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| National Outreach |
| 2006 |
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| December |
9-11 Organizational meetings continue for church based Prevention training led by Charles, Detroit, MI. NTI responsible for prevention focused Cluster Study Group and follow-up. |
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| November |
2-4 Theophostic International Conference, Orlando, Fl. Provided professional CEUs. |
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15 Founders participated in interviews at Dunklin Memorial Camp on faith based recovery conducted by William White, author of Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America. |
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| October |
3-5 Charles attends intensive at the Training Point, sponsored by NATTC, the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Kansas City. |
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11-14 Rescue College Advisory Board, Kansas City, Charles represents NTI on the board and presents overview of on line addiction courses to be developed by NTI for Rescue College. |
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13 INCASE Conference, Kansas City, International Coalition of Addiction Studies Educators. Charles represented NTI as a member agency and attended meetings with addiction educators from various colleges and universities in the US. |
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28-30 Organizational meeting with principle stakeholders in church based prevention training program. Detroit, MI. Kate Witte of Elijah Network, Miami and NTI are lead agencies. Project funding from grant from the Compassion Capitol Fund. |
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| September |
11-15 Intensive counselor training: “Genesis Relapse Prevention” with author and trainer Michael Dye. Hosted by NTI and Teen Challenge of Central Florida, Sanford, FL. |
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| August |
1-5 THRIVE Gathering, Big Rapids, MI. Experiential training week based on The LIFEModel by Dr. Jim Wilder. Charles and Ed Khouri attended from the NET. Continued to partner with Dr. Wilder who presented at March 2006 NET conference. NTI provided CEUs for THRIVE. |
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15 Access to Recovery, Florida providers conference sponsored by Dept. of Children and Families. Charles presented “Sustainability ”at FADAA pre-conference training for ATR, Orlando. |
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| June |
5-7 Governor Jeb Bush’s annual Drug Summit. Founders attended. Tallahassee, FL. |
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| March |
1st International Addiction Trainers symposium, hosted by NTI and ISAAC, International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition, Orlando. |
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2-4 NET conference, 23 rd annual event. Strengthening the Armies of Compassion, national speakers and attendees including Stephenie Colston, Substance Abuse Director of Florida. Event co-sponsored by Orange County Coalition for a Drug Free Community, Calvary Assembly and SAMHSA/CSAT. |
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17-18 Alcoholics Victorious Conference, NTI presented workshops on recovery and training, Charles met with Rescue College leadership regarding on line training collaboration and visited urban rescue missions. Kansas City. |
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| February |
25-27 Caron Foundation Clergy Training which included Faith Partners presentation by Rush Center of Johnson Institute, Founders attended, Orlando. |
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| December |
17-20, Institute of Medicine Report, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Washington, DC. Met with Addiction leaders to review findings from IOM report “Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders”. |
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| November |
17-20, CCDA, Indianapolis, IN, Christian Community Development Association. Annual conference, Jean presented workshop: “Building Joy in Recovery Ministry.” |
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16, Access to Recovery, Tampa, FL Dr. Wesley Clark, CSAT Director and My Florida ATR staff and contractors held an outreach meeting. Jean presented, Charles, Tom Sledd, Rev. John Cox attended. |
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3, Access to Recovery, My Florida ATR strategy meeting, Tallahassee, FL Charles & Jean attended. |
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| October |
27-30, INCASE, Silver Spring, MD, International Coalition of Addiction Studies Educators. As a new member agency, Jean represented NTI and attended meetings with addiction educators from various colleges and universities in the US. |
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| September |
28-29, Recovery Dialogue, CSAT, Washington, DC. Leaders from Recovery, Treatment and Governmental met to explore the implications of the recovery paradigm. Jean attended workshops on spirituality and recovery support services. |
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25-27, Access to Recovery, National Grantees Meeting, St. Louis, MO. Jean attended as a faith based consultant at the request of CSAT. |
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20-21, CASA “So Help Me God Part II: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spirituality”, New York City, NY. One day symposium. Tom Sledd, Rev. John Cox and Jean attended. |
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| August |
24-25, FADAA, Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Assoc. Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. Charles and Jean presented workshop: “Spirituality as Cultural Competence” based on world view perceptions of counselors and clients. |
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4, CSAT Meetings, Washington, DC. As a member of “Partners for Recovery” Jean attended the meeting which included participants from the mental health sector. Also met with Dr. Clark’s panel of faith based experts and consultants to strategize on the Access to Recovery nationwide. |
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1-7, THRIVE Gathering, Big Rapids, MI. Experiential training week based on The LIFEModel by Dr. Jim Wilder. Charles & Jean, Ed & Maritza Khouri attended from the NET. Invited Dr. Wilder to present at 2006 NET conference. |
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| June |
25, Artful Askers Workshop with Bob Vickers, Tampa, FL. Tom Sledd hosted event, Jean attended and also met with Bridge Alliance members, Yvonne and Rick Sawyer of Family and Children Faith Coalition of Miami, FL. |
