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 …
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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 …
Daylight Savings Time Meets Homeostatic Mechanisms
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 …
National Nutrition Month: A Brief Look at Food’s Role in Behavioral Health
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 …
Post-Mardi Gras and ED Awareness
Based in New Orleans, we at TPN.Health have just experienced the city-wide end of Carnival season. If you live and work in the city limits, then you have undoubtedly been touched in some way by Mardi Gras, whether you wholeheartedly partook in the month-long festivities, staunchly avoided the hullabaloo, or fell somewhere in the middle …
TPN.Health Clinician Spotlight: Beau Laviolette, LCSW, LAC
“What got me into the field was someone else actually believing in me and seeing something I did not see in myself.” Ten years ago, fresh from the Marine Corps, Beau Laviolette, LCSW, LAC, was contemplating the next phase of his life. Having had exposure to behavioral health as a person in long-term recovery, Beau …