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Mental Health Professionals Offer Help to Storm Victims
By Stephanie Muller
Addiction and mental health professionals are among those who are answering the call to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, which brought devastation to New Orleans and parts of the Gulf Coast on August 29. Currently, several local recovery advocates in the Gulf Coast areas and elsewhere are working to respond to the needs of recovering people, as well as people who suffer from behavioral health disorders, and those who are suffering psychological trauma resulting from the impact of the storm. More Mental Health Professionals
Going it Alone – How to Market Your Private Practice
By Rebecca P. Watkins
The school of thought is that business and marketing in the college of counseling and psychology are unnecessary, or moreover, completely left out. Psychology departments are in the business of churning out the next Albert Ellis, and subjects like ‘marketing for the sole practitioner' are the most remote thing from an educator's mind. However, even the most experienced therapist has to strap on the traditional business suit to participate in the local economy in providing needed services to the community. More Private Practice
Stay Healthy with Tips from a Germ Freak
By Stephanie Muller
The workplace, where many spend the majority of their waking hours, is a virtual hot zone of germs. And, if you want to stay well (or at least increase your odds), it would be wise to arm yourself with the knowledge and tools to put up a good fight against the germs. More Germ Freak
Working with Clients Who See Only Negativity
By William A. Howatt Ph.D., Ed.D., ICADC Post Doc UCLA School of Medicine
Counselors need to stay positive and have the energy and commitment to look for potential in every client, regardless of their situation. This may be difficult and even unrealistic to do all the time, but a counselor should not accept or buy into a client's negativity. A counselor who takes care of their thinking has more energy, resources, and creativity to explore different strategies and solutions. More Working With Clients
Growing Up in Recovery
By Stephanie Muller
After more than 13 years of addiction – which started with alcohol at age 11, progressed to marijuana by age 13, and opened the door to harder drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines – Beckman says it is “complex” being in recovery at a young age, describing his early days in recovery as, “clean at 23 and … still 13 emotionally.” More Growing Up
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