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The Third Rule of Self Care
Rule number 3 Forgive yourself. I mean it. Maybe you have all the know-how, money, ability, strength, and talent to do whatever is you want to do. But let’s say you still didn’t do it. Now you’re giving yourself crap for not doing what you need to; to be who you want to be. Heads up […]
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How to Balance Working from Home
Having a flexible job and working from home may be the dream for most working adults but it is not as easy as you may think it is and there are many difficulties that you may not be aware of. People who work from home tend to work a lot more than those in offices. […]
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The Second Rule of Self Care
Rule number two: Be grateful to the three yous. There’s the past you, the present you, and the future you. If you want to love someone and have someone love you back, you have to learn to love yourself, and the three yous are the key. Be grateful to the past you for the positive […]
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Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
On October 5, 2017 I had the opportunity to attend a continuing education class by Deb Carter, PhD, BCBA-D during the 2017 Idaho Partnerships Conference on Human Services. Dr. Carter’s continuing education class was titled Understanding the Function of Young Children’s Behavior. Dr. Carter taught us challenging behaviors are always communication. Especially for children who […]
Behavioral Health
The Alarming Rates of Suicide in Idaho
Suicide is an incredibly difficult and uncomfortable topic of conversation and one many choose to avoid. Although challenging, this is a very important conversation because suicide has impacted many lives: your own, your coworker sitting beside you, your personal friends and family or even your neighbor. Unfortunately, our Mountain Home Behavioral Health team tragically lost […]
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The Four Rules of Self Care
Rule numero uno: There are no more zero days. What’s a zero day? A zero day is when you don’t do a single thing towards whatever dream, goal, want, or whatever you have going on. No more zeros. I’m not saying you have to bust an essay out every day; that’s not the point. The […]
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Kaiser Family Foundation 50-State Budget Survey Provides Insight Into Medicaid Trends
The Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual 50-state budget survey is here! This year, they’ve captured the findings in three reports – Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2017 & 2018, providing an analysis of national trends in Medicaid enrollment and spending; Medicaid Moving Ahead in Uncertain Times, taking a more detailed look at the policy and programmatic changes across all […]
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What are the Consequences of Congressional Inaction on CHIP?
Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired 26 days ago and Congress still hasn’t acted. Today we are releasing a report that unpacks some of the implications of Congressional inaction beyond the beltway. We didn’t survey all 50 states but looked at those where other reports suggested early depletion of funds as well as the […]
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The Benefits of Attending Professional Development Workshops
Attending professional conferences, summits, workshops and seminars have positive impacts on business professionals. They offer an opportunity to develop new professional relationships, meet new friends, gain knowledge and become more successful in your career. Reasons to Attend Conferences and Workshops: – Networking Opportunities– Building new relationships and meeting new contacts is important to personal and […]
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Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Trying to understand what services are available to children who do not qualify for Medicaid and whose families lack access to affordable employer based or private insurance can be daunting. In Idaho there is the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that is available to fill this gap. But, on September 30th of this year Congress […]