The Incentive Problem
How Financial Incentives Can Shape Care More Than Clinical Logic By Cassidy Cousens — Arago Integrative Recovery (AIR) The public assumes treatment is oriented around one goal: helping people get better. It’s the story families want to believe and the story programs want to tell. But beneath the…
Sober Companions & AIR: Two Very Different Roles
Understanding the Difference Between Supervision and Immersive Recovery By Cassidy Cousens — Arago Integrative Recovery (AIR) Families often hear terms like concierge services, sober companioning, mentoring, and coaching. None of these quite describe what AIR offers, because our work is a…
The Evidence Problem
Why “Evidence-Based” Treatment Sometimes Misses the Point By Cassidy Cousens — Arago Integrative Recovery (AIR) The treatment field loves to say it’s “evidence-based.” The phrase appears in brochures, on websites, in family meetings, and during admissions calls. It signals legitimacy and…