The Addiction Counselor CE Blog

As 2022 comes into focus, it’s a good time to create a strategic plan for your practice. Strategic planning is not just an exercise for large corporate entities. Private practitioners in the human services can also benefit from a focused appr... Read More

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserves your love and affection.” – Buddha   Caregivers of individuals with dementia witness suffering of not just the individual but their friends and family as well. Being wi... Read More

Did you know December is National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month?  No? Actually, I didn’t either. My first thought upon learning about this was “Is that even possible?”  My conclusion, after some thought, is that it is rath... Read More

Burnout and compassion fatigue are often misunderstood and underappreciated. This year’s Great Resignation is evidence that so many individuals, inside and outside of helping professions, are completely burned out. Yet is quitting the only op... Read More

The New York State Education (NYSED) Office of the Professions has extended the window for earning CE credit hours via distance learning ("self-study" in NYSEDOP's parlance). Read More

In early 2018, a significant piece of legislation titled the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law at the federal level. Implementing FFPSA has been slow but has created a tremendous debate in the child welfare comm... Read More