Keynote: Spiritual Transformations in Secular Recovery

Spiritual Transformations in Conjunction with Participation in a Secular Mutual Aid Recovery Program: SMART Recovery .

Objectives:

• Become aware that so-called Spiritual Transformations (or Awakenings) are not limited to participation to religio-spiritual milieu.
• Understand what are the predicates to such dramatic experiences.
• Become aware of the possible epistemology of these phenomena.

About Dr. Joseph Gerstein:

 Retired Asst. Prof. of Medicine, Harvard; 30 years practice of Internal Medicine & Pain Management; A Founder of SMART Recovery (501c3); facilitator of over 4,000 SMART meetings; Co-Chair of ASAM Criminal justice Special Interest Group.