Achieving Success in Treatment – Richard B. Armstrong, MSW, LCSW, QCSW, Director of Clinical Operations DTAC has enjoyed a long history of achievement in regard to successful outcomes for children, adolescents, and families served across their multiple service lines. Anecdotal reports from clients and families, agency referral sources and various stakeholders frequently highlight the vast…
Telepsychiatry at DTAC – Alvin A. Weaver, Jr., M.S., D.Sc. One aspect of the comprehensive COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan at DTAC is the expanded use of telepsychiatry. In this instance telepsychiatry refers to the use of communication technologies and platforms to provide psychiatric services from a distance. The concept seemed novel to some of…
Reflections on Trauma – Richard B. Armstrong, MSW, LCSW, QCSW Director of Clinical Operations Trauma produces actual physiological changes including a recalibration of the brain’s alarm system, an increase in stress hormone activity, and alterations in the system that filter relevant information from irrelevant. This is why people become hypervigilant to threat at the expense…