Dr. Roger P. Watts, Ph.D.

Dr. Roger P. Watts is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who practices as a Chemical Dependency Professional II at a world-renowned treatment facility in Saint Paul MN. Dr. Watts received his Ph.D. in General Psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis with a specialization in addictions therapy. His dissertation was entitled “The Lived Experience of a Spiritual Transformation in the Everyday Lives of Alcoholic Men New to Recovery: A Phenomenological Study”. He is currently writing his first book entitled “101 Ways to Tell if Your Teen is Using Drugs” and working on development of a psychological simulation game for training corporate customer service employees.

Dr. Watts came to the practice of chemical dependency treatment at about mid-life after a series of business and journalism positions in Boston, Washington DC and the Miami FL area. He started his professional career in public relations work for the Yankee Atomic Power company in Boston and moved on quickly to become Director of Public Relations at Bentley College in a Boston suburb. In 1976, Dr. Watts went to Washington DC to work in the administration of President Jimmy Carter, first as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and shortly after as an advance press relations staff person in the White House Press Office under Jody Powell.

Education

Capella University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology
2007 - 2012

Cambridge College
Master of Education (MEd), Counseling Psychology
1994 - 1996

References

The Lived Experience of a Spiritual Transformation in the Everyday Lives of Alcoholic Men New to Recovery. Google Citations.

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