Words Matter: Alcohol and Drugs
I’ve always been a little uncomfortable when I hear the phrase “alcohol and drugs”. I’ve been around treatment long enough to know that alcohol is […]
I’ve always been a little uncomfortable when I hear the phrase “alcohol and drugs”. I’ve been around treatment long enough to know that alcohol is […]
With ongoing changes to the healthcare system, counseling is likely to continue a shift toward evidence based, manualized approaches. However, good counseling […]
I heard some pretty interesting statistics last week about healthcare costs in the United States. One of the most interesting was that […]
[GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Research has shown the therapeutic relationship may be one of the most important factors in […]
What does it take to be an effective counselor? With all the talk about evidence based practice and manualized treatments, one would […]
Working in the substance abuse field, one comes to understand that trauma is a common factor for many clients. It doesn’t always […]
Without delving too far into the metaphysical abyss, let’s apply the concepts of “The Law of Attraction” to the efforts against substance […]
