External August Resolve
- 1. RESOLVE Community Health A division of Housen Homecare Resolve Community Health: 4200 Forbes Blvd Suite 107 Lanham MD 20706 Tel: 855.800.4682 ResolveCH.com By: Alexa English Marketing and Communications Intern A team of mental health social workers out of Lincolnshire UK are taking a different approach to evaluating mental health. “We must drop our obsession with a one-size fits all approach to mental health”. Ash Holderness says who works on a crisis and home treatment team in the UK. The team’s goal; to push open dialogue. Join us! Housen Health Services will be participating in the following events. We encourage you to join us. September 26, 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Centennial Park at 9:00 am October 17, 2015 Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk Rosaryville State Park 10:00 am. Open Dialogue is a psycho- social approach that involves working with the entire family or network of a person who experiencing a mental health crisis instead of just the individual themselves. Many people in the field find themselves interpreting behaviors and emotions with a medical framework in order to give it a label. Open dialogue instead is an attempt to understand rather than interpret. A key principle to open dialogue is unconditional acceptance. Instead of coaching against what the person is feeling, particularly negative feelings, open dialogue promotes acceptance and understanding of the individual’s feelings and situation. There is not one truth, and no instructions, because every individual and their needs are different. Social Workers to Use Open Dialogue
- 2. ADS “Problematic alcohol use among women is often associated with domestic or sexual abuse or self-harm and requires a tailored and sensitive response from practitioners,” says Dr Patsy Staddon. Supporting Women with Alcohol Issues Over half of women suffering from alcohol abuse were involved or are currently dealing with some kind of domestic or sexual abuse, many of them stemming from childhood. Alcohol abuse is also associated with feelings of worthlessness, shame, embarrassment and hopelessness. It is important to embrace these women with empowerment, compassion and respect. There is also evidence that women thrive in women-only support groups. It is also said that women easily open up and feel more comfortable sharing their issues with other women. Building social capitol with woman who are suffering from alcohol abuse is also a great way to encourage recovery. Encouraging participation in almost any activity is very beneficial. Something as simple as joining a Zumba class, volunteering can make a world of difference.