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Dr. Quintal & Associates Partner with Manatee Glens for Rapid Resolution Therapy Research Study
Dr. Quintal & Associates, in association with the Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy and the University of Portland, have partnered with Manatee Glens to conduct a research study to scientifically demonstrate the effectiveness of Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) for the treatment of trauma... - February 25, 2011 - Dr. Quintal & Associates
International Conference April 6 on Deteriorating Condition of Men and Boys
Seeking Solutions to Problems of men and boys Academicians, Researchers and Ad Industry Leaders to focus on male problems at April 6 Conference The program will also be available via the internet to registered participants. Edward M. Stephens, M.D., FMS founder and chair, notes that the... - February 23, 2011 - Foundation for Male Studies
Portrait Health Centers Launch On-Line Nurse Navigator for ADHD
The Portrait Health Centers for the Healing Arts, a multi-specialty evaluation center specializing in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities announced today the availability of a new internet resource to assist families who face the continuous challenges of ADHD. - February 17, 2011 - Portrait Health Centers
New Facebook Fan Page URL for International Suicide Prevention Association
The IASP has shortened its Facebook Fan page URL to: facebook.com/IASPinfo in order to offer Facebook and Web users easy access to the page. - February 17, 2011 - International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Rage and Behavioral Problems in Adolescents is Focus of February 23 Webinar
NJCTS Presents Strategies in Wednesday Webinar Series. - February 17, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Portrait Health Centers Announce New Non-Invasive Tool to Help Diagnose ADHD and Evaluate Treatment Options
The Portrait Health Centers of Buffalo Grove announces the availability of a new ADHD diagnostic and assessment tool. With this new resource, Portrait Health Centers can aid physicians and parents in determining the appropriateness of an ADHD diagnosis and quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of drug treatment. - February 13, 2011 - Portrait Health Centers
Walden Behavioral Care Names Dr. Steingard Chief Medical Officer, VP of Medical Affairs
Dr. Steingard to oversee services for eating, psychiatric disorders; Dr. Greenblatt to focus on eating disorders - February 11, 2011 - Walden Behavioral Care
Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders is Pleased to Announce a Free Eating Disorder Education and Awareness Program for Colleges and Universities
In an effort to help create a healthier community for all, Magnolia Creek announces the creation of its free College Campus Partnership program. This program is designed to provide college staff with the tools and skills needed to recognize, treat and prevent eating disorders among students. - February 08, 2011 - Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders
Spread the Love Product Line to Benefit Becoming Independent
Dolce Mia, a Becoming Independent (BI) employer, has offered to donate 10% of the proceeds of a new product line, Spread the Love, to BI’s Family Resource and Advocacy Center (FRAC). FRAC will receive national exposure through the marketing tools that DOLCE MIA will use to promote the product line through their reps. - February 05, 2011 - Dolce Mia Designs
Child, Adolescent Psychiatrist Joins Coastal Psychiatric Medical Associates in Del Mar, CA
Dr. Neil Alex, M.D., specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry, joins the staff of Coastal Psychiatric Medical Associates, Inc. in Del Mar, California. - February 04, 2011 - Coastal Psychiatric Medical Associates, Inc.
