

Incorporate the Steps Like an Expert and Strengthen Recovery Outcomes
One-Day Virtual Training
All trainings are held 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Central
2024
July 17
5.5 CEs available through NBCC and ASWB boards.
Cost is $1,795/participant for training and collection bundle or $1,495/participant for groups of three or more from same organization.
Call 1-800-328-9000 to register.
I've purchased Twelve Step Facilitation. Why should I invest in specific training?
Master trainers Joyce Starr and Don Bartosik take an interactive deep dive into Twelve Step Facilitation, a dynamic treatment modality designed to strengthen early and long-term substance use disorder recovery. Ideal for those working in community-based, corrections, private practice and mental health settings, this live virtual training will prepare you to expertly guide and walk alongside your patients as you incorporate a cornerstone of recovery into their treatment plans.
Training Objectives
- Describe the Twelve Steps and how they apply to various recovery stages
- Identify individual recovery barriers and create plans to reduce them
- Apply Twelve Step language and principles in individual facilitation settings as well as group treatment
- Incorporate Twelve Step principles into other modalities practiced in an organization
- Effectively help clients prepare for self-managing a substance use disorder while building a strong recovery foundation
I haven't purchased Twelve Step Facilitation. What is it?
Millions of people put their faith in the Twelve Steps every day. As a treatment provider, however, you need more than faith: you need proof to show accountability. Research proves that belonging to a Twelve Step fellowship group increases the chances of long-term recovery from addictions and is also helpful with treating mental health disorders.
As proven through Project MATCH research, Twelve Step Facilitation—combined with Twelve Step group support—helps individuals succeed as they move from treatment into recovery.
Thank you for your interest in the Twelve Step Facilitation program training. Even more, thank you for your commitment to your clients. To learn more about the training and customization options, please fill out the form and a Hazelden Betty Ford representative will contact you shortly.

Joyce Starr
Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
With 40 years of experience in the public and private sector, Starr is a seasoned substance use disorder expert. Prior to retiring from the State of Ohio's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (ODADAS), she served as chief of recovery supports and housing. Prior to holding that role, Starr was the chief of treatment services and chief of treatment and recovery services for the ODADAS. She began her career with Project Linden Inc., where she served as a substance use and recovery counselor for justice-involved individuals.

Don Bartosik, MS, LMFT
Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Bartosik has spent over 25 years developing community-based healthcare programs, utilizing implementation science, building trusting relationships, and improving access to care for underserved communities. He's dedicated to providing clinical guidance, interdisciplinary administrative leadership, and targeted training and consultation across the country for evidence-based and emerging practices in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.
- To be eligible for continuing education credit, participants must be present throughout the entirety of the training.
- The Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, provider #1487, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period:11/22/2020-11/22/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 continuing education credits per training.
- Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is an NBCC approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP # 6547, and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. The Graduate School is approved to provide continuing education by CAADE Provider # CP20 975 C 0325, CCAPP Provider Number 1N-88-860-1123, CADTP provider # 125, and CA BRN CEP 16722.
- Participants are required to keep their certificate for a minimum of six years. For information about this continuing education program, please contact the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, P.O. Box 11 CO9, Center City, Minnesota 55012, 1-651-213-4538.