Category: General

Workplace Violence – Still Increasing in Healthcare

In 2011 the Bureau of Labor Statistics published data on the incidence of injury and death in American workplaces. The data

Honesty

This week while driving to a training event I was listening to the radio personalities discuss a study recently published on

People First

Some of you may have seen the monologue given by Miss Colorado in the talent portion of the recent Miss America Pageant. For

Distracted Driving

In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers (which includes texting and using a

The Perspective of Others

Many of us with school age kids will or have been going through the ritual of the ‘return to school’. My three went back

Importance of Relationship Building

As a Social Worker new to the State Hospital, my goal was to get to know the individuals I serve so I can best support and help

Keeping Relationships Real

For many years The Mandt System has referenced a study done by Albert Bandura which states that 17 out of every 20 interactions

Listen, Engage, Protect

Last year I came across a book called Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorious. This is an autobiography, and tells the story of a boy

Nothing Beats Live!

We live in a day and age where you really don’t need to leave the comforts of home and venture out into the big scary world.

There IS a reason

I was recently reading an article about how the city of San Antonio, TX has been working to reduce the truancy rates in it’s