The Protective Wall of Human Community: The New Evidence on Twelve-Step Facilitation Treatment and its Mechanisms
May 29, 2025
9:00 am
Facilitated by John F. Kelly, Ph.D., A.B.P.P
Dr. Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School – the first endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard. He is also the Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM) at MGH.
Dr. Kelly is a former President of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Society of Addiction Psychology, a founding member and inaugural President of the American Board of Addiction Psychology, a Fellow of the APA, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies and non-federal institutions, as well as foreign governments, the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
Event Audience
Professionals
Location
Cumberland Heights River Road Campus
8283 River Road Pike
Nashville, TN
Cost
$60
CEUs
3 (NAADAC, NBCC, APA Approved)
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation participants will be able to:
- Describe the scientific evidence on Twelve-Step Facilitation treatments for alcohol/drug use disorders
- Deliver at least one type of evidence based Twelve-Step Facilitation intervention
- Outline the major evidence-based mechanisms of behavior change through Twelve-Step Facilitation treatments and AA are shown to confer relapse prevention benefits.
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