"Youth and Addiction: A Hazelden Professional Development Series" will be presented by Hazelden this fall in St. Paul and Bloomington, Minn. The series is for the range of professionals who work with teens and young adults who struggle with substance abuse.

Workshops will be held each Tuesday evening in October at the University of Minnesota's Continuing Education and Conference Center in St. Paul, and an all-day conference will cap the series on Nov. 13 at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott in Bloomington, Minn.

Workshop topics and speakers include:

• Oct. 7: "Youth and Co-occurring Disorders" presented by Adam Grundt, PhD, a senior psychologist at Hazelden's Center for Youth and Families.
• Oct. 14: "Adolescent Treatment: Working with Parents and Families" presented by Carole McNeill, supervisor of the Parent Program at Hazelden's Center for Youth and Families.
• Oct. 21: "Bullying" presented by Marty Harding, Prevention Strategies manager for Hazelden.
• Oct. 28: "Moving from a ME Generation to a WE Generation" presented by Jeannine Leonard, spiritual care professional at Hazelden's Center for Youth and Families.

The Nov. 13 all-day conference will highlight seminars by leaders in the field. David Walsh, PhD, president of the National Institute on Media and the Family, will present "Video Game and Internet Addiction." Carlton Erickson, PhD, one of the nation's leading authorities on the physiology of drug addiction, will lead "I'm Too Young to Have a Brain Disease." Howard Liddle, EdD, a leading researcher on addiction treatment for young people, will present "Multidimensional Family Therapy." And Susie Vanderlip, a renowned keynote speaker and member of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, will present "Legacy of Hope."

Participants may register for the entire series or just the workshop series or the conference. To register and for more information, visit hazelden.org/youthconference or call 888-257-7810, ext. 4429 or 4204. CEUs are available. The Youth and Addiction series is made available through a grant from The Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Foundation.

Published Summer 2008, The Voice