Author: Hallye Rosenbloom, B.A. A recent survey completed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future Study found that, in 2020, 19.6% of high school students had tried an e-cigarette in the past 30 days. They also discovered that, in 2020, 4.7% of middle schoolers had used e-cigarettes
POSITION SUMMARY: Interact’s Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program is comprised of an array of services that are delivered to children and their families across settings (school, home and community) through a team oriented, evidence supported and trauma informed approach. The Clinical Intake Coordinator is
Author: Meredith Cola, B.A. April is Autism Acceptance and Awareness month. One of the important ways we can support autistic members of our community is by advocating for the funding that provides some of the supports and services autistic people need to live safely in our communities. Last month, President
PURPOSE The Geriatric Clinician is responsible for providing clinical assessment and family therapy to clients in the designated program area. Services are offered at client homes, and/or Senior Community Centers according to client need and may be provided in collaboration with other psychiatric, medical, or social service providers the client
Author: Mallory Inselberg, M.A. Struggling with self-confidence and self-esteem is very common. Many people struggle with self-doubt which then leads to self-criticism. This then contributes to our self-perception. A negative self-perception can negatively affect your life, including your education, your career, your relationships and friendships, and your health. Below are
Author: Laura Frank, M.A. Gender identity is defined as an individual’s internal experience of gender. This could include an internal sense of being a man, woman, both, neither, or another gender. For children, gender identity begins to develop around age three, and by age five children are seen expressing their
Author: Janessa Brown Much clinical and research attention is currently oriented toward studying the efficacy and utilization of mindfulness-based approaches and practices to offset various aspects of mental health pathology. The term “mindfulness” lends itself to numerous descriptions and tends to differ from psychological to traditional perspectives. Central aspects, in
PURPOSE Provides a range of direct and indirect services to a blended caseload of adults with serious and persistent mental illness who are at various stages of recovery. These adults require assistance in accessing, coordinating and monitoring resources and services in order to live as independently as possible in the
Author: Courtney Flank, B.S. Despite overwhelming evidence-based research indicating that medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are effective at treating opioid use disorder, objections to medication assisted treatment (MAT) are still common. Listed below are some actions you can take today to decrease the stigma related to MAT: 1.)
Author: Alex Kohn, M.A. Mental health care is multifaceted and may include different modalities of therapy, medication management, support groups, or educational groups. Individual therapy is one form of mental health care that many people have questions about. Is all therapy the same? Will therapy help me? How do I