UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCIES

AMERICAN INDIAN SECTION

June 21-26, 2009
 
Section Leader: Nino Reyos, CSW
Assistant Section Leader: Terry Begay, M.S.W., LCSW

 
P R O G R A M

Sunday, June 21
   3:00-7:00 p.m. — Check-in — Union Building, East Panorama Room

Monday, June 22
   7:30-9:00 a.m. Check-in (Continued) — Union Building, East Panorama Room
   9:00 a.m.    General Sessions
 12:00 noon    Lunch
   1:30 p.m.    Opening Ceremony, Welcome and Overview — Nino Reyos, CSW
   2:45 p.m.    Break
   3:00 p.m.    Discussion with a Judge: A Legal and Cultural Perspective —
                     Judge William Thorne
   5:30 p.m.    Video Festival — Union Building, Collegiate Room

Tuesday, June 23
   8:30 a.m.    Poly Drug Use — Darryl Inaba, Pharm.D.
 10:15 a.m.    Break
 10:30 a.m.    Developing Positive Personal Power — Chuck Jackson, Ed.D.
 12:00 noon    Lunch
   1:30 p.m.    Native American Spirituality — Rod Betonney, M.S.W., CSW
   2:45 p.m.    Break
   3:00 p.m.    An Historical Look at Alcohol and Drugs in the History of the Nation's First People
                    with a Development of the Native AA Program — Lacee Harris, LCSW
   5:30 p.m.    School Picnic — Tanner Fountain Plaza

Wednesday, June 24
   8:30 a.m.    Restoring Indian Communities by Building Strong Community Coalitions — Lynette Willie
 10:45 a.m.    Break
 11:00 a.m.    Annual Clyde and Marie Gooderham Lecture — Union Building, Center Ballroom
 12:00 noon    Lunch
   1:30 p.m.    Humor As a Therapeutic Intervention — George Obermeier, M.S.
   2:45 p.m.    Break
   3:00 p.m.    Relapse Prevention — Stephen Grinstead, Dr.AD
   7:30 p.m.    Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting — Union Building, East Panorama Room

Thursday, June 25
   8:30 a.m.    Group Work with American Indians: Wellness Group Activities —
                     Marge Egbert-Edwards, Ph.D.
 10:00 a.m.    Break
 10:15 a.m.    Native American Gambling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly —
                    Karl Mullen, CEAP, CAC, CCGC, CDC   
 12:00 noon    Lunch
   1:30 p.m.    Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse: Drug Seekers — Patrick Sammon, Ph.D.
   2:45 p.m.    Break
   3:00 p.m.    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome — Marge Egbert-Edwards, Ph.D.

Friday, June 26
   8:30 a.m.    Talking Circle: Discussing Native American Life Ways — Terry Begay, M.S.W., LCSW
 10:00 a.m.    Overview and Evaluation; Closing — Nino Reyos, CSW; Terry Begay, M.S.W., LCSW
 11:00 a.m.    Closing General Session — Union Building, Center Ballroom
 12:00 noon    Adjourn 2009 School Sessions
 
Section adjourns Monday through Thursday at 4:30 p.m.