Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 8
Even the most recalcitrant drinker can appreciate the desirability of avoiding still more consequences. It’s a side door around some of the alcoholic’s denial.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Intervention at the ER, Part 2
It isn’t that big a challenge; you simply add a basic questionnaire on the subject to your intake paperwork.
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HALT-ing Relapse Before it Starts
Everybody gets hungry, angry, etc.—it’s normal. Can’t avoid that, can you? That’s life.
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Tips on Improving Addictions Education
Psychological theories that may be of great interest to professionals can seem like messages from Pluto to a rehab patient.
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Helping a Chronic Relapser
There’s hope. Partly because the effects of repeated treatments tend to be cumulative — most patients are learning something important from each.
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