Southwest Regional Vice President
Represents Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada & Utah
Biography of Kirk Bowden, PhD, MAC, LISAC, NCC, LPC
Gilbert, Arizona
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Kirk Bowden, PhD, MAC, LISAC, NCC, LPC, was recognized as the Arizona Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (AzAADAC) Advocate of the Year for 2010. His history of service to AzAADAC includes state board member, ethics chair and Central Chapter president elect and president.

Dr. Bowden has also served on the NAADAC National Addiction Studies and Standards Committee - a group committed to establishing best practices for addiction studies programs - as a continuing education auditor. He has also served on the editorial advisory board of Addiction Professional and Counselor magazines.

Dr. Bowden has served as the Chair of the Chemical Dependency Counseling Rio Salado College, Director of the Department of Professional Counseling and Addiction Studies at Grand Canyon University and as Past President International Coalition for Addiction Studies Education (INCASE).

His affinity for working in partnerships has led him to be a subject matter expert for California Board of Behavioral Sciences; serve on the steering committee member of on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) / Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Partners for Recovery and represent addiction professionals on the steering committee of the Higher Education Accreditation and Competencies expert panel for SAMHSA/CSAT.