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For Immediate Release
April 10, 2008
Allen Zweben to Deliver Keynote Address at the 40th NASW-NYC Addictions Institute
New York, NY – Dr. Allen Zweben, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research at Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW), will deliver the keynote address at the 40th Anniversary conference of the National Association of Social Workers-New York City Chapter’s Addictions Institute.
Dr. Zweben will speak during the 11:30am plenary session on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus. His presentation is entitled, “Two Decades of Treating Addictive Behaviors: Integrating Practice Wisdom and Evidence-Based Practice.”
“I am honored to be part of this conference to address the challenges involved in integrating conventional wisdom and research findings to improve agency practice,” said Dr. Zweben. “Hopefully, my presentation will enhance an understanding of how to develop and/or adopt evidence-based approaches for treating substance use problems in clinical settings.”
A full program of the conference is available here. For more information or to speak to Dr. Zweben, contact Jeannie Hii at 212-851-2327 or [email protected].
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About CUSSW (www.socialwork.columbia.edu)
For 110 years, the Columbia University School of Social Work has been the leader in practice and policy. Located in New York City, the School offers Master’s and Doctoral programs which are nationally and internationally recognized for their excellence. With a signature curriculum and far-reaching field education experience, CUSSW continues to be at the forefront of clinical practice, public policy, teaching, research and social work innovation in the 21st Century.
About Allen Zweben
Dr. Zweben received his doctorate in social welfare from Columbia University in New York, in 1977. From 1975 until 1986 he had a cross appointment at the Addiction Research Foundation and the University of Toronto, Canada where he was Director of Psychosocial Research and Associate Professor, respectively. Dr. Zweben was at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, from 1986-2004 where he was Director of the Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research (CABHR) and Professor. In 2005, Dr. Zweben returned to Columbia University where he is currently Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Projects in the School of Social Work. Dr. Zweben has expertise in areas related to addiction medicine, including screening and assessment, brief intervention, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, twelve-step facilitation therapy, HIV-risk reduction strategies, couples and family treatment, study recruitment/compliance techniques, patient-treatment matching, medications development, and outcome measurement. His research and publications have focused primarily on innovative assessment and treatment approaches for substance use problems. Dr. Zweben has been a principal investigator of numerous behavioral and medication trials.
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