Education
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Loyola University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science, Social Work and Sociology, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL
Publications
Books Recovery Management. William White, Ernest Kurtz, & Mark Sanders. Great Lakes ATTC, Chicago, IL, 2006.
Contributing author, Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul (New York Times best seller), Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beech, FL.
Contributing author, Alcohol Problems in the United States: 20 Years of Treatment Perspectives, Hawthorne Press, New York, New York, 2002. Treating the African American Male Substance Abuser. Winds of Change Publishing Company, 1993. Preventing Gang Violence in Your School. The Johnson Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1995. Professional Journal Articles - “Being Influenced by the Evidence: How Addictions Counselors Can Be Effective Without a Wholesale Adoption of an Evidence-based Practice,” Addiction Professional, online exclusive article, July 2009.
- “Nurturer, Deserter, or Enemy: The Importance of Mother Daughter Relationships in Adolescent Girls with Substance Abuse Disorders,” Counselor, December 2008.
- “Daddy’s Little Girl: Fatherlessness and Substance Abuse in Adolescent Girls,” Counselor, Vol. 9, October 2008.
- “Prevention Strategies for Young Male Violence,” Student Assistance Journal, Summer 2008.
- “Can Adolescents Benefit from a Recovery Coach?” Counselor, June 2008.
- “Recovery Management and People of Color,” Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Vol. 26(3), 2008.
- “Counseling Difficult-to-Reach Chemically Dependent Adolescent Males: A Strength-based Approach,” Counselor, Vol. 8, June 2007. Coauthor Shannon Mayeda, PhD., MSW, CRADC.
- “Counseling Difficult-to-reach Chemically Dependent Adolescent Males,” Counselor, Vol. 8, April 2007. Coauthor Shannon Mayeda, PhD., MSW, CRADC.
- “Addiction in the African American Community: The Recovery Legacies of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X,” William White, Mark Sanders, & Tanya Sanders, Counselor, Vol. 7, October 2006.
- “Recovery Management and People of Color: Redesigning Addiction Treatment for Historically Disempowered Communities.” Coauthor William White, 2004.
- “Building Bridges Instead of Walls: Effective Cross-Cultural Counseling,” Corrections Today, Vol. 65(1), February 2003.
- “Addiction and Recovery Among African Americans before 1900.” Coauthor William White. Counselor, Vol. 2, December 2002, 64-66.
- “Blending Grief Therapy and Addiction Treatment,” Counselor, December 2002.
- “Seven Steps to Developing a Comprehensive Dual Disorders Program,” Professional Counselor, 1998.
- “Getting Out of Gangs,” Professional Counselor, October 1997.
Magazine Articles – appeared in Recovered - “So You Don’t Think You Deserve a Loving Relationship? Could Unresolved Toxic Shame Be the Culprit?”
- “Love 101: The Basics of Improving Your Relationship Immediately!”
- “The 8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Relationships in Recovery”
- “So You Think You’re in Love with a Sex Addict? Well, There’s Hope!”
- “Relationship Detox”
- “Walking Out on Love: How You Leave Really Does Matter”
- “How to Have Healthy Relationships in Recovery”
- “How to Have Committed Relationships in Recovery”
Published Workbooks - Working with Men With Substance Use Disorders in Groups: Structured Exercises to Educate, Energize, Inspire, and Help Give Chemically Dependent Men Tools to Recover. An Illinois Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Publication, 2006.
- Addiction Counselor Certification Exam Study Course, Winds of Change, 2003.
- Counseling Chemically Dependent African American Women, Winds of Change Publishing Company, 2001.
- Relationship Detox: How to Have Healthy Relationships in Recovery, 2001.
Video Tapes - High Intensity Drugs, Copyright 2001, by AATP
- Counseling Youth of Color, Copyright 2001, by AATP
- Good Grief: Helping Chemically Dependent Clients Cope with Loss, 2004, by AATP
- Counseling Clients with Antisocial Personality Disorder, 2008, by AATP
Published CD Series, Adolescent Services, Health Communications Services, Inc. - Counseling the Resistant Adolescent Male
- Strength-based Counseling with Difficult-to-reach Adolescents
- Abandonment: The #1 Cause of Self-destructive Behavior among Adolescents
- Father Hunger and Father Wounds: Intervention Strategies with Men Who Have Been Traumatized/Injured Due to the Absence or Toxic Presence of their Fathers
- Managing Anger and Conflict in Therapy Groups
- Boys in Crisis: Intervention Strategies with Young Males Who Are at the Greatest Risk of Extreme Violence
- The Therapeutic Benefits of Humor: A Workshop for Professionals Who Work with Difficult-to-reach Adolescents
- Good Grief: Helping Adolescents Cope with Loss
- The Counselor’s Tool Box: Helping Adolescents Cope with Symptoms Caused by Exposure to Traumatic Events
- The Father Daughter Relationship
- Unfinished Business
- Let Them Eat Cake: The Impact of Poverty and Privilege on Adolescents and Implications for Counseling
Published DVDs - Ethics in the Counseling Relationship, July 2009, ATTP
- Adolescents’ High-Intensity Drug Use, Vol. 2, July 2009, ATTP
Honors
2003 — Addictions Professional of the Year Award by IAODAPCA for outstanding work as a trainer and consultant in Illinois
2002 — Outstanding Achievement Award from the African American Advisory Council of the Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services for providing substance abuse trainings
2000 — Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work, Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the field of social work as an alumni
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Black Social Workers
- Advisory Committee, Loyola University School of Social Work
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