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The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by ilstef, but reahtr the wrod as a wlohe ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.12.html">more</a> </i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">August 17, 2005</dont></td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 11 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Do The Right Thing"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>APS Healthcare was commissioned to do a gap analysis regarding mental health services for the state of Georgia.  Multiple issues emerged including limited staffing, funding issues, and limitations of services.  Despite these issues, APS states in their summary, "At the local level, there are a number of examples of innovative programming, collaboration across agencies and technologically advanced solutions that result in quality care and high consumer satisfaction.  In the midst of a national healthcare crisis, state budget reductions, and competition for local resources, the staff that formed the local mental health system in Georgia remained dedicated and steadfast in their mission to serve citizens within their community who are affected by mental illness.  ... Georgia's most valuable asset: its administrative and clerical work force" ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.11.html">more</a> </i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">January 5, 2005</dont></td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 10 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Interpretation ... 4 yr Old Removed From Parents"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>This child is 4 years old. S/he was removed from their parent because of drug use and abandonment issues. The child had a history of being shifted from person to person in the family without any significant stability. S/he was tested using the MPA-48 to determine the level of emotional and developmental heath ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.10.html">more</a> </i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <center><table width=80% border=0 bgcolor="ffffff"> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">May 7, 2004</dont></td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 9 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Moving Dynamic Interactions into Patterned Interactions to Relieve Stress"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>In our last issue we talked about children's stress and their problem solving ability. Today's topic -- where does the stress come from? The simple answer is that it is a part of life. A slightly more complex answer is ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.9.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">April 22, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 8 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"In Reality a Thief is a Thief"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Anxiety or stress is uncomfortable. It can range from simple nervousness to panic and paralysis. When anyone is faced with continual stress, the person will look for a way to escape it ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.8.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">March 12, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 7 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Stress Is A Part of Life"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Stress is an inevitable part of life. For children, stress occurs regularly. The entire world is new and unique. It cannot be learned without interaction and testing to find out how it works. This is true for both people and things. Since stress is inevitable, it can have productive or detrimental affects on how patterns are formed. It is the glue, the dynamic that causes patterns to form and to remain in an organized, structured form ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.7.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">February 27, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 6 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"What Happens When Stress Enters the Picture?"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>A healthy interaction process between parent and child allows for a natural shift in control of the world and relationships between them. This shift allows the caregiver to offer support for the positive within the bounds of the behavior. From interaction with the caregiver the child is learning what is acceptable or unacceptable in their culture ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.6.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">February 13, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 5 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"The Problems That Children Need To Solve"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Beginning with the idea that children are  little problem solvers , one might ask what the problems are that children need to solve? One is care. Not only care regarding physical needs, but also care for emotional needs. Food, shelter, and clothing cover the basics of physical care. Emotional care requires touching, holding, communicating, and playing. Three other basic childhood problems also exist ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.5.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">January 30, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 4 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Little Problem Solvers"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Over the next few Child Matters issues, I will describe a positive and practical psychology - a simple, straightforward process used to determine the problem, how the problem affects the person, and what to do about it. Our goal -- to realize a new, efficient and effective system for mental health assessment, treatment and outcome measurement -- all combined into a practical psychology ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.4.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">January 14, 2004</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 3 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"Practical Psychology"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Imagine -- imagine that you could find a practical, useable psychology - one that gives you answers - that works in an intuitive way - and that makes normal sense to most people. A practical psychology is a simple, unique way of looking at a problem and determining what to do about it.  Sure, people would have to be pointed in this direction, but once they get the basics, a typical staff person could actually use it on their own ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.3.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">December 19, 2003</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 2 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"The Right Combination"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Children have little choice about the families they are born into. They have even less choice about the treatment they receive. They are small and helpless. They can notify us of their needs but they cannot necessarily fulfill them for themselves. In the beginning choice is limited and expands as they grow older ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.2.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">December 3, 2003</td> <td><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><b>Volume 1 Issue 1 ... </font><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino">"The Children Business"</b></font></td><td width=5%></td></tr> <tr><td width=5%></td><td width=25%> </td><td width=80%><font color="#0E3370" size="2" face="Palatino"><i>Most, if not all, of the people who work with children are caring, compassionate people. Each worker brings special skills and value to the interaction that improves a child's life. In times of budget cuts and weird governmental mandates, dollars get tight and caring professionals get worried. They worry because they know that there are two sides to the children business ... <a href="Child Matters/CM_1.1.html">more</a></i><br><br></td><td width=5%></td></tr></table> <table width=80% border=0 bgcolor="ffffff"><tr><td> <div align="left"><img src="images/email.gif" border=0> <!-- BEGIN: Constant Contact HTML for Send Page to Friend --> <A HREF="http://ccprod.roving.com/roving/sa/fp.jsp?plat=i&p=f&m=vrladxn6"> <font color="#0E4470" size="1" face="Palatino"> Send To A Friend</A></div></td></tr></table> <!-- END: Constant Contact HTML for Send Page to Friend --> <table width=80% border=0 bgcolor="ffffff"><tr bgcolor="AD1517"><td> </td></tr></table> <table width=80% border=0 bgcolor="ffffff"> <tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1 color="003366">Please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<br> Copyright© 2001-2011 PsyPractice Inc. - All Rights Reserved</font><td> <div align="right"> <a href="http://psypractice.com"><img src="/site/images/03Logo_pp.jpg" border=0></a> </div></td> </tr></table> <script> if (NS4) {document.write('<LAYER NAME="floatlayer" LEFT="'+floatX+'" TOP="'+floatY+'">');} if ((IE4) || (NS6)) {document.write('<div id="floatlayer" style="position:absolute; left:'+floatX+'; top:'+floatY+';">');} </script> <table bgcolor="ffffff" bordercolor="AD1517" border=1><tr><td><div align="center"><font face="Palatino" size=2 color="ffffff"><b> <a href="http://psypractice.com/site/contact.html"><font size=2 face="Palatino" color="#0E3370">Child Matters<br>Subscribe for FREE!</a></font></td></tr></table> <script> if (NS4) { document.write('</LAYER>'); } if ((IE4) || (NS6)) { document.write('</DIV>'); } ifloatX=floatX; ifloatY=floatY; define(); window.onresize=define; lastX=-1; lastY=-1; adjust(); </script> </body> </html>