The Practitioner vs. the Technique

November 11, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

I take great care in finding the right practitioner. He or she will likely be more important than the technique itself.

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Do I Have a Drinking Problem?

November 8, 2013 by D. Ryan Hooper

Ultimately, you are the only one that makes decisions about your life.

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Hitting Bottom

November 6, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

We’ll see the progress that was occurring even when the addict appeared, at the time, to be floundering badly.

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What to Expect From Counseling

November 4, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Counselors are taught that the best way to make progress is to let the client determine the direction the relationship takes.

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What Makes a Good Interventionist?

November 1, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Intervention is about achieving a very specific time-limited objective: an addict or alcoholic who agrees to participate in treatment.

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Recognizing Enabling Behaviors

October 28, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Many good interveners—including some excellent professional intervention counselors—started out as primary enablers.

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Humility Ain’t for Wimps

October 21, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Faded drawing of man's head in profile, on old-looking, stained paper. The "brain area" is filled with gears.

If perfectionism, long-held resentments, or the unreasonable expectations we have of our wonderful selves get in the way, we’re still stuck.

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Why Slogans?

October 15, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

None of us can change our past or exercise much control over what’s yet to come.

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Effective Group Design: Assumptions

October 11, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Building the group model around that common experience, and change-specific tasks or goals, may increase the chances for a successful outcome.

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Intervener Basics

October 4, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

The same people whose “enabling” actions allow the disease to flourish— and who may feel helpless to confront it— are the ones who can be most effective as interveners.

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