- Afternoon Webinar
March 11, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders has made great strides recently – from changing the way addiction is viewed to the development of new therapies and medications. We will look at the current state of the treatment field and explore the effectiveness of treatment– from examining the public’s expectations of treatment, to studies comparing treatment vs. no treatment, various treatment goals, and the role of motivation in treatment.
- Virtual Evening Event
March 10, 2021
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families try their best to help their loved ones with addiction but oftentimes their efforts backfire. Why? Joel Jakubowski will peel away some of the layers to help families better communicate and support one another.
- In-Person Event
February 27, 2021
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop Goal: Equip religious leaders (both clergy and laity) with information to take the next steps in developing a congregational prevention and recovery support team ministry run by lay leaders.
- Afternoon Webinar
February 25, 2021
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Webinar participants will learn how children are impacted when their caretaker suffers from a substance use disorder.
- Morning Webinar
March 9, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Those closest to an individual with active substance use disorders and other dysfunctional behaviors often experience the most significant impact. We know this to be particularly true for children that encounter family dysfunction, which can have lasting effects into adulthood
- Virtual Event
April 13, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
More info on this training by Sharon Czabafy, DSW, coming soon.
- Virtual Event
October 28, 2020
8:00 am - 4:15 pm
This year’s Positive Change Conference theme, Collective Restoration, addresses major changes to the ways that helping professionals work with their clients and students in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and other societal stressors. We can only imagine where we might be on event day. What we know for sure is that our conference audience members are working to minimize trauma and increase healthy functioning in everyone they encounter, and that they will need a day to pause, reflect, learn, and be nourished and revitalized in October. That is what we strive to provide.
It’s common for people who have experienced the addiction of a loved one to want to help others. In 2018, the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) the credentialing body for professionals in the behavioral and community health fields, created an opportunity for adults who have been directly impacted by another person’s substance use disorder to do…
Compass Mark’s dedicated teams work to fulfill the mission to prevent addiction through education, skill-building, and community mobilization. Lauren Krebs, Youth Leadership Advocate I haven’t been here long but I did get to witness Landis Run Intermediate School’s community service project day and it was great. The children started the day by handing out bracelets…
- Evening 1
November 23, 2019
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Evening 2
February 22, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Evening 3
May 23, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Evening 4
August 22, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Evening 5
November 28, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
The addiction & recovery masses at Saint James are oriented toward hope and confidence in the abundance of God’s grace for those who have journeyed, or may be journeying, through the isolation and darkness of addiction.