1st International Conference
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
in Young People
March 10th -
Vila Monte Resort
Algarve, Portugal
Jeffrey M. Georgi, M.Div., M.A.H, CCAS, LPC, CGP from Duke University Medical Center has served as the clinical director of the Duke Addictions Program and Intervention Program. He received his BA from Duke University and his M.Div. in Pastoral Psychology from the Duke Divinity School and The Philadelphia Divinity School. Jeff completed an Internship and Residency program in Pastoral Counseling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical Center and a Masters in Allied Health at Duke University. He is a licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, a Certified Clinical Supervisor, a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Group Psychotherapist by the American Association of Group Psychotherapy. During his two plus decades at the Medical Center Jeff held clinical appointments in the Departments of Surgery, Obstetrics, and Psychiatry. He remains a clinical associate in the Department of Behavioral Medicine as well as a faculty member of the Duke University School of Nursing. He has also served as the Director of Psychological Services for the Rice Diet Program in Durham, North
Carolina, Jeff applies a model of substance abuse treatment to patients with significant dysregulated© or compulsive eating disorders.
Although primarily known for his work in field of addictions with adolescents, adults, and families Jeff is also a national trainer and respected author in the areas of The Spiritual Platform™ a form of clinical spirituality, ethics, and the clinical application of our understanding of the adolescent brain, its development and vulnerability. In this regard, Jeff has been involved in a community wide intervention in Georgia targeting middle school and high school students in an effort to reduce nicotine and alcohol use.
Currently, Jeff and Becky Georgi, his wife, are involved in developing and implementing a recovery maintenance program for the students and their families of the Carlbrook School in Halifax, VA. Jeff continues to consult with schools and adolescent treatment facilities bringing science to practice under the administrative umbrella of Georgi Educational and Counseling Services. He has contributed to a number of Treatment Improvement Protocols which are seen as the best practice guidelines by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Washington D.C. Jeff has brought his lectures and consulting expertise overseas. In May 2006 he participated in the United Kingdom/European Symposium on Addictive Disorders and was asked to address the British Parliament applying his solutions to alcoholism use in the United States to the United Kingdom.
Jeff continues to see patients, facilitate groups, and work with families while at the same time expanding his clinical activities with patients struggling with obesity and compulsive eating disorders. While remaining a faculty member at Duke Jeff is now directing more of his energy to help educate and empower parents to effectively deal with the threats to our adolescents’ development presented by alcohol, tobacco and drug. He and his wife are focusing these prevention/intervention efforts in a number of different community settings.
Although primarily known for his work in field of addictions with adolescents, adults, and families Jeff is also a national trainer and respected author in the areas of The Spiritual Platform™ a form of clinical spirituality, ethics, and the clinical application of our understanding of the adolescent brain, its development and vulnerability. In this regard, Jeff has been involved in a community wide intervention in Georgia targeting middle school and high school students in an effort to reduce nicotine and alcohol use.
Currently, Jeff and Becky Georgi, his wife, are involved in developing and implementing a recovery maintenance program for the students and their families of the Carlbrook School in Halifax, VA. Jeff continues to consult with schools and adolescent treatment facilities bringing science to practice under the administrative umbrella of Georgi Educational and Counseling Services. He has contributed to a number of Treatment Improvement Protocols which are seen as the best practice guidelines by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Washington D.C. Jeff has brought his lectures and consulting expertise overseas. In May 2006 he participated in the United Kingdom/European Symposium on Addictive Disorders and was asked to address the British Parliament applying his solutions to alcoholism use in the United States to the United Kingdom.
Jeff continues to see patients, facilitate groups, and work with families while at the same time expanding his clinical activities with patients struggling with obesity and compulsive eating disorders. While remaining a faculty member at Duke Jeff is now directing more of his energy to help educate and empower parents to effectively deal with the threats to our adolescents’ development presented by alcohol, tobacco and drug. He and his wife are focusing these prevention/intervention efforts in a number of different community settings.
Dr Wilkie Andrew Wilson, Jr., Professor of Prevention Science and Pharmacology . From Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Wilkie Wilson is a Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University Medical Center, a Senior Research Scientist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the DukeLEARN Program at Duke. DukeLEARN is a newly approved Duke program to educate our society, especially our children about the brain—how to use it effectively and how to keep it healthy. As a laboratory scientist, Dr. Wilson is a neuropharmacologist who studies the ways in which drugs interact with the central nervous system, with a particular interest in how the brain acquires and stores information. An author of numerous scientific publications, book chapters and books, he has served as the supervisor of a number of young scientists: 12 young scientists as they obtained the Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. and more than 20 postdoctoral fellows. He is co-author of three books for the general public. Buzzed: The Straight Facts About The Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy, Pumped:
Straight facts for athletes about drugs, supplements and training, and Just Say Know: Talking with kids about drugs and alcohol. For the past ten years, Dr. Wilson has worked to make brain science accessible to young people and adults in a variety of venues. He is a frequent speaker at schools for young people and parent groups. He provides continuing education for educators, counselors, and members of the criminal justice community. He also advocates for brain health through numerous media appearances on network and cable television as well as on numerous radio programs.
Becky Georgi, MS, LPC, LCAS, CCS is the Senior Counselor at Durham Academy (a College Preparatory Independent School) and holds a faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. She received a Master of Science degree in Education and Counseling at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana and holds a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Menninger Clinic. Becky is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a License Clinical Addiction Specialist and a Certified Clinical Supervisor.
For over two decades, Becky’s professional experience has focused on working with adolescents and their families specializing in substance abuse education and treatment. Currently, Becky and Jeff Georgi, her husband, are involved in developing and implementing a recovery maintenance program for the students and their families of the Carlbrook School in Halifax, VA. Prior to focusing her efforts in education, Becky worked as the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program Director at Duke Addictions Program, Duke University. In an effort to combine her knowledge of science and education, Becky has worked on several projects and published papers related to adolescent
For over two decades, Becky’s professional experience has focused on working with adolescents and their families specializing in substance abuse education and treatment. Currently, Becky and Jeff Georgi, her husband, are involved in developing and implementing a recovery maintenance program for the students and their families of the Carlbrook School in Halifax, VA. Prior to focusing her efforts in education, Becky worked as the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program Director at Duke Addictions Program, Duke University. In an effort to combine her knowledge of science and education, Becky has worked on several projects and published papers related to adolescent
development and health with Aaron White, PhD., Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center and William Jansen, PhD., Research Professor, Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health Policy in The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. The topics of these articles include marijuana and the adolescent brain, communication between parents and students about substance use, bullying, student interrelationships, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and dating violence.
