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.

Some loved ones require total caregiving and many medical products while others need limited help, support or medical pr...
06/10/2026

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.

You can get John W. Herdman's "A Rational Workbook for Change" from CCAPP. Only $32.50, they also are the only authorize...
06/10/2026

You can get John W. Herdman's "A Rational Workbook for Change" from CCAPP.

Only $32.50, they also are the only authorized organization to use this book in training. Talk to them today about training for your organization.

Help your clients manage change in their life today. Link to buy in the comments.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community frequently confront distinct mental health challenges stemming from societal prejudice, ...
06/09/2026

Members of the LGBTQ+ community frequently confront distinct mental health challenges stemming from societal prejudice, discrimination, and the pursuit of acceptance in many cultures.

Kristina Padilla's NLRC column for Volume 24, Issue 4, 'Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in the LGBTQ+ Community: Challenges, Support, and Destigmatization', seeks to illuminate the particular mental health issues encountered by LGBTQ+ individuals and underscore the significance of fostering mental well-being within this demographic.

Subscribers can read it at the link in the comments.

Destination Change: a podcast where we talk addiction recovery, treatment, and more. On the latest episode, Leslie Gold ...
06/09/2026

Destination Change: a podcast where we talk addiction recovery, treatment, and more.

On the latest episode, Leslie Gold of Strides in Recovery runs to talk about the benefits of exercise in recovery.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and direct link in the comments.

Myths of addiction have ranged from supporting the stigma of substance use disorders all the way to death, including eve...
06/08/2026

Myths of addiction have ranged from supporting the stigma of substance use disorders all the way to death, including every point in between.

Jeffrey Quamme writes about why and how these misinterpretations have happened so often.

Subscribers can read about it in Volume 24, Issue 4's Counselor Concerns column in the link in the comments.

Join recovery housing operators, affiliate leaders, peer professionals, researchers, advocates, and policymakers for thr...
06/08/2026

Join recovery housing operators, affiliate leaders, peer professionals, researchers, advocates, and policymakers for three days of learning, collaboration, and implementation-focused discussions.

Join us at NARR's 2026 Best Practices Summit from September 28-30 in Fort Lauderdale.

Recovery voices matter. More information at the link in the comments.

Non-college eductated youg adult smokers from diverse backgrounds have a harder time quitting than others. Subscribers c...
05/31/2026

Non-college eductated youg adult smokers from diverse backgrounds have a harder time quitting than others.

Subscribers can read 'Smoking Cessation Treatments: What Are Young Adult Smokers Thinking?' from Volume 20, Issue 6 for more information.

The direct link can be found in the comments.

In recent years, the field of addiction treatment has undergone significant transformations, particularly regarding term...
05/30/2026

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.

Needing to relocate to a different state and worried about your licenses? If you have a credential through an IC&RC memb...
05/30/2026

Needing to relocate to a different state and worried about your licenses?

If you have a credential through an IC&RC member board, you can easily transfer that to another jurisdiction that is also on the board.

See more at the link in the comments.

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