How often do we hear “Home is where the heart is?” We all know that a welcoming home is integral to your physical wellbeing. Where you live and whom you live with can lend so much to your life, and this is no different for...
As a behavioral health professional, it’s important for you to communicate with patients and their families. When a patient has special needs, it is vital to know how to communicate most effectively with them in order to achieve success in their treatment. Patients can have a...
As a Behavioral Health professional, listening is one of your key tools. You need to be an active listener with patients, whether that’s listening with intent or listening for what they’re not saying. Your ability to listen could make the difference in a patient’s success. What...
As a mobile therapist, you help families and individuals struggling with behavioral and mental health issues. You juggle many responsibilities — and sometimes that can lead to your own struggles with time, stress, and mental health. However, you can effectively manage your time to avoid...
Outpatient services can be the perfect solution for a child suffering with mental or behavioral health issues. With outpatient behavioral health services, children can keep their normal routine while attending the session work they need. For children who are struggling at school and at home,...
Before working in any field, it’s important to evaluate how your skills align with your chosen career. However, it’s especially important if you’re thinking of working in behavioral health services. You’re at the forefront of behavior and mental health treatment for patients, and if you...
At Pathways of Pennsylvania, we believe every individual has a right to lead a meaningful and positive life — including the youngest members of the community. Children’s Behavioral Health, Inc., a division of Pathways, is a home, school, community, and site based service provider offering...
Each year, one in five Americans suffer from a mental health illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. A serious fact, but you can do something about it in 2019. After the holiday season, you could be continuing the season of helping others...
As a mental health professional, you have the opportunity to lead patients and guide their treatments. It’s not only empowering, but also a heavy responsibility. Whether working with children or adults, your guidance and suggestions are impactful. Your patients are relying on your judgment to...
This holiday season, we reflect on how far the public perception of adults with intellectual disabilities has come in recent years, and think about how we can continue to improve awareness by dispelling wrongful stereotypes. Society can judge those that struggle with intellectual disabilities harshly,...