Our trip to Cape Cod

Jim Geckler, our Executive Director and COO, attended the 2009 Cape Cod Symposium this past weekend in Cape Cod. A few interesting things caught his eye, and we thought it would be appropriate to share them! Besides having a great time enjoying the whale-watching cruise sponsored by Foundation House, Mountainside Treatment Center, Westbridge, Webster Place and McLean Hospital, Jim also had the opportunity to connect with professionals from all over the East Coast and around the country. Here are some of the interesting things he saw:

1. We were very impressed to see a new LGBT program opening at Brattleboro Retreat in Brattleboro, VT. Having a specialized program to help this group of individuals get well can only be a benefit. They also offer a program for uniformed service professionals, which can provide additional support to a population who deals with quite a bit of trauma.

2. Jim was very impressed to see Jane Mintz of Field Model Intervention and Peter Lazar of Promises Treatment Center present on the importance of aftercare in the treatment field. We were also happy to hear them speak very highly of our Recovery Assistance Program, the leading aftercare support program in the addiction field.

3. John O’Neill of Menninger Clinic in Houston gave one of our favorite presentations of the conference, talking about technology and attachment disorders. An interesting point- do Blackberry’s and Facebook make us closer? Or actually further apart? A very intriguing topic, and we can’t wait to see more research on this topic.

We look forward to continuing our work with these premier programs. For more information about Assistance In Recovery or any of the programs mentioned here, please call us at 877-320-0247.

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