Topic: counseling
Cross Addiction: Is it a Myth?
There are many concepts in clinical psychology that are not science-based, but are nonetheless still of use in therapy.
Topics: bad information, counseling, relapse
Good and Bad Advice at 12 Step Meetings
12 Step literature suggests that sponsors stick with advice on how to work the Steps, rather than stray into realms better left to trained professionals.
Topics: 12Step, counseling, recovery support groups
Memory by Function
The personal story that recovering folks tell at 12 Step meetings is a reconstruction of episodic memories.
Topics: addiction and the brain, assessment, counseling
What to Expect From Counseling
Counselors are taught that the best way to make progress is to let the client determine the direction the relationship takes.
Topics: counseling, getting help
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
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
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
Dual Dilemma: When Addiction & Mental Illness Combine
The key to treatment success is an integrated approach: One treatment team treats both illnesses using an integrated treatment plan.
Topics: co-occurring disorders, counseling, depression, mental illness
Treating the Antisocial Addict: Treatment Planning
The behavior of antisocial persons is a challenge to traditional substance abuse counseling. Offender populations are packed with antisocial clients. It helps to address these behaviors directly, beginning with the treatment plan.
Topics: addicted offenders, antisocial, co-occurring disorders, counseling, court-mandated, DUI/DWI, juvenile courts, personality disorders, treatment, treatment planning
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 6
A big fine, for instance, isn’t necessarily a better deterrent than a lesser one that is administered quickly and effectively.
Topics: client types and needs, compliance and noncompliance, counseling, court-mandated, criminal courts, DUI/DWI, establishing credibility, legal problems, leverage, relapse, Using Leverage Series
