[Podcast] 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 using SMART Recovery’s program shows results 
• Incorporating the Successful Life Skills book into meetings 
• Why to become a SMART Recovery facilitator  

Additional resources:

• SMART Courts & Corrections
• SMART InsideOut Fast
• Hancock County Drug Court 

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