On the Calendar: Observances in August
August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month — and August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day.
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What If One Conversation Could Change Everything?: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
You gave the advice. The client nodded. Nothing changed. Sound familiar? Dr. Christie Turner on why Motivational Interviewing changes not just what we say to clients — but how we think about change itself.
SAMHSA's New Family Guide to Substance Use Care Is Now Available (and Worth Sharing with Your Clients)
A free, practical new resource from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers families the guidance they need to navigate one of the most complex and emotionally demanding journeys a family can face.
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What Are DAP Notes?: A Therapist's Guide to a Streamlined Approach to Clinical Documentation
DAP notes offer a simpler, faster alternative to traditional documentation formats — without sacrificing the clinical clarity that good record-keeping requires. Here is everything you need to know, plus a free template to use in your daily practice.
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What Are SOAP Notes?: A Therapist's Guide to One of the Most Essential Tools in Clinical Practice
SOAP notes are one of the most essential tools in clinical practice. Here is what every therapist needs to know — plus a free template to download.
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Addiction: What's Society Got to Do with It?: Dr. Sophie Nathenson breaks down why treating addiction means thinking far beyond the individual.
"Consider the metaphor of a flooding room, where we are furiously mopping up the floor ... Addressing societal factors starts to turn off the faucet."📘 Course: The Sociology of Addiction (ID: 104554)This article, and the upcoming "The Sociology of Addiction" event,have been brought to you by Recovery.comWhen I stumble...
When Addiction Impacts the Family System: Strategies for Support and Stability
The phone rings at 2:13 a.m. Maria doesn’t need to check the caller ID—she already knows. Her adult son’s voice is unsteady, alternating between urgency and apology, asking for help, “just this one more time.” By morning, Maria will replay the conversation, questioning every response: Did...
5 Self-Paced Courses to Support Recovery & Take Down Tobacco
This upcoming April, join the movement to help fight tobacco addiction and support the national day of action: Take Down Tobacco Day (formerly known as "Kick Butts Day"). From classrooms to office cubicles, playgrounds to parking lots, nicotine addiction impacts a wide variety of age groups. And many, such as adolescen...
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Florida Healthcare Providers Alert
House Bill 975, Background Screening and Certifications, passed during the 2024 Legislative Session, establishing background screening requirements for health care professions regulated by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA).The background screening process takes time due to mu...
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5 Courses on Gambling to Help Support Clients in their Recovery
Looking for gambling courses for Problem Gambling Awareness Month? Need to meet a requirement? Hoping to support your clients and grow your knowledge? Here are 5 hand-picked, popular courses on the topic! And don't forget, we have a wide variety of courses on Gambling on our Categories, Topics, and Formats Page! C...
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The Utility of a Harm Reduction Approach in Treating Substance Use Disorders
Substance use, like poverty, is often looked upon as a moral issue in the United States. Who deserves help? Under what conditions? What kind of help should they get? And, most importantly, who should pay for it? As a clinician who practices a harm reduction approach, I believe that these are the wrong questions. When w...
Simultaneous Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Eating Disorders
We are excited to present on the topic of treating Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Eating Disorders (ED). It is not uncommon for providers and treatment programs to focus on one of these areas while possibly missing or neglecting the other. Research has demonstrated that these two disorders often co-occur, increasing...
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