Recently added articles from Addiction Professional:

More ways to make your voice heard.(Letter From the Editor)(Editorial)

May 01, 2008; Enos, Gary A. ... Probably my favorite aspect of editing this magazine involves the opportunity to communicate with readers who have a thirst for relevant information and who like to express their opinions about what's going on in the field. People at the forefront of clinical care have a keen sense of both ...

Building a curriculum: efforts to more clearly define the skills counselors need could produce national education standards.(SPECIAL SECTION: TRENDS IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION)

May 01, 2008; Osborn, Donald P. ... From the Editor Addiction counseling certainly has a shorter history as a profession than many other disciplines in health care. So it should come as no surprise that the educational infrastructure for counselors does not yet resemble a fully functioning pipeline feeding the ...

Making counselor education relevant: campus programs seek to meet demand for a higher level of training.(SPECIAL SECTION: TRENDS IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION)

May 01, 2008; Hatcher, Anne S. ... Addiction counseling as a discipline arose from a grass-roots movement designed to meet a need that was not being met by counselors from the traditional mental health professions. Coordination between 12-Step programs and the preparation of counselors was a logical link, given that most ...

Online learning creates opportunities: instructors talk of closer bonds with students through the Internet.(SPECIAL SECTION: TRENDS IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION)

May 01, 2008; Talboy, Edna Salcedo ... An increasing number of individuals are A choosing to take substance abuse certification courses for college credit online. Iris Wilkinson, EdD, coordinator of the addiction counseling certificate program at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, recalls the changes she has seen across her ...

Grading their experiences: students with diverse goals say their educational programs prepare them well.(SPECIAL SECTION: TRENDS IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION)

May 01, 2008; Mcalarney, Brion P. ... They are in different stages of life and enroll for different reasons, but students interviewed by Addiction Professional on their educational experiences in undergraduate and graduate programs in addiction studies fervently praised the programs in which they have enrolled. ...

Address comorbid problems collaboratively: all program employees, from admissions staff to drivers, can inform comprehensive treatment planning.

May 01, 2008; Solounias, Bernadette ... We know that addiction to alcohol and/or drugs carries the risk of multiple medical, psychiatric, and behavioral comorbidities that are often neglected, undertreated, or overtreated. The presence of toxins in the body alters physiological functions that have an impact on such factors as ...

The Phoenix Centre: north surrey, British Columbia.(Environments for Recovery)

May 01, 2008 ... Open for a little more than a year, the Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society's Phoenix Centre is functioning much in the way a vibrant town center is often envisioned by progressive urban planners. People seeking a meaningful life free of substances live, work, and ...

Understanding the customer base.(Technology)

May 01, 2008; Enos, Gary A. ... From his Silicon Valley location and a perspective from years spent in the technology industry, the senior director of Internet marketing at CRC Health Group can offer an uncommonly heard spin on addiction treatment providers--in this case, the nation's largest provider of treatment ...

Drug-free workplaces: in name only?(Drug Testing)

May 01, 2008; Enos, Gary A. ... Local businesses could prove to be a fruitful partner for some addiction counselors and employee assistance professionals seeking potential new client bases, but first the local companies must maintain a commitment to a drug-free workplace and to those employees who need substance use ...

A mom gives back.(Recovery)

May 01, 2008; McAlarney, Brion P. ... As a mother who had her children removed from her home, Kris Salisbury proved to be an ideal member of the inaugural "Moms Off Meth" support group in Ottumwa, Iowa nearly a decade ago. The group (www.momsoffmeth.com), which has now expanded into other areas of the state and also into other ...