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Ideology Wars

February 17, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

If Project MATCH had it right, and all three work but none works significantly better than the others– then what’s all the argument about?

Topics: 12Step, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, program development, rational emotive therapy, treatment models

Can I Keep My Patients From Giving Up?

December 3, 2011 by C. Scott McMillin

My outpatients get discouraged very easily. They may actually be doing pretty well for somebody new to recovery, but they don’t seem to realize it.

Topics: client engagement and motivation, counseling, counseling skills, groups, identifying and measuring progress, motivational enhancement therapy