The Helping Profession and Self Care

The Helping Profession and Self Care

I was reading today about the Helping Profession and how counselor’s are as likely as the general public not to do self care. There are many forms of self-care, and one form is that every counselor has a counselor. I have found that through my career, as issues came...
Intergenerational Trauma (IGT)

Intergenerational Trauma (IGT)

Intergenerational trauma (IGT) is a very profound and impacting issue when working with families. The traditional Johnson model of intervention may not allow the interventionist enough time to build rapport with the family in order to start treating them if there is...
Different Faces, Different Voices

Different Faces, Different Voices

I worked with a family this weekend who had asked the alcoholic to quit many times, set boundaries and kept to them. We went in and did the intervention and were successful. Once again, I don’t think it was anything we did or didn’t do. I think it was just the fact...
What Constitutes Good Recovery?

What Constitutes Good Recovery?

Society talks about the drug epidemic, or the drug problem. Providers share how to pick the right treatment, or what constitutes good treatment. What is ever discussed about what constitutes good recovery? I got into a discussion with some clients the other day about...
We are a spiritual entity.

We are a spiritual entity.

“We are not a sociological entity, although sociologists find us fascinating. We are not a therapy group, although remarkable healing takes place among us. And we are not a religion, even though some people want to see us as such … We are a spiritual entity.”...