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Addiction Professional articles from December 2008
Published seven times a year, Addiction Professional is the addiction treatment and prevention field's clinical magazine outlining what is working in services for people with addictive disorders. Addiction Professional features articles and opinion columns.
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Addiction Professional archives from December 2008
Banking on treatment: an outside investor explains its interest in one of the treatment field's fast-growing providers.
December 1, 2008... The addiction treatment industry is changing, and with change comes opportunity. In October, our company, Branford Castle, Inc., announced it would become a strategic investment partner with Townsend Recovery, a growing addiction treatment...
Will tough times get tougher? Addiction treatment centers consider merits of growth strategies in today's economy.
December 1, 2008... No answers, new questions. That has seemed to be the prevailing theme in the final months of 2008 for anyone who runs an organization--nonprofit or for-profit, private or public. For addiction treatment centers, the national economic crisis has...
Preparing for a transition: Seabrook House takes a proactive approach to leadership succession.
December 1, 2008... When Denise Adams took over as vice president of human resources at Seabrook House in southern New Jersey about 18 months ago, the nonprofit treatment organization's board of directors immediately presented her with a major initiative that many...
Farming out services: treatment centers look to mission in deciding whether to enlist outside contractors.
December 1, 2008... The move to hire outside contractors rather than using in-house staff for an organizational function represents an important business consideration for any company, but for addiction treatment centers the discussion around this topic also...
Strengthening the addiction workforce: combating recruitment and retention challenges will require bolder initiatives.
December 1, 2008... Some government estimates place the healthcare and other societal costs associated with the nation's alcohol and drug use problems in excess of $300 billion. Amid rising labor costs, a shrinking pool of job candidates, an aging workforce, and...
When today's conveniences pose a distraction.(Technology)
December 1, 2008... At the same time that addiction treatment facilities are becoming more technologically sophisticated, many leaders of these centers remain hesitant to loosen rules that generally restrict clients' access to technology while they are receiving...
Backing a variety of testing vehicles.(Drug Testing)
December 1, 2008... Urine screens traditionally have been the favored mechanism for drug testing efforts, whether ordered by an addiction treatment center, a court jurisdiction, or a workplace. Yet an administrator of a drug screening company that works with all...