Lecture & Media Presentations
I have been given the opportunity to share my experience and knowledge with audiences in their living rooms, churches, media outlets, college campuses, medical facilities, rehab centers and at international conferences. My topics range from “Families & Addiction” to “Surviving Your Teenagers Without Serving Time!” I would be honored to speak at your next event and share the successful strategies I use with my clients. I can be reached at (310) 285-9410, or [email protected], if you are interested in my presenting a topic to your organization.
Lecture EVENTS & Topics:
- International Conference on Addiction & Alcoholism (ICAA) Malta: “Whose Child Is It, Anyway? Treating Parents With Chemically Dependent Children.”
- Cornell Medical School-NY: “Symptom Identification in Patients Affected by Addiction in the Family.”
- The Nat. Assn for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)-LA: “The Double-Edged Sword: Loving the Dual-Diagnosed”.
- Janis Black Warner Series, UCLA: “Addiction and the Emotional Impact on Families.”
- Milestones Malibu Ranch: “An Invitation To Healing: The Community Resource Model.”
- The Alcoholism Council of NY: “Identifying Co-Occurring Disorders,” “Physical & Emotional Symptomology in Those Affected By Another’s Addiction” and “Cycles Of Addiction & Relapse.”
- Hazelden NY’s “Physicians in Residence Program (PIR)”: Presented “Families & Addiction” to 2nd & 3rd year medical residents.
- New York City Catholic School Educators & Administration: “How Schools Can Help Students Living in Substance-Abusing Families.”
- UCLA Professional Seminars: “Expanding Your Toolbox: Integrating The 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Modalities” and “The Double-Bind: Treating Friends & Families of The Dually Diagnosed.”
- UCLA Extension: Taught courses for CAADAC certification for adult students.
- St. James Episcopal-NYC: “Spiritual Parenting,” “Trust & Communication in Families,” “Triple-A Parenting: Awareness, Accepting, & Then Action,” “Communication Skills For Couples” and “Kids & Addiction: It’s Not Always About The Drugs!”
- St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenwich Connecticut: “Families & Addictions.”
- LA Art Gallery” “Art As An Emotional Healer.”
- Beverly Hills Women’s’ Club:”Shake it Up! Break The Blocks To Living Your Dynamic Life,” “Enough Already! Creating Effective Boundaries” and “Why Can’t You HEAR Me?!: Radical Communication Skills.”
- Ulster Comunity College, NY: “Social Workers & The Addicted” and “The Dangers of Perfectionsism for Therapists and Clients.”
FILM
“The Star & The Stalker” Film Canada: Consultant & guest discussing the psychology of stalkers of celebrities.
“The Pursuit of Happiness” ShowTime: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Consultant & talking-head on addiction and the family.
“Addiction & Families” Hazelden Foundation Documentary: Consultant and talking head.
TELEVISION & RADIO
“CBS Morning Show” CBS TV: Families and Addiction.
“A New Day” WWRL Radio, NYC: Produced, researched & hosted a call-in, one hour weekly radio show.
“The Leon Charney Report.” NYC Cable: Families & Addictions.
“The Bill Mazur Show.” WEVD, NYC: Regular guest discussing families & addictions.