Claudia Black workshop in Mississauga March 3-4, 2005 - for more information: jackhirose.com Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D. is a renowned lecturer, author and trainer internationally recognized for both her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Since the mid 1970’s Dr. Black’s work has encompassed the impact of addiction on families, particularly young and adult children. She has offered models of intervention and treatment related to family violence, multi-addictions, relapse, anger, depression and women’s issues. Dr. Black designs and presents training workshops and seminars to professional audiences in the field of family service, mental health, addiction and correctional services. She authors books, interactive journals, and creates and produces educational videos for use with both the addicted client and families affected by addiction. Since 1998 she has been the primary Clinical Consultant of Addictive Disorders for The Meadows Institute and Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona. Dr. Black is the recipient of a number of awards including the 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington School of Social Work, the Marty Mann Award, the SECAD Award, and the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction Educator of the Year. She is the past Chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and presently serves on their advisory board. Claudia is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me - two million copies sold - now in it's 2nd updated edition, Changing Course, My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has A Disease, Repeat After Me, It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood, the Anger Guide, Relapse Toolkit, A Hole in the Sidewalk, and Depression Strategies. Claudia has produced twenty videos including her two latest, Double Jeopardy: Addiction and Depression and the classic Children of Denial - now expanded and revised and she has two new CDs, A Time for Healing from Abandonment and Shame and Putting the Past Behind. "Creating all of these materials has been a great adventure and I’ve loved every minute of it. Please take your time as you browse the website. I am blessed with a great staff, so should you have any questions please call us at MAC Publishing.” Claudia Black --- from the publisher's web site |