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Functional Behavior Assesment

Presentation Handout: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/county_access/documents/pub/dhs-287814.pdfCare providers working with people who have IDD and a mental illness often struggle to bring together the different ways of understanding reasons for problem behavior. A comprehensive functional behavior assessment (FBA) can: • help care providers understand the true nature of complex patterns of behavior, and • guide proper selection of interventions.Join Dr. Dan Baker to review strategies for including mental illness (or lack of mental wellness) into a functional behavior assessment (FBA). He will use examples and case studies throughout the presentation. Dan Baker, Ph.D., NADD-CC is the new Internal Reviewer for the Jensen/Olmstead Quality Assurance and Compliance Office at MN DHS.More DSD training opportunities: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_007128

Not Tonight: Author Talk with Joanna Kempner

Joanna Kempner, associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University, delivered a talk about her book, Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health, on Tuesday, July 7 at the Alexander Library.In Not Tonight, published in 2014 by the University of Chicago Press, Kempner argues that the attitude of dismissal toward migraine and the stigmas attached to its sufferers are products of a long history of stereotypical thinking about gender and pain. Kempner draws on sociology, anthropology, literature, history, and science to track feminized ideas about migraine from the disorder’s 19th century identification with neurotic women and effete, overly intellectual men, through the 1940s association of migraine with detached, sexually distant housewives, to contemporary notions of the over-sensitive “migraine brain.” Kempner shows that, for years, these ideas have radically impacted medical practice, research funding, and the making of policies for people in pain.Learn more about Kempner and the event here: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/news/author-talk-joanna-kempner-not-tonight-tuesday-july-7This event was recorded by RU-tv. Learn more about them here: http://rutv.rutgers.edu/

The Mindspace Podcast #10: Cannabis and Mental Health with Dr. Claude Cyr

I would very much hope that the Canadian and the provincial governments would stop pussyfooting around, and start giving some real and concrete advice on how to use cannabis responsibly.Dr. Claude Cyr is a family physician in practice for over twenty years and a part-time lecturer at the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University and an associate researcher for the Quebec Cannabis Registry. He has extensive experience prescribing medical cannabis to patients and is widely considered a pillar of the medical cannabis community.In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to legalize cannabis. One year later, Claude created Doctors for Responsible Access (DRA), a not for profit association of doctors and nurse practitioners whose mission is to protect the health of all Canadians by advocating for an informed medical perspective on cannabis legalization.In this conversation, Claude shares his level-headed, informed, and nuanced views on the benefits and drawbacks of legalization of cannabis.Joe and Claude discussed:– The medical uses of cannabis – The potential benefits and drawbacks of cannabis on mental health – How to responsibly use cannabis – How parents should talk to their teenagers about using cannabis – The medical potential of psychedelicsIf you have any concerns about your own or loved ones’ consumption of cannabis, please reach out to Mindspace and one of our experts can help you figure it out. If you are a physician and would like more information on DRA, please visit: https://doctorsforresponsibleaccess.com Dr. Joe would love to hear your questions, ideas, and stories on the topic, so please write to him on Facebook or Twitter.And if you think this episode would be meaningful to anyone you know, please share it. We’d like as many people as possible to be informed about these issues to ensure safe and responsible consumption and prescription.#Cannabis #LegalCannabisCheck out other episodes here: Site: https://www.themindspacepodcast.com iTunes: https://www.bit.ly/mindspacepodcastitunes Spotify: https://www.bit.ly/mindspacepodcastspotify Google Play: https://www.bit.ly/mindspacepodcastgoogleIf you would like to keep updated with new releases of the Mindspace podcast, sign up for our newsletter here: https://www.mindspacewellbeing.com/newsletter/Connect with Dr. Joe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoeFlandersMindspace/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeflanders/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drjoeflanders LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joe-flanders-24503517/Follow Mindspace on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindspaceWellBeing/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mindspaceclinic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindspace-wellbeing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindspacewellbeing/

2013 Voice Awards Program

On September 25, SAMHSA hosted the 2013 Voice Awards program, which honored community leaders in recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders, as well as television and film professionals, for their collective efforts to educate the public about the real experiences of people with behavioral health problems. This year’s Voice Awards hosts were actors Mehcad Brooks (USA Network’s “Necessary Roughness”) and Max Burkholder (NBC’s “Parenthood”). Academy Award nominee David O. Russell, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, retired U.S. Army General Peter Chiarelli, as well as community leaders and TV, film, and documentary screenwriters and producers were honored for helping educate the American people that people recover from mental health and/or substance use disorders. Learn more about SAMHSA’s Voice Awards by visiting www.samhsa.gov/voiceawards.

