Behavioral Health
Telehealth
Healthcare is a constantly advancing field with new technologies and techniques being implemented almost nonstop. Today I’d like to discuss one such new technology and its potential for solving a major problem we face here in Idaho. What is this technology? It’s called telehealth and has actually been around and growing for about a decade […]
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The Importance of Self Care
What can $10 billion buy you? According the Pew Research Center, in 2015 $10 billion was spent on self care products and the majority of that was spent by millennials. What’s even more interesting is that more millennials reported making personal improvement commitments than any generation before them. We (millennials) spend twice as much as […]
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
“Deep breath in, deep breath out, deep breath in, deep breath out…” How often I heard these words and simply brushed them aside, thinking I don’t have time for that. Then I turned 30 (yes, I know that is young, but it’s a whole new decade), my position at work changed, my kid’s scheduled changed […]
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Past vs. Future: How Life Coaching Helped Me
At one point in my life I accessed a counselor to sort through some personal battles. Every two weeks I would arrive at my counselor’s office, make small talk about the weather, sports, whatever and then we would dig into my life. “Tell me about your childhood, how has your childhood affected your relationships, how […]
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Building a Strong Team
When you think about leading a team of individuals that are responsible for supporting and teaching individuals that have been diagnosed with a developmental disability, you realize it is such an amazing position to hold. It is a position that allows you to walk alongside individuals with many strengths. It is a position that requires […]
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Bright Beginnings and ABA Early Intervention Program
Community Partnerships of Idaho is offering a new Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Early Intervention Program in Boise beginning in August 2017. The program Bright Beginning’s is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) based program for children with developmental disabilities. ABA is a scientifically proven intervention approach which uses principles that increase skills and decrease challenging behavior by […]
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New Counseling Services Available in Emmett
Community Partnerships of Idaho has opened a new behavioral health office in Emmett offering inpidual and family counseling. Julie Hatfield, a licensed Masters Social Worker is available to work with inpiduals and families to help create a tailored plan for treatment built on evidence-based treatment options. She helps inpiduals and families feel empowered to make […]
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Idaho Health and Welfare Director to Resign
In his State of the State address to the Idaho Legislature and the Judiciary today, Idaho Governor Butch Otter announced that long time Health and Welfare Director Dick Armstrong would be retiring this June. Director Armstrong was appointed to the position by Governor Risch in 2007.
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Summer Fun at Roaring Springs
Community Partnerships employees, participants, family members and friends are invited to our annual Roaring Springs Celebration on Thursday, August 11th from 8 – 11 pm. We’ll have the water park to ourselves for an inclusive evening–time to splash, slide, swim and have a great time! Tickets are $7 per person and must be purchased in […]
