Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health
(MNCAMH) is hosting best-selling author Gabor Maté, M.D., to lead two major
conferences at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus on the effects
of childhood trauma and stress in human development, drug addiction and mental
illness.
It’s not too late to register! Friday is full
but seats still available for Saturday, Jan. 28th.
On Saturday, Dr. Maté will discuss how early
childhood experiences and chronic stress can negatively affect physical and
mental well-being. The all-day event, entitled Trauma and Stress across the Lifespan: Attachment and Healing in
Childhood and Beyond.
Each day provides 6.0 Continuing Education
Units that meets the requirements for co-occurring disorder training for Rule
31 licensed programs.
Register for Saturday at
www.z.umn.edu/gabor.
About
Dr. Gabor Maté
Dr. Maté is a co-founder of Compassion for
Addiction, a nonprofit organization and resource for those seeking help for
substance abuse disorders. The Vancouver physician has more than 20 years of
experience in family practice and palliative care. He has written several
books, including the best-seller “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close
Encounters with Addiction.” He spent more than a decade caring for patients
struggling with drug addiction, mental illness and HIV in Vancouver’s Downtown
Eastside.
About
MNCAMH
The Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health
is a Center of Excellence for the mental health, substance use and co-occurring
disorders workforce. Our programs and services go beyond principles, to deliver
specific clinical practice methods based on science.
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