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- Substance Abuse Evaluations. Who Needs One? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriA substance abuse evaluation is an assessment of an individual to discern whether the drugs or alcohol use is a problem in the person’s life. There are basically three general categories of using drugs, which are social use, abuse and addiction. Social Use is either the experimentation of ...
Views: 1859(1 vote) - A Guide for Blended Families (Step Parenting) - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriA blended family or step parenting can be a very big challenge for everyone involved. The following are some guidelines to make the new family unit function more effectively. 1. Be Patient – A natural family is created slowly, yet a blended family is more abrupt. Allow time for ...
Views: 1766(3 votes) - What is a Covenant Marriage? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriThere are 3 levels of agreement. The first level is the lightest and most casual which we will call an agreement. An agreement is a simple commitment between two people, such as making an appointment to go to lunch next Friday at a certain restaurant. The next level of agreement is a ...
Views: 3771 - The Psychological Recovery from Injury - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriRecovery from a sports related injury is 50% physical and 50% psychological. If an athletic does the physical rehabilitation, and fails to do the psychological rehabilitation, he will not return to his prior level of performance. In fact, his performance will decrease, and his chance of ...
Views: 3346(2 votes) - Overcoming Depression? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriDefined: Depression is a debilitating state that has a negative impact on a person’s mood, and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. A depressed person will describe their mood as sad or empty, and sometimes he or she becomes irritable easily. Some other characteristics are ...
Views: 1100(1 vote) - Do Interventions really Work? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriIntervention means to interfere in the affairs of another person in order to bring about a positive change. The common use today in the mental health field is to interfere in life of a person who is in a self-destructive cycle. Most of the time, the self destructive cycle has to do with ...
Views: 1837(2 votes) - Recovery: What are your Re-Covering? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriWhen I use to run an outpatient substance abuse program, there were many standard phrases that we spoke often, such as, “How long have you been sober?,” “Do you have a sponsor?” or “I am in recovery.” What does that really mean to be in recovery? Were you hurt in an accident, and are you ...
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