Tuesday, 12 February 2013
The Cost of Mental Health....
The Loop by Sympatico, Raphael says, “Whereas in Ontario, it’s almost like they’re keeping people out with the demand and waitlists. There’s a lot of bureaucracy and scrutinizing candidates for treatment because the beds are so valuable.”
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Sustainable Recovery & The National Basketball Association
The NBA/NBPA Player Assistance/Anti-Drug Program has asked that I participate as a counsellor providing services to their players in the Toronto area. I am grateful to Dr. Stephen Taylor and his team at the Office of the Medical Director for this opportunity.
Friday, 25 January 2013
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
15 yr. old - Clean & Sober But No Where To Go....
I'm helping a 15 year old in treatment for addiction and concurrent disorders in the US. This young one is committed to abstinence. When she returns to Toronto there are absolutely no sober/clean housing options for her. What about her rights - her right to choose not to use. It seems that it is everyone's inherent right to use drugs yet what about the ones who'd rather not, can't we support them too -- especially when they are under the age of 16?
Am I the only one that thinks that this is topsy turvy? Why are we, as taxpayers paying for drug using housing for our young teens and tweens? Seems to me that we are failing them.
Am I the only one that thinks that this is topsy turvy? Why are we, as taxpayers paying for drug using housing for our young teens and tweens? Seems to me that we are failing them.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Healing Cinema in the New Year
Here's a
schedule for the films being played at the Healing Cinema in the New Year. This
is also combined with a meeting of ACA (adult children of alcoholics or
dysfunctional families) - optional - they are looking for more attendance.
The HC is held on Thursday nights
7-9pm at St Mich's hospital 6th floor Cardinal carter wing. It's for anyone
looking to get healing.
The meetings will resume on
January 10, 2013 by showing the series Bradshaw on the Family.
BRADSHAW ON THE FAMILY - A
new way of Creating Solid Self Esteem
January 10th - Part One: The
Family in Crisis - An Overview of What Constitutes a Family in Crisis.
January 17th - Part Two: The
Healthy Family - How a Healthy Functional Family Operates
January 24th - Part Three: The
Unhealthy Family - Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family
January 31st - Part Four: The
Compulsive Family - Compulsive Behaviour - the Core of All Addictions
February
7 - Part Five: The Persecuted - Incest and Violence
Within the Family
February 14 - Part
Six: The "Bad" Child - Shame and Moral and Emotional
abuse.
February 21 - Part Seven: The
Most Common Family illness - Co-dependency/Mystification. The Most Common
untreated Addiction.
February 28 - Part Eight: Help
For the Family - Dealing with Resentments. Getting to Forgiveness.
March 7th - Part
Nine: Health for the Family - Stopping the 'Denial of Problems, Making
Interventions Within the Family
March 14th
- Part Ten: Hope for the Family - Healing Ourselves, Healing the World
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