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David Best
David Best is head of research and workforce development at Turning Point and asociate professor in addiction studies at Monash University in Melbourne. He leads the treatment and ...view moreDavid Best is head of research and workforce development at Turning Point and asociate professor in addiction studies at Monash University in Melbourne. He leads the treatment and systems team at Turning Point, and is course co-ordinator for the new Masters in Addictive Behaviour at Monash University. He is also chair of Recovery Academy Australia and on the advisory board of the Recovery Research Institute. David is a qualified psychologist and criminologist, and has worked in both research and policy areas for around 20 years. He has worked and studied at Strathclyde University (Glasgow), the Institute of Psychiatry, London School of Economics, the University of Birmingham, the University of the West of Scotland and Monash University, and has held research policy roles at the Police Complaints Authority and the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. He is the author of Mapping the Road to Addiction Recovery (2012) and Addiction Recovery (2012) and author of more than 140 peer-reviewed journal papers. His main area of interest is around pathways to recovery and the role of social networks in promoting well-being.view less