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Syllabus: 1-Day Suicide Intervention
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Quit Trying To “Fix It” – Nobody’s Broken
Trying to "fix" someone's problem is a futile, rookie mistake. Trying to fix a person in distress assumes two things: (a) the person is broken and in need of fixing; and (b) you are just the person to do it Machines break. People hurt. Machines need fixing. People...
Ignite a Culture of Care
HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE.Because hurting people hurt people, it is imperative that leadership invest in - and ignite - a culture of care that encourages support for self and one another.Listen as Dorie makes the case for care - addressing attendees of the Women In...
We’re Making a M.E.S.S. – – Introducing Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Support
Full disclosure: I've never been completely satisfied with the term peer support. Don't get me wrong, I love the term, especially it's history. I love that peer support started in mental health and addiction recovery circles and continues with fire, EMS, law...
“I Win. You Lose.” My Addiction To Being Right
I used to take everything personally...this is an embarrassing confession. Political opinions, instructor critiques, a dinner guest declining a second-helping of whatever I were serving…you name it, I took it personally. I did this because I believed everything was...
From “Good Listener” to “Effective Helper”
I was recently asked one of my least favorite questions: What do you do? I dislike this question because I can't seem to answer it in seven seconds or less (I envy people who can identify their profession, mission or calling in just a few words). I usually say...