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The ADOLESCENT + YOUNG ADULT COLLECTIVE
POSTPONED TO 6/22 & 6/23 2022

In light of current COVID-19 concerns, and with respect to CDC precautions, we are postponing our event.

Organized By: Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers

We are postponing to 6/22 & 6/23 2022

Calamigos Ranch 327 Latigo Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265

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We are postponing to 6/22 & 6/23 2022

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The ADOLESCENT + YOUNG ADULT COLLECTIVE is a gathering of professionals dedicated and passionate about working with adolescents and emerging young adults.

This event will be two full days of educational offerings, fun activities and networking. The breakout sessions will offer dynamic, engaging presenters working with effective and exciting treatments within this community. Each day will feature an exciting keynote speaker. Attendees can earn CE's, and PCH.

The motivation for this event is to create a united voice for adolescent and young adult treatment. A voice and perspective uninfluenced by financial gain or outside agenda. The ADOLESCENT + YOUNG ADULT COLLECTIVE will enable us to tailor an experience that will benefit us professionally as well as our clients. A hosting collaboration of select like-minded leaders in our field will ensure keeping of the culture, mission and direction of our top-notch educational offerings.

PAST AYAC EVENTS VIDEOS

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Who Should Attend

The mission of the Adolescent + Young Adult Collective is to bring together leaders in the treatment community directly working with clients and their families. This includes: therapists, clinicians, educational consultants, educational attorneys, physicians, psychiatrists and treatment providers.

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Day 1

Speakers

JUNE 22nd

Dacher Keltner

Dacher Keltner

Compassion Researcher and Author of Born to Be Good
Dacher Keltner’s research focuses the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, awe, love, and beauty, and power, social class, and inequality. As a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, he is a leading scholar in the study of emotion, including a new project on awe around the globe, as well as power, class, and inequality. Dacher also serves as the Faculty Director of the Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. Dacher is the author of the forthcoming book The Power Paradox (Penguin, May 2016), as well as the bestseller Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life and The Compassionate Instinct. He has published over 190 scientific articles, including seminal works on the psychology of awe (Keltner & Haidt, 2003) and is the co-author of two textbooks. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, London Times, and Utne Reader, and his research has been covered in TIME, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNN, NPR, and the BBC as well as many other outlets. Dacher has collaborated on projects at Facebook and Google, and served as a scientific consultant for Pixars film Inside Out. He is featured in Tom Shadyac's documentary I Am. He has twice presented his research to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as part of a continuing dialogue between the Dalai Lama and scientists. Dacher has received outstanding teacher and research mentor awards from UC Berkeley, and seen 20 of his PhD students and post- doctoral fellows become professors. Dacher is an outstanding speaker who has received several national research and teaching awards. Wired magazine has rated the podcasts of his “Human Emotion” course as one of the five best academic podcasts in the country. The Utne Reader named Dacher as one of its 50 Visionaries of 2008.

JUNE 23nd

Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy

Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy

AWARD-WINNING SPEAKER & BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication, a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Social Work Research. Dr. DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher and educator. For over two decades, she served as an Assistant Professor at Portland State University’s School of Social Work and now serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Joy DeGruy Publications Inc.

Dr. DeGruy’s research focuses on the intersection of racism, trauma, violence, and American chattel slavery. She has over thirty years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work. She conducts workshops and trainings in the areas of intergenerational/historical trauma, mental health, social justice, improvement strategies, and evidence-based model development.

Dr. DeGruy has published numerous refereed journal articles and book chapters and authored her seminal book entitled “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury & Healing.” She has also developed an assessment scale for measuring respect with regard to African American male youth.

Schedule

FULL SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN COMING SOON

Conference Location

Calamigos Ranch
327 Latigo Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265

Contact us with any questions
Call: 866-889-3665
Email: info@theayac.com

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Accommodations

The Anza

23627 Calabasas Road Calabasas, California 91302
(818) 222-5300

Corporate Rate: $164.00+ tax per night.

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Westlake Village Inn

31943 Agoura Road,
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(818) 889-0230

Corporate Rate: $199.00 + tax per night.

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Four Seasons Hotel

2 Dole Dr, Westlake Village, CA 91362

We have a 30% off rate using the promo code "visions"

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Sponsors

Grateful

Senior Donors

Visions Adolescent Treatment

CB Recovery Services

Polaris Teen Center

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Junior Donors

Ascend Healthcare

BRC RECOVERY

Cirque Lodge

Sustain Recovery

Sophomore Donors

Muir Wood

Open Sky

PCH

Freshman Donors

Rising Roads Recovery

Grace Recovery

the Mental Health Collective

La Fuente

Westside DBT

One to One

Ascend Recovery

Insight Treatment

Bridge House

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Continuing Education

Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers is a certified Continuing Education Provider by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. If attended fully, The Adolescent + Young Adult Collective meets the qualification for 9 hours of Continuing Education Credits. One hour of credit is provided for every hour of attendance, excluding breaks and meal times. Certificates of Completion will be awarded at the Registration Booth at the conclusion of the Collective in exchange for a completed Participant Evaluation form.

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