Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling

Current Editor: Stephen Southern

Dr. Stephen Southern is a Core Faculty Member in the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and PsyD programs of Antioch University-Santa Barbara. Southern is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. He is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association and a Clinical Fellow in AAMFT. Southern is the past-president of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) and received their Lifetime Achievement Award. Southern received the inaugural Legacy Award of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Southern is Editor-in-Chief of The Family Journal. He was previously Editor of the Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling and Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. He was the founding editor of the Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling: Best Practices. Dr. Southern was trained at Masters and Johnson Institute and served as clinical consultant in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, trauma, and addiction. Southern developed treatment for trauma-based disorders including substance use disorders, dissociative disorders, and behavioral addictions, such as sexual addiction, eating disorder, self-injurious behavior, and gambling disorder. He was a consultant, clinician and administrator of addiction treatment programs in hospital, residential, and outpatient settings. He secured grant funding and state contracts to provide integrated treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in juvenile justice correctional settings and transitional living programs. Southern developed programs for survivors and perpetrators of incest, sexual abuse, and family violence. His consultation practice included expert testimony and forensic evaluations. Southern taught in several counseling, psychology, and marriage and family therapy programs at Northwestern University, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christ, University of Southern Mississippi, and Temple University. His current work includes writing and presenting such topics as Enhancing Intimacy in Couples Living with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Addiction.

Previously published Annual Review Volume V: New Directions in Research and Practice (2022)

Edited by Trevor J. Buser, Rochelle Cade, & Dilani Perera


The Annual Review (Volume V) is an IAAOC-sponsored publication focused on innovation in our field. This volume introduces new developments in a variety of areas, including pain management during recovery, yoga practices with offender populations, supervision models in addictions counseling, service learning in counselor education, and culturally responsive intervention in group work. Chapters are written by both clinicians and researchers in the field of counseling. 

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