Winter Symposium on Addiction and Mental Health

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General Information

The Advanced International Winter Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health has provided addiction specialists, counselors, and behavioral health professionals with world-class education and training for over 49 years. This symposium creates unprecedented opportunities to share knowledge, perspectives, and cutting edge research.

The Winter Symposium has been privately owned and operated by Dr. Gary G. Forrest, Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Addictions Expert, for over 48 years.

The 2024 Winter Symposium attracted close to 1,500 attendees, including 29 Educational Supporters and 112 Exhibitors.

The 2025 Winter Symposium includes exhibits, plenaries, and networking opportunities related to:

Substance use disorders
Family therapy
Ethics training
Self care and partnering with peers
Trauma therapy
Integrative care
Mindfulness in recovery
Depression and bipolar disorder

Our attendees include many of the most esteemed addictions specialists, behavioral, and mental health practitioners including:

Addiction treatment providers
Mental health providers
Military and state agencies
Residential and outpatient providers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Medicine Specialists
LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, LACs, EAPs

SYMPOSIUM PURPOSE AND CORE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To improve health professional attendees' evidence-based diagnostic assessment, treatment, knowledge and practice skills specific to reducing health care provider care gaps and facilitating integrative care related to a broad spectrum of addictive disorders, behavioral and mental health disorders.

Attendees completing the full symposium will be able to identify 5 or more evidence-based diagnostic/assessment measures, treatment interventions, practice gap reduction measures and integrative care interventions including psychotherapies, psychosocial treatments, medical and integrative care, self-help care and adjunctive care interventions for persons manifesting the broad spectrum of disorders and conditions included in this educational program.

50th Annual Winter Symposium JAN. 26 - JAN. 29 2025

Welcome to the annual winter symposium

General Information

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS

Suicide Prevention: A Practice Improvement Workshop for Mental Health Clinicians

Elevating Ethical Practices: Navigating the Intersection of Ethics, Social Justice, and Personal Values

Earn up to 35 CEs Approved by NAADAC

SYMPOSIUM PURPOSE AND CORE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Gary G. Forrest, EdD, PhD

2025 PLATINUM EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTER

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50th Annual Winter Symposium

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50th Annual Winter Symposium JAN. 26 - JAN. 29 2025

Welcome to the annual winter symposium

General Information

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS

Suicide Prevention: A Practice Improvement Workshop for Mental Health Clinicians

Elevating Ethical Practices: Navigating the Intersection of Ethics, Social Justice, and Personal Values

Earn up to 35 CEs Approved by NAADAC

SYMPOSIUM PURPOSE AND CORE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Gary G. Forrest, EdD, PhD

2025 PLATINUM EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTER

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50th Annual Winter Symposium

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