Bangor Area Recovery: It Can, Will and Does Happen...And How! 3rd Annual Bangor Area Conference on Addiction Recovery
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09/09/2010 8:30 AM
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09/09/2010 4:00 PM
The goals of the 3rd Annual Bangor Area Conference on Addiction Recovery are: - To engage the community in a meaningful dialogue regarding current issues of addiction and recovery in our community; - To raise awareness of the principles and practices that
support or facilitate the recovery process; - To support grassroots networking among those in recovery and to provide direct community input to the Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition.
Location:
Penobscot Job Corp Gymnasium
1375 Union St.
Bangor,
ME
04401
United States
From I-95 1.Take Exit 184 to Union Street. 2.From the South: Turn Left onto Union St. From the North: Turn Right onto Union St. 3. Travel about one and a half miles. 3.The center is located on the right, parking is at the Union Street Soccer Fields, just
before the center.
Sponsoring Organizations:
Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition, City of Bangor, City of Bangor Department of Health and Community Services, Penobscot Job Corps, Tri-County Workforce Investment Board and Discovery House: Bangor
Type of Event:
Conference
Program Agenda:
8:15-9:00- Registration and Networking 9:00-9:30- Welcome- Jean Rideout 9:30-10:00- Opening Remarks- Bill Lowenstein 10:00-10:50- Workshops A-F Workshop A- The importance of spirituality in recovery. Workshop B- What we need professionals to know; what
we need to know when working with professionals. Workshop C- The role and importance of peer support in recovery. Workshop D- BARCC and BARN: Getting involved in advocacy as a means for supporting recovery. Workshop E- Mandated Recovery? Working with the courts
and child welfare system. Workshop F- Work supports recovery; finding and keeping the right job. 11:00-11:50- Workshops repeated 12:00-12:45- Lunch 12:45-1:00- Penobscot Job Corps 1:00-2:00- Panel Discussion- Overcoming Barriers to Recovery 2:10-3:10- Workshops
Repeated 3:10-3:30- Community Input: Moving Forward 3:30-4:00- Ice Cream Social!
Participants:
200
Invited Participants / Audience:
- Individuals and families who are in long-term recovery from addiction. - Persons seeking recovery from alcohol and other drug problems. - Families of those suffering from addiction and seeking recovery. - Professionals who work in the addiction treatment
and recovery field. - Social workers, probation officers, and others who work with individuals and families suffering from addiction. - Pastors and representatives of the faith community. - Students. - Anyone interesteed in supporting recovery from addiction.
Primary Contact:
Dawn Furbush
103 Texas Ave.
Bangor,
ME
04401
United States
207-992-4468
Secondary Contact:
BARCC
Website:
http://www.bangorrecovery.org
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