MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB)
October 08, 2019

“Oh, the Things They Like to Hide”: an enthralling memoir by a doctor who battled opioid safety for patients for over fifteen years. “Oh, the Things They Like to Hide” is the creation of published author Dr. B. Sky, a professing Christian since her teenage years, who joined a medical team in big sky country in the fall of 2017 following a fifteen-year struggle fighting with political, media, and management powers about the existence of an opioid epidemic at the large health-care system. She also worked for the large organization and related agencies for almost twenty years.

Dr. B. Sky writes, “During my fifteen years of experience with the large health-care system, I witnessed shocking knee-jerk responses to political and media attention placed upon medical facilities during times of unsolicited adversity. It saddens me that physicians and other dedicated employees, many of us Veterans, become targets or scapegoats for many facility political and media inquiries.

Unfortunately, the large health-care system is not a popular health-care organization in the eyes of the media and politicians. Political and media scrutiny abounds, often resulting in defamation of character of dedicated employees working against enormous obstacles to improve patient healthcare. Subsequently, instead of supporting the medical staff, facility leaders choose to place undeserved blame on an unsuspecting employee in a retaliatory approach. I became one of those employees. What tends to follow next is “nit-picking” of every chart, every decision, and every action by the physician. Worse yet, governing oversight agencies investigate complaints by politicians and others, interview health-care facility leaders, and end up making decisions based upon testimonies filled with lies. The investigators fail to check facts. They ignore certainties that would damage the facility’s reputation. Testimonies by deceitful executive leaders prevail, and their perjured statements blindside truthful testimonies by clinical staff. By choosing to ignore dependable evidence, healthcare suffers, and worse yet, people die.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Dr. B. Sky’s new book is a riveting testimony by the doctor about her battle and mission in prescribing opioids safely for patients.

This book shares a life-relating story about a doctor who saved the lives of many patients from unintentional opioid overdose. She ended her battle in the river city following an eye-opening experience involving a newscaster, Ignorant Oversight Body, director, chief of staff, and politician from the river city.

View a synopsis of “Oh, the Things They Like to Hide” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase“Oh, the Things They Like to Hide” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Oh, the Things They Like to Hide”, contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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EKU is launching an online master’s degree program in psychology for those interested in applied behavior analysis.

This degree is the next step toward a broad range of career options for EKU graduates, such as helping children with autism, counseling those affected by the opioid crisis or providing support for the growing senior citizen population.

RICHMOND, Va. (PRWEB)
October 03, 2019

