DTAC Newsletter – January Edition
DTAC Newsletter – January Edition
Motivational Interviewing: Relationship in Action
Motivational Interviewing: Relationship in Action – Richard Armstrong Chief Clinical Officer “We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know”. Carl Rogers (1980, p.129). A way of being. New…
The Development of Routines, Anchor Points, and Outside Limits (Outside Limits – Part 3 of 3)
– Alvin Weaver Regional Administrator of Residential Services Outside limits are rules on which there can be no negotiation because they concern areas in which the safety or well-being of the child is at stake. An outside limit is involved if a child is either endangering himself, another, or property, in a way that will have lasting…
The Development of Routines, Anchor Points, and Outside Limits (Anchor Points – Part 2 of 3)
– Alvin Weaver Regional Administrator of Residential Services Anchor points represent areas that are negotiable between the client and staff. The anchor point is the name given to a method of handling a child’s repressed anger, destructive or violent impulses, or deviant behavior, at times and in places selected by the staff. An anchor point is founded upon…
The Development of Routines, Anchor Points, and Outside Limits (Routines – Part 1 of 3)
– Alvin Weaver Regional Administrator of Residential Services There are certain times during the day that are particularly important in the development of an adolescent. Certain routines must be established before the adolescent feels comfortable and secure enough to take the risk of changing behaviors that are a part of his patterned way of life. Once a…
Positive Solutions for Families Workshop
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) – Positive Solutions for Families Workshop Kristie Hartzel – DTAC Mental Health Professional Positive Solutions for Families is an evidence-based parent training that provides information for families on how to promote children’s social and emotional skills, understand their problem behavior, and use positive approaches to help children learn appropriate behavior.…
Incarceration Vs. Treatment
Incarceration Vs. Treatment – Richard B. Armstrong, MSW, LCSW, QCSW DTAC Director of Clinical Operations DTAC has always strived to ensure that its residential treatment milieus were noninstitutional, homelike environments with staff who provide a nurturing family type of treatment experience for our clients in care. “The type of facility where a child is confined…
Achieving Success in Treatment
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
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
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…