Stigmatized
Logically, the disease model of addiction shouldn’t threaten anyone’s belief in their own ability to recover, any more than a diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension suggests you can’t successfully recover from those illnesses.
Category: Programs
Keep the program going, find referrals, work with families, maintain certification, get the best staff, report to corporate leadership, oh, yeah… and help people with addictive disease establish recovery. It’s a big menu. Here’s some help.
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Confide in Us
One side sees the youth in terms of potential risk to society, while the other experiences the same youth as a victim in need of healing.
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Opioid Tapering
Of more than 9000 Veterans Administration patients, only one-quarter rated their pain control with opioids as excellent or very good.
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The Angry DWI Client
I realized it wasn’t really me he was angry with. It was himself. For getting caught.
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Hiring the Right People
They sought a trust relationship with the rehab– one that would continue through future referrals as well as the current one.
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Fundraising 101
These volunteers work for the welfare of the community by supporting the important work of your organization.
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Bad Boards
I ask myself if this Board, as presently constituted, is capable of taking the organization to that level of success.
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Evidence is Great, But…
Research admittedly takes a long time, including the need for replication, and patients in clinical programs aren’t necessarily willing to wait.
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The End for Patient Brokers
Several big insurance firms have already filed suit around overcharging and fraudulent billing.
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Recovery at Work
Do what you promised, regardless of employee or the job they hold. Fairness is important, and fairness is a perception.
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Individualizing Treatment With Alternative Therapies
Some approaches are better than others at helping an individual identify what works for them in understanding their disease and establishing a stable recovery.
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Conflict of Interest Case Study
Obviously, being able to give your own business a five star rating on a supposedly independent consumer website could be construed as an unfair advantage.
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In Luxury’s Lap
The goal is for patients to receive quality care regardless of where they happen to land in the treatment system.
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