Addiction Counseling Glossary

24-hour structured living environment providing intensive addiction treatment services with on-site medical and clinical...

Federal agency responsible for advancing behavioral health services and reducing substance use disorders nationwide.

Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Symptoms Screener; a brief tool for detecting co-occurring disorders.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment - systematic approach for identifying and addressing substance...

Self-Management and Recovery Training - evidence-based mutual aid program using cognitive-behavioral tools and self-empo...

A theoretical framework describing the five stages individuals progress through when modifying addictive behaviors: prec...

Graduated reduction in treatment intensity as patients progress through different levels of care.

A treatment delivery model providing the least intensive intervention first, with progression to more intensive levels b...

Clinical term replacing 'addiction' or 'substance abuse' in formal documentation and treatment plans.

Subjective Units of Distress Scale, a self-report measure where clients rate their current level of distress or craving...

Treatment As Usual, a research term describing standard care practices used as a comparison condition in clinical studie...

The collaborative relationship between counselor and client characterized by mutual trust, respect, and shared treatment...

Structured residential treatment model where clients participate in their own recovery and help treat others through com...

A clinical technique that directly challenges client denial, minimization, or inconsistencies in a supportive manner.

The range of medication dosage that provides optimal therapeutic benefit while minimizing adverse effects in addiction t...

A legal philosophy examining how laws and legal processes can be designed to promote psychological and physical well-bei...

Structured treatment environment designed to promote healing through community interaction and peer support.

Timeline Follow-Back; a retrospective interview method for assessing substance use patterns over a specific time period.

Physiological adaptation requiring increased substance amounts to achieve the same effect, distinct from psychological d...

Treatment approach that recognizes and responds to the widespread impact of trauma in individuals seeking addiction serv...

An individual's psychological and practical preparedness to engage in addiction treatment and make necessary behavioral...

Evidence-based treatment approach that connects clients with twelve-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous.

A multidimensional assessment tool measuring five personality pathways to impulsive behavior relevant to substance use.

University of Rhode Island Change Assessment scale, a validated instrument measuring readiness to change across stages o...