{"id":27128,"date":"2019-03-15T15:26:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/03\/15\/addiction-specialist-to-speak-at-northern-essex\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:12:17","slug":"addiction-specialist-to-speak-at-northern-essex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/15\/addiction-specialist-to-speak-at-northern-essex\/","title":{"rendered":"Addiction Specialist to Speak at Northern Essex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19923\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/03\/woody-giessmann.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19923\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19923\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/03\/woody-giessmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Giessmann, founder of Right Turn, a treatment program for substance use disorder, will speak at NECC on April 9.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How do you go from being a drummer in a rock band to operating a substance use disorder program? Come hear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.associationofinterventionspecialists.org\/members\/woody-giessmann\/\">Woody Giessmann<\/a> share his tale from rock band to rock bottom and how he subsequently founded <a href=\"https:\/\/right-turn.net\/\">\u201cRight Turn\u201d<\/a> an innovative treatment program in Watertown.<\/p>\n<p>He will speak on Tuesday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>\u2019s Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St., as part of the NECC STEM Speakers Series. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Giessmann was a drummer with the rock band \u201cThe Del Fuegos\u201d a Boston based, garage-style, rock band known for their songs \u201cDon\u2019t Run Wild\u201d and \u201cI Still Want You\u201d. He experienced the \u201cdevastating effects of drug and alcohol use disorder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became keenly aware of the need for innovative services, continuous support, and ongoing encouragement for people who have been affected by addictions and co-occurring mental health disorders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now in long-term recovery, Giessmann is founder and chairman of \u201cRight Turn\u201d an innovative, substance-use, disorder program that makes use of both evidence-based treatment and creative expression.<\/p>\n<p>He became an addictions specialist in 1993. He is also a professional interventionist. He was appointed to The Board Of Registry In Medicine by Governor Charlie Baker in February of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight Turn does more than treat the substance use disorder; we understand the complexity of co-occurring disorders including depression, trauma-related disorders, anxiety and other underlying mental health and psychological issues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The multidisciplinary approach is designed to engage people from the first phone call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that all people can get well,\u201d he said. \u201cThey may just need a different, more inspiring approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Department of Education\u2019s STEM Starter Academy Grant sponsors the NECC STEM Speaker Series.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/innovative-programs\/stem-programs\/\">40 STEM programs<\/a>\u00a0on its campuses, along with internships and practicums that help prepare students for Massachusetts\u2019 ever-growing STEM workforce. For more information, contact Carolyn Knoepfler, PhD, assistant dean of science, technology, and engineering,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cknoepfler@necc.mass.edu\">cknoepfler@necc.mass.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 978 556-3541.<\/p>\n<p>NECC also offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/human-services\/\">associate degree in human services<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/human-services\/alcoholdrug-abuse-counseling-certificate\/\">certificate in alcohol\/drug abuse counseling<\/a>. Following the completion of the 35-credit program, individuals can work in a variety of treatment environments, apply the credits toward an NECC\u2019s associate degree in human services, or pursue becoming a licensed alcohol and drug counselor with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you go from being a drummer in a rock band to operating a substance use disorder program? 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