Research Presentations

“Recovering Together Program: Helping Children understand Substance Abuse and Helping Families Recover from it’s Devastating Effects” Building Bridges: Connecting Colorado’s Children and Youth to Their Past and Their Future, June 1, 2006 Keystone, CO
“RTP - Women’s Substance Abuse Treatment for Families with Child Maltreatment Concerns” and “Recovering Together Program Research Findings Preliminary Process, Program and Client Results” 3^rd Annual Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center (RMQIC) Conference, May 16, 2006, Mesa, Arizona
“Recovering Together Program: Family Treatment for Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment Issues” 18th Annual Colorado Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, April 10^th, 2006, Colorado Springs, CO
"Building Partnerships to Support Families Struggling with Child Maltreatment"; 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect Supporting Promising Practices and Positive Outcomes: A Shared Responsibility, April 2005, Boston, MA.
“FIARS: Family Integrated Assessment and Referral System”; Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s Leadership Forum, Dec. 2001, Wash. D.C.
“FIARS: Family Integrated Assessment and Referral System”; Thirteenth Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, March 11-13, 2001.

Research Publications

Spear, D.S. (2007) Recovering Together Program, Women’s Curricula. 16-week gender-specific addiction treatment curricula for families with co-occurring substance abuse and child protection issues. American Humane, Denver, CO. Available at http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-children/research-evaluation/child-welfare-substance-abuse/rmqic-products.html
Spear, D.S. (2007). Recovering Together Program Community Implementation Guide and Research Findings. American Humane, Denver, CO. Available at http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-children/research-evaluation/child-welfare-substance-abuse/rmqic-products.html
Spear, D.S. & Moorstein, K. (2006). Recovering Together Program: Tailoring treatment for mothers with substance abuse problems and their children. Protecting Children, 4,20. pp. 24-38. American Humane, Denver, CO.
Spear, D.S. (1997). Adolescent alcohol and drug misuse in rural areas: A Community intervention handbook. (Master’s thesis, Prescott College, 1997). Masters Abstracts International, 36-01, 0261.