Motivo is the first HIPAA-compliant platform providing online clinical supervision for mental health therapists’ licensure.

As stigma related to mental health lessens, more and more people are choosing to pursue a career as a mental health professional. The supervision process is the last mile of obtaining a credential as a therapist. At Motivo, we aim to make supervision easier and more accessible than ever before.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
December 03, 2019

Motivo, the first platform for therapist tele-supervision, announced today the company has raised $2.2 million of seed financing in an investment round led by Cox Enterprises. Participation from venture capital firms includes Techstars, SEI Ventures, ECMC, Great Oaks VC, The Jump Fund, Emmett Partners, and Next Wave Impact Fund, along with multiple angel investors.

A first mover in this space, Motivo connects recent graduates to a clinical supervisor to fulfill state licensure requirements as a therapist, counselor, social worker or psychologist. Similar to residency for a doctor, aspiring mental health professionals are required to complete approximately two years of face-to-face consultation with a licensed therapist following graduate school. This process is called clinical supervision. Historically, these hours had to be completed in person, however, with the rise of telehealth, many states now allow supervision hours to be collected through secure video conference.

“Obtaining these hours is more difficult than one might think,” said CEO and founder, Rachel McCrickard. “For a therapist, getting your degree is actually the easy part. It’s becoming licensed that is hard.”

On her own journey to become a licensed therapist, McCrickard withstood a weekly two-hour commute to complete her supervision hours over the course of two years. That experience gave her a front seat view into the geographic boundaries that preclude mental health professionals from serving rural areas. When the rules began to change to allow tele-supervision, she was galvanized to take action.

McCrickard said, “As stigma related to mental health lessens, more and more people are choosing to pursue a career as a mental health professional. The supervision process is the last mile of obtaining a credential as a therapist. At Motivo, we aim to make supervision easier and more accessible than ever before.”

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 55% of U.S. counties—all rural—have no practicing mental health professionals. By providing an accessible path to licensure for incoming therapists, Motivo has a direct impact on increasing the mental health provider population in traditionally underserved communities.

After graduating from the 2018 Techstars Atlanta accelerator program, Motivo added Tim Howe, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Investments at Cox Enterprises to its board of directors.

“Over the past few years, Cox Enterprises has developed a strong interest in digital health, particularly in the innovative use of software platforms to provide more accessible healthcare solutions,” Howe said. “We see Motivo as perfectly positioned to capture the therapist credentialing market, and to identify lateral healthcare markets that would also benefit from tele-supervision and the Motivo marketplace. We are proud to lead Motivo’s round and utilize our resources and connections to help Motivo scale.”

Motivo will use its seed funding to grow the team, acquire contracts with mental health agencies and clinics, and sign channel partnerships with therapist associations and universities. Thus far, Motivo has identified 12 credential types in the healthcare industry that require supervised hours, representing a $6.5 billion dollar market opportunity.

Since founding Motivo in 2017, the company has witnessed exciting growth as a two-sided marketplace. New graduates and mental health clinics are able to select from a robust list of state-approved supervisors for tele-supervision. For supervisors, Motivo provides a back-end solution for managing one’s online supervision practice. The company recently signed a partnership with the AAMFT, the largest association for marriage and family therapists, after also signing the American Counseling Association earlier this year.

Motivo advisor, Mark Goldenson, former CEO and founder of Breakthrough Behavioral, a telemental health platform acquired by MDLIVE in 2014, said, “It’s pretty uncommon in 2019 to find a market that is large, untapped, pursuable without hard tech, and highly defensible. Motivo found one.”

About Motivo

Motivo is the largest platform for therapist tele-supervision connecting pre-licensed therapists with clinical supervisors through secure video conference. Motivo helps aspiring therapists get the supervision required to earn their license, grow their skills, and launch their careers. For more information, visit Motivo’s website.

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We are very excited about this new subscription. This is the culmination of 22 years of development and testing in order to provide the consumer with a way to utilize their cell phones to support their emotional wellness.

CHICAGO (PRWEB)
November 27, 2019

The Company (OTC Pink: DSOL) (PINKSHEETS: DSOL) has launched its new subscription format at Get Your Feelz On (http://www.getyourfeelzon.com) which includes daily Meditations, its signature product, the Daily Feelz, as well as Night Lights. A monthly subscription allows access to 7 Meditations rotating daily, 30 individual Daily Feelz questions with audio breathing tracks, and one monthly Night Light. Its complete digital platform is a way for individuals to receive the benefits of emotional wellness simply and easily.

Genie O’Malley, CEO stated “We are very excited about this new subscription. This is the culmination of 22 years of development and testing in order to provide the consumer with a way to utilize their cell phones to support their emotional wellness. This first subscription in part helps to awaken a greater capacity for love and prosperity which allows an individual to make choices that honor their long term goals, and are designed for them to be able to enjoy each moment with greater focus or purpose. We are thrilled to be able to provide these programs and support an individual’s journey into healing.”

About the Company.

Drug Free Solution, Inc. dba Get Your Feelz On ([http://www.getyourfeelzon.com) is the proprietary services, education, and marketplace of the emotional wellness digital system called Get Your Feelz On, pioneered by the company’s founder, Genie O’Malley. The company’s signature product, the Daily Feelz, is a three-step process that combines self-analysis, breath, and proprietary language sequences that Ms. O’Malley has been developing, testing, and delivering since 1996 in key markets as products, education, and services. Get Your Feelz On offers consumers, through a proprietary digital platform, a way to alleviate the negative emotional symptoms of a variety of mental health conditions, such as drug addiction to reduce the negative emotional symptoms of detoxification, and other related cognitive disorders including depression, as well as, several stress-related anxiety conditions. This suite of products and services are specifically designed for listening on a digital platform, which enables any internet-connected smartphone or device to serve as a portal. These products primarily serve the Mental Health and Emotional Wellness markets along with their sub-markets which include Fitness and Mind-Body; Preventative & Personalized Medicine and Public Health; as well as Workplace Wellness.

