Claudia Black, Ph.D.

Claudia Black, MSW, PhD is a renowned lecturer, author and trainer internationally recognized for both her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Dr. Black has been a keynote speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Black is the recipient of a number of National awards including the Marty Mann Award, the 1991 SECAD Award, and the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction Educator of the Year. She is the past Chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and presently serves on their Advisory Board. Claudia is the author of several seminal books including It Will Never Happen To Me (two million copies sold and now in it’s 2nd updated edition).