Dr. Robert J. Meyers

The Creator of CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) shares alternatives to nagging, pleading and threatening your loved one into recovery that really work. This July 18, 2022 Family Support Evening was hosted by Mark Wallengren, 35 year Los Angles radio personality, and Kristin Garbett, Co-Founder of CRAFT Connect. Mark and Kristin are brother and sister, and both have a loved one who struggles with a substance use disorder.

Dr. Meyers is an emeritus research associate professor of psychology who worked in the clinical research branch at the University of New Mexico's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addiction for over 44 years and developed the CRAFT program. He is the winner of the 2002 Dan Anderson Research Award from the Hazelden Foundation and the 2003 Young Investigator Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism. Dr. Meyers has published over 80 scientific articles and co-authored 5 books on addiction, including Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading and Threatening and Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment: Working with Family Members. Recently, he coauthored Coming Home: A Warrior’s Guide with Dr. William R. Miller. Dr. Meyers has been in the addiction field for over 35 years. 

CRAFT is a respectful, non-confrontational and effective set of skills that teaches how to help encourage our struggling loved ones to make choices that lead to progress and healing. Collaborative and practical, it is focused on behavior change that helps your loved one, you and your family and enhances longer-term change. Although CRAFT was developed for families with a loved one who has a substance use disorder, CRAFT Connect will benefit families struggling with behavioral health disorders.

For more information on Dr. Meyers’ work please watch this video.