Editor’s Note: It is widely recognized that there is an urgent need for communication between the researchers and the practicing clinicians in the addiction field, especially given the growing advocacy of evidence-based treatments. Leaders in both sectors of the addiction field have taken note of this and are encouraging researchers to partner with clinicians to share their scientific findings to improve treatment strategies.

Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I bring you the first in a series of articles that represent a collaborative effort between Counselor Magazine and the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. In the first article of the series, “A Plan for Planning Treatment,” author Dwayne Simpson, PhD, provides an integrated view of treatment, leading to a conceptual framework for understanding and explaining to clients a broad rationale for their care planning. In the context of describing a model of the process of substance abuse treatment, Dr. Simpson suggests both interventions and instruments for periodic assessment that can be employed to permit clients’ gradual progress toward recovery.

I would like to thank Barry Brown and Thomas McLellan of JSAT, and Herb Niemirow of Elsevier, publisher of JSAT, for their guidance and assistance in bringing these articles to the readers of Counselor Magazine.

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