Ten Years; Two 19 year olds; Anniversary deal

New meanings to old cliches; Baby steps; 10 years coming up.

Rethinking TC models and individualized treatment; A request and a new DVD

Why Integrate Care?; Why People Resist it; “I’m sick”

Guns and violence; A rant; A new resource

In This Issue

SAVVY – Alternate terms for “Relapse”; ASAM’s definition of relapse
SKILLS – How to deal with substance use in residential treatment settings
SOUL – When not being chosen was good!

Welcome to the November edition of Tips and Topics. I hope you have been able to balance some family and friends time with the commercial push to have you shop till you drop.

Senior Vice President
of The Change Companies®

In This Issue

SAVVY – “Relapse” revisited and reconsidered
SKILLS – Dealing with substance use in treatment and Deleting “resistance”?
SOUL – Who has influenced you and how did they get there?
SUCCESS STORY and SHARING SOLUTIONS: How one program is moving to individualized services

Welcome to the many new readers this month. Thank-you all for joining us for the October edition of Tips and Topics.

Senior Vice President
of The Change Companies®

In This Issue

SAVVY – READERS’ REACTIONS: Comments on SAVVY, July 2012
SKILLS – Pilot test small changes and banish waiting lists
SOUL – We need a new party – The Compromise Party

Welcome. I’m glad you could join us and be part of the Tips and Topics community of readers.

Senior Vice President
of The Change Companies®

In This Issue

SAVVY & SKILLS – Mindfulness from the “mother of mindfulness research”
SOUL – Lessons from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Welcome everyone to the August edition of Tips and Topics (TNT).  Thanks to all the new subscribers this month who are joining us for the first time.

Senior Vice President
of The Change Companies®