Mark Shields is a licensed professional counselor and certified reciprocal advanced alcohol and drug counselor with 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in counseling from the University of Missouri in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His post-graduate professional work experience includes: Inpatient psychiatric hospital-based substance use disorder treatment; Prison-based substance use disorder treatment; Halfway house services for offenders; Psychiatric day treatment; and Community-based outpatient substance use disorder and mental health counseling. For the past 15 years, Mr. Shields has served in various roles related to the statewide administration and oversight of community-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery services as a staff member of the Missouri Division of Behavioral Health. He is currently the project director for Missouri’s Access to Recovery (ATR) grant.
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