by wpx_NYSJM | May 3, 2026 | Professional Development, Skills Building
Real session tools for substance use counseling that reduce power struggles, strengthen relapse prevention, and make documentation faster. You don’t need another training filled with ideas you’ll never use. Instead, what you truly need is focused guidance on...
by wpx_NYSJM | Apr 17, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling Workforce
Start recognizing the importance and vital role of the CASAC clinician in substance use treatment in New York State CASACs are the backbone of New York’s substance use treatment system. And it’s time we are recognized, supported, and elevated. You hear it all...
by wpx_NYSJM | Mar 18, 2026 | Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling
When ADHD Goes Unseen, Substance Use Becomes the Coping Strategy Let’s get real for a second. You’ve seen this before. A client who is distracted, restless, impulsive, and struggling to follow through, and the chart just says substance use. That’s where things get...
by wpx_NYSJM | Feb 15, 2026 | Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling
You can run groups all day and still lose people if services stay out of reach. Expand access. Drop stigma. Train like lives depend on it. You already know the moment. A client says they want to cut back. Then they pause. Their eyes drift. Their voice drops. “I do not...
by wpx_NYSJM | Jan 30, 2026 | Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling
Overdose Trends in New York: What the Latest Data Means to SUD Treatment Let’s talk about what’s actually happening on the streets, not just what people tweet about. According to multiple state reports, New York’s overdose landscape has shifted. After years of grim...
by wpx_NYSJM | Jan 29, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Professional Development
Let me ask you something about CASAC Job Security. How many times in the last year have you checked your email and felt that little punch in your stomach when you saw “budget update” in the subject line? Yeah. Me too. If you work in substance use treatment in New...
