Second Saturday Workshops
Recovery Enrichment Workshops
Second Saturday workshops are free to all members of the community and focus on addiction and recovery. National and local speakers present on current topics of interest ranging from Eating Disorders to Self Care and Boundaries to Soul-Based Psychology to In-depth Focus on Step Work and much more.
Workshops are held from 10 AM to 12 PM the second Saturday of each month (except December) at:
Austin Recovery
8402 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas, 78754
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Two hours of continuing education credits are offered to chemical dependency professionals with LCDC, ADC, LCSW and LMSW certifications as approved by DSHS and TCBAP.
February 11, 2012
10 a.m. to Noon
"Young Adults in Recovery"
Join Ivana Grahovac, MSW, Manager of the University of Texas at Austin Center for Students in Recovery (CSR) and a panel of CSR students for an in-depth look at the unique challenges and opportunities faced by youth in recovery. As manager of CSR, one of only 19 collegiate recovery communities in the nation, Ivana will speak about the collegiate recovery movement and how you can get involved no matter what age you are. In addition, the panel of CSR students will share personal examples of their experience, strength, and hope as young people in recovery.
Presented by Ivana Grahovac, MSW
Ivana Grahovac, MSW is the Manager of the Center for Students in Recovery "CSR" at the University of Texas at Austin, a collegiate recovery community that serves as a recovery resource and support center for sober students and staff. Ivana received her Master's in Social Work at the University of Michigan, where she started their recovery community with the student organization "Students for Recovery" (studentsforrecovery.com). Ivana considers herself to be a passionate advocate for people in recovery, and has co-authored peer reviewed journal articles to help advance the public's understanding of the unique needs of students in recovery. Ivana also worked as a milieu technician at Brighton Hospital chemical dependency treatment center in Michigan for three years prior to moving to Austin, Texas to work with students in recovery at CSR. There are currently only 19 centers like CSR at universities in America, a number CSR is working to increase by carrying the message of collegiate recovery to other campuses in Texas and across the nation.
Upcoming Workshops:
March 10, 2012 - Presented by David Miller, MSW, LCSW