Talking Point - Friday 5th June 2020
_EFFECTIVENESS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS _ _PRESENTED BY KEITH
HUMPHREYS_
The mutual help organization Alcoholics Anonymous is an extremely
popular resource for people facing drinking problems, but scientific
research on its impact was lacking for many years. In recent
decades, evaluation studies have become significantly stronger,
allowing more robust conclusions about AA to be drawn. This
presentation will review research on AA's effects, as well as studies
of the mechanisms by which AA influences its members and will present
findings from the recent Cochrane review on the effectiveness of AA
and other 12-step programs for alcohol use disorder. Clinical and
policy implications will also be discussed.
KEITH HUMPHREYS is a Professor and the Section Director for Mental
Health Policy in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
at Stanford University, a Senior Research Career Scientist at the VA
Health Services Research Center in Palo Alto and an Honorary Professor
of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London.
He is the Esther Ting Memorial Professor at Stanford University
California. He has studied addiction and its treatment for 30 years,
and has also been heavily involved in shaping public policies
addressing substance misuse. He served as Senior Policy Advisor at
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Obama
Administration. His research addresses the prevention and treatment of
addictive disorders, the formation of public policy and the extent to
which subjects in medical research differ from patients seen in
everyday clinical practice.
Professor Humphreys has been extensively involved in the formation of
public policy, having served as a member of the White House Commission
on Drug Free Communities, the VA National Mental Health Task Force,
and the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration. During the Obama
Administration, he spent a sabbatical year as Senior Policy Advisor at
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. He has also
testified on numerous occasions in Parliament and advises multiple
government agencies in the U.K.
DATE: Friday 5th June 2020
VENUE: Turning Point, Training Room 1 & 2, Level 1, 110 Church Street,
Richmond
TIME: 1:00pm – 2:00pm AEST
COST: _FREE _- TALKING POINT IS A _FREE SEMINAR SERIES _but
registrations are essential
GETTING TO TURNING POINT: Turning Point is located at 110 Church
Street, on the corner of Church Street and Tweedie Place. Entrance is
via the front of the building, to the right of the Skoda car
dealership. Please take the lift to the first floor and visit
reception.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
* Tram 78 on Church Street
* Tram 109 on Victoria Parade (about a 5 min walk to 110 Church
Street)
* Tram 75 on Bridge Rd (about a 7 min walk to 110 Church Street)
CAR PARKING: LIMITED 2 HOUR STREET PARKING AVAILABLE IN THE AREA, ALL
DAY PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN:
* Shelley Street, Richmond (between Butler and Elizabeth Streets)
-about 1km walk to Church St (about $10/day).
* 459 Church Street, RICHMOND
http://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/459-
[http://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/459-]
church-street-richmond/ (about $16/day). About a 20 min walk or catch
the No 78 tram which leaves from stop 55 (Adelaide St). Alight at
Tweedie Pl/Church Street (Stop 63).
_Please allow sufficient time for parking, arrival at 12:45pm
recommended.
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