New Clinician Survival Calendar
Monthly tools, awareness dates, and honest support for addiction counselors navigating their first years in the field
Want the physical desk calendar? The print version with QR codes linking to all these resources is available in the Winter 2026 Quarterly Kit.
Welcome, Future Superhero 💛
Whether you just got your license, started your first job, or are still figuring out what "evidence-based" actually means in the real world—this calendar is for you.
Each month includes: A clinical tip, trends to watch, key awareness dates with action items, and downloadable PDFs you can use immediately. Practical support for the realities of this work.
How to use it: Click any month below to access that month's free resources. If you have the physical calendar, scan the QR code to jump straight to that month's page.
2026 Monthly Resources
- Goal-setting worksheet for clinicians
- Emergency contact update template
- Dry January support resources
- Clinical voice development worksheet
- Depression screening quick guide
- Valentine's Day check-in guide
- Working with resistance worksheet
- Self-injury screening guide
- St. Patrick's Day preparation
- "I don't know" scripts & responses
- Cannabis conversations guide
- 420 preparation strategies
- Boundaries worksheet & scripts
- Mother's Day check-in guide
- End-of-school stress for parents
- Celebrating small wins worksheet
- Student clinician summer guide
- Pride Month & PTSD awareness
- Mid-year clinician check-in
- July 4th survival guide
- Summer physical health risks
- Processing client loss worksheet
- Overdose Awareness Day guide
- Back-to-school stress support
- Clinician recovery self-assessment
- Suicide prevention screening guide
- Post-summer caseload surge
- Work-life separation worksheet
- Holiday relapse prevention planning
- DV Awareness Month resources
- Gratitude in the trenches worksheet
- Thanksgiving survival guide
- Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
- Year-end reflection worksheet
- Cold weather safety guide
- Peak crisis season support
The New Clinician Survival Calendar is an annual resource. Each year we create updated awareness dates, fresh resources, and continued support. The 2027 edition will be available Fall 2026.
