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Alcohol and Drug Education Speaker Series:
Presented by Elliott Driscoll, LCSW, LCADC, SAP
In conjunction with PEANUTS (Planning Exciting Activities for a Never-ending Utopia for TCNJ Students) and HOPE (Helping Others by Providing Encouragement), the Alcohol and Drug Education Program is pleased to welcome Elliott Driscoll, LCSW, LCADC, to share his knowledge with the TCNJ community.
This series will host a number of fascinating, educational, and entertaining lectures on topics such as family systems, the effect of alcohol on the brain, and how to help someone through the process of recovery. We hope you can join us in Forcina 408 for the following dates:
Monday, February 25th - 8:00 PM
Addiction in America - The current impact of addiction in the United States today, its social and economic costs, family, community and federal impacts.
Monday, March 3rd - 8:00 PM
Family Systems: Precursors to Addiction - Discuss the research done by Kaiser Permanente in the recent ACE Studies,
Genetic aspects and sociologic theory on addiction from Milgram's book "Under the Influence."
Monday, March 17th - 8:00 PM
Identification and Treatment - How to tell when there is a problem and what works when there is a problem.
Intervention: What is it and how it works.
Project Match: The Largest Study ever done on chemical dependency treatment and its outcomes.
Monday, March 24th - 8:00 PM
Brain Plasticity and Alcohol Use - Physiological aspects of alcohol use in young adult and teen years; recent research done by Aaron White at Duke University on alcohol use and the adolescent brain.
Monday, March 31st - 8:00 PM
Twelve Step Programs - AA, NA, and more: How they work, for whom they tend to work, and how to use them effectively.
Monday, April 7th - 8:00 PM
Supporting Recovery - How to help those going through the process of recovery
All presentations will be held in Forcina 408 and will begin promptly at 8:00 PM
For more information on Elliott Driscoll, including his credentials and biography, please visit www.elliottdriscoll.com
