Forgiveness — Jim Seckman

Jim Seckman is the CEO of MARR, Inc., a residential treatment facility in Atlanta.

Jim will be speaking on the topic of Forgiveness. So many times we, as parents, are so angry with our child dealing with mental health and addiction issues.  We ask ourselves “How can I forgive my child for ruining our family and destroying himself?”

 Jim will begin with the parable of the Prodigal Son (which looks at forgiveness from 3 different angles) and then how we practice forgiveness, why we may be reluctant to forgive, and the benefits of forgiveness.

Jim has also served as the Clinical Director of MARR, Executive Director of Breakthru House, a long-term residential treatment facility for homeless women, Coordinator of Addiction Services at Emory University Hospital, Program Coordinator and Primary Counselor for SAFE Recovery Systems, and has been in private practice for several years.

Jim has also served as the President of the Georgia Association of Recovery Residences and the Ethics Committee for the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association (GACA). He has an MAC, a CACII, and is a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) through GACA.