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Greetings from the Conference Committee Chair

Welcome to the 20 th Annual GACSB Educational Exchange! This year’s theme, Tailor�Made�Care:�#Transaction�to�Transformation� certainly reflects our journey as comprehensive community providers of Recovery�Oriented Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability services. FY 2017 has been filled with new initiatives to enhance access to services and strengthen our public safety net for behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The challenge of change within our agencies on this journey to excellence has been exhilarating as well as exhausting! Embracing Recovery�Focused�Transformation provided the foundation to change our agencies from the Board, CEO, Leadership and staff. Our agencies embraced RFT not just because we embrace RECOVERY for individuals we serve; but, because each agency/each unit began a recovery journey! As our safety net became transformed, recovery focused services reached a new dimension of tailorͲmade care for the individuals and families we serve. Please take time to review the display of amazing entries for our third Educational Exchange Logo Contest. An invitation was extended to individuals receiving service across CSBs. We would like to give special recognition to our first, second, and third place winners: Montheletha Dixon, Annie Gail Eaford, and Anthony Sheppard. � Please plan on visiting and conferring with our large number of vendors and sponsors, many of whom have generously supported this event. The knowledge and expertise they bring on products that assist our operations is valuable to all leadership and board members of CSBs. We are excited to kick off this year’s event with a Recovery�on�Fire message from Bill Carruthers, CPS, and Program Manager of Gateway Behavioral Health Services! Recovery is real…is that not why we are committed to behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities services? Recovery is what we believe in! Recovery is what we support! The plenary sessions and workshops will provide CMEs/CEUs to maintain professional designations for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, Addiction Counselors, and Nurses. Our goal is for each to gain knowledge, energy, as well as, feeding your spirit so that we may return home to accept the onͲgoing challenge of providing healthy foundations for building communities, building lives for individuals and families we serve! Chateau Elan is a beautiful place to rest, relax and renew! Enjoy!!! God Bless! Warmest Regards!

Kay N. Brooks, EdD, LPC 2017 GACSB Educational Exchange Chairperson

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