NAMI California will hold their annual conference 2009 on August 21 & 22 in Torrance. The theme is Destination: Recovery!
Tom Wootton, author of The Bipolar Advantage will be the keynote speaker. His speech is entitled "Bipolar in Order - Looking at Depression, Mania, and Schizophrenia From the Other Side."
Wootton’s book, The Bipolar Advantage has remained on Amazon’s top 10 books on bipolar disorder since its publication in 2005. Tom developed and has presented workshops on Bipolar in Order since 2002. He is considered to be a leading speaker and consumer advocate on bipolar disorder.
Also presenting at the conference on Friday will be Dr. Akikur Reza Mohammad, MD on the topic of “Dual Diagnosis and Importance of Treatment of Both Psychiatric Illness and Addiction.” Dr. Clayton Chau, MD, PhD will discuss “Overcoming PTSD.”
On Saturday, Aug. 22, Dr. Alejandro Kopelowicz, MD will speak on the subject of “Moving Towards a Recovery Model in Biobehavioral Treatment.” Gene Johnson, LCSW will speak on the topic of “ Recovery: Raising our Own Expectations," and Dr. Curley L Bonds, MD will speak on “Community Reintegration & Recovery: Peers Helping Peers.”
In addition to the speakers there will be a variety of workshops on both Friday and Saturday. For more information about the conference and to pre-register contact NAMI California through the website, or call (916) 567-0163.
The conference will be held at the Torrance Marriott South Bay, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503. The hotel phone number is (310) 316-3636. Hotel reservations for the event can be made by calling (888) 228-9290 and ask for the specifically negotiated rate for the NAMI conference. Reservations must be made by August 12, 2009 to ensure the conference rate.
Photo: Tom Wootton/BipolarAdvantage.com
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