*An original treatment approach to the Crack Cocaine Public Health Epidemic

*The importance of a Biopsychosocial approach—Biological Factors, Psychological Factors, Social-Environmental-Cultural Factors

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* A ground-breaking conceptualization of phases of treatment and recovery

*The importance of correctly timing the delivery of interventions across Phases of Treatment and Recovery—Withdrawal Phase (1-14 days); Phase of Prolonging Abstinence (up to 6 months); Phase of Pursuing Lifetime Recovery (first two years are the most challenging)

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*The importance of addressing multiple public health epidemics—ongoing crack cocaine/new heroin epidemic, violence epidemic (guns), and HI/AIDS epidemic

*Dysfunctional families: crack and heroin users as children of a prior generation of alcoholics; Current generation of children experiencing being raised by parents addicted to crack cocaine, heroin; Parents incarcerated at historically unprecedented record high numbers; Children going into foster care and separated from parents in record numbers

•Novel approaches to group psychoeducation, group psychotherapy, trauma resolution, and cultural competency trainingPURCHASE fromwww.Amazon.com/or Praeger Publishers

2003*Invisible and visible violence

*A psychology of oppression

*A psychology of liberation

* Treating clients without invisible violence

•A new model for identity development

•Approaches to numerous kinds of violence (e.g. Asians, women, school violence, spiritual violence, prevention programs for males, international/refugees….)

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*Addressing the historically unprecedented rates of incarceration (crack cocaine/heroin epidemic; marijuana, alcohol, methamphetamine, etc…)

*Mandated addiction treatment dominates community based addiction treatment

*Evidence suggests mandated addiction treatment can work

•How to make it work, be successful, using evidence-based addiction treatment models

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2005

*Addresses the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic

*Integration of African Healing Wisdom and Evidence-Based Behavior Change Strategies

*A model for Africa, Caribbean, America

*Peer Education through Entertainment: Song, Rap,Theatre

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FORTHCOMING BOOKS:

Wallace, B. C. From health inequity to equity in health: A new global approach to health disparities (Springer Publications)—for release summer 2007Wallace, B. C. . The HIV/AIDS prevention peer education training manual for adolescents (StarSpirit Press)—for release January 2007

FORTHCOMING ELECTRONIC JOURNAL:

The Journal of Inequity in Health to Equity in Health, a new electronic on-line journal being launched in the summer of 2007, starting with an inaugural theme issue, while serving as a peer-reviewed journal on health disparities. In negotiation for best venue for launching.