St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
Support Groups

March 25, 2003
“Chemical Dependency and the Family” will teach coping skills for the family members of addicts and alcoholics. It is presented by Karen Echelbarger, BA, Dawn Farm therapist. It is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM. EVENT DATES: March 25, 2003

April 8, 2003; May 13, 2003; and June 10, 2003.
“Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do” is a free, ongoing, two-part community education program. The workshops are presented on the first (part 1) and second (part 2) Tuesday evenings of each month from October – June, from 7:30 to 9 PM, at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Dr., Ypsilanti, Michigan. Part 1 provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem. Part 2 provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and includes a recovering teen speaker. It is presented by Ronald E. Harrison, SW, and cosponsored by Dawn Farm, Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Coalition, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. All programs are free and open to all. Parents, family members, teens, people who work with teens are encouraged to attend.

April 22, 2003
“Alcoholics Anonymous – A Panel Discussion” will present a panel discussion about A.A., coordinated by Karen Echelbarger, BA, Dawn Farm therapist. It is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM. EVENT DATES: April 22, 2003

April 29, 2003
“Attitudes and Mental Health” will describe the source of compulsion and delusion in chemical dependency. It is presented by Paul Shreiner, CAC. It is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM.

May 27, 2003
“Anxiety and Conflict” will describe how addiction-related stress is experienced and can be dealt with in recovery. It is presented by Karen Echelbarger, BA, Dawn Farm therapist. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM.

May 20, 2003
“Domestic Violence and Addiction” will describe how alcoholism and addiction are treated concurrently. It is presented by Jason Schwartz, MSW, (Clinical Director, Dawn Farm,) and David Garvin, MSW, (Catholic Social Services “Alternatives to Domestic Aggression” program.) This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilan! ti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM. EVENT DATES: May 20, 2003.

June 24, 2003
Grief Recovery Groups
“Grief and Loss” describe how memories and feelings from the past can be resolved in recovery from addiction. It is presented by Karen Echelbarger, BA, Dawn Farm therapist. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM.

June 17, 2003
“Progression of Co-dependency” will describe how codependency can influence recovery. It is presented by Ronald Harrison, SW, chemical dependency therapist. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a newly re-designed, FREE annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency and recovery, and dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding this devastating but treatable disease. All programs are free and open to anyone interested. People interested in recovery, people in recovery, family members and others affected by chemical dependency, students and people who work with chemically dependent individuals are all welcome. All workshops will be held in Classroom EC-1 at the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM.

For more information, visit the St. Joseph Mercy Health System website.