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FREE, Ongoing, Two-Part Lecture Series on Identifying and Helping Teens
Who May Be Harmfully Involved with
Alcohol and/or Other Drugs
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Part 1: What to Know How to recognize and understand adolescent substance abuse problems. Presented on the 1st Tuesday of each month, October through June; 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. At the 5305 Elliott Drive, 2008 Part 1 dates: June 3 (none July, August, September) (2008) October 7, November 4, December2 (2008) 2009 Part 1 dates: January 6, February 3, March 3 (2009) April 7, May 5, June 2 (2009) October 6, November 3, December 1 (2009) |
Part 2: What to Do What should and should not be done when a Presented on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, October through June; 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. At the 5305 Elliott Drive, 2008 Part 2 dates: May 13, June 10 (none July, August, Sept.) (2008)
October 14, November 11, December 9 (2008) 2009 Part 2 dates: January 13, February 10, March 10 (2009) April 14, May 12, June 9 (2009) October 13, November 10, December 8 (2009) |
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Part 1 presentation in Part 1 will be presented in |
Part 2 presentation in Brighton (MI) Part 2 will be presented in October 22, 2008 please click here for details! |
If you are interested in a workshop in your community,
please contact Ron Harrison at
734-214-5883.
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About the Presenter Ronald E. Harrison, SW is a social worker with over 30 years of experience working with
substance-involved adolescents and their families. |
Address, Maps and Directions We suggest parking in parking lot
"P") Click here for maps and driving
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Who is this program for?
The program is targeted primarily to
parents/guardians/caretakers of teens but is also inclusive of teens, other family
members, and anyone who works with or cares about teens. Parents,
guardians, foster parents, family members, teens, professionals, students,
community members, and anyone interested in attending for any reason are all
welcome. Parents and teens are welcome to attend individually or
together.
It is free and open to anyone interested.
Is
registration required?
No registration is required for the programs in
Is it the same
each month? Can I come to just one part?
The
same part 1 and part 2 workshops are repeated each month. You may attend either
part or both parts, as often as you like. The information presented in part 1
will help you understand the information presented in part 2, so we encourage
attendance at part 1 first, but it is not required. If it works out best for you to attend part 2
first or to only attend one part, you are welcome to do so.
Can
documentation of attendance be provided?
Is C.E. credit available?
A
certificate of attendance is provided upon request. This can document
attendance for school, court, C.E. or other purposes. Some disciplines accept
this workshop for C.E. credit, but you will have to check with the discipline
you are associated with. Many schools
have approved this program for staff education hours.
What else should
I know about the series?
Free
literature on adolescent alcohol/other drug issues is also available.
How can I get
there?
Please
click here
for maps and directions. Ample free
parking is available. It is most direct
to enter the
Who sponsors
this program?
The
Teens Using Drugs workshop series is
co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free
Schools and Communities Act Consortium, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Mission
Services. The series is
supported with a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation,
courtesy of the
Will the program
be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather?
We
rarely cancel a program but it has happened on occasion. If you want to confirm
that a workshop will be held, you are welcome to contact us.
If we cancel a workshop, we will also post the cancellation on this web site.
How can I get
more information?
For additional information about this program,
please see the description on our About the Program
page. You can also call (734)
973-7892 or e-mail jessa@med.umich.edu.
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NOTE: this site is not a counseling or treatment service. We welcome comments
and requests for information about the "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know
and What To Do" program and/or about this Web site, but the people who
maintain the Web site are not substance abuse professionals and can not provide
advice about substance abuse problems.
Parents, family members, teens, professionals, and concerned community
members are all welcome to attend the free "Teens Using Drugs: What To
Know and What To Do" program to learn more about adolescent substance
abuse problems and what can be done to help adolescents with alcohol/drug
problems. If you are not able to attend this program, you can click on the
"referrals" section to find suggestions
for other options, and check the "information/links"
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