Genie O’Malley

Chief Executive Officer

531 Main St, #670

El Segundo, CA 90245

http://www.getyourfeelzon.com

888-615-6122

support@getyourfeelzon.com

Source: Drug Free Solution, Inc. (DSOL)

Released: November 27, 2019

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Naomi Feil using Validation

Through VTI’s work worldwide more and more people have better personal interactions with people with dementia.

BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)
November 25, 2019

In celebration of GivingTuesday on December 3, 2019, Meridian Senior Living’s more than 70 communities collectively will participate in increasing awareness and raising donations for the Validation Training Institute (VTI) and its work to train and educate people on effective communication techniques with dementia residents. Leading up to GivingTuesday, Meridian communities will spread enthusiasm about the VTI fundraiser by posting social media communications and running a grassroots effort in their different markets.

GivingTuesday is a “Global Generosity Movement” that encourages people and organizations to donate time, funds, or offer a voice about an important cause in their local community to make a positive impact. In 2012, GivingTuesday started as a simple idea of establishing one day for people to give back. Today, it has grown into a global undertaking encompassing hundreds of millions of participants inspired to celebrate generosity. Meridian Senior Living has chosen VTI after years of seeing it benefit its residents.

“I have personally watched thousands of people’s lives affected in a positive way when they use the Validation Techniques,” expresses Kevin Carlin, Owner, Meridian Senior Living and Volunteer Board Member for VTI. “Through VTI’s work worldwide more and more people have better personal interactions with people with dementia.”

Founded by Executive Director Naomi Feil in 1983, VTI is a U.S.-based, not-for-profit organization that offers progressively developed certification levels and training programs in addition to a network of national and regional Validation organizations to disseminate information, train interested individuals, and maintain the Validation Method, a distinct way of communicating with those with dementia. VTI’s ultimate objective is to “nurture respect, dignity and well-being in the lives of older adults experiencing age related decline and their caregivers.”

Validation is a method of communicating with and helping cognitively impaired seniors. It helps

reduce stress, enhances dignity and promotes happiness. Built on an empathetic and holistic approach,

Validation asks caregivers to ‘step into the shoes’ of those with dementia and ‘see through their eyes’ to

understand the meaning of their often-complex behaviors. This method allows seniors the opportunity

to express, both verbal and non-verbal, their often-suppressed feelings and needs.

To make a donation to support VTI’s mission to advance knowledge, values, education and research in the Validation method, visit https://vfvalidation.org/. For more information about Meridian Senior Living, visit meridiansenior.com.

About Meridian Senior Living:

Meridian Senior Living, a privately held company based in Bethesda, Maryland, owns and operates seniors housing communities across the country and provides operational consulting to 24 communities in China. With more than 70 communities in 21 states and more in development, Meridian is one of the largest seniors housing operators in the U.S. The company prides itself on providing the highest quality care, exceptional lifestyle programming and a distinctive dining experience for its residents. For more information on Meridian Senior Living, visit meridiansenior.com.

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Cisive Named to the 2019 Baker’s Dozen List of Top Background Screening Providers by HR Today

At Cisive, we cater to the complex program needs of large organizations. This requires a unique mix of industry-leading technology, coupled with relentless focus on the complex challenges that large organizations face and delivering the highest quality of customer service.

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. (PRWEB)
November 21, 2019

Cisive, a global provider of compliance-driven human capital management and risk management solutions, today announced it has been named by HRO Today to the 2019 Baker’s Dozen rankings of top Pre-Employment Screening Providers, the most respected and anticipated annual ranking of its kind in the HR industry.

Cisive’s appointment to the list is based exclusively on direct input from customers in HRO Today’s customer satisfaction survey. The survey measures providers in three dimensions including breadth of service, size of deal, and quality of service.

“We’re very proud to be named to the HRO Today Baker’s Dozen list for the third consecutive year,” said James Owens, Cisive’s President and CEO. “We are most proud of the fact that it was our clients’ input that has kept Cisive in the rankings over the past several years. At Cisive, we cater to the complex program needs of large organizations. This requires a unique mix of industry-leading technology, coupled with relentless focus on the complex challenges that large organizations face and delivering the highest quality of customer service. The fact that our customers acknowledged this is very exciting for us.”

Cisive aims to mitigate risk for large enterprises by empowering clients with actionable intelligence and clarity throughout the hiring process. The uniqueness of Cisive’s pre-employment screening services stems from their focus on truthful reporting, legal compliance and integrity of source material. For more information about Cisive’s suite of solutions, visit http://www.cisive.com.

About Cisive

Cisive is a global provider of compliance-driven human capital management and risk management solutions. The company’s core onboarding and pre-employment background screening offering provides clients with a streamlined, high quality, and regulatory compliant solution. Comprehensive services include background screening, vendor/contractor screening, executive screening, drug testing, fingerprinting, paperless onboarding and electronic Form I-9/E-Verify solutions

Cisive is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and was named for the third consecutive year by HRO Today to the 2019 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction rankings of Top Pre-Employment Screening Providers. Cisive caters to the complex challenges and program needs of large enterprises, and their dedicated, in-country account management teams uphold a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. The company serves clients in financial services, transportation, telecom/media, utilities and the home services end-markets, among others. For additional information, please visit http://www.cisive.com.

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