When hope is lost

~ Jason Schwartz
An article on how to open a wet day center. What a pathologizing, deficit-oriented article! Our detox works with this population every day in a drug and alcohol free setting and, while this population may behave badly in hospitals and other settings, we experience very few problems. (Fewer than 3% of admissions were asked to leave.)

One friend responded with this quote as a test for any intervention:
“If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope” — George Vaillant

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.