Monday Monday

It is Monday, October 10th, 2011. It is raining in North Hawai'i and an Australian won the Iron man Triathlon held in Kailua Kona last weekend. Just got a call a from an old friend who has been out of work for over a year and who just learned that his meager welfare benefit is being Read More...

Free Course in Professional Ethics for the Addictions Professional

We are now offering FREE enrollment in the course "Professional Ethics and Issues for the Addictions Professional" for ALL registered users on our training site. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to get to know our courses and our academy a little better. This course is a Read More...

PAHA Director Elizabeth Bush Awarded Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional-Diplomate

Pacific Academy of the Healing Arts is pleased to announce that its founder and director, Elizabeth Bush, APRN-Rx, CARN, AP, CSAC has been awarded the internationally recognized title Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional-Diplomate (CCDP-D) by the Hawaii Dept. of Health, Alcohol and Drug Read More...

Report, Record Keeping, and Defensive Documentation On-line Course

The new addictions course being offered this week at PAHA is "Report, Record Keeping, and Defensive Documentation for the Addictions Professional". This is 6-hour course that is available at our on-line training center anytime at http://substanceabusecounselortraining.com which covers the topic of Read More...

Health vs. Disease: the medical consequences of substance use

Substances of abuse are directly related to profound long term and short term medical consequences. Competent, caring and knowledgeable treatment of substance use disorders can greatly improve overall health of individuals and communities. Substance use screenings and treatment should be part and Read More...