50th Annual Winter Symposium JAN. 25 - JAN. 29 2025
Providing an educational forum for addiction specialists, counselors, and behavioral health professionals for
over 49 years.
Welcome to the annual winter symposium
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
Earn up to 35 CEs Approved by NAADAC
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.
Gary G. Forrest, EdD, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Executive Director, Founder, and Owner of Psychotherapy Associates and the Annual Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health and Mental Health Winter Symposium, Nationally recognized addictions consultant, educator, author, and clinician practicing in Colorado Springs, CO since 1974.
The Winter Symposium Staff includes:
- Sarah Forrest, MS, Chief Operating Officer
- Jen Ochsner, MA, Director of Operations
- Allison Forrest, MS, Developer
2024 PLATINUM EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTER
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