Monday, March 29, 2010

Serenity Knolls is just 20 miles north of San Francisco. Take Hwy 101 to Sir Francis Drake Exit, go west past Fairfax to Forest Knolls (about 5 miles), turn right on Tamal Road to top of hill.
Serenity Knolls P.O. Box 640 145 Tamal Road Forest Knolls, CA 94933 Phone 415-488-0400 (24-Hours a Day) info@serenityknolls.com

I am going to write a paper about becoming a drug and alcohol counselor. The controversy that I will discuss will be aimed toward the high percentage of addicts and alcoholics that are unable to recover. Why join a field that has such a small percentage of actual recovery? I feel very strongly about this field because without the help of the counselors from Serenity Knolls I would not be here today. There are many different kinds of drug and alcohol treatment centers. A good drug and alcohol counselor in my opinion is someone with personal experience and success in their personal recovery. I plan on interviewing at least one staff member from Serenity Knolls. I am an alumni member and will also be able to interview other alumni. There are many books on recovery. Finding factual information on statistics of recovery will be easy. Becoming a drug and alcohol counselor is not to be taken lightly. The rewards from this career are great. That downside of this career choice is the constant exposure to horrible life choices and the wreckage created by the abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Hello

Thanks for the blog assignment. I would not do this otherwise. Kitty