Violence risk assessment in substance abuse counseling

There is an interesting and helpful article in the Psychiatric Times on 12/14/09 entitled "Violence Risk Assessment In Everyday Psychiatric Practice: Twelve Principles Help Guide Clincians."

In substance abuse counseling, counselors often encounter patients who are suicidal and homicidal. Working with such problems takes knowledge and skill. To read this excellent article, free on line once you register, click here.