This foundational paper can be found in various places. Currently, the most convenient place to find the paper is the archive of Bill's materials at the Lighthouse website. As of today, this link does work for free access to the full paper, from the new location archiving his papers. (The section of their website containing … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White. “Alcoholism/Addiction as a Chronic Disease: From Rhetoric to Clinical Reality”
Category: Classics Revisited
Revisiting the Work of William White. “The Road Not Taken: The Lost Roots of Addiction Counseling”
Let's take a look at some of the statements Bill White makes in his 2003 paper on the lost roots of addiction counseling. And as we do, let's think about the context we currently see in the addiction treatment and SUD services space. What points in this paper help us have clarity about our work … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White. “The Road Not Taken: The Lost Roots of Addiction Counseling”
Revisiting the Work of William White: A Commitment to Ethical Action 1994
“The alcoholism and drug abuse counseling profession is at a turning point, facing threats that fundamentally could alter the character of this field. While some see health care reform and financial concerns as topping the list of challenges; many others depict a spiritual crisis - a crisis in values. This crisis has emerged out of … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White: A Commitment to Ethical Action 1994
Revisiting the Work of William White: “Treatment Works! Time for a new slogan”
In his 4 ½ page paper from 2005 titled, “Treatment Works! Time for a new slogan”, Bill provides a look at the pro-treatment, pro-recovery, and de-stigmatizing slogan promulgated by many including the US government: "Treatment Works!”. In doing so he accurately outlines the advantages of sloganeering, and some of the positives inherent in the “Treatment … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White: “Treatment Works! Time for a new slogan”
Revisiting the Work of William White. Behavioral Health Recovery Management: Statement of Principles
I encourage everyone to take a few minutes and carefully read this 2 1/2 page document from 2001. I can think of no single paper Bill has been involved in that has impacted my day-to-day clinical life and activity more than the BHRM Statement of Principles. That brief document is immediately below. BHRM Statement of … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White. Behavioral Health Recovery Management: Statement of Principles
Revisiting the Work of William White: “Recovery Carriers”
Summary In this paper, Bill describes the phenomena of addiction recovery being somehow primed in those who are still suffering, caught by those who are not “ready”, transmitted by those with this personal quality, and forming a critical mass of a different kind and higher potency when individuals with it gather. In doing so, he … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White: “Recovery Carriers”
Revisiting the Work of William White. “The Rhetoric of Recovery Advocacy”: An Essay On the Power of Language
Summary In another post in this series, I'll highlight Bill’s paper on the concept of the “recovery carrier”. For me, if I’m asked to single out one paper above all his others that I would have someone read first – as being most critical, brief, and easy to read – that would be the one. … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White. “The Rhetoric of Recovery Advocacy”: An Essay On the Power of Language
More on “The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling”
Yesterday, Bill Stauffer revisited William White's article, The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling. I won't re-summarize the article, but I want to focus on one particular theme If AOD problems could be solved by physically unraveling the person-drug relationship, only physicians and nurses trained in the mechanics of detoxification would be needed to address these … Continue reading More on “The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling”
Revisiting the Work of William White: The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling (2004)
“What the addiction counselor knows that other service professionals do not is the very soul of the addicted—their terrifying fear of insanity, the shame of their wretchedness, their guilt over drug-induced sins of omission and commission, their desperate struggle to sustain their personhood, their need to avoid the psychological and social taint of addiction, and … Continue reading Revisiting the Work of William White: The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling (2004)
Relapse and burnout among recovering addiction professionals
Some of us intend to do occasional reviews of some of William White's papers. Many of his most important papers are 25 years old, meaning a whole new generation of addiction professionals have entered the workforce since they were published. Further, the volume of his work makes it overwhelming to approach. We will curate and … Continue reading Relapse and burnout among recovering addiction professionals
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