by Grant Schaefer | Mar 6, 2023 | Mental Health, Skills
What Are Boundaries? Before we dive into why boundaries are important, examples of them and how to maintain them, it might be helpful to start by defining them. So, what are boundaries? In essence, they are a limit that people place on others or events (where...
by Grant Schaefer | Mar 2, 2023 | Clinical Importance, Mental Health
What Is Trauma Informed Care? If you’ve ever needed behavioral health treatment, you may have encountered the term trauma informed care. But what exactly is trauma informed care? In simplest terms, if people and organizations were to consider the role that trauma...
by Grant Schaefer | Feb 23, 2023 | Types of Programming
What Is Adventure Therapy? When most people think about traditional addiction treatment, they imagine an office or a house and talk therapy. The participant usually experience traditional therapy like cognitive behavioral therapy or dialectical behavioral therapy....
by Grant Schaefer | Feb 21, 2023 | Mental Health, Substance Specific
What Is Cocaine? If you’re like most, you’ve probably wondered, “what exactly is Cocaine?” Well in essence, cocaine and crack cocaine are among the most addictive and abundant illicit substances in the world. Powdered cocaine is frequently inhaled nasally or ingested...
by Grant Schaefer | Feb 16, 2023 | Mental Health
Frequency of Mental Health & Addiction It may be unsurprising but there is a high frequency of people with co-occurring addiction and other mental health disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately half of all individuals with...