The Cost of Cutting Corners: Why Credentialing is Indispensable in Substance Use Disorder Counseling
In the midst of a nationwide behavioral health crisis, the demand for substance use disorder (SUD) counselors has never been higher. Families…
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Restore the Circle ⭕️
They told us healing lives in painted white rooms. Fluorescent lights. Clipboards. Diagnosis codes. They told us trauma is an individual disorder.…
Recovery Capital as the Foundation for Universal Recovery Outcomes – Part 2
In the modern landscape of addiction recovery, we’ve made real progress in identifying evidence-based practices, expanding access to care, and creating recovery-oriented…
Recovery Capital as the Foundation for Universal Recovery Outcomes
For decades, the addiction treatment field has searched for a unifying principle—something that explains not just why people recover, but how recovery…
AI in Behavioral Health: TRON, Skynet, Creative Control, and the Case for AI-Assisted Care
Every generation gets its warning stories about technology. For many of us, it was The Terminator. Skynet wasn’t dangerous simply because it…
Celebrating Excellence IC&RC 2025 Award Winners
The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) proudly recognizes outstanding credentialed professionals in the prevention, substance use disorder, and peer recovery workforce…
Introducing CounselorCEHub.com: Your New Home for Continuing Education
Counselor Magazine is proud to announce the launch of www.CounselorCEHub.com — a brand-new online platform designed to support addiction professionals in their ongoing education and…
Turning the Tide on the Overdose Crisis — But Is It Enough?
In a surprising and long-overdue shift, the United States has seen a meaningful reduction in overdose deaths. According to the CDC, there…
Ketamine: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly (Update)
The article in Counselor Magazine by Sarah Kelsey and Susan Weinstein, Ketamine: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly, references the death…
US Department of Labor awards $1M grant to Massachusetts to provide jobs
U.S. Department of Labor | September 19, 2023 US Department of Labor awards $1M grant to Massachusetts to provide jobs, workforce training…