Claudia Black, MSW, PhD Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D. is internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. She is the Sr. Editorial Advisor for Central Recovery Press and serves as Senior Clinical and Family Services Provider for Las Vegas Recovery Center. Claudia is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me, It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood, Straight Talk, Anger Strategies and her newest title Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets.