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Promises Treatment Centers® and The Promises Foundation Honor Recovery Month with 11th Annual Polo in the Palisades Event
For the 11th year, The Promises Foundation presents its annual Polo in the Palisades charity polo match. The event benefits Miriam’s House, a transitional recovery home for low-income women and their children.
Promises Treatment Centers® Announces $10,000 College Scholarship Program
Promises Treatment Centers® invites students to submit a 500-word essay for a chance to win a share of $10,000 in scholarship funds.
Healthcare Bill of Rights Empowers LGBTQ Patients
There is no single federal law that specifically prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and many members of the LGBTQ community often face prejudice and hostility when interacting with healthcare workers.
High Suicide Rate Among Veterinarians Prompts Calls for Intervention
Results from the first mental health survey of U.S. veterinarians show that the people who care for our beloved pets contemplate taking their own lives at three times the national average. Specifically, the recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that veterinarians suffer from serious psychiatric disorders and feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness at two to three times the rate of the general population.
Celebrate Recovery Month at the 10th Annual Polo in the Palisades Event by Promises Treatment Centers® and The Promises Foundation
For the 10th year, The Promises Foundation will present its annual Polo in the Palisades charity polo match benefitting Miriam’s House, a transitional recovery home for low-income women and their children.
Rock Musicians in Recovery Help Addicted Young Adults at Promises West L.A. Chart a New Course
Founded by former Korn guitarist Wesley Geer, Rock to Recovery shows addicted young adults that sobriety can be fun in weekly jam sessions at Promises West L.A.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2015 – On any given Friday at Promises West L.A., the sound of young adults in recovery singing and wailing on guitars, drums, shakers and other instruments can be heard drifting out across the sunny courtyard. Guided by professional rock musicians, the young residential rehab clients create their own band, write a song, perform it, record it and upload it for later listening. It’s one of the most popular groups at Promises West L.A., a renowned addiction treatment center for young adults ages 18 to 30.
Promises Treatment Centers Welcomes New Marketing Director
Brie C. Rosenfield, MA, MFT, joins Promises Treatment Centers as marketing director.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 2, 2015 – Promises Treatment Centers welcomes Brie C. Rosenfield as marketing director. Rosenfield holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston University. She is also a licensed marriage and family therapist. Rosenfield has been director of business development and program director for a dual diagnosis drug and alcohol treatment facility, and previously served as director of business development for Promises Treatment Centers.
Promises Treatment Centers Sponsors a Workshop in Madrid Featuring Renowned Sex Addiction Expert Robert Weiss
On Nov. 13, Robert Weiss, renowned psychotherapist and founder of the Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles, will discuss sex, tech and addiction at a one-day workshop on addictive disorders at the AC Hotel Cuzco in Madrid.
Leading Trauma Expert Highlights the Importance of Spirituality in Psychotherapy for Trauma Victims in New Book
Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, national clinical trauma consultant for Elements Behavioral Health, co-edits a newly released book titled Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma.
Celebrate Recovery Month with Promises and The Promises Foundation at the 9th Annual Polo in the Palisades Charity Event
In honor of Recovery Month, The Promises Foundation will host its 9th Annual Polo in the Palisades Charity Event to benefit Miriam’s House.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 9, 2014 – On Saturday, September 27, 2014, Promises and The Promises Foundation will sponsor the 9th Annual Polo in the Palisades charity event to benefit Miriam’s House. This year’s event takes place at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades, California, from 1-4 p.m. Joining with The Promises Foundation to help change the lives of low-income families in need will be people from the recovery, entertainment, legal and business communities.
Professionals Treatment at Promises Welcomes New Executive Director
SallyAnn Cross, LCSW, joins Professionals Treatment at Promises as executive director.
Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2014 – Professionals Treatment at Promises welcomes SallyAnn Cross, LCSW, as its executive director. In this role, Ms. Cross will oversee the addiction treatment program for professionals as well as collate systems and processes and streamline quality assurance and utilization management.
Ms. Cross holds two master’s degrees, one in multicultural counseling from Buffalo State University and a master’s of social work from California State University, Long Beach. She is also a licensed clinical social worker. Her areas of expertise include relapse prevention, harm reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy. She has worked with diverse populations, including, but not limited to, individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders, HIV and AIDS, battered women and children, autism spectrum disorders and severely emotionally disturbed adolescents.
Addictions Specialist Joins Promises as Director of Young Adult Programs
Promises Treatment Centers welcomes Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, as its director of young adult programs.
Feb. 27, 2014 — Promises Treatment Centers welcomes Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, as its director of Young Adult Programs. In this role, Ms. Ogle oversees Promises’ intensive outpatient and residential treatment programs for young adults in Los Angeles.
Ms. Ogle has more than 25 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults in addiction, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders in both a treatment center environment as well as in private practice. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified sex addiction therapist with a master’s in social work from the University of Houston. She has additional training in Recreational Therapy, Post Induction Therapy and Dr. Brené Brown’s The Daring Way™ Shame Resilience Curriculum.
Spirituality and Recovery Workshop for Young Adults Introduced at Promises
Promises West L.A. introduces an experiential workshop led by Jim Savage, LCDC, to help young adults explore their spirituality and the role of spirituality in addiction recovery.
Promises and The Promises Foundation Celebrate Recovery Month with 8th Annual ‘Polo in the Palisades’ Charity Event
In honor of Recovery Month, The Promises Foundation will host its 8th Annual Polo in the Palisades charity event to benefit Miriam’s House.
On Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades, California, The Promises Foundation will bring together people in the entertainment, business, legal and recovery communities to help change the lives of low-income families in need at its 8th Annual Polo in the Palisades charity event benefiting Miriam’s House.
Psychological Trauma the Focus of Professional Workshop Series by Promises Treatment Center’s Renowned Trauma Expert
Trauma specialist Christine A. Courtois, PhD, presents a two-part professional workshop series on psychological trauma on August 16 and September 13 at The Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 6, 2013 – Christine A. Courtois, PhD, an internationally recognized trauma specialist and Promises Treatment Centers’ National Clinical Trauma Consultant, presents a two-part professional workshop series on psychological trauma on August 16 and September 13, 2013 at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles.
