Miracle Max

March 14, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

Clinicians… feel as if they’re always missing at least one extremely important tool that would make all the difference.

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Practice or Practitioner?

August 13, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

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

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Alternatives

October 6, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

I’m told that less than half of contemporary medical practice is actually rooted in evidence.

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Confirmation Bias and Counseling

September 29, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

Project Match has long been held up as demonstrating the efficacy of three very different approaches.

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Confrontation Without Conflict

March 27, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

If we inadvertently activate the ‘fight-flight’ response, communication will come to a halt.

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The Quick Change Artists

March 20, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

Maybe it’s just one of those things that alcoholics and addicts feel they have to try before they settle down to face the challenges of actual recovery– which turns out not to be all that frickin’ easy.

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Confrontation

March 10, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

What’s the difference? Maybe it’s in how confrontation is used.

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The March of Pseudoscience

December 2, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

The treatment population is jam-packed with vulnerable people and families desperately looking for magic solutions to a genuinely challenging problem like recovery.

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Family Inventory: Priorities and Values

June 18, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

By the time a client lands in treatment, it may be hard to tell whether their family relationships offer a potential asset or a problem set to address.

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Evaluating Antisocial Behavior: Quick Assessment Tool

April 8, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Clinicians working with addicted offenders and ‘coerced’ (court-ordered) clients often find these problems complicating substance abuse treatment; this tool can help identify particular areas of concern.

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