15th Annual Help and Hope Conference

Help & Hope Conference

3 Rs: Recovery, Resilience and Renewal

The Help & Hope Conference will assist professionals and para-professionals who work with families and individuals for whom substance use disorders are a concern. This affordable conference brings together experts in the field of alcohol and other drug addiction to provide fresh perspectives on how to serve those who suffer the effects of substance use disorders.

Featured topics for the 2024 conference include:

  • The Lifelong Recovery Journey
  • Clinical Resilience
  • Family Renewal in the Face of Addiction

Friday, November 1, 2024
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Gateway Technical College
Racine Campus Conference Center
1001 S. Main Street
Racine, WI

Registration Cost

Regular Registration $119 
($139 after September 30)
Group Registration $109 Early Bird for three or more from the same organization 
($129 after September 30)
Student Rate $49
.6 CEUs - Continuing Education Units $25
*In addition to the registration fee

Register

CEUs available

Schedule


Time Slot Speaker Session Title
Keynote Speaker
8:45-10:15 a.m.
William Moyers (Keynote)
Breakout 1:
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Michael McGowan Better Outcomes For All: The Importance of Professional Resilience
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Gretchen Mead Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Dimitri Topitzes Trauma Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: An Update
Breakout 2:
1:15-2:45 p.m. Tom Farley Growing Up Farley: A Story of Addiction, Love, and Forgiveness
Breakout 3:
3:00-4:30 p.m. Selahattin Kurter, MD Why Are You Not Getting Paid Fairly? Insurance Tactics That Discriminate and Undercut Behavior Health and Substance Treatment Providers
3:00-4:30 p.m. Phil Williamson “I Don’t Need to be Here!”
3:00-4:30 p.m. Panel:
Jacine Claps, Phoenix Group
William Lauer
Judy May, MD
Panel: Long-Term Recovery from Different Domains