Addiction Professional articles from July 2007

Addiction Professional archives from July 2007

Honoring the past while moving forward.(National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors)(Editorial)
July 1, 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...

Examine evidence, but account for individual circumstances.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 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...

Looking back on 35 years: NAADAC's history reflects the establishment of a professional identity for addiction counseling.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 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 pre-NAADAC years: a look at the earliest helpers shows how far counseling has come.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 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...

New models in Minnesota: the latest entrants to counseling bring new skills, hopes for a career track.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 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...

A profession in peril: the realities of the job make it difficult to attract new addiction counselors.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 2007... "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." I recently answered this ad, introducing myself as a...

Tools for the new generation: clinicians must be prepared to offer appropriate care for co-occurring disorders.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 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...

Time for a change: new technologies and workforce needs will drive transformation in treatment centers.(NAADAC: SPECIAL COVERAGE)
July 1, 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...

A need for accommodation: a handful of programs have stepped forward to help the physically disabled.(Feature)
July 1, 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...

Pharmacotherapy: integrating new tools into practice.(NAADAC LIFFLONG LEARNING SERIES)(Brief article)
July 1, 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...

Integrating pharmacotherapy with treatment planning for alcohol dependence.(NAADAC LIFELONG LEARNING SERIES)
July 1, 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...

Looking to the laser: a healing center in Ohio uses light therapy to help clients with addictions.(Feature)
July 1, 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...

Promesa Inc.: detox and rehabilitation program.(Environments for Recovery)
July 1, 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...

Seek out the information that testing provides.(Drug Testing)
July 1, 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...

A full picture of methamphetamine.
July 1, 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...

Continuing education quiz.
July 1, 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...

Recovery Assistance Program.(Addiction Professional Monitor)(Addiction Intervention Resources )(Brief article)
July 1, 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...

Credit card processing.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
July 1, 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...

Survey preparation software.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
July 1, 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,...

Federal information on medication.(Addiction Professional Monitor)(Brief article)
July 1, 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...

Relapse prevention book.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
July 1, 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....

Small-Group Employee Assistance.(Addiction Professional Monitor)
July 1, 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...

Informed purchasing decisions.(INTRODUCTION)
July 1, 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...

Buyers guide.(Directory)
July 1, 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: www.danbrownconsulting.com...

Company index.(Directory)
July 1, 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 Web:...