Here at TPN.Health, we are celebrating National Autism Awareness Month throughout the whole month of April, 2020. We celebrate those whom autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects as well as the committed behavioral health practitioners, researchers, and teachers who specialize in the realm of ASD. ASD is classified as a set of developmental disorders ranging in …
Happy Spring! A season of new growth, planting, and preparing for abundance awaits us. It is a good time to remember the work of those who planted seeds and tilled the soil in the field of behavioral health. So, to kick off the month, TPN.Health is recognizing a few April-born historical figures who have cultivated …
Does anyone remember a time when we did not have at-a-glance access to a screen that could tell us exactly what we want to know? A time when physically digging for hard copies, traveling to a destination, and relating to human beings were the only available pathways to get to information? Generation X-ers (and some …
So far, the month of March in 2020 has offered a curious intersection of sociocultural stirrings. On on end, the world at large is swept up in navigating a pandemic. One response to COVID-19, according to Jones (2020) drawing from the work of Charles Rosenburg on outbreak archetypes, is that disease outbreaks serve to provide …
We remind you, TPN.Health members, that you are part of a clinical community supporting its members in the collective mission to confidently navigate behavioral health. You are supported also in the shared experiences–the questions, challenges, and successes–of the professionals to whom are connected. Katie Godshall, LCSW, founder of the Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative (BLHC), and …
As a response to the COVID-19 outbreak framed in Charles Rosenburg’s work on the archetypal structure of an outbreak, Jones (2020) offers that epidemics are social phenomena that reveal the structures that drive a society’s operation. He notes, “Rosenberg argued that epidemics put pressure on the societies they strike. This strain makes visible latent structures …
In an increasingly digital age and especially in the current climate involving COVID-19, the capacity to do effective remote work is vital. For behavioral health clinicians and clientele, remote work requires effective navigation of today’s digital landscape. This means knowing and taking full advantage of tools that are available. For behavioral health professionals, part of …
With Daylight Savings Time just around the bend, many folks might be noticing a familiar visceral confusion come Sunday morning–it’s so bright outside, AND I don’t wanna get out of bed yet! It’s no secret that seasonal changes in sunlight are associated with mood changes and sleep patterns. Specifically if sleep is in the conversation …
For the entire month of March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is inviting the nation to be mindful of nutrition. Their goal during National Nutrition Month is to emphasize the importance of developing good dietary and physical activity habits as well as making educated choices around food. At one time, it was thought that …