Addiction Clinicians
DSM5 – The Great Debaters
In a sense we’re just describing disorders that we only partly understand.
Topics: co-occurring disorders, diagnosis, mental illness
Crisis Management Cheat Sheet
This ‘cheat sheet’ is a quick reminder about some very basic principles of relating to a person who happens to be in crisis.
Topics: crisis management, detoxification, early recovery, emotional issues
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 9
Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.
Topics: antisocial, compliance and noncompliance, counseling, court-mandated, leverage, Using Leverage Series
What KIND of Disease is Addiction?
Most communities provide both options for opioid patients, and lacking a methadone for alcohol or cocaine, use a more traditional abstinence-based approach for those addictions.
Topics: abstinence, addiction medications, disease model, MAT, opioids
My Kid Can’t Be Addicted: Family Defenses
What underlies these defenses is anxiety. We’re afraid of what we might find out.
Topics: adolescent addiction, defense mechanisms, family involvement
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 8
Even the most recalcitrant drinker can appreciate the desirability of avoiding still more consequences. It’s a side door around some of the alcoholic’s denial.
Topics: counseling, court-mandated, DUI/DWI, leverage, negotiation, Using Leverage Series
Tips on Improving Addictions Education
Psychological theories that may be of great interest to professionals can seem like messages from Pluto to a rehab patient.
Topics: addiction and the brain, communication, early recovery, patient education, program development, therapies and tools
Building an Ethical Culture
“If my intentions are good,” they think to themselves, “how can my actions be unprofessional?”
Topics: administration, ethics, supervision
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 7
Involving the therapeutic team adds strength to the message and can speed the accomplishment of important goals.
Topics: counseling, court-mandated, DUI/DWI, intervention, leverage, Using Leverage Series
Build Client Decision-Making Skills With Football
The point of the game is to win. You win by knowing the odds and trying to take advantage of them. Even if that means resisting emotional impulses.
Topics: client engagement and motivation, counseling skills, decision making, patient education
