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Teletherapy for Kids: How to Work with Young Children during Virtual Behavioral Health Sessions
Working with children in a behavioral health setting can be challenging. Care providers may have difficulty keeping young children focused, communicative and engaged in the session even when …
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Teletherapy Tips: Best Practices for Engaging Behavioral Health Consumers over Phone and Video
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a paradigm shift in the way behavioral health care is provided. With in-office visits now inadvisable, care providers have begun to adopt …
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Observing Alcohol Awareness Month with Cummins’ Erin Flick and Virtual IOT
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to form a new habit? While the process varies from person to person, one influential study found that it takes …
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Explaining Telehealth: How It Works and What to Expect During a Virtual Behavioral Health Session
Telehealth, the practice of conducting health care via telephone, video or other means of communication technology, has been slowly growing in popularity and practicality over the past several …
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COVID-19 and the Diathesis-Stress Model: How to Relieve Stress under Extraordinary Circumstances
Everyone experiences periods of increased stress in their life. These may be mild and recurrent, such as the stress involved in working or raising children, or they may …
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Cummins Behavioral Health’s Response to COVID-19
The rapid worldwide spread of the COVID-19 disease, also known as the coronavirus disease, has created a public health crisis the likes of which have not been seen …
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Observing Self-Harm Awareness Month: Cummins CCO Robb Enlow on 13 Myths and Misconceptions of Suicide
“Suicide is a solitary event, and yet it often has far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread …
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Trauma-Informed Care: What It Means and How It Can Be Implemented in Behavioral Health
“Trauma leaves ‘fingerprints’ on the victim. These don’t fade when the bruises do.” — Dr. Ellen Taliaferro, physician and author specializing in domestic violence and abuseViolent events—whether …
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What Does Love Look Like? Raising Awareness of Teen Dating Violence
Intimate relationships can be some of the most rewarding and some of the most challenging things in life. A healthy and loving relationship between romantic partners provides joy, …
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How to Change Your Life Using the Stages of Change Model, with Cummins Therapist David Bonney
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” — Winston ChurchillAt some point in their lives, most people will feel the need to …
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Identifying Toxic Relationships: Dr. Armen Sarkissian Explains How to Escape the “Drama Triangle” Trap
Relationships with other people are a large part of what makes life worth living. This includes everything from parents and children to relatives, siblings, friends, acquaintances, co-workers, spouses …
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How Stigma of Mental Illness Affects African American Communities
“People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don’t want to be perceived as having yet another deficit.” — Bebe …
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