B J Davis, PsyD, LAADAC, is an adjunct professor in the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Alliant International University, and a guest lecturer at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Davis received an M.S. in Community Counseling from CSU Sacramento, and a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Alliant University (CSPP). Dr. Davis is the former Executive Director of Strategies for Change, Substance Abuse, and Co-occurring Disorders Treatment Agency, and past Senior Manager of Training and Clinical Quality at WellSpace Health. He is currently the Executive Director of Sacramento Recovery House residential treatment programs and the owner of Davis Consulting,
Dr. Davis is the author of the 2009 DVD “What is Recovery: A Quality-of-Life Perspective.” In addition to his work at Sacramento Recovery House, Dr. Davis serves as a consultant to the Sacramento AIDS Housing Alliance and is the past vice-chair of the CAADAC Counselor Certification Board. Dr. Davis is considered an excellent motivational speaker and a frequently sought-after lecturer, presenter, and keynote speaker regarding addiction treatment, criminal justice reform, and addressing issues related to diversity. Dr. Davis has provided numerous presentations including the Substance Abuse Research Consortium 42nd Semi-Annual Research-to-Policy meeting on obstacles related to the implementation of evidenced based practices; the American Correctional Association Winter Conference on effective Adult Day Reporting Center reentry strategies; the California DHCS Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Statewide Conference on Addressing the Challenges of Treating Marginalized Populations, the Quebec Expert Service in Severe Behavioral Disorders on “Effective Substance Abuse Strategies for Individuals with Intellectual Disability” and the 2024 CADTP Spring Conference Keynote on using the “Davis Model” to increase the effectiveness of evidenced based curriculum.
Dr. Davis has significant experience testifying as an expert witness on substance abuse in criminal cases and is a strong advocate for challenging some of the long-held myths about what works in substance abuse and offender reentry programs.
Dr. Davis has been committed to teaching students and clinical staff both the science and art of counseling for over 20 years. Dr. Davis’s training curriculum is approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and he is in the process of publishing a workbook on a model of substance abuse treatment he developed called the Davis-Choice Model for AOD Treatment.
He is active in conducting research that focuses on treatment effectiveness and outcomes and is recognized for his innovative work in treatment approaches based on Choice Theory and Motivational Interviewing. His other areas of expertise include history & systems of psychology, Reality Therapy, co-occurring disorders, offender reentry, multicultural issues, developmental disabilities substance abuse treatment, Trauma Informed Treatment, and Quality of Life outcome research.
Recently Dr Davis has facilitated several workshops related to the psychology of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and its impact on providing recovery related services for African-American clients.
- Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Alliant Int’l University
- M.S. California State University, Sacramento
- Predoctoral Internship, Cal Poly University Health Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.
- B.A. Dual Philosophy/Religion, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
- Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor #LCi04410915 – California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
- California Certified Gambling Counselor - California Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.
- Brief Therapy for Relapse Prevention Certification, the Gorski – CENAPS Corporation Center for Applied Sciences.
- Qualified Expert Witness – Substance Abuse / Chemical Dependency: Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado County Superior Courts
- History and Systems of Psychology
- Substance Abuse Theory and Treatment
- Dissertation Committee
- In September 2014, Dr. Davis was invited to give a prestigious “TED Talk” regarding his own ex-offender redemption story.
- In 2016, Dr. Davis was asked to participate in California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) work groups that focused on updating and revising the “Standards and Training for California’s Corrections Core Academy mental health curriculum and performance objectives.”
- In November 2016, Dr. Davis received a Governor’s Appointment to the State Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (SACJJDP).
- And in December 2017, Dr. Davis received the Harold E Cole Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Outreach, Prevention, and Treatment by the Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board.