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Clearwater Beach Faculty Includes:
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Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems / Lighthouse Institute and past-chair of the board of Recovery Communities United. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 articles, monographs, research reports and book chapters and 14 books. His book, Slaying the Dragon—The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, received the McGovern Family Foundation Award for the best book on addiction recovery. |
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Professor, University of Florida, College of Medicine’s Brain Institute, Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Community Health and Family Medicine. Author of 700 medical articles, chapters and 12 professional books including Good News About Depression: Cures and Treatments in the New Age of Psychiatry. |
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Recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. Her book, Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, won the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 2000. She is also known for her award-winning documentaries Killing Us Softly, Slim Hopes, and Calling the Shots. |
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Co-founder of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, author of numerous articles and co-author of Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution Focused Approach, The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy, and the forthcoming Making Treatment Count: Outcome-Informed Treatment and What Works in Drug and Alcohol Treatment.
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Don Meichenbaum, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and Research Director, The Melissa Institute of Violence Prevention and the Treatment of Victims of Violence, Miami, FL. Author, Cognitive Behavior Modification: An Integrative Approach, and Treatment of Patients with Anger Control Problems.
Judy Crane, LMHC
Executive Director/Founder, The Refuge—A Healing Place; Ocala, Florida
Donald Mullaney, PhD
Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health of The Palm Beaches
Michael Weiner, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health of The Palm Beaches
John McIlveen, MED
Assistant Director of Behavioral Health of The Palm Beaches
Ed Pigott, PhD
Founding partner of NeuroAdvantage, LLC
Roland Fleck, EdD
Associate Professor at National University, author and trainer, with 30 years clinical experience.
Rev. Leo Booth, MTh
Unity minister, lecturer, and trainer on all aspects of spirituality and recovery from depression, addictions, compulsive behaviors, Spiritual Consultant to Sante Center for Healing, author of over 10 publications including When God Becomes a Drug, Say Yes to Your Life, and Say Yes to Your Spirit.
Christine Stevens, MSW
Acclaimed author, speaker and music therapist. The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, she has appeared on NBC, CBS and Living Better TV. She is the author of The Art and Heart of Drum Circles and The Healing Drum Kit. She has drummed with many Fortune 500 companies, survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Japan, and most recently led the first ever drum circle training in a war-zone in northern Iraq.
Tian Dayton, PhD
Author of Emotional Sobriety, The Drama Within, Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development, Forgiving and Moving On, Trauma and Addiction, Daily Affirmations Parents, Heartwounds, Journey Through Womanhood, The Magic of Forgiveness, as well as numerous articles.
Jan Parker, PhD
Professor of Psychology at National University, San Diego, worked with addictive disorders for 20 years, co-author, Clinicians Guide to 12-Step Programs.
Ralph Elkins, PhD;
Founder and CEO
Ron Merchant, MD;
Medical Director
Jerome Walters
MDiv; Director of Counseling
Jerry O’Day
Vice President, Marketing
Schick Shadel Hospital
Mel Pohl, MD
Medical Director, Las Vegas Recovery Center, author of A Day Without Pain
John Dyben, MA
Mental health and addiction counselor, program supervisor and chaplain, Clinical Director of Hanley Center; adjunct faculty member at Palm Beach Community College.
Carlos Santana, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine; faculty trainer for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in the Buprenorphine Certification Course.
Terry Gorski, MA
President CENAPS Corporation, a consulting and training firm that specializes in alcoholism, drug dependence, and mental health services. Author, Staying Sober Guide to Relapse Prevention, The Staying Sober Workbook, Counseling for Relapse.
Cardwell Nuckols, PhD
One of the Most Influential Clinical Trainers in America. Internationally Recognized Expert, Consultant, and Trainer, in Behavioral Medicine and Addictions Treatment, Longwood, FL. President, Cardwell C. Nuckhols and Associates, LLC
Author: Healing an Angry Heart, Chalk Talk on Drugs (with Father Joseph Martin), and Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery
Co-Author, Co-Occurring Series: Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Education: Columbia Pacific University, PhD Health and Human Services
Margot Escott, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health, private practice, employee assistance programs, hospitals, substance abuse treatment, forensics and adoptions.
Sandra Felt, MSW
Over twenty years of experience with trauma survivors and conducts private practice of trauma and victim experiences of all kinds in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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