Claudia Black, MSW, PhD Related seminars and products: 2

Black is a PhD student. She is a renowned addictions and codependency expert, author and trainer who has pioneered and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. The impact of addiction on young and adult children has been covered by Dr. Black since the 1970s. She has offered models of intervention and treatment related to family violence, multi-addictions, relapse, anger, depression and women’s issues. Dr. Black presents training workshops and seminars to professional audiences in the field of family service, mental health, addiction and correctional services. She is the Senior Clinical and Family Services Provider for Las Vegas Recovery Center. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholic.

The University of Washington School of Social Work gave Dr. Black the 2004 distinguished alumni award.

On Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Parliament Hill in Canada, Dr. Black has been a keynote speaker. Her workshops have been presented to a wide range of people, including military academies, prison systems, medical schools, and mental health and addiction programs. She has worked with agencies and audiences in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, England and Canada. Her books and videos have been translated and published in other countries.

Claudia is the author of Depression Strategies , It Will Never Happen To Me , Changing Course , My Dad Loves Me , My Dad Has A Disease , Repeat After Me , It’s Never Too Late to Have A Happy Childhood , Relapse Toolkit , A Hole in the Sidewalk , Straight Talk , The Stamp Game , Family Strategies , Anger Strategies and her newest title Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets . She has produced several audio CDs and over twenty DVDs. All of Claudia’s materials are available from her website, www.claudiablack.com .

Speaker disclosures. The Clinical Architect of theClaudia Black Center for Young Adults is a Senior Fellow at TheMeadows Treatment Center. She is a founding member of the National Association of Children of Alcoholics and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation. Ms. Black receives royalties from her books. There is no relevant non-financial relationship disclosed byClaudia Black.