Who leads SMART Recovery meetings?
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Marc F. Kern
Marc F. Kern, Ph.D., has over 30 years of clinical psychotherapy experience helping people overcome their self-defeating habits and acquire the insights and skills to live happier lives. He has a deep personal understanding of the addictive process and continues his lifelong research of contemporary treatments for addiction and other destructive behaviors.
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By Marc F. Kern
Published on 04/18/2008
In all SMART meetings there is a trained leader. They are not peer led. They're led by someone who's been to a training session. Usually sort of endorsed by SMART national and they've read a number of volumes on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy and have predone homework assignments and other sort of tools. There's even a manual. It's nothing really more than variety of exercises to help people identify the thinking that leads to the behavior.
Who leads SMART Recovery meetings?
In all SMART meetings there is a trained leader. They are not peer led. They're led by someone who's been to a training session. Usually sort of endorsed by SMART national and they've read a number of volumes on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy and have predone homework assignments and other sort of tools. There's even a manual. It's nothing really more than variety of exercises to help people identify the thinking that leads to the behavior.