Business Fit Magazine November 2018 Issue 1 | Page 52

Mindset & Emotion
A Space for
Advanced
Thinkers
Influencers of
Well-Being
Samantha Quinlan
worldwide in the expert treatment of
increasingly common conditions affecting
individuals in every country.
It is now more important than ever that not
only professionals in the field are able to
network and share their findings - but that
the breadth and variety of audience are able
to take the sum of their experiences back into
their own communities, businesses and areas
of influence.
The diversity of topics and expertise that iCAAD
gather across their conferences is breath-
taking.
Among many interwoven themes, they explore
alternatives in chronic pain management,
discuss policy change with the most influential
action groups in the country and highlight
solutions and innovations to promote better
detection, intervention and treatment of
behavioural, mental and emotional health care
issues. They examine a plethora of issues from
substance misuse to behavioural compulsions
ranging from excessive screen watching,
gaming and social media, to boundaries and
labelling within sex and lifestyle choices as
well as how to work affirmatively with GSRD
individuals
iCAAD honours a pledge to include
humanitarian issues whenever possible at
their conferences; addressing modern slavery,
human trafficking, and possible resolution
from natural or manmade catastrophic trauma
amongst others.
iCAAD (International Conferences on Addiction and
Associated Disorders) are a platform dedicated
to expanding knowledge, exchanging ideas,
advancing wellbeing and the prevention and
treatment of Behavioural, Mental, and Emotional
Health issues.
They often promote initiatives such as recovery
film festivals and hold screenings of various
films around recovery at their conferences.
Each conference is distinct and has covered
so many different topics and issues, some of
which include: music therapy, sensory motor
psychotherapy, working with addicted artists
and musicians, somatic therapy, dealing with
compassion fatigue, using decisional analysis
in business, the principles of ethics and
economics, and understanding gender issues
in therapeutic settings, as well as the ever-
important role of recovery coaching in bridging
the gap between treatment and life.
This year iCAAD has added two new and
exciting European locations to the line-
up of countries they will be bringing their
conferences to: Amsterdam and Dublin. They
will also be revisiting many of the countries
they were in last year, including holding their
holistic wellbeing conference: Nourishing the
Whole Self, which takes place in Iceland and, of
course, their flagship conference which is held
every year at the Royal Garden Hotel, London
in May. Keynote speakers at this event include:
Dr Tian Dayton, MA, Ph.D., T.E.P - the director
of The New York Psychodrama Training
Institute; Dr Claudia Black, Ph.D. - a renowned
author and trainer internationally recognised
for her pioneering and contemporary work
with family systems and addictive disorders
and Dr Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D. the President
of the International Institute for Trauma and
Addiction Professionals, a training institute
and professional organisation for addiction
professionals.
Throughout their events, between the
enlightening, educational, harrowing, touching
and motivating presentations, panels and
workshops, iCAAD’s aim is to connect, re-
connect and form new bonds, furthering
advancement in the fields of behavioural,
emotional and mental health. As they continue
the international dialogue over the next year
and beyond, they strive to align all that they
know and work together towards achieving
common goals.
Through their communications network
and ongoing series of Global Conferences
they facilitate open dialogue, learning and
skills acquisition to influence best practice
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