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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 8, 2009 -- Host Mary Woods, of "One Hour At A Time" on VoiceAmerica's Health & Wellness Channel will be interviewing Dr. Kathy Norgard. Dr. Norgard consults and teaches locally and internationally in the field of psychodrama and is an associate faculty member at ASU College of Public Programs. She has worked extensively assisting political refugees who are seeking asylum. Norgard speaks and advocates for the prevention and early detection of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and is involved in prison reform. Norgard authored Hard to Place: A Crime of Alcohol (about FASD), a children’s book on the Montessori teaching method, co-authored a text on child abuse and neglect, and various other articles.

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About Mary Woods:
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders.

She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.

About WestBridge:
WestBridge specializes in helping and treating those that simultaneously suffer from mental illnesses and substance abuse problems. We employ integrated dual diagnosis treatment developed by the Dartmouth Center for Evidence Based Practices, which means that our therapies for mental illness and substance abuse complement and strengthen one another, rather than contradict each other. Our mental health residential treatment facilities are amazingly serene and comfortable, providing the ideal setting for effective rehabilitation. If you're currently seeking treatment for schizophrenia, drug addiction or any combination of mental illness and substance issues for yourself or someone you love, please visit http://www.dualdiagnosistreatment.net for more details or contact us at 1-800-889-7871.