Dr. Bono was awarded a Doctorate in Psychology with an Emphasis in Addictions Counseling from United States International University in San Diego, CA. He has been specializing in addiction treatment for over fifteen years and has a broad base of experience with the dually diagnosed population. This includes working in a residential drug and alcohol treatment center for adolescents as well as a position as intake coordinator for a residential mental health program also serving adolescent clients.In his direct care work, Dr. Bono has created/and or facilitated the development of highly effective treatment programs and program cultures in several settings. These include his work as a Drug and Alcohol Program Director for The Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Dual Recovery Project Coordinator (one of four Dual Diagnosis Demonstration Projects funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAHMSA) in the State of California serving persons with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders) and developing and directing the Prop 36 Dual Recovery Program, serving dually diagnosed clients court ordered for substance abuse treatment. Most recently he was the Lead Trainer and Consultant in the implementation of the evidence based practice model of Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment for the state of California. He is a former employee of The Betty Ford Center and has also worked as the Dual Recovery Service Coordinator for Contra Costa County s Health Services Department in the State of California. Dr. Bono is the Founder and Director of The Office for Dual Recovery, a private practice, training and consulting organization in Pleasant Hill, CA. He has worked with Contra Costa Community College to establish one of the first Dual Diagnosis Certificate Programs in the country, and was an instructor in this program. Dr. Bono is a regular presenter at national and local workshops and is an on-line instructor for the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, Brown University on the subject of dual diagnosis.