National DEC increased knowledge and awareness about DEC to our network of practitioners, state DEC alliances, communities, and other similarly focused local and national agencies through our monthly Professional Development Webinar Series.
Webinar: The Role of Recovery in the Lives of Drug Endangered Children -
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2014 -
Presenter: Ivette Torres -
Registered: 360 -
Attended: 224 -
About:
National Recovery Month draws thousands of people to more than 1000 events each year nationwide. This observance lauds the benefits of people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction and mental health conditions. Millions of people in recovery have returned to their families and are now contributing members of society – in the workplace and in the community. Recovery is the common denominator that has stabilized these families where the children are now much safer as a result of the parental or caretaker sobriety and new found recovery status. This session will further illuminate how this observance can be used as a vehicle to promote the safety and wellbeing of drug-endangered children. -
Bio:
Ivette Torres joined the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the fall of 1997. Ms. Torres oversees the CSAT team responsible for generating and disseminating mental and substance use disorder treatment information to SAMHSA's mission-related constituents. She develops national communication strategies and campaigns including the observance of the National Recovery Month, celebrated each September.
Prior to joining CSAT, Ms. Torres was a communications and organizational development consultant serving a multitude of clients including the Children's Television Workshop, Consumers Union, CSAP/SAMHSA, and a number of health promotion publishing houses. She is a former Senior Director, Communications Services Division, at Consumers Union, publishers of Consumer Reports magazine.
At the start of her career, Ms. Torres was an active member of Boston's Hispanic community. She went on to work for the Office of the Governor in Massachusetts, as a Special Aide, Office of Community Services. She also served as Director of Minority Affairs at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting where she promoted diversity within the system. Ms. Torres is fluent in both English and Spanish and has been active in many associations and coalitions, including the Public Relations Society of America. She is a former board member of the National Puerto Rican Coalition, a former National President of the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women. Ms. Torres is also a former President of the Department of Health and Human Services' Hispanic Employee Organization.
Ms. Torres has a Masters of Science in Telecommunications Policy from George Washington University and a Masters of Education from the School of Rehabilitation Administration from Northeastern University.
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