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C4 Events and One Step Software are excited to offer a full day of learning and discussion for sober home owners and professionals on Saturday, January 26 as a part of the EVOLUTION conference held January 24-27 at the Sheraton Gateway in LA. Attendees will:
hear directly from treatment centers on key criteria for being part of a continuum of care organizations
find out the latest regulatory changes and updates to be proactive on upcoming regulations
learn how to form and nurture great referral relationships from some of the best treatment centers
participate in a Q&A with industry leaders that can help you better operate and manage your facility
gain knowledge of how to create a sober living setting that supports and sustains recovery
hear from physicians and others in the industry about medication and its role in the sober living community
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 - AGENDA & FACULTY
7:00 am-8:00 am Open 12 Step Meeting 7:00 am-8:30 am Coffee/tea and breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 8:30 am-10:00 am Session: The Status of Our Industry 10:00 am-10:45 am Morning Break in the Exhibit Hall 10:45 am-12:15 pm Session: Legal Landscape 12:15 pm-1:45 pm Lunch provided 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Session: Peer Support Specialists and Recovery Coaching 3:30 pm-4:15 pm Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall 4:15 pm-5:45 pm Session: Medication in a Sober Living Setting
The Sober Living event is included with a registration to EVOLUTION or choose to register for this event only for $100.
When you lose a child, your life changes forever. There will always be an emptiness, a missing piece at the family gatherings — the empty chair at the table.
This time of year is full of so many emotions. I always loved the holidays and the time spent with family. But since my son’s passing, my initial thoughts are, “It’s another holiday that he won’t be here with us.”
Sal suffered with substance misuse from his early teens, never getting the full treatment he needed due to insurance barriers. In June 2010, he went into a facility and was released after only 17 days because his funding ran out. He stressed to us that he wasn’t ready to leave and needed help. Sadly, we were only able to get him into Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP), which he attended three nights a week. Sal was doing great, we were enjoying our summer with him and happy to have our son back. On his 90th day sober, he left our home to go to IOP. At 3:37 a.m., the police came to my home to inform me that Sal was found in my car in another town. He had died from an overdose. We were told that it appeared Sal was not alone in the car when he died. Whomever was with him did not call 911 to save his life. Instead, they left him alone to die.
I lost a piece of my heart when Sal died.
The holiday season was soon upon us. I wondered, How do I get through this?
