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Ensuring Humanity in Human Services Work
…to address issues of staff recruitment, training, as well as services of investigation, placement, removal, placement and reunification. All managers completed Undoing Racism© training in order to understand that racial…
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Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Testimony
…answering these questions, last year the Division on Addictions of the New York State Psychological Association created a White Paper on the Opioid Crisis (https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nyspa.org/resource/resmgr/docs/NYSPA_White_Paper_Opioid_Epi.pdf). It was distributed at the…
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The Need for Community-Based Early Intervention for Youth and Young Adults at Early Stages of Substance Use/Abuse
…2012, 7:25 http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/7/1/25), only nine evidence based practices were identified. All but one provided limited interventions for the target population, usually one to three individual sessions. In NYS, Teen Intervene,…
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Intentional Peer Support: Using a Crisis as an Opportunity for Growth and Change
…residential furnishings. And the program is small – limited to seven people, leaving plenty of time for one-on-one discussions, small groups, and, when needed, solitude. Finally, our “guests” are free…
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Eating Disorders: Early Warning Signs and Assessment
…clothing, a cycle of self-hatred, the wish for control, caloric restriction, over exercise, self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, diet pills, zero calorie beverages, secretive or ritualistic eating patterns, and an…
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Suffering from Mental Illness in the Orthodox Jewish Community
…“Do you think you could handle having children?” “Would you be able to discipline a child?” or “Would you be able to keep a job?” I felt as if I…
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Ascent into Love: Surviving Schizophrenia
…to overcome anything. For those of us who are the healers, our gift is the breath that we receive in exchange. For more information about Susan Weinreich please visit: www.susanweinreich.com….
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Virtually Endless Possibilities in Trauma-Related Mental Health Care: A New NYC-DOHMH Training Initiative
…approaches; PCPs prescribe over 75% of all anti-depressants. (Wintersteen and West: Hylan et al, 1998). Consequently, the training aims to increase PCPs’ knowledge about the symptoms, risk factors and treatment…
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From the Publisher – Declining Physical Health: The Other Side of the Recovery Process
…saw how upset I was, he asked me, “Ira, when you wake up in the morning, do you feel refreshed?” “No,” I said, “Are you kidding me? I haven’t felt…
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In My Own Voice: The Disability of Mental Health
…unhealthy mind or someone having a problem. Disability occurs when no one, neither consumer nor helper, is able to think anything positive or to do anything helpful, using forward-thinking. www.jeffreyvperry.com…
