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| From the Editor February 2007 |
| Written by Stephanie L. Muller | ||||||||
| Wednesday, 11 April 2007 | ||||||||
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Dear Readers, For many of us, the New Year offers a fresh start — a time when many people vow to make changes for the better. In keeping with the tradition of New Year’s resolutions, we at Counselor Magazine will continue to keep you abreast of the most important news and information coming out of the addiction and mental health fields. I am very excited about many of the articles that will be featured in Counselor Magazine this year. You have told us what you want to see in the magazine, and we have enlisted the top professionals in the addiction field to bring you the latest information to help grow your practices and most importantly, to help your clients achieve recovery. So, in our debut issue of Counselor Magazine for 2007, I am pleased to bring you an article by renowned educator and psychotherapist Daniel J. Siegel, MD. In his article, “Unlocking the Mind to Promote Well-Being,” Dr. Siegel discusses how counselors can help their clients achieve well-being through careful examination of biological processes, human development and relationships. For those of you who are interested in learning more about neuroscience and recovery, Dr. Siegel is one of many featured speakers at U.S. Journal Training’s 2nd Annual Neuroscience Meets Recovery Conference, which is being held March 1-3 at the Las Vegas Hilton. Many of you will recognize the author of our next feature, as he is usually coming to us via the Clinical Supervision column. However, this month David J. Powell, PhD, talks to us about the importance of counselors making a connection with their clients in his article, “Presence: A Radical Old Approach to Helping.” Our next feature is the third in an ongoing series of articles that are being brought to you as part of a collaborative effort between the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and Counselor Magazine, in a continued effort to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice. Authors Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, and Maxine L. Stitzer, PhD present a successful contingency management approach designed to improve attendance at group therapy sessions in their article, “Low-Cost Incentives to Improve Counseling Attendance.” The authors offer suggestions on how other clinics can apply some of these incentive-based practices to achieve better treatment participation. In his fifth installment in an ongoing series of articles that provide practical advice to clinicians, William A. Howatt, PhD, EdD, ICADC, RSW, RPC presents a six-step model for helping clients in formal individual counseling. In “The Rubik’s Cube of Addiction Counseling: Counseling Addiction Intervention,” the author discusses how counselors can help their clients solve problems and make choices that are appropriate for their recovery. Our final feature focuses on the serious problems arising from alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers. In his article, “The Changing Profile of the Drinking/Drugged Driver: Implications for Clinical Assessment,” William L. White, MA, describes the evolution of the drinking driver, and discusses the clinical implications of research findings on the “hard core drinking driver.” As always, I encourage you to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns regarding the content of Counselor. You can reach me by phone at (800) 851-9100, ext. 258, email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or by mail. I look forward to hearing from you! Sincerely, Stephanie L. Muller Editor Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals A Health Communications, Inc. Publication
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