Why Is Protecting Confidentiality Crucial in Addiction Counseling?
Confidentiality is a pillar of addiction counseling. It’s practiced at all levels, and it follows a tradition deeply rooted in the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship. When AA meetings began 90 years ago, outsiders unfamiliar with the fellowship focused on its name and logo, weaving urban legends about it being a secret society. In reality, the “Anonymous” aspect of AA isn’t a matter of obscurity. It refers
How Does a Recovery Coach Differ from a Therapist?
In the late 2000s, the American cable television network A&E presented two perspectives of recovery coaches, one realistic and the other fictional. The success of Intervention, an acclaimed reality series currently in its 25th season, prompted A&E executives to order production of The Cleaner, a drama series featuring Hollywood star Benjamin Pratt playing the role of a heroic recovery coach in Los Angeles. From 2008