AIPM Offers Free Disaster Preparedness Guidebook
Learn how to handle a crisis and move forward. The American Institute for Preventive Medicine offers a free guide that helps people prepare for disasters and deal with the emotions of anxiety, guilt, confusion and fear that follow a crisis or tragedy. - January 27, 2011 - American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Couples Therapy Program Launched
Nationally recognized, Social Psychologist, Dr. Joan D. Atwood, launches a state of the art Couples Therapy Program. Based on the latest research, this state of the art couples therapy program offers couples methods for resolving issues and enhancing their relationship. - January 24, 2011 - Marriage and Family Therapists of New York
Social Psychologist Launches Anger Management Program
Dr. Joan D. Atwood, President and CEO of Marriage and Family Therapists of New York, launches another ten week state of the art Anger Management Program. In ten weeks, individuals will explore their trigger buttons, and learn the underlying causes of their anger. This program is designed to assist individuals in understanding and resolving their anger issues. A Certificate of Completion is awarded after the ten sessions are completed. - January 24, 2011 - Marriage and Family Therapists of New York
An Exclusive Interview with Actress Glenn Close About Her Work with Bring Change 2 Mind in Business Review USA
Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, gets an exclusive interview with actress Glenn Close and speaks about how she got involved with and helped to create Bring Change 2 Mind, a not-for-profit organization that helps fight against the stigma associated with... - January 22, 2011 - WDM Group
Goodman Beck Publishing Releases Award-Winning Author Dr. Alan Gettis's Highly Anticipated Follow-Up to The Happiness Solution
Newest Offering Continues Dr. Gettis's Groundbreaking Healing via the Power of Storytelling. - January 20, 2011 - Goodman Beck Publishing
Selective Mutism: Coordinated Behavioral Approaches for Therapists, Parents, and Schools
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Wednesday Webinar series continues on February 9th. - January 15, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Neuropsychiatrist Investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Treatment with Neurofeedback in New, Innovative Book
Werner Van den Bergh, M.D, a neurologist and neuropsychiatrist, provides an advanced, in-depth exploration of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its treatment with neurofeedback in a new innovative book. - January 13, 2011 - BMED Press LLC
Online Therapy Institute Partners with the Institute for Life Coach Training to Provide Therapists and Coaches with Training and Resources About Online Coaching
Coaches and other helping professionals who want to connect with clients using the internet now have resources at the ready. Online Therapy Institute and the Institute for Life Coach Training are partnering to advance online coaching and counseling standards worldwide. - January 10, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute
Do I Really Have an Addiction Problem? Lifescapes Counseling Offers Help
How to know if you or a loved one has a drinking/drug problem, plus local treatment options for intervention, rehabiliatation, therapy, and group support available in the Triangle, NC area. Information provided by Amy Benton Moulds, MEd, NCC, LPC (NC Licensed Professional Counselor) at Lifescapes Counseling Associates, PLLC. - January 07, 2011 - Lifescapes Counseling Associates, PLLC
AdLife HomeCare LLC Helping Seniors Stay Independent in Their Homes with Greater Confidence, Quality and Client Assurance. AdLife is Now CQA Certified.
AdLife HomeCare LLC, locally owned and operated by Renee and Tom Adams, provides an affordable solution for older individuals and couples who, though may be capable of managing their own physical needs, require non-medical assistance such as: light housework, meal preparation, companionship and personal care allowing them to confidently remain at home. Adlife differentiates itself from the competition with its comprehensive caregiver selection, screening and testing programs. - January 07, 2011 - AdLife HomeCare LLC
Counseling Center for Children & Families Opens in Montgomeryville/Lansdale, Pennsylvania Area
The Counseling Center at Heritage, a new counseling center dedicated to meeting the unique needs of children, adolescents and families opens its doors on January 3, 2011. The center will give families seeking counseling in the Montgomeryville/Lansdale, Pennsylvania area new options in approaches to... - January 04, 2011 - Counseling Center at Heritage, LLC
Walden Behavioral Care to Open Worcester Office for Treating Eating Disorders
One of the country's leading hospitals for treating eating disorders, Walden is opening a Worcester office based on feedback from local healthcare professionals. - December 23, 2010 - Walden Behavioral Care
Board Certified Coach - New Credential Recognizes Masters and Doctoral Level Professionals
The over 45,000 member strong National Board of Certified Counselor’s (NBCC) affiliate, the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) names the Institute for Life Coach Training as its first provider of training for their new Board Certified Coach (BCC) credential. With all of the... - December 21, 2010 - Institute for Life Coach Training
Polaris Health Directions Welcomes Two New Clients
Polaris is pleased to announce its new clients: Sunny Hills Services and The Bridge Health Clinics & Research Centers, Inc. - December 17, 2010 - Polaris Health Directions
Stairways Behavioral Health Ranked #18 Among Best Places to Work in PA in 2010
Stairways Behavioral Health is named among top 20 of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for the fifth year. - December 08, 2010 - Stairways Behavioral Health
Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders is Pleased to Announce a Cutting-Edge, 15-Day "Holiday Refresh" Program for Those Struggling This Holiday Season
The holiday season can be tough, especially for those struggling with eating disorders. That is why Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to offer its first-ever "Holiday Refresh" program. This one of a kind, 15-day partial-hospitalization program is designed... - December 03, 2010 - Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders
Stairways’ Center City Arts Joins 2010 Holiday Gallery Night Tour
Stairways Behavioral Health’s Center City Arts, 138 E. 26th Street in Erie, PA, embraces art as a means to recovery in their 7th Annual Holiday Art Show & Sale, joining with the Erie Art Museum and several Erie art galleries for Gallery Night: Holiday Edition, December 3, 2010, from 7-9 p. - December 03, 2010 - Stairways Behavioral Health
Polaris Launches New Version of Its Adult Mental Health Outcomes System
Polaris has rolled out the next version of Polaris-MH, which includes a number of enhancements to help providers deliver better care at lower costs, and will complement the system’s current ability to identify strength and problem areas and determine the best course of treatment. - December 02, 2010 - Polaris Health Directions
Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Therapist Opens Private Psychotherapy Practice Offices in Miami Beach, South Miami and Coral Gables, Florida
Morgan Forer, LCSW, M.S.W., M.B.E., offers confidential, safe, and supportive therapy for a variety of issues and concerns. - December 01, 2010 - Morgan Forer, P.A.
