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Head Inside Mental Health Podcast
Therapeutic consultant and mental health professional, Todd Weatherly, hosts this weekly radio show and podcast interviewing doctors and therapists, treatment professionals and organizational leaders about the world of mental health treatment. Todd discusses how to support mental health in our communities from the hospital to the workplace to the dinner table.
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What is a psychiatric and behavioral interventionist? A conversation with Brad Richards.
Individuals facing serious mental health challenges often become estranged from family members, lose their jobs, and lose their sense of self. One's sense of self - one's autonomy, purpose, and role in life - is a personal and priceless aspect of being human. Once you...
The Story of John
Looking back and celebrating over 25 Years of the Rose Hill story Tuesday was spaghetti night; this is one memory from a special time over 25 years ago in Michigan. My wife, children, and I were privileged to be the first executive director family of Rose Hill Center...
To dream or not to dream: what limits are created by a diagnosis of mental illness?
We are all limited, some more than others. Sometimes we know our limits; sometimes others around us see them more clearly than we do. Mental health professionals may match our limits with a psychiatric diagnosis. Sometimes limits are also matched with other diagnoses,...
A Note From Virgil
Dear colleagues and friends, We launched our therapeutic consulting practice three months ago and I am taking a moment to reflect and to look ahead. Since July, we have been invited into many complex situations. Our clients have been individuals in their 60’s with...
Lost In Translation: The Role Of Cultural Brokers In Translating Language And Culture.
A participatory approach to health care communication promotes dialogue between the provider and the patient. As Zarcadoolas, Pleasant and Greer wrote, “The participatory approach redefines exactly who should be considered an expert." Who do you think the expert is;...
My incognito visit to a local hospital: what I learned about the patient experience.
An account of my personal experience attempting to navigate around a local, rural hospital in New England. Health literacy is described by Dr. Rima Rudd as, “…an interaction between people’s skills and the demands of systems." Each interaction is an opportunity for a...
Creating meaning where there is frustration or powerlessness. A look at the importance of mental health
Helen Osborne defines health literacy as, “…the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." Health literacy is an important topic to consider when...
Mental health treatment programs that gather satisfaction data will improve program services and out
The mental health field is undergoing a paradigm shift in which the voice of the consumer is being sought out as the focus shifts to empowerment and two-way communication and away from one-way communication. Introduction Collecting critical feedback from customers can...
After the suicide of your son, how do you restore your sense of hope?
I have known a few thousand individuals with serious mental illness, and their families. Sometimes I have met these families after the chaos of a near-death experience of a loved one. Living next to or with mental disorder is like living next to a fire… it can blaze...
Shining a light on mental health treatment success in New York City.
Embedded within today's New York Times article about the struggles to find hospital beds in New York City, I also saw a wonderful success story. Several years ago I met Steve Coe, who leads Community Access. At that time, I was the volunteer board chairman of a new...
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