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9, Access To Recovery, My Florida, West Palm Beach, FL. Outreach meeting to recruit faith based organizations as Recovery Support Service providers. Jean attended the meeting and also visited large support group ministry founded by a NET Institute graduate at Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach Gardens. |
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| April |
31,1-2, Rush Center and Johnson Institute Religious Summit: National and regional denominational and faith based leaders addressed addiction issues. Developed action steps to raise the awareness of addiction as a disease within faith communities and to move toward utilizing the strengths of recovering people within congregational life. Austin, Texas. ( Jean LaCour, Rev. Father John Cox, CAP and Thomas Sledd, CAP, NCAC II represented NET Institute) |
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19, Volunteer Florida Board Meeting, Tallahassee, FL. Jean participated as a member of Governor Jeb Bush’s Faith and Community Based Advisory Board. |
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6-9, “Creating a Clean and Sober Tampa Bay” Conference, NET Institute supports this conference with professional CEUs and workshop speakers. Charles LaCour presented on Florida Certification Board Standards, Jean on Recovery Support Services. Tampa, FL |
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| February |
24-26, NET Recovery Conference: “Equipping
The Armies of Compassion” Join us in Orlando as we celebrate and learn more about Faith,
Recovery & Compassion Ministries. (Conference
information here.) |
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2-4, “Raising the Bar”, Florida Certification Board and Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) national symposium on issues in education and training in the addiction field. Orlando, FL |
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| January |
20th Dunklin Memorial Camp, Okeechobee, FL.
Bi-monthly fellowship gathering of the” NET” |
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10-13th, SAMHSA’s Faith Seminar as a CSAP grantee and
CADCA’s National Leadership Forum for Anti Drug Coalitions,Washington,
DC (Charles and Jean both attending) |
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3rd, NET Leadership Institute First Monday Meeting, Jean
LaCour speaker, “Spiritual Listening” |
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| December |
NET Training Institute, Orlando, FL, Freedom
Faith Based Training,
Co presented 10 hour “Family Issues” course with Rev. Fr. John
Cox |
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Starlight Ministries, Boston, MA. Site visit by Charles
and Jean LaCour to established faith based urban outreach
program. Facility houses ten synergistic ministries. |
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| November |
Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital,
Orlando, FL.
Staff Development: Spirituality and Cultural Competency |
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| October |
Access To Recovery Meeting for 15 Grantees,
Arlington, Virginia
Panelist: Eligibility of Faith Based Organizations and
Recovery Support Services |
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NAADAC National Conference, Yellowstone, Montana. Jean
LaCour attended and met with Mary Beth Johnson of NATTC,
Cynthia Moreno-Tuohy of CEATTC & Danya Institute and
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Perkinson, clinical director Keystone
Treatment Center. |
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| September |
HIV/AIDS Keeping It Real Conference, CEATTC,
Washington, DC
Panelist: Educational Standards and Credentialing for Outreach
Workers |
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Counselworks Conference, Orlando, FL
Organized Recovery
Track of Six Faith Based Professional Workshops & Co
facilitated workshop “Using Your Expertise to Empower
the Greater Community of Care” |
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North Dakota Alcohol and Drug Abuse Summit,
Mandam, North
Dakota
Workshop: “Integrating the Role of Faith in Behavioral
Health Sciences” as well as “Spiritual and
Cultural Competence” |
Hurricane Encounters End!! |
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| August |
Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association,
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Workshop leader: Faith Matters: Spirituality and Cultural
Competency. |
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| July |
Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Summer Institute in Newark, Delaware. Presented
two day workshop on “Faith Matters”. Co presented
with Cynthia Moreno-Tuohy, Danya Institute/CEATTC and Stephen
Lazarus, Center for Public Justice. |
Hurricane Encounters Begin in Florida!!
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| June |
SAMHSA/CSAT Washington, DC. “Partners
for Recovery”, Collaboration Committee on Prevention,
Treatment & Recovery Support Services. |
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| May |
SAMHSA/CSAT Washington, DC, “Partners
for Recovery”,
Workforce Development Committee, Recovery Support Training
Needs |
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Christians for Faith Based Initiatives, Washington, DC,
attended 2 days |
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Florida Drug Summit, Tallahassee, FL, attended plenary & breakout
sessions and
Reception at the Governor’s mansion |
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| April |
CSAT, Los Angeles, CA, Charles LaCour attended
2 day GPRA training |
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| March and April |
SAMHSA/CSAT “ACCESS TO RECOVERY” Pre
Application Meetings for States/Tribes- Washington, DC;
Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; Seattle, WA. Panelist: “Outreach
to Faith Based and Nontraditional Providers of Recovery
Support Services” |
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| January |
CADCA Conference &
SAMHSA Faith Based
Seminar, Washington, DC
Panelist: Training and Certification for Faith Based Counselors |
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“We Care America”, Grant Writing Seminar
and Reception, Washington, DC
Charles and Jean LaCour attendees. |
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Teen Challenge, Orange County, CA, Vanguard University,
Science based and Faith Based issues. Jean attended. |
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| November |
20th Annual NET Recovery Conference, Orlando,
FL Co Theme: “Rallying the Armies of Compassion”.
Co hosted event with Orange County Coalition for a Drug
Free Community and Calvary Assembly of God. DCF and CSAT
supported. 220 attended. Initiated “Roll Call of
the Armies of Compassion” honoring Faith Based Ministries.
Launched the NET Leadership Institute of monthly gatherings
with free CEU. |
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| October |
12-21,
International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition Congress, Cairo, Egypt. NET Institute provided CEUs for attendees and partnered with the UK based trustees to increase cooperation by international members of the Leadership Council who come from many nations, including Egypt, Pakistan and India. NET’s representative was interviewed for CNN by Nile TV and for regional Arabic TV. The congress was attended by 168 people from 30 countries. Leaders in the substance abuse field from Russia, Estonia, Finland and Holland initiated a workgroup to launch staff development based on NET training in Northern Europe. |
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| March |
1st International Addiction Trainers Symposium, Orlando. Hosted by NTI and ISAAC, International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition based in the UK. Christian addiction trainers met to renew friendships, build partnerships and to strategize on extending training to meet the requests of ISAAC’s 550 members in 50 nations. |
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| August |
12-19, ISAAC, International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition, Redding, England. Jean met with UK based trustees to increase cooperation and board involvement by international members of the Leadership Council who come from many nations. She attended the board meeting and met with other key international consultants in the substance abuse field including colleagues from Youth with a Mission (YWAM), Egypt and India. |
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15-18, Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, on Red Sea, participate in a planning retreat as part of the Leadership Council of International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition (ISAAC). Council members represent both grassroots and clinical addiction organizations and include nationals from India, Tajikistan/ Nigeria, Holland, Sweden, Malaysia, UK, US, Italy and Egypt.
Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, interim executive director of NAADAC National and also executive director of the Central East ATTC will be accompanying Jean on this trip as a valued consultant and trainer. |
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13-22, Cairo, Egypt Trip includes consultation with Egyptian officials regarding addiction certification, consulting and training with Freedom Foundation which runs a large residential rehabilitation center and partners with NET Institute to provide overall professional addiction education to both Muslims and Christians. |
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| August |
Hamilton, Bermuda. Charles and Jean LaCour
made presentations to the National Drug Commission and
the Bermuda Certification Board. Our host was Sandy Butterfield
of FOCUS. She established CEU training using our Wingspread
Series Self Study courses for a Cluster Group of staff
and program graduates seeking professional certification. |
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| June |
Stockholm, Sweden and country retreat. ISAAC,
International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition,
Consultation on Training. Participated on Committee for
Accreditation Standards for international ngo’s,
churches and non profit ministries dealing with prevention,
counseling, drug treatment, HIV/AIDS. Thirty attendees
from twenty nations. Charles and Jean LaCour presented,
met with the Leadership Council and videoed sessions. |
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| February |
Chatel, Switzerland. Youth With a Mission.
Jean taught a week on Healing Prayer to sixty French speaking
missionaries, pastoral and professional counselors. |
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| May |
Madrid/ El Escorial, Spain, ISAAC Second
International Congress, Assisted with conference administration,
NET Institute provided CEUs to attendees, Jean presented
plenary session: “Loving Involvement: Faith & Acts
of Service”. 250 attended from forty nations. |
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| November |
Islamabad, Pakistan, Jean LaCour key note
speaker and workshop leader for DAWN, Drugs and Alcohol
Workers Network. Met with leaders from across the country
and visited ICAN Project. |
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Cairo, Egypt. Traveled from Pakistan to train at Freedom
Foundation Rehabilitation Program at Wadi el Natoun where
NET Institute participates in Arabic training of Muslim
and Christian drug workers. Also guest speaker in several
venues, made site visits to two Muslim recovery programs.
Hosted by Dr. Ehab el Kharrat founder of Freedom. |
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| August |
Madrid, Spain, Met with Betel Association
leaders and ISAAC Leadership Council for planning meeting
for 2nd International Congress in Madrid in 2003. |
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| February |
Abijan, Ivory Coast. Attended French speaking
discipleship training and mass evangelism meetings with
Dr. T.L.Osburn and Dr. Kevin and Leslie McNulty. Assisted
with coordination and staff arrangements. |
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Cairo, Egypt. Traveled across Africa to train in the
desert north of Cairo at Freedom Foundation Rehabilitation
Program at Wadi el Natoun where NET Institute participates
in Arabic training of Muslim and Christian drug workers.
Also guest speaker in both university and church settings.
Hosted by Dr. Ehab el Kharrat, founder of Freedom. |
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