Category: General

Instruction Time

One of the questions asked most often is, “How much time should I schedule”? We appreciate the diligence manifested by

Why Work In Human Services?

Why do we work in Human Services? A Philosopher by the name of Albert Schweitzer once said. "I don't know what your destiny will

Relational Lifeboats

I really struggled with landing on a topic for the blog this week. I tossed a couple of ideas around in my head. One of them

Healthy Inviting Learning Environment

Before 1975, public schools had few obligations to children with disabilities. Most children with disabilities, especially those

Mentoring Relationships

Here is a simple fact: Most people will not make true change outside of a relationship. Stop and think about that for a minute.

Listening For The Real Message

When you communicate (verbally) with a specific person, are you hearing the real message being conveyed? If your focus is on

What & Where Without Your Employees?

In today's economy, we all inevitably know friends and family who have been unemployed for long durations over the last five

The Helpful Art of Presence

In Chapter 1 we talk about different ways to help situations de-escalate, and one of the strategies that we mention is the

A Matter of Perspective

According to Webster’s dictionary perspective is a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something. After working in

Relationships & Virtual Communities

As a person who teaches building healthy relationships, I am always leery of "virtual relationships" and social communities were