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Human Services Conference on Saturday


An article in Wednesday’s Democrat and Chronicle invites the public to this Saturday’s Human Services Conference at the Damon City Campus.

Conference on Saturday will address addiction, counseling
Chris Swingle • Staff writer • April 22, 2008

People interested in addictions counseling or affected by addiction are welcome at Monroe Community College’s annual human services conference.

The free event will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at MCC’s Damon City Campus, 228 E. Main St. and includes a keynote talk by Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo, commissioner of the New York State Office of https://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/HEALTH/304220005/1009" \nAlcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

“Addictions Counseling: Best Practices, Innovations and Collaborations” offers 12 presentations and a lunch-time panel discussion. The panel will include the founder of Rochester’s drug court, John R. Schwartz, the supervising city court judge, as well as law enforcement officers and behavioral https://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/HEALTH/304220005/1009" \nhealth specialists.

Presenters will address topics such as medically-assisted treatment of addiction, trauma and addiction, and innovative treatment approaches for young people and their families.

For more information, call (585) 262-1640.

Dianne E McConkey
College and Community Relations
04/24/2008