COBE Conference for addiction professionals. His talk is on April 18th, at 1:15pm on the VCU campus, Cabell Library. You do have to register and pay for the conference to see him at VCU.

Dr. McCauley is an engaging and highly informative speaker with the most up-to-date information on why substance use disorders (SUDs) is a brain disease. The first time I heard him speak I thought, “Wow, this lecture can give so many people the motivation to get help.” And this has been the case. Over the years his lectures have given many individuals “permission” to seek help.

I’m very excited to host Dr McCauley and bring this opportunity to you.

I can’t wait to see you there. FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS.
Warmly, Bill Maher

About Kevin McCauley, MD.
Dr. Kevin McCauley is a Senior Fellow at Meadows Behavioral on Healthcare. He graduated in 1992 from Drexel University School of Medicine and first became interested in the treatment of substance use disorders while serving as a Naval Flight Surgeon. Kevin wrote and directed two films: “Memo to Self” about the concepts of recovery management, and “Pleasure Unwoven” about the neuroscience of addiction which won the 2010 Michael Q. Ford Award for Journalism from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. Kevin lives with his wife, Kristine, in Sedona, Arizona and recently completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health at the University of Arizona. McCauley is considered one of the leading researchers in the neuroscience of substance use disorders.
https://meadowsbh.com/senior-fellows/

Bill’s TED Talk

Watch Bill Maher’s Ted Talk given at the TEDXRVA in Richmond, Virginia.
The talk is titled: Saving Lives Through Connection

TEDX RVA Open Mic Presentation

Bill Maher gave this presentation during open mic night at the TEDxRVA in February of 2016. It won the competition out of 25 presentations to be invited back to talk during the TEDxRVA event in April, 2016. Watch Bill’s talk about the problem of Opiate addiction in our country.

Personalized Intervention Training

Oct 18-20, 2017.  Master Class for Interventionists.
Uplevel your intervention skills and increase your success rate.

In this training you’ll learn to:
• Disarm the disease and positively engage clients.
• Empower clients to shift from conflict with loved one to constructive dialogues.
• Place a motivated loved one into treatment.

DIP Board approved; worth 18 CEUs

 

UNT Recovery Conference

Sept. 21, 2016. Bill will be a keynote speaker on the topic: “Recovery Skills for Families: Tools for Managing the Stress of Addiction” at the University of Northern Texas Recovery Conference being held in Denton, TX. The Recovery Conference is a national 2-day event that brings together behavioral health professionals, educators, researchers, students and industry leaders. For more information go to: https://recoveryresearch.unt.edu/content/recovery-conference

UNT Recovery Conference

Upcoming Events in April 2016

Bill Maher, Interventionist will be speaking at the following events coming up this spring:

April 8th – TEDxRVA, Carpenter Center (for more information or to buy tickets to this event go to TEDxRVA.com)

April 13th – Parents coffee at Sabot @ Stony Point – talking on warning signs of use and addiction

April 15th – Conference in Fredericksburg, Va

April 28th – 30th Action Intervention Training @ ONSITE, Cumberland Furnace, Tenn. See details.

May 12th – Community get together with treatment resources for professionals and family members – at Northstar Community, 563 Southlake Blvd, Richmond, Virginia

Intervention Training April 2016

Action Intervention Training

Using Action to Effect Change

April 28—30, 2016 at Onsite Workshops, Cumberland Furnace, TN

ADVANCED INTERVENTION
Addicted family systems are locked into unhealthy roles and behaviors. When conducting an intervention, it is crucial to utilize sociometry to lower anxiety, and warm up the family to change. In this didactic and experiential “learning lab” workshop, we will demonstrate the benefits of treating the entire family system, and how sociometry and psychodrama can motivate the family towards recovery.

Bill Maher, Interventionist will be a presenter at Action Intervention Training—Using Action to Effect Change. Advanced strategies, tools and techniques utilizing a combination of intervention modalities, sociometry and psychodrama techniques that can be applied to formal interventions as well as any facet of addiction/mental health services for clients and families.

CEU Hours Available