2017 Chicago Summit
 
The tenth annual Summit for Clinical Excellence in Chicago was March 8-11, 2017. Noted authors Drs. Gabor Maté and Harriet Lerner explored mind-body medicine concepts, and the conference agenda provided attendees with a comprehensive and in-depth overview on topics such as mindfulness, trauma, and ethical practice. Sessions included:
  • Ethics, Client Welfare, Therapist Responsibility: Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice
  • The Hungry Ghost: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism
  • Collaborative Complex Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment
  • The Neuroscience of Spirituality and Recovery: What Happens in the Brain with Meditation, Yoga, Holistic Healing and 12-Step Fellowship
  • The Neuroscience of Spirituality: An In-depth Look
  • Bullying: A Mental Health Crisis
  • Trauma Neurophysiology and Medication Management
  • Trauma, Attachment and Addiction: Healing Relational Wounds by Cultivating Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
  • Designer Drugs: What Every Clinician Should Know About “Spice”
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: How Mindfulness and Value-Driven Action Can Offer a Meaningful Life to the Addicted Mind
  • Gambling Disorder, Internet Gaming and Fantasy Sports--Answers and Questions
  • Borderline Personality Disorder & Addiction
  • Out of the Doghouse: Healing Relationships Affected by Digital Infidelity
  • Why Measurement-Based Care Matters in Substance Use Treatment
  • Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts
  • When the Titanic Meets The Iceberg: Addressing the Trauma Underneath Heroin Addiction, Criminality and Self-Harming Behavior
  • Beyond Trauma: Proven and Effective Applications of EMDR

Speakers in 2017 included:
 
Gabor Maté, MD
Harriet Lerner, PhD
Pamela Harmell, PhD
Reef Karim, DO
Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S