addiction counselling training

Using Your Addiction Counselling Training to Help Clients Find Balance in a World Addicted to Work

According to a study conducted by the University of Bergen in Norway, work addiction affects approximately 7.8 per cent of the population (Andreassen, C. S., Griffiths, M. D., Sinha, R., Hetland, J., & Pallesen, S., 2016). Many Canadians are also living with a work addiction. Far from a simple...

How to Know if an Addiction Counsellor Career Might Be Right for You

Addiction is a common and growing problem in Canada. According to recent figures, over a third of Canadians 12 years of age and older either smoke, use illegal drugs, or drink excessively (Statistics Canada, 2017). Even more worrying, every year approximately 47,000 die as a result of their...