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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, September 7, 2023
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    100 - Impact of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders on Families and Communities
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    110 - Taking a Higher Road: Navigating Professional Ethics and Responsibility
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    120 - Transforming Addictive Processes Through Attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET
    Exhibit Move In and Set Up
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    160 - Ethical Issues in the Clinical Practice of Treating Substance Use Disorders
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    170 - Families That Organize Around a Loved One's Addiction: Enhancing Family Engagement, Motivation, and Readiness for Change
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    The Capital Networking Group (CNG) Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
    199 - Five Important Lessons from Over Forty Years in the Trenches
  • Friday, September 8, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET
    Open 12-Step Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM ET
    Overeaters Anonymous
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Light Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    200 - Matching Existing and Emerging Treatments of Psychological Trauma Across a Continuum of Care
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM ET
    Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    CANCELLED - Alleviating Guilt and Shame through Self-Compassion
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    220 - Children of Parental Substance Use Disorder: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    221 - Treatment and Recovery Discover Harm Reduction: Next Step - Integration
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    222 - Incorporating Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Leadership Development as Effective Models of Treatment
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    223 - Opioid Misuse as an Attachment Disorder
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    224 - Social Identity Mapping for Adolescent Addiction Recovery
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    225 - Establishing a Preventative Model to Address Relapse in our Workforce - NO CES
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    Cancelled: Understanding Xylazine: Pharmacology, Toxicity, and Treatment Implications for Addiction Professionals
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    Reconsidering Addiction Treatment
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    270 - A Multi-faceted Approach to Cravings Management
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    271 - The Neuroscience of Adolescent Addiction and Innovative Approaches
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    272 - Oxycodone with a Whiskey Chaser: Substance Use Disorders and Comorbidities in Older Adults
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    273 - The Opposite of Addiction is Truly Connection: Neurobiological Underpinnings of Promoting Family Togetherness in Early Recovery
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    274 - CANCELLED - Treating Substance Use Disorder with Ambulatory Detoxification Protocols and Medication Assisted Treatment during COVID-19
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    275 - Career Development “We Only Keep What We Have by Giving it Away.” - NO CES
  • 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    Reinvent Your Revenue Model – Strategies to Increase EBITDA Without Requiring More Admissions - NO CES
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    280 - Applying Best-Practices in Measurement-Based Care in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    281 - Eastern Religious Influence, Psychology, and Enhancing DBT and ACT Effectiveness
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    282 - Looking Back & Stepping Forward: Innovative Engagement in the Tele-Behavioral-Health Era
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    283 - Not Making it Someone Else's Problem: Treating SUD in Pregnancy
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    284 - Understanding Trauma
  • 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM ET
    299 - A New “Addiction” Paradigm: From Disease to Meaningful Dilemma, From Abstinence-only to Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP)
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
    Cape Cod Symposium Lobster Bake
  • Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET
    Open 12-Step Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Light Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  • 7:30 AM – 4:15 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM ET
    Association of Addiction Family Service Providers Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    300 - Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: An Evidence-Based, Neuroscience-Informed Therapy for Addiction, Stress, and Pain
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM ET
    Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    CANCELLED - Identifying and Understanding Trauma Defense Mechanisms as one of the Root Cause of Substance Abuse and Relapse
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    321 - Diagnosis and Management of Infections Associated with Substance Use Disorders and Associated Behaviors
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    322 - Exploring the Complexities of Substance Use and Eating Disorder Treatment
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    323 - A Multi-faceted Approach to Cravings Management
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    324 - The Art of Advanced Practice in Motivational Interviewing
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    325 - We Are Marketing Magic: How Operators Can Create a Holistic Marketing Approach in Behavioral Healthcare. - NO CES
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    350 - Transitional Family Therapy: Skills Building for Working With Youth and Their Families
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    370 - Coping with Comorbid Complexities: When an Eating Disorder Accompanies a Substance Use Disorder
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    371 - Leveraging Community Partnerships to Enhance Recovery Opportunity
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    372 - Children of Parental Substance Use Disorder: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    373 - CANCELLED -The Use of Neurotechnology and Interventional Psychiatry in the Treatment of Pain Recovery
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    374 - Treating "Resistant" Clients: Effective Strategies for Responding to Challenging Clients (Part 1)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    375 - Building and Retaining Your Behavioral Healthcare Staff - NO CES
  • 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    380 - Filling Up and Emptying Out: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Vicarious Trauma for Substance Use Disorder Counseling Professionals
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    381 - Healing and Recovery Through Spirituality and Music Spirituality, Music and Healing
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    382 - Patient Engagement: The Missing Link in Collaboration
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    383 - Polysubstance Use in Patients Prescribed Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Current Evidence from Urine Drug Testing to Inform Treatment Planning
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    384 - Treating "Resistant" Clients: Effective Strategies for Responding to Challenging Clients (Part 2)
  • Sunday, September 10, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET
    Open 12-Step Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Light Breakfast in the Bass River Foyer
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    400 - Beyond Medication: Is Psychotherapy a Must in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder?
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    401 - Treating the Heart of Addiction
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Networking Break in the Bass River Foyer
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    425 - Cannabis in the 21st Century