(City of Red Deer)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Oct. 4, 2023

Recovery Summit in Red Deer

Oct 3, 2023 | 11:59 AM

Local residents are encouraged to come together in Red Deer for a one-day conference focused on building an understanding of what a Recovery Oriented System of Care is, and what implementation can look like for Red Deer specifically.

You can join industry, not-for-profits, government, and other interested members of the public to learn, grow, build and start a journey towards recovery.

According to officials with the City of Red Deer, the word “recovery” can have various meanings in various contexts. For the purposes of an ideal coordinated response, it means helping individuals maintain forward momentum toward better wellness and fulfillment, across all dimensions of their life – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and culturally.

When:

Wednesday, October 4 – 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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Where:

Westerner Park (4847A 19^th Street)

Event Details:

• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast & Registration
• 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. – Welcome & Opening Prayer with Mayor Ken Johnston and Elder Lynn Jonasson
• 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Opening Plenary: Let’s Get to Work with Alison Jones Webb
• 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Coffee break
• 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. – Breakout Option #1: What is Recovery, Recovery Capital and Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) with Paul W. Sobey, MD
• 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. – Breakout Option #2: Understanding Trauma and Behaviour with Elicia Miller
• 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. – Break
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Breakout Option #3: Conversation with Elder Lynn Jonasson
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Breakout Option #4: Panel discussion with Kath Hoffman, Reed Charbonneau, Ben Borger, Samantha Shortneck and Sarah Fleck
• 12:15 – 1 p.m. – Lunch break
• 1 – 3:30 p.m. – Afternoon Keynote: “Whole of Society Approach” to Recovery with Dr. Alina Turner
• 3:30 – 4 p.m. – Closing remarks with the Honourable Dan Williams, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction

More information about the facility, including directions, can be found here: https://westernerpark.ca/.

More information about Red Deer, hotels, what to do, and restaurants, please visit Tourism Red Deer

Officials with the Coty of Red Deer thank the Government of Alberta for providing financial support for this event. For more information about the provincial government’s approach, please read the report here: Toward an Alberta Model of Wellness

*Note: If the cost of the conference is a barrier to attending, please reach out to recoverysummit@reddeer.ca and we would be happy to work with you to ensure everyone has the opportunity to attend.

Click here to register or for more information.