MEET OUR TEAM
JIM HOLDER
Jim is a counselor, author, consultant and trainer in private practice. Until 2013, he was the Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services with McLeod Regional Medical Center. He has 40 years of experience in the delivery and development of treatment and prevention services. He has lately researched his publications, which include the book, Perceptual Adjustment Therapy, the workbook, Sobriety Enhancement, and the pamphlet, The FACE Screening.
In the past few years his international trainings have been with ICASSI in Ireland, England, The Netherlands, and in Romania, where his book and DVD's have been translated into Romanian, and with the SC Society of Adlerian Psychology.
He has recently presented Neurolinguistic training in South Carolina with the Certified Peer Support Specialists, and is in discussion for continuing training through this group. He is also in discussion of training with an Adlerian Group in Japan.
His has presented training, "The science of therapy, the science of change", with AHEC, McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC. Jim and Rosie were invited to Bangkok, Thailand by The Colombo Plan International Center for Credentialing and Education of Addiction Professionals for their conference in July. He trained counselors on the levels of care for Co-occurring Disorders while sitting on a panel with four other writers working on the Universal Treatment Curriculum. Jim also sat on the Expert Advisory Group while planning for the advanced Universal Treatment Curriculums. He is a graduate of the Masters Counseling Program at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
ROSALIE HOLDER
Rosalie H. Holder, MA, has 33 years experience in service provision with those with mental health and substance use disorders. She retired as the Director of a residential substance use disorder facility with South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation. She has held the Master Addiction Counselor certification with the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals, and an LPC with the South Carolina Licensing Board.
She has made contributions to the study guide for the MAC certification testing, has served multiple times on test question development work groups, and has assisted in the development of other specialty certifications. She has worked with the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse as a grant proposal examiner, and has edited numerous professional publications.
She, along with her husband, Jim, is currently the co-owner of Positive Intentions, an addictions publishing and training organization, serving as a consultant, editor, training material developer and collaborative manager. She is a graduate of the Counseling and Rehabilitation Masters program at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
POSITIVE INTENTIONS
James Holder, MA, Licensed Professionsal Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor
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