Training and Education

What is competence? Its simplest definition is to do something both successfully and efficiently. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, competence involves quality and doing something well. Competence is important for substance abuse professionals because our success intimately hinges on … [Read more...] about

Remaining unbiased is pivotal to a substance abuse professional’s success. Discrimination comes in many shades. Taking an issue with or treating someone differently because of their age, economic condition, gender, handicap, national ancestry, race, religion, or sexual orientation constitutes … [Read more...] about

How important is trust? Think about it. Really think about it. If you had to rate how important trust is in a generic relationship on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being most important, what numerical value would you assign it? When it comes to relationships, some say trust is more important than love. … [Read more...] about

Every job comes with a set of responsibilities. Most of the time, how well you handle them dictates whether your employment is short or long and whether you ever see a raise. And it’s rare for your responsibilities to impact a paying customer directly in a very negative way. After all, a bad … [Read more...] about