The Lawyer Assistance Program
11th Annual
FRIENDS Volunteer Conference and Workshop
February 27, 2010
Understanding ADD
Supporting a Life that Works
Pine Needles Conference Center
Southern Pines, North Carolina
CONFERENCE SUMMARY
The Annual FRIENDS Conference and Workshop is designed to highlight the FRIENDS Program and as a training and get-together occasion for FRIENDS Volunteers, potential FRIENDS Volunteers, and supporters of the FRIENDS Program.
Attending the Conference will help deepen your understanding of ADD so you can explore what it's like to live with this condition, its gifts and obstacles, and what supports a life that works.
The FRIENDS Conference and Workshop is offered without fee and affords three (3) hours CLE-Ethics. A lunch buffet will be provided.
WHAT IS FRIENDS?
The FRIENDS Program is a component of The North Carolina State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program. FRIENDS Volunteers provide assistance to lawyers suffering from depression and other mental health disorders. FRIENDS Volunteers seek to confidentially help a lawyer evaluate any problem he or she is encountering that could adversely affect his or her ability to carry out their duties as a lawyer and to address the problem. The goal of the program is to provide assistance to lawyers who may suffer from depression and/or other mental health disorders before such issues become debilitating and cause adverse consequences to the lawyer and his or her clients.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Yvonne Trostli, MS, MA, has been helping individuals as a professional organizer and organizing coach since 1998. She collaborates with clients to discover customized, sustainable solutions to managing their piles, schedules, projects, ideas, and lifestyles. Many of them have struggled with chronic disorganization, often caused by conditions such as ADD and depression.
Prior to becoming an organizer, Yvonne practiced psychotherapy in Chapel Hill. Her mental health training and experience help her bring a depth of clarity, sensitivity, and non-judgmental compassion so essential in this work. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in California in l987.
As the owner of WholeLife Organizing based in Chatham County, Yvonne works on-site with clients in their homes or offices throughout the Triangle and coaches by phone with clients locally and nationally. She is an ADD Specialist as designated by the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD), has recently completed Organizer Coach training through the Institute of Applied Coaching, and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO).
Contact information:
Yvonne Trostli, MS, MA
Organizing Consultant and Coach
Email: Yvonne@wholelifeorganizing
Web: www.wholelifeorganizing.com
Phone: 919-542-5004
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
9:00 - 10:00 am Registration, Coffee & Snacks
10:00 - 11:00 am Empower yourself with ADD knowledge: what it is (facts), symptoms, individual strengths and challenges, what helps, controversies, and cultural expectations that emphasize deficits and distractions.
Yvonne Trostli, MS, MA
11:00 - 11:15 am Break
11:15 - 12:15 pm Essential support for a life that works: supportive systems, routines, and people that can help you work with your strengths and change habits, attitudes, and behaviors that get in your way.
Yvonne Trostli, MS, MA
12:15 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 pm Personal accounts about living and working with ADD: difficulties, lessons, victories, and good help encountered on the journey.
Matthew Cockman, Esq.
Kathy Klotzberger, Esq.
2:30 - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 - 3:00 pm Guided Meditation
Ed Ward, LCAS, CCS
3:30 pm Adjourn
REGISTRATION FORM
Mail Registration Form to:
Joan Renken
NC State Bar
PO Box 25908
Raleigh, NC 27611-5908
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Final Day of Registration: February 5, 2010