Consultant and Trainer
for Alcohol and Other Drug Services:
Professional Essays
Monographs
- College Drug Use: A New Look at an Old Issue (PDF)
- When They Drink: Student Perspectives on Alcohol, Drinking, and Collegiate Life
- When They Drink: Is Collegiate Drinking the Problem We Think It Is? (Word document)
- When They Drink: Deconstructing Collegiate Alcohol Use (PDF)
- When They Drink: Practitioner Views Lessons Learned On Preventing High-Risk Collegiate Drinking (PDF)
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Essays
- Deconstructing Collegiate Drinking PDF that proffers a new approach to considering the old question, "How do we change the collegiate drinking culture?"
- Harm Reduction Tips PDF with simple suggestions to assist individuals in making changes in their drinking and smoking behaviors
- Student Blogs: Virtual Communities of Menus for Predators? Word document on how student blogs present the potential to significantly and negatively affect the personal lives of today’s collegians
- Choosing Our Language Carefully PDF document looking at the importance of language as professionals communicate about alcohol and other drug related issues with contemporary college students
- Medical Amnesty Word document looking at Medical Amnesty or "good Samaritan" policies: Are they professional enabling or indicated prevention?
- Groundhog Day PDF examining the "Groundhog Day" explanation of stubborn high-risk drinking rates
- On-Campus Taverns PDF looking at the pros and cons of opening an on-campus tavern
- Addressing Campus Substance Use Problems: Does One Size Fit All? PDF examining the importance of an integrated approach to addressing substance use problems on campus, employing both the ecological and environmental models for changing the campus drinking culture
- Faith or Why Bad Things Happen to Good People A perspective from which counselors can approach clients that are having a difficult time accepting difficult times
- What Makes Counseling Different From Other Human Services? A look at professional counseling in order to explore how its benefits differ from the those proffered by practitioners of other human services
- The Significance of the Clinical Relationship in Client Growth A look at the importance of the clinical relationship in delivering effective counseling with particular attention given to Motivational Interviewing and the client's sense of self-efficacy
- Information Processing and Attribution Errors:Potential Problems For the Counselor Treating Addictive Disorders PDF looking at the role counselors may play in orchestrating client resistance to treatment
- Hardening of the Attitudes A review of the common denominators used by student affairs professionals to avoid burnout and personal frustrations work in higher education
- The Dilemma-Resolution Continuum A proposed paradigm shift from the traditional problem-solution continuum in counseling to a dilemma-resolution continuum: A Post-Modern consideration of counseling objectives
- Spirituality in the Treatment of Alcoholism PDF with a consideration of spirituality as "worldview" and therefore an important aspect of effective alcoholism counseling
- Message in a Bottle A letter found in a bottle on the beach in Nags Head, NC, from a suffering recovering addict and Dr. Chapman's response published in "Recovery Times." Click to view PDF of actual web page
- Preventing Burnout When Working With Substance Abusers PDF that considers burnout in addiction counselors and how to prevent it
- Parental Notification A look at parental notification as a tool in addressing high-risk collegiate drinking
- Letter to the Editor of About Campus A review of the controversy regarding the term "binge drinking"
- A Tripartite Model of Counseling A brief review of an "integrative" or eclectic model of counseling
- The Significance of the Clinical Relationship in Client Growth: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? An argument for the primacy of the relationship in effective counseling and therapy
- Cultural Bias in Alcoholism Counseling A consideration of how cultural issues may well explain much of what is viewed as "denial" by alcoholism counselors who work with the culturally different
- A Belly Full of Beer: Another Look at Drinking, Hazing, and Collegiate Life A look at the phenomena of "just world hypothesis" and "groupthink" as possible explanations for hazining and alcohol poisoning
- Billy Joel: Professional Counselor? A review of Billy Joel's River of Dreams album and consideration of its lyrics as tools for the professional counselor
- Language as a Counseling Tool A look at how the language counselors employ plays an important role in teaching clients about alcohol and other drugs
- Bram Stoker's Dracula A consideration of Stoker's book and Coppola's film as a metaphor for alcoholism/addiction, including a link to a virtual copy of Stoker's original text
- Home for the Hellidays A look at collegiate students who return to a dysfunctional family at Thanksgiving/Christmas break
- Beer, Booze, and Behavior A review of the literature regarding the correlation between alcohol consumption and behavior
- The Myth of Amethyst A tongue-in-cheek look at the Roman myth of Amethyst and its implications for solving the problem of collegiate alcohol abuse
- Travelogue Dr. Chapman's thoughts and comments regarding alcohol and other drug use following a brief trip to the Netherlands in December of 1996
- Writing as a counseling skill A consideration of the importance of writing as a counseling skill and argument for its inclusing in the training of counselors
- ACoA's An argument that the ACoA
acronym should stand for adult children of "alcoholism"
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Essays: Dr. Chapman's Annual Holiday Message
- A Different Christmas Carol (1997)
- A Counselor's Holiday Wish (1998)
- A Counselor's Holiday Greeting (1999)
- A Counselor's Holiday Greeting (2000)
- A Counselor's Holiday Wish (2001)
- A Counselor's Holiday Wish (2002)
- A Counselor's Holiday Wish (2003)
- A Counselor's Holiday Wish (2003) (Word document)
- A Counselor's Holiday Greeting
(2008) (PDF)
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Journal Articles
- Chapman, R., & Watson, M. (1999). Information processing and attribution errors in addictions counseling: Implications for clinical practice. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 17(4), 414-418.
