February 10, 2012 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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It’s often the case that when I come across a story about a large-scale effort to address the stigma of mental illness, it takes me a second before I realize that the effort is actually taking place in Canada.
January 26, 2012 News release
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The American College Counseling Association's Community College Task Force has conducted a survey to gather benchmark data about common practices for personal/mental health counseling in community and two-year colleges.
January 18, 2012 News release
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Hazelden recently announced that Eurospan has extended its exclusive distribution contract with Hazelden Publishing. Booksellers will now be able to obtain Hazelden’s complete list of books written for a general trade audience, as well as their professional resources, from Eurospan.
January 17, 2012 News release
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Dr. Frances Mervyn, a community mental health expert and beloved teacher and dean at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, (MSPP) has received the 2011 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award.
October 30, 2011 Harrison White, LCSW, CPHIT, CPEHR
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Electronic prescribing, also known as e-Prescribing, is a software application that enables prescribers (usually physicians) to complete, transmit, and store prescriptions electronically.
October 30, 2011 Declan Wynne, MA, LMHC, Kevin St. Jacques, PhD, and Katrina Egner, MA, LMHC
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Safety and safety planning is a vitally important element in any modern clinical setting. Regardless of any academic credentials or training, behavioral health physicians, clinicians, therapists, and staff must rely on a range of professional assets to ensure safety as they do their jobs.
October 4, 2011 Alison Knopf
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Counselors in the addictions field—many of them with years and even decades of experience—may have to go back to school to get their master’s degrees if they want to work in the world of the future, experts say.
October 4, 2011 Jerrold Pollak, PhD, ABN, ABPP
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All professions grapple with guild and identity problems as they evolve. Professional psychology is no exception; it continues to struggle to define itself as a health care profession and to establish the legitimacy of psychologists as “doctors.”
October 4, 2011 Edward R. Jones, PhD, and Richard F. Paul, MSW, CEAP
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EAPs can build and sustain a healthier, happier, more engaged workforce
October 4, 2011 Edward R. Jones, PhD, and Richard F. Paul, MSW, CEAP
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Because each organization has its own culture (enterprise wide, regionally, and locally) with custom programs and individual strengths, each organization's path to a culture of health will be different.
September 19, 2011 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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The demographics of the addiction field are changing. According to Rebecca Flood, LCADC, NCACII, BRI II, executive director and CEO of New Directions for Women, Inc., there’s an “aging out” of leadership, which is opening the door for women (who now make up 70% of the field) to assume those roles.
September 14, 2011 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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San Diego is known for its mild climate, pristine beaches, and beautiful harbors. This week, it will serve as host to one of the largest conferences in the field of substance abuse treatment. The 2011 National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) kicks off Sunday, Sept. 18, at San Diego’s Town & Country Hotel.
