Counselor - The Magazine for Addiction & Behavioral Health Professionals

Counselor - The Magazine for Addiction & Behavioral Health Professionals Counselor features in-depth coverage of the latest research and news about mental health, behavioral health, counseling, addiction and recovery.

Serving the addiction and behavioral health field since 1975, Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction & Behavioral Health Professionals is a national, peer-reviewed publication that blends the in-depth information often found in journals with the ease-of-read and style of a magazine. The magazine has a circulation of 40,000+ addiction treatment professionals – including psychologists, psychiatrists,

counselors, criminal justice personnel, nurses, clinical supervisors, social workers, and mental health counselors.

Asian medical practitioners like Sheri Laine use the concept of ‘opposite interdependent energies’ to explain and highli...
04/19/2026

Asian medical practitioners like Sheri Laine use the concept of ‘opposite interdependent energies’ to explain and highlight the necessity of balance in the body and in the environment.

Subscribers can read Volume 24, Issue 4's Wellness column, 'When Darkness Becomes Light and Light Becomes Darkness' at the link in the comments.

It's time for CCAPP's 12th annual Addiction Leadership Conference. Earn up to 18 continuing education credits, which inc...
04/19/2026

It's time for CCAPP's 12th annual Addiction Leadership Conference.

Earn up to 18 continuing education credits, which includes 6 hours in ethics.

April 21 & 22 in Sacramento.

See more information at the link in the comments.

In recent years, the field of addiction treatment has undergone significant transformations, particularly regarding term...
04/19/2026

In recent years, the field of addiction treatment has undergone significant transformations, particularly regarding terminology and federal policies governing medication dispensing.

You can read Pete Nielsen's letter from the publisher from Vol 24, Issue 4 free, regardless of whether you're a subscriber.

Check out 'Evolving Addiction Treatment: Terminology and Policy Changes' at the link in the comments.

The mental health field is made up of numerous overlapping but distinct professions. Though these professions share simi...
04/18/2026

The mental health field is made up of numerous overlapping but distinct professions. Though these professions share similar goals and employ similar techniques, they often appear indistinguishable to the casual observer.

In Volume 24, Issue 4's 'Forensic Evaluators: Their History and Their Role in the Industry' Norman and Valerie Hoffman writes how forensic mental health evaluation offers a viable career path with financial benefits that are independent of third-party reimbursement and HMO restrictions.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

Become a Certified Admissions and Marketing Specialist (CAMS) and learn how to market addiction treatment in an ethical ...
04/18/2026

Become a Certified Admissions and Marketing Specialist (CAMS) and learn how to market addiction treatment in an ethical manner.

Our partners CCAPP and the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers have worked together to present this nationally-recognized credential.

Six courses, all online, and can be taken in any order.

Learn about it on the site linked in the first comment.

Learn the background and foundations to the Inclusive Recovery Cities model in Volume 24, Issue 4. David Best (with the ...
04/18/2026

Learn the background and foundations to the Inclusive Recovery Cities model in Volume 24, Issue 4.

David Best (with the help of a few other authors) wrote about 'Creating Inclusive Recovery Cities'. It covers the difference in how recovery grows and spreads in different parts of the world.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

There is an obvious staffing problem in the substance use disorder industry. In Volume 24, Issue 4's 'Are You Training Y...
04/17/2026

There is an obvious staffing problem in the substance use disorder industry.

In Volume 24, Issue 4's 'Are You Training Your Staff for Their Next Job? Retaining Your Clinical Workforce', Jeffrey Quamme writes on how can you retain your employees and what makes someone leave.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

Get tools to strengthen family engagement while maintaining respect for family diversity and complexity. Join our partne...
04/17/2026

Get tools to strengthen family engagement while maintaining respect for family diversity and complexity.

Join our partner the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers April 29 29 for "Engaging Families, Strengthening Outcomes: An Introduction to FamilyFrame for Youth Substance Use & Behavioral Health".

This CE-based webinar is free if you attend live (or for NBHAP members once for sale).

More information, including registration, can be found at the link in the comments.

From screening to consultation, we need to define what a counselor’s work entails. John Herdman's CCAPP column in Volume...
04/17/2026

From screening to consultation, we need to define what a counselor’s work entails.

John Herdman's CCAPP column in Volume 24, Issue 4 discusses the knowledge, skills, and ethical standards that are required to perform those tasks effectively.

Subscribers can read 'Bridging the Gap: A Practical Crosswalk Between the 12 Core Functions and the 12 Core Competencies in Substance Use Counseling' at the link in the comments.

Some loved ones require total caregiving and many medical products while others need limited help, support or medical pr...
04/16/2026

Some loved ones require total caregiving and many medical products while others need limited help, support or medical products.

In Volume 24, Issue 4's Topics in Behavioral Health Care column, 'Navigating Medical, Health Plan, Social Service, and Other Systems', our authors discuss the various ways this navigation can happen.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

Get CEs for as low as $50 each! The National Behavioral Health Association of Providers has a wide range of webinars, ma...
04/16/2026

Get CEs for as low as $50 each!

The National Behavioral Health Association of Providers has a wide range of webinars, many of which offer up CEs after.

If you're a member, there's a discount - sometimes even free.

Learn more at the link in the comments.

“Qi begins in the mind and trickles down through the entire body.” So writes Sheri Lane in "Inner Qi - Setting Intention...
04/16/2026

“Qi begins in the mind and trickles down through the entire body.”

So writes Sheri Lane in "Inner Qi - Setting Intentions", in Volume 20, Issue 6 of Counselor.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

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Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction & Behavioral Health Professionals is a national, peer-reviewed publication that blends the in-depth information often found in journals with the ease-of-read and style of a magazine. The magazine has a circulation of 100,000+ addiction treatment professionals – including psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, criminal justice personnel, nurses, clinical supervisors, social workers, and mental health counselors.