What’s Wrong With Me?: The Mysteries of Chronic Illness

The Park Street Corporation Speaker Series welcomed award-winning author Meghan O’Rourke. “The Long Goodbye” Author spoke on the topic of the mysteries of chronic illness.The Park Street Corporation Speaker Series began at Boston College in the Spring of 2016 with the goal of convening distinguished professionals, scholars, and activists from medicine, health care, and other related fields around timely subjects related to the intersections of health, humanities, and ethics.

A Brief History of Anxiety (Yours and Mine)

Patricia Pearson returns to non-fiction with a witty, insightful and highly personal look at recognizing and coping with fears and anxieties in our contemporary world. The millions of North Americans who silently cope with anxiety at last have a witty, articulate champion in Patricia Pearson, who shows that the anxious are hardly “nervous nellies” with “weak characters” who just need medicine and a pat on the head. Instead, Pearson questions what it is about today’s culture that is making people anxious, and offers some surprising answers–as well as some inspiring solutions based on her own fierce battle to drive the beast away. Drawing on personal episodes of incapacitating dread as a vivid, often hilarious guide to her quest to understand this most ancient of human emotions, Pearson delves into the history and geography of anxiety. Why are North Americans so much more likely to suffer than Latin Americans? Why did Darwin treat hypochondria with sprays from a hose? Why have we forgotten the insights of some of our greatest philosophers, theologians and psychologists in favor of prescribing addictive drugs? In this blend of fascinating reportage and poignant memoir, Pearson ends with her struggle to withdraw from antidepressants and to find more self-aware and philosophically-grounded ways to strengthen the soul. From the Hardcover edition.

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CSULB – Alzheimer’s disease Lecture Dr. Laura Mosqueda

A lecture on Alzheimer’s disease by UCI Professor of Clinical Family Medicine Dr. Laura Mosqueda hosted at California State University Long Beach

Dementia-Related Agitation – Part Two: Treatment

Half-Hour Hot Topics session from June 14, 2019, with John Donaldson, D.O.

Put Anxiety Behind You

Everyone is affected by anxiety, whether their own or that of an anxious loved one, colleague, boss, or friend. According to the NIMH, nearly 20% of all American adults (40 million) experience an anxiety disorder in any given year–including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related phobias. In Put Anxiety Behind You, naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist Peter Bongiorno offers a holistic approach for healing from these disorders and avoiding relapse. In a warm and compassionate tone, this book addresses causes, provides perspective, and offers natural remedies that work quickly and without any nasty side effects. Readers will learn about the many possible underlying causes for their anxiety–biochemical, physical, situational, spiritual, etc.–and will find suggestions for non-pharmaceutical remedies including specific nutrients, plant-based medicines, yoga poses, massage techniques, exercises, and acupuncture/acupressure points to try on their own for lasting relief. Bongiorno also tackles how to safely wean from anti-anxiety medication and how to supplement conventional medications with herbal and other natural remedies to increase efficacy and reduce side effects. Dr. Bongiorno recounts his own battle with anxiety and throughout the book shares his own experiences to help readers realize that anxiety can be a positive thing that becomes an inspiration and helps move us forward in a happier, calm life.

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Vocational Rehabilitation

The aim of this review was to provide an evidence base for policy development on vocational rehabilitation – defined as whatever helps someone with a health problem to stay at, return to and remain at work. The focus was on adults of working age, the common health problems that account for two-thirds of long-term sickness (mild/moderate musculoskeletal, mental health and cardio-respiratory conditions) and work outcomes (staying at, returning to and remaining in work). Data from some 450 scientific reviews and reports were included in evidence tables. The review demonstrates that there is a strong scientific evidence base for many aspects of vocational rehabilitation, a good business case for it and more evidence on cost-benefits than for many health and social policy areas. Generic and condition-specific findings are reported, and practical suggestions offered for the differing types of people affected by health problems. Vocational rehabilitation should be a fundamental element of government strategy to improve the health of working age people.

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