Amputee on Wheels Gives Positive Spin to Life
Monica J. Foster is a vibrant amputee on wheels known as The Life Beyond Limits Coach®. Monica, who is a wheelchair user and amputee and the daughter of a disabled Coast Guard veteran, is a professional life, life purpose and vision board coach focused on helping people of all abilities strip off hurtful labels that's been pinned on them by others and shed self limiting beliefs about who they are and can be in this world. - November 24, 2010 - BUTTERFLYWHEEL® Motivation, Advocacy & Consulting
Social Work Programs Info Website Has Recently Added US States and Home Study Course Credits Allowed for Continuing Education Renewal Requirements
States in the US vary for the number of credits required as well as home study courses permitted to meet the continuing education renewals for licensing. Social Work Programs Info now displays each state's CE credit requirements as well as number of home study credits allowed per state. - November 08, 2010 - Dee Cohen, LCSW, Social Work Programs
Donna Davis, Lmhc, Moves Her Counseling Practice to Ferndale Washington
Donna Davis, LMHC, a licensed mental health counselor in the State of Washington moves her private counseling practice to Ferndale Washington. - November 07, 2010 - Donna Davis, LMHC
International Association for Life Quality Reshapes Industry to Create New Opportunities for Fulfilling Lives for Persons with Learning and Developmental Disabilities
IALQ Offers Special Needs Life Quality Plans, Special Needs Life Quality Coaching™ Classes, Research and Membership Opportunities to Shift the Focus to Life Quality throughout the Lifespan - November 02, 2010 - International Association for Life Quality
The Documentary Race to Nowhere, the Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture, to Air at Adams International School on December 2nd & 9th 2010 at 7:00 pm
Adams International School to screen the acclaimed educational documentary Race To Nowhere. The film shows the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth. - November 01, 2010 - Adams International School
The Athena Center Now Offers Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
Montgomery County-based Women’s Counselors, The Athena Center, offers treatment of depression and anxiety, some of the most common mood disorders. - October 28, 2010 - The Athena Center
Seattle Therapy Center Presents International Training: Emotion Focused Therapy for Individuals Level 1 September 12-15th, 2011 in Seattle with Leslie Greenberg Ph.D.
"A fabulous compendium of strategies for working with emotions...There is no doubt that Greenberg is both a pioneer and the field's premier investigator in the important work of applying the basic research on emotions to the process of psychotherapy." Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D. Learn to build stronger alliances with clients. Work more effectively with clients with over regulated and under regulated emotions. Gain skills to transform the impact of attachment losses, trauma, neglect, and abuse. - October 27, 2010 - Seattle Therapy Center
Young Bullies Face a Strong Enemy....Empowerment
Apex NC counseling practice hopes to empower and motivate girls to stand up against interpersonal aggression, cyberbulling, etc.... - October 26, 2010 - Lifescapes Counseling Associates, PLLC
Brain Consciousness of 4 Types, Discovered by 24 DNA Founders - Psychogenomics
“We have discovered specific areas of the brain responsible for all 4 types of consciousness, whether it’s superconscious, conscious, unconscious, and subconscious. Dr. Sigmund Freud and others were on track,” says author, and DNA researcher Bob Ainuu Afamasaga. - October 20, 2010 - AIGA
Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting to Host Master Seminar Presented by Joy Osofsky, Ph.D.
Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting is pleased to host its fourth annual Master Seminar, “Trauma Through the Eyes of a Young Child: Understanding and Helping Children and Families.” - October 13, 2010 - Adelphi University
Bay Area House Call Dentists Provide Dental Care to Senior Homes
San Francisco-based home care dentists delivers crucial services to patients who can’t travel. - October 07, 2010 - Blende Dental Group
Mental Health & Wellness: Helping People Access Safe Harbor Post-New Orleans Disasters. StillSitting Officially Partners with St. Bernard Project
Mental health is still stigmatized, in New Orleans access-challenged. Post-chronic disasters, things are changing. StillSitting, an accessible online de-stress program, is free to in-need clients of the overwhelmed disaster rebuilding non-profit St. Bernard Project, in chronically stressed New Orleans area. - October 07, 2010 - trU Power Coaching
Karin E. Fried of Organizational Consulting Services Has Received a Certificate of Study in Hoarding
Karin E. Fried of Organizational Consulting Services has received a Certificate of Study in Basic Hoarding with the CD Client. This certificate encompasses the specialized needs and issues of working with the chronically disorganized client with hoarding issues. - September 30, 2010 - Organizational Consulting Services
Give Children the Gift of Anxiety Coping Skills with My Worry Box
People with anxiety disorders who receive treatment are more likely to lead more productive, healthier lives, according to clinical research. With more than 9.6 million children (13 percent) in the United States afflicted with anxiety disorders, parents and caregivers would be remiss not to teach children anxiety coping skills while they are young. Parents now have an affordable self-help therapy tool called My Worry Box. - September 28, 2010 - Whitney Development Group, Inc.
Vision Localization Systems Launch Keruve 2010+, GPS Bracelet Watch to Improve Alzheimer’s Quality of Life
This specialized GPS locator allows families and caregivers to know where the person wearing the watch is at anytime and anywhere. - September 21, 2010 - Vision Localization Systems
A Quiet Journey Counseling Becomes Verified by the Online Therapy Institute
Demand is increasing for holistic health care, as more people seek an alternative to the traditional model of medicine. Bethesda’s newest mental health resource, A Quiet Journey Counseling, uses a whole person approach to mental health. Counselor Tom Tsakounis, a Licensed Counselor, uses a... - September 19, 2010 - Online Therapy Institute
Polaris Partners with Bexar County Family Justice Center to Improve Services for Abused Women
Results from the implementation of Polaris-DV at Bexar County Family Justice Center indicate high levels of poor mental health among abused women, highlighting the need to identify and address these conditions and the difference treatment can make. - September 09, 2010 - Polaris Health Directions
MyDigitalFamily's Dr. S Assists Parents in Managing Kids' Media
Child psychiatrist guides parents in exploiting the electronic world that surrounds children. - September 01, 2010 - MyDigitalFamily
Herschel Walker, University Behavioral Health of Denton Partner to Raise Awareness, Erase Stigma of Mental Health Disorders
Herschel Walker is leading a nationwide initiative to erase the stigma associated with mental illness. Through his partnership with University Behavioral Health, Walker will become mental health advocate and spokesperson. - August 26, 2010 - University Behavioral Health of Denton
Polaris to Present at International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
Dr. Linda Toche-Manley, vice president of Polaris Health Directions, will present on an innovative outcomes management tool for domestic violence treatment at the 15th annual International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. - August 26, 2010 - Polaris Health Directions
Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders Appoints Dr. Mary Bartlett, Previously Clinical Director, as the Facility's Suicide Prevention and Risk Consultant
Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to announce the transition of Dr. Mary Bartlett from Clinical Director to Suicide Prevention and Risk Consultant. Dr. Bartlett's new position will allow Magnolia Creek to better meet the needs of patients with suicidal and self-harm behaviors, as well as manage the facility's ground-breaking research on the correlation between suicide and eating disorders in conjunction with Florida State University. - August 20, 2010 - Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders