MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'crisis intervention'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125063&cid=t_168606_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fthomas-bornemann-ed-d-on-the-georgia-mental-health-settlement%2F Two weeks ago, Georgia reached a historic settlement with the Federal Government regarding treatment in mental health care for Georgia’s most vulnerable residents — those who live in state hospitals or under the state’s auspices. Recently, I had the pleasure to sit down with Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D., the Director of the Carter Center Mental Health Program to talk to him about the settlement. John M. Grohol, Psy.D.: What are some of the highlights of that settlement? Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D. Well, we think this is a groundbreaker, and a lot of our colleagues from around the country that we talked to are also seeing it similarly. What we were able to do is to take a lawsuit that is essentially about inadequate care in institutional settings — in our state hospital... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125063 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:30:18 +0100 4125063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807429&cid=t_168606_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F31%2Fhelp-prevent-suicide%2F “If I was going to kill myself, I wouldn’t tell you or anyone else.” As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in crisis intervention and Emergency Room Psychiatry, I hear that a lot. Over 30,000 Americans will take their own lives this year. More people die by suicide each year than homicide, yet suicides rarely make the nightly news. Sometimes it’s hard to know when someone you love and care about may be hurting inside and may need help. If your friends or family are thinking about killing themselves, and they don’t tell you, how can you help them? You can help because there are signs and clues before someone attempts to hurt or kill themselves, a prelude that you may be able to recognize after reading this information. Anyone can commit suicide. Suicides... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807429 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:32:40 +0100 3807429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482935&cid=t_168606_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F19%2Fpolice-training-helps-treatment-of-mentally-ill%2F This article talks about a situation that happened in Utah where a man who apparently had bipolar disorder was Tasered twice, and died: The findings could add clout to a claim made in a federal lawsuit filed this month by the family of Brian Cardall, who died in June after a Hurricane police officer twice deployed a Taser on Cardall as he suffered a bipolar episode on a southern Utah highway. Filed by Cardall’s widow, children and parents, the lawsuit alleges Hurricane police declined to send officers to the training for at least eight years, which they claim played a role in Cardall’s death. The lawsuit says Hurricane Police Chief Lynn Excell failed to adequately train his officers by not sending them to attend the mental health training, in which dozens of police agencies ac... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482935 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:14:14 +0100 3482935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266686&cid=t_168606_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F13%2F1-million-a-good-start-for-suicide-followup-services%2F Today, during a meeting of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Grantees, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will announce the award of six grants totaling more than $1 million over three years to support suicide prevention. The funds will help crisis centers throughout the country develop special follow up services for people at high risk of dying by suicide. Every month, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline run by SAMHSA takes 44,000 calls. While not every caller is at acute risk for suicide, past research has shown that large numbers of callers have significant histories of suicidal ideation and attempts. Crisis centers provide invaluable services and for those at imminent risk for suicide, emergency intervention is frequently... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266686 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:30:15 +0100 2266686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195091&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F541462042%2F There’s nothing easy about the intervention process. In fact, interventions are inherently traumatic events, fraught with pathos and tension for everyone involved. But difficulty can’t be an excuse for an inaction. The truth is that your decision to conduct a crisis intervention may well save the life of the addict you care about. Given the stakes, you simply can’t afford to do nothing. And, more to the point, you simply can’t afford to do anything without help. The intervention services offered by exclusive addiction treatment facilities can make a world of difference in your intervention experience. The assistance you get from a professional intervention specialist will be vital in helping you control your emotions, and deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. Th... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195091 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:42:38 +0100 2195091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996859&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F465749845%2F If drug interventions were easy, they wouldn’t need to be conducted in the first place. The point of an intervention, after all, is to make an addict recognize a truth he doesn’t want to recognize: that he has a problem he can’t solve by himself. In that sense, drug interventions are inherently contentions and traumatic undertakings—which is why it’s so important that you get proper help along the way. Many exclusive treatment centers offer special intervention services to their clients. The good news is that the right intervention specialist can make a world of difference in the crisis intervention process. The catch is that the “right” intervention specialist is very often hard to find. Before you commit to a rehab center, then, it’s incumbent upon you to ensure that it d... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996859 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:00:51 +0100 1996859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933454&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F438503902%2F Few individuals have so great an impact on the rehabilitation process as an expert intervention specialist. Interventions, after all, are absolutely essential to addiction recovery, because only through an intervention can an addict be made to see the truth about himself and his problems. That recognition, in turn, is best facilitated by someone who knows exactly how to manage the process—which is why the right intervention specialist can make all the difference in the world. The obvious catch here is that even the most accomplished intervention specialist in Los Angeles can’t help a client who fails to seek help. If the addict you care about is going to get better, it’s going to be because you make the right decision, by soliciting professional intervention services from an exclusiv... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933454 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:50:50 +0100 1933454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790352&cid=t_168606_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F7wmxEVmZqzA%2F A Venice, California, school aide, Richard Green, has been charged with aggravated child abuse after grabbing a 17-year-old autistic student and shoving his head into a wall last Monday, today’s Herald Tribune reports. Green had worked with special needs students for the past nine years, but this was the first time he had worked as an aide for autistic students, and he was not scheduled for training in crisis intervention procedures until next week. The father of the autistic student is quoted as saying, “”In general I don’t think that is the type of behavior they expect from a teacher’”—–yes indeed. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790352 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:00:45 +0100 1790352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734305&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F375608704%2F The best crisis intervention is the one that produces results. The only point of the intervention process, after all, is to convince an addict to seek the rehab treatment he needs to get sober. Anything short of that simply isn’t good enough, which is why it’s so important that a crisis intervention be conducted with a firm vision of the goal to be achieved. In the end, you simply can’t afford not to get it right. The good news is that crisis interventions don’t have to be undertaken alone. In fact, the support you get from a professional intervention specialist will be vital in helping you deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. The catch, of course, is that you have to be willing to seek help. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, make to... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734305 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:39 +0100 1734305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349921&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F263631304%2F , not the end. As vital as crisis interventions are to addiction recovery, they can only be effective insofar as they’re integrated into the framework of comprehensive rehab programs. What that means, in the most practical sense, is that the best intervention is the one conducted in conjunction with a private treatment center. The professional intervention services offered by exclusive Los Angeles rehabs can help to ensure that addicts get all the support they need in the early stages of rehabilitation. In the end, anything less is simply unacceptable. Remember, the future is in your hands here. No one can act if you won’t. No one can help you if you refuse to be helped. A successful intervention will change the life of the addict you care about. You owe it to him, and to yourself, to ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1349921 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:43:05 +0100 1349921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1215522&cid=t_168606_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F231210488%2F So you’ve decided it’s time to conduct a crisis intervention. And you have no idea how to go about it, or where to turn for help. That’s okay. You aren’t alone. Interventions are inherently difficult, and should never be undertaken lightly. The good news is that there’s help out there. The information at Intervention.com is the tip of the iceberg, a primer on the ins and outs of the addiction intervention process. If the addict you care about is going to get the help he needs, it’s going to be because you learn what you need to learn. Intervention.com is a good place to start. Don’t wait another day to find that out for yourself. Remember, though, that you can’t do it on your own. For all the information presented at Intervention.com, the site can’t help you overcome the ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215522 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:26:19 +0100 1215522