1. “TCs: Getting better all the time –Partnerships, practice & collaboration” 23rd Annual Conference 14 - 17 September 2009 Canberra, Australia Conference themes : 1. Comorbidity: same people different settings? 2. Indigenous, spiritual & cultural issues: What can we learn? 3. Corrections, Research & Partnerships: Getting the mix right for rehabilitation. 4. Families: Working with complexities. 5. Youth: More understanding and less pathologising. 6. The changing face of the TC: Innovations & Interventions . 7. Getting Better All the Time: Innovations & Research in the TC.

2. The 23rd ATCA Conference in Australia will be held in Canberra, the Nation’s capital....

3. During? FLORIADE - THE TULIP FESTIVAL! Canberra in the spring is one of the most beautiful times in the Nation’s capital when the annual Floriade festival offers a range of tourism delights for visitors from Australia and overseas.

4. “TCs: Getting better all the time –Partnerships, practice & collaboration” Agency visits: Karralika Adult & Family Programs; Youth & Comorbidity ... Professional Development Workshops: Addiction and Change: Motivational Interviewing and Beyond Lauren Porter When Love is Not Enough: Vulnerable Families, Intergenerational Patterns, Addiction and Healing Joel Porter Bob Jacobs Lynne Magor-Blatch “The Parenting Centre: A New Model for Clinical Work with Young People” Working in the Therapeutic Community: What makes the community therapeutic?

5. “TCs: Getting better all the time –Partnerships, practice & collaboration” Annual Conference 14 - 17 September 2009 Canberra, Australia FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: www.atca.com.au email: conference@atca.com.au