Residential rehabilitation provides an important role in alcohol and other drug treatment. The seminar will provide an overview of current evidence in the field and highlight the work our group has conducted with non-government service providers across Australia. The seminar will highlight some of the challenges in conducting research in these settings and provide a discussion of future research directions.

About the speaker

Peter Kelly is an Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist based in the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong. He is the Director of the Centre for Health Psychology Practice and Research. Dr Kelly’s research is focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based approaches within mental health and substance dependence treatment settings.