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Arlene Rosen

Arlene Rosen was spurred into action when she experienced the personal devastation of losing her son, Michael Rosen, to the disease of addiction. Instead of turning her grief inward, Arlene started a foundation in her son’s name and opened a treatment center to honor his memory and help other “Michaels” before it was too late for them. Arlene not only provided funding for the project, she pursued the professional expertise to make the program successful. Already holding master’s degree in psychology, she took courses at other treatment facilities and went back to school to study marketing. As a lasting legacy to her son, Michael’s House opened its doors as a treatment center in 1989 in Palm Springs, CA and has gone on to help thousands of men and women find lasting recovery. Arlene has served on the national board of directors of the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD) for the past 15 years, and the nonprofit foundation named for her son also continues to provide grants to aid in preventing and treating addiction.

John Southworth

John Southworth learned the power of addiction firsthand. Through his own battle, he came to understand just how dangerous this disease is, so for four decades he has put his personal and professional experience to work helping others. John began his career in 1983 as a licensed DUI evaluator at the Nelson Institute. A year later, he began providing both inpatient and outpatient counseling for groups and individuals. As his experience and certifications grew, John founded Southworth Associates International in 1998. Based in Boise, Idaho, the company provides interventions, consulting and monitoring services worldwide. The year 2014 marks John’s 30th year as an interventionist. In that time, he’s conducted countless successful interventions, both nationally and internationally, on a professional and public level. He continues to use this experience and knowledge to assist individuals and families through their own personal struggles.

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