Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D. [1] is a renowned author and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Since the 1970’s Dr. Black’s work has encompassed the impact of addiction on young and adult children. She offers 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 and speaks to thousands of people every year.

She is Senior Clinical and Family Services Advisor for Las Vegas Recovery Center[2]; Senior Editorial Advisor for Central Recovery Press [3]; she serves on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics,[4] and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation[5].

Dr. Black is the recipient of numerous national awards including the 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington School of Social Work.

Dr. Black has been a keynote speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Her workshops have been presented to an extraordinarily wide array of audiences including military academies, prison systems, medical schools, and extensive mental health and addiction programs. Claudia has extensive multi-cultural experiences working with agencies and audiences in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, England and Canada.

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