Addiction Professional back issues from July 2007:
Honoring the past while moving forward.(National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Leaders of the professional association that helped establish this magazine nearly five years ago maintain a keen sense of their organization's history. And with three name changes, numeroaus steps forward and back on professional credentialing, and periods marked by both uplifting ...
Examine evidence, but account for individual circumstances.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2007; ... I appreciated the intent of Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, and Mark S. Gold, MD, in "The Inadequacies of the Evidence" (March/April 2007 issue). Good research is needed more than ever, to help the provider sift through the variety of clinical approaches available (e.g., BRENDA, Stages of ...
Looking back on 35 years: NAADAC's history reflects the establishment of a professional identity for addiction counseling.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Celebrating its 35th anniversary, NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals is one of the oldest addiction-focused professional associations in the United States. With more than 11,000 members and affiliates throughout the U.S. and the world, NAADAC is poised to continue its ...
The pre-NAADAC years: a look at the earliest helpers shows how far counseling has come.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... As NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals celebrates its 35th anniversary as an organization, it is a fitting time to look back over the history of addiction counseling. There is a growing body of literature on the history of addiction treatment, but the history of NAADAC and ...
New models in Minnesota: the latest entrants to counseling bring new skills, hopes for a career track.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Progressive trends are providing glimpses into the future of addiction counseling and are continuing to reshape and augment the traditional 12-Step treatment model. The proliferation of theoretical models and clinical techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, Motivational ...
A profession in peril: the realities of the job make it difficult to attract new addiction counselors.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... <Pre> "Help wanted: Addiction counselor to provide counseling for the city's home-Jess; hours vary. Good writing skills and solid work ethic. Must be state-certified. $16 per hour." </Pre> I recently answered this ad, introducing myself as a private, for-profit treatment provider ...
Tools for the new generation: clinicians must be prepared to offer appropriate care for co-occurring disorders.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Since the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Treatment Plan effort of 2000, SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has worked with the substance use disorder treatment field to address the needs of the next generation of clinical ...
Time for a change: new technologies and workforce needs will drive transformation in treatment centers.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
Jul 01, 2007; ... The U.S. alcohol and drug abuse treatment industry in the next few years will face challenges it has never encountered before. The industry will see a significant shift in the way organizations are managed, and in the kinds of corporate structures that will exist. The emergence of new ...
A need for accommodation: a handful of programs have stepped forward to help the physically disabled.(Feature)
Jul 01, 2007; ... The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates that 4.7 million American adults with physical disabilities also have a co-occurring substance use problem. People with disabilities, encompassing a range of conditions that includes deafness, arthritis, and multiple ...
Pharmacotherapy: integrating new tools into practice.(NAADAC LIFFLONG LEARNING SERIES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... This is the fourth in a series of six articles designed to provide you with the latest information on the use of medications in alcohol dependence. treatment. Medications (pharmacotherapy) used as adjuncts to counseling techniques and biopsychosocial, educational, and spiritual therapies ...
Integrating pharmacotherapy with treatment planning for alcohol dependence.(NAADAC LIFELONG LEARNING SERIES)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Successful treatment of individuals dependent on alcohol requires having a treatment plan that is jointly developed by the clinician and patient. This plan must precisely state the individual's problems, goals for treatment, specific measurable objectives, and treatment interventions. Such ...
Looking to the laser: a healing center in Ohio uses light therapy to help clients with addictions.(Feature)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Back in 2004, as several of her family members and friends struggled with addictions, Irene Terry began to experience months of sleepless nights. Having tried numerous kinds of therapy for her sleep problem, and still preoccupied with finding an effective way to help her loved ones, Terry ...
Promesa Inc.: detox and rehabilitation program.(Environments for Recovery)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Administrators at Promesa Inc., an addiction treatment organization in the New York City borough of the Bronx, couldn't identify many innovative models of design to borrow from when they set out to establish a new-look detox center. "We wanted to move away from the institutional look of ...
Seek out the information that testing provides.(Drug Testing)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Laboratory testing for the presence of drugs offers information that is relevant to all professionals involved in the treatment of patients afflicted with drug abuse problems and other comorbid conditions. I am pleased to launch an ongoing series of columns in Addiction Professional that ...
A full picture of methamphetamine.
Jul 01, 2007; ... The Methamphetamine Crisis: Strategies to Save Addicts, Families, and Communities Herbert C. Covey (ed.); Praeger Publishers, Westport, Conn., (203) 226-3571; 2007; ISBN: 0-275-99322-1; hardcover; 296 pages; $69.95 Herbert C. Covey, a field instructor with the ...
Continuing education quiz.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Earn continuing education credits by taking this quiz on the article that begins on page 50 of this issue. A grade of 70% or above will earn you a certificate of completion for two nationally certified continuing education hours. This is an open-book quiz. After reading the article, ...
Recovery Assistance Program.(Addiction Professional Monitor)(Addiction Intervention Resources )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Addiction Intervention Resources (AIR), an addiction consulting firm with a nationwide network of professional intervention specialists and addiction counselors (see Letter From the Editor in March/April 2007 issue), has signed an agreement to provide its Recovery Assistance Program to all ...
Credit card processing.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Century Bankcard Services works with entities to help them reduce their costs associated with credit card processing. The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) has partnered with the company to offer nationally negotiated pricing arrangements for the association's ...
Survey preparation software.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Standards Manager[TM] is a new software tool to help providers build a comprehensive package of data and evidence to support conformance to CARF standards. A separate Standards Manager is available for each of the 2007 CARF standards manuals, including Behavioral Health, Child and Youth ...
Federal information on medication.(Addiction Professional Monitor)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Recent publications from the federal government are spreading the word to the addiction treatment community about Vivitrol, the extended-release formulation of the medication naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol dependence. The spring 2007 edition of the Substance Abuse and Mental ...
Relapse prevention book.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Elsevier has published Therapist's Guide to Evidence-Based Relapse Prevention, describing best practices in relapse prevention techniques for a broad range of client populations in diverse treatment settings. The book, edited by Katie A. Witkiewitz and G. Alan Marlatt, combines theoretical ...
Small-Group Employee Assistance.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Health benefits company Aetna announced in March that it has made employee assistance services a standard component in the servicing of fully insured health plans for small-group employers. The Aetna Small Group Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers employees and their families a ...
Informed purchasing decisions.(INTRODUCTION)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Behavioral health treatment centers often face tight budgetary restraints, meaning many purchasing decisions cannot be made lightly. Staff need accurate and up-to-date vendor information to make value- and price-conscious choices. To help you make these decisions, we are pleased to present ...
Buyers guide.(Directory)
Jul 01, 2007 ... ACCREDITATION Brown Consulting, Ltd. 121 N. Erie Street Toledo, OH 43604 Contact: Daniel Brown, President Ph. (800) 495-6786 Fax (419) 241-8689 E-mail: info@danbrownconsulting.com Web: ...
Company index.(Directory)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A Accumedic Computer Systems, Inc. Ph. (800) 765-9300 Web: www.accumedic.com AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Inc. Ph. (800) 252-6465 Web: www.adcare.com Addiction Professional Ph. (401) 353-1316 ...