Canadian Addiction Rehab Alcohol Rehab Program & Addiction Counseling - Pat | Page 9

What Makes an Addiction
Counselor an Effective one?
• Principles of Addiction Counselling
– One of these principles is discussed in detail below: no single
treatment is going to be effective for everyone.
– Another principle involves the counselor being available to provide
treatment to their patients regularly. If they can’t be there when
there patients needs them the most, then the process might take
much longer.
– Lastly, if addiction counseling is to be effective, then the counselor
should work with the patient to understand the degree of complexity
of the disorder. If they know how far they have to go, it could give
the patients some much needed hope.
• What Worked for One Might Not Work for the Other
– Different kinds of addiction counseling are offered at different
facilities. Some of them have 12-step addiction programs to help
the patients. Others will focus on family counseling sessions
believing the support of the loved ones can strengthen a patient’s
resolve. An effective counselor would know that each patient is
going to be different.