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Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation
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Code: mng991-DLD1.pdf
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The history of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States
contains a rich "wounded healer" tradition. For more than 275 years,
individuals and families recovering from severe alcohol and other drug
problems have provided peer-based recovery support (P-BRS) to sustain
one another and to help those still suffering. Formal peer-based recovery
support services (P-BRSS) are now being delivered through diverse
organizations and roles. The goals of this monograph are to 1) define PBRS
and P-BRSS, 2) present a brief chronology of P-BRS in the United
States, 3) discuss the theories and principles that guide the design and
delivery of P-BRS services, 4) illustrate the current varieties of P-BRSS,
and 5) review the scientific studies that have evaluated P-BRS and
specialized P-BRSS. The monograph closes with a discussion of the
strengths and vulnerabilities of peer-based recovery support and
professionally directed addiction treatment services.
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Weathering the Storm: A Guide for Service Providers in Challenging Times
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Code: nwl983-DLD1.pdf
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Challenging times are nothing new in the addictions field.
As Angela Cornelius Dawson, Director of the Ohio Department
of Drug and Alcohol Services said at the December meeting
of the ATTC Network, "Our field is always in a recession".
This edition of Resource Links offers encouragement
as well as some practical suggestions about how to thrive
in tough economic times. The contributors discuss
everything from self-care for the counselor, to focused,
efficient leadership on the state and agency levels, to
building balance by using training dollars efficiently, to
budget planning with your clients. Hopefully, the
lessons we learn during difficult times will serve us
well as we wait for better times ahead.
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