Integrating Staff Wellness into Agency Culture: A Win, Win, Win

• By: Liza Szpylka, LCSW Putnam Family and Community Services
• January 1st, 2016
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According to Officevibe.com, 78 percent of Americans describe their jobs as stressful. In discussing this with colleagues, the feeling was that this figure was a bit high. However, as we moved on to discuss an informal contest of who had the most webinars to watch for the week, it was quickly...

Parenting the Second Time Around

• By: Diane Henry, LCSW-R Putnam Family and Community Services
• July 1st, 2010
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Imagine you are at work and the telephone rings. It is the Department of Social Services. You hear the worker on the other end of the telephone say, “Please come to the courthouse immediately. Your grandchild is being removed from the care of her parent and may be in jeopardy of being placed in...

Supporting Transformation Towards Recovery-Based Services

• By: Edythe S. Schwartz, DSW Putnam Family and Community Services
• July 1st, 2009
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Since the late 1980’s, I’ve had a strong belief in the principles and practices of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and their ability to assess an individual’s readiness to change, intervene to increase readiness if needed, and increase the skills and supports each person needs to enjoy life to its...