Dr. Blanks is a licensed professional counselor who has dedicated his career to the treatment of addictive disorders. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and is nationally certified as a Master Addiction Counselor. Dr. Blanks' counseling career spans more than twenty-five years, and he holds twelve copyrights for addiction treatment manuals. He has produced volumes of training materials for healthcare professionals, and has been published in the Southern Medical Journal. He is currently an educator and consultant to psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities, and produces clinical documentation for treatment programs in several states. Dr. Blanks has been directly involved in the treatment of more than five-thousand people afflicted with addictive disease. His unique way of looking at addictive disorders confirms that the same disease underlies each addiction. |