- Chapman, R. J., & Borish, P. (1999). The client developed daily inventory: A self-directed evaluation of personal performance and experience. The Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 2(1), 35-45.
- Chapman, R. J. (1996). Spirituality in the treatment of alcoholism: A worldview approach. Counseling and Values, 41(411), 39-50.
- Chapman, R. J. (1994). Computers, e-mail, and aod programming. Journal of College Student Development, 35(2), 147.
- Chapman, R. J. (1992). The La Salle University FIPSE grant: A review and evaluation of the alcohol & other drug program. Resources in Education, Jan. 92, E.R.I.C. identification number, ED335976.
- Chapman, R. J. (1991). Responsible drinking: A mistaken objective for collegiate alcohol programs. Journal of College Student Development, 32(4), 381-382.
- Chapman, R. J. (1988). Cultural bias in alcoholism counseling. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 5(1/2), 105-113.
- Chapman, R. J. (1986). Alcohol as viewed from the east and the west.
Internationally Speaking, 2(2), 3233.
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Brochures
- Chapman, R. J. (2002). A parent’s guide to alcohol, drinking and choosing a college. PDF brochure in the Making a Difference series, published by The Network.
- Chapman, R. J. (2003). Home for the helidays. PDF brochure in the Making a Difference series, published by The Network.
- Chapman, R. J. (2004). Framing the issue of parental notification. PDF brochure in the Making a Difference series, published by The Network.
- Chapman, R. J. (2006). Student blogs. PDF brochure in the Making a Difference series, published by The Network.
- Chapman, R. J. (2006). Medical amnesty: Professional enabling or indicated prevention?
PDF brochure in the Making a Difference series,
published by The Network.
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Miscellaneous Publications
- Chapman, R. J. (2009). When They Drink: Deconstructing Collegiate Drinking. In NASPA's online magazine NetResults, August 26.
- Chapman, R. J. (2000). Review of the book, Schoolcounselor.com: A friendly and practical guide to the World Wide Web. Counseling Today, January, 33.
- Chapman, R. J. (1998). Review of the book, The insider's guide to mental health resources online. Counseling Today, February, 30.
- Chapman, R. J. (1998). A belly full of beer: Another look at college drinking. Guest editorial, Counseling Today, January, 8.
- Chapman, R. J. (1997). Review of the book, The integrative power of Cognitive Therapy. Counseling Today, November, 32.
- Chapman, R .J. (1997). A belly full of beer: Another look at collegiate drinking. Visions 5(3), 16.
- Chapman, R. J. (1996). Review of the book Alcohol problems among adolescents: Current directions in prevention. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 57(2).
- Chapman, R .J. (1996, Winter). Curriculum infusion: Thoughts, experiences, and ideas from one professional. Alcohol and Other Drug Issues Newsletter, 8(2), 5.
- Chapman, R .J. (1996). Choosing your words carefully. Counseling Today, May, 25.
- Chapman, R. J. (1994). Review of the book, Introduction to addictive behaviors. Counseling Today, 37, 31.
- Chapman, R .J. (1993). Review of the book, Strategies for retaining minority students in higher education. ACA Guidepost, 36(1).
- Chapman, R. J. (1989). Review of the video Self-esteem: Choice not chance,
Part IV--goal setting: Self-esteem in action. ACA
Guidepost, November.
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