Addiction Clinicians

Clients who struggle to stay drug-free can resent the presence in group of others who openly use substances.

Most people in stable recovery got there the hard way, through major alterations in the way they live.

The therapist’s faith in the approach appears to be more important than the approach itself.

Unhealthy conflict among staff can ‘bleed’ over into patient care, and that’s never good.

The best way we’ve found to teach clarity in documentation (and that’s really the goal) is to use real-life examples and ask the group for feedback on the quality of each student’s progress note.

You’re probably not thinking about the stuff you wrote about today’s middling-good group session as something that could be important when an insurance company reviews the case.

We’re often in the position of spending more time documenting what we do than in actually doing it.

The secret to improved verbal communication is awareness, so try using video or audio feedback.

We were using the same kind of language to talk about it: Focusing, centering, in the moment, relaxing, stress-reducing, peaceful.

When a group has been mired in the hostile or helpless mode, and breaks through into work, you’ll see an almost tangible change in tone.