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Why Trauma Informed Care with Vulnerable Populations?
…through a trauma. About 10 of every 100 women (or 10%) develop PTSD sometime in their lives compared with about 4 of every 100 men (or 4%). Here are additional…
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A Performance Driven System of Care at NYSβs OASAS
…the second study looked at the characteristics of system overrides to the initial LOCADTR recommendation. In the first study, we found acceptable interrater reliability (IRR = 0.57-0.59) in the administration…
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Mental Health in Health Care Reform: High Hopes but Big Battles Ahead
…much to the imagination. For example, the criteria for recognition as a “medical home” that have been issued by the National Commission of Quality of Care (NCQA) are purposely vague…
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Families and Suicide: How to Engage Your Child in Conversation
…conviction that their parents will “freak out” (Freedenthal, 2022). While parents may have a myriad of reactions from anger or dismissal, impatience to blame – in the end, parents must…
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How to Approach Treating Older Adults with Complex Mental and Physical Care Needs
…be invaluable for arriving at an accurate diagnosis and deploying the correct treatment. Complex older adults deserve high-quality treatment just like the rest of us. With a little advanced preparation…
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Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Key Piece of the Conversation
…subway riders during their morning commute. It was not until my friends and family highlighted the warning signs to me that I began to realize the degree to which it…
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FREE WEBINAR: LAMB Insurance Services – Actions for Organizations to Take in the COVID-19 Environment
…relentless drive, and continuous improvement are Lamb’s best practices. Josh is a graduate of the University of Richmond with a degree in Rhetoric and Communications. For more information, visit www.lambis.com….
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Suffering from Mental Illness in the Orthodox Jewish Community
…and concerns within my community. And as I heard the same questions over and over, I soon realized that I needed to find support from people who knew about mental…
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Co-Occurring Fatigue: Compassion, Political, and Oppression Fatigue: Understanding and Meeting Our Special Needs as Helping Professionals
…function. When this fatigue hits critical mass in the workplace, the organization itself suffers. Chronic absenteeism, spiraling Worker’s Comp costs, high turnover rates, friction between employees, and friction between staff…
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Technology Enhanced Care for Geriatric Behavioral Health
…tools are not without points of failure, specifically related to compliance. ObservSMART is a comprehensive compliance tool specifically designed for behavioral health settings, including geriatric care facilities catering to patients…
