The Addiction Counselor CE Blog

Recently, researchers, clinicians, mental health advocates and others from more than 90 countries gathered virtually at the 25th National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR).   The topics covere... Read More

While anger is a normal human emotion, it can become problematic when it starts to cause impairment or disturbances in the life of a person and those around them. Anger is defined as a negative state of emotion that can be associated with physiologic... Read More

Compassion fatigue includes two elements:Burnout Secondary Traumatic StressThis SAMHSA Tip Sheet explores stress and compassion fatigue, as well as signs of distress after a disaster. It identifies ways to cope and enhance resilience, along with r... Read More

What is Historical Trauma? Often Historical trauma is defined as the following, “The collective emotional and psychological injury both over the life span and across generations, resulting from a cataclysmic history of genocide.”Historical traum... Read More

On any given day, a counselor faces a myriad of clinical practice experiences that can elicit strong emotions not only from their clients but on a personal level as well. Emotions are considered to be responses that help prepare the human mind, body,... Read More

Incidents of mass violence affect victims, families and friends, first responders, and other emergency and healthcare personnel. The tip sheet "Tips for Young Adults: Coping with Mass Violence" put out by SAMHSA, explores the effects of mass v... Read More