Welcome and Plenary I: Building Recovery Capital in Individuals and Communities
Welcome: Rob White, LCPC,Chairman, Director External Affairs and Business Development University of Maryland, Baltimore Department of Psychiatry
Plenary I: Building Recovery Capital in Individuals and Communities
David Best, PhD, Director, Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (CARR);Professor of Addiction Recovery, Leeds Trinity University
Recovery capital helps us better understand the process of recovering from a substance use disorder (SUD) and determine the success of recovery and treatment interventions, improve coping strategies, and enhance an individuals’ quality of life in recovery.
Rob White, LCPC (Moderator)
Chairman, Director External Affairs and Business Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore Department of Psychiatry
David Best, PhD
Director, Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (CARR); Professor of Addiction Recovery, Leeds Trinity University
David Best is the world's first Professor of Addiction Recovery. He has moved to Leeds Trinity University from Derby University, where he undertook research around addiction recovery and desistance from crime, to become the world's 1st Professor of Addiction Recovery. He has an under-graduate degree in psychology with philosophy, a Master’s degree in criminology and a PhD in the psychology of addictions.
Penny Ziegler
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
David E. Nelson
7/24/1947 - 4/12/2023
The NCADD-MD Board of Directors and staff honor the passing of David Eric Nelson, our Board Chair from 2009 to 2023. We express our deepest gratitude for the time David so generously donated to our organization -- for his leadership, his vision and stewardship during his chairmanship. He is greatly missed by all of us.