Category: Addiction Clinicians

Addiction clinicians ROCK! It’s a complex field and evolving all the time. But some tried-and-true tools will never go out of date. Strategies, tips, and even a laugh or two.

Addiction Clinicians

Chronic Relapse and Secondary Gain

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 9, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |

By secondary gain, I’m referring to a psychological or emotional advantage or benefit that occurs from an illness or behavioral disorder.

The “Hardcore” Relapser

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 25, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Medical Relapse Trap

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 11, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Booze-Opioid Connection

by C. Scott McMillin | May 21, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
Rock n’ Roll Will Never Die

by C. Scott McMillin | May 14, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
The Angry DWI Client

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 3, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Programs | 0 |

The Difficult Discussion: Your Turn

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 30, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |

Avoid accusations, threats, self-pity, bringing up old resentments, etc.

Lowering the Emotional Temperature

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 23, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |

The more you practice consciously lowering your emotional temp, the easier it will be to do the same in a difficult situation.

Exercises in Effective Listening

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 16, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |

If during the course of a difficult discussion, the conversation happens to touch on any of those areas, expect to react emotionally.

Listen Up!

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 9, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |

Arguing activates people’s natural defenses and brings communication to a halt.

Different Disorders?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 2, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Many of the differences in the experience of alcohol and heroin addiction are due to their respective status in the eyes of the law.

Groups That Work: Values

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 25, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |

Effective working groups can continue their traditions through surprising changes in location, membership, etc.

Negotiating With Ourselves

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 12, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

I contend that the outcome of a given treatment episode is often determined right at the outset, based on why the clients is in treatment in the first place.

Withdrawal Dilemma

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 20, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

The physician, meanwhile, depends on the information provided by medical science, usually in the form of materials from the pharma firm that markets the product.