Chronic pain is often misunderstood and untreated. In addition to the biopsychosocial impact of chronic pain frequently, a spiritual crisis accompanies the condition.  This is a body mind spirit problem that needs a multifaceted solution including addressing the spiritual component of pain. Spiritual healing can be an effective complementary and alternative approach. Many people have [...]

Treatment Consultants has New Job Opportunities Across the Country! Executive Director, Promises Malibu Clinical Director, The Ranch (Nashville) Vice President of Clinical Services, The Right Step and Spirit Lodge (Houston) Clinical Director, New Dawn Eating Disorders Recovery Centers (San Francisco) Clinical Director, La Paloma (Memphis) Director of Pine Grove’s Woman’s Center (Mississippi) Foundations, Regional Business Development [...]

Dear Addiction & Mental Health Professionals/Interventionists, Foundations Recovery Network is pleased to announce that we are actively planning the agenda for our national intervention conference to be held on the West Coast at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, CA from April 6-8, 2011. The conference is again entitled “The Moment of [...]

Depression is one of the common of coexisting disorders for someone living with chronic pain.  Unfortunately, the depression can sabotage a chronic pain management plan and chronic pain can intensify depression.  Another problem is when the depression doesn’t get identified and treated.  Below I’m posting a brief list of things to do and things to [...]

www.newport-academy.com Greetings! Newport Academy July Lecture Series 1 Free CEU Availablepresents “Gender-Specific Approaches for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders” Presented by: Velvet Mangan, CADCI, NCRS Executive Director, Safe Harbor Barbara Nosal, PhD, MFT Clinical Director, Newport Academy This lecture will describe the relationship between psycho-social trauma and the early onset of addiction [...]

July 7, 2010 HUNDREDS OF NEW JOB OPENINGS POSTED ON THE CAADE JOB BOARD www.caade.org/jobs.htm If you or someone you know is looking for a new, meaningful job in the treatment field, the CAADE job board has links to hundreds of classified ads for jobs that are open right now. We are working with Jobcoin to provide an [...]

We wanted to inform you that the Planning Committee is accepting proposals for workshops for the 2nd Annual West Coast Symposium, June 2-5, 2011 as well as the 24th CCSAD to be held September 8-11, 2011. Target Audiences/Topics:  Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Mental Health Counselors, Alcohol/Drug Educators, Military Topics (WCSAD only), Marriage &Family Therapists,  [...]