The Luck of the Draw Led to SMART Recovery
Kevin Minnick is the SMART Recovery Regional Coordinator for Indiana. He is also a probation officer for Hancock County. In this podcast, Kevin talks about: How being a professional golfer paid for his master’s degree in counseling Seeing an ad for SMART Recovery in an underground newspaper in the 1990s How working in the chemical dependency unit was luck of the draw Recognizing that many aspects of recovery were not being addressed in 12-step treatment programs Challenging his supervisor that multiple options for recovery needed to be offered Taking a client-centered approach to the person’s recovery Being a clinical coordinator in the drug court How SMART Recovery’s program shows results Incorporating the Successful Life Skills book into meetings Why to become a SMART Recovery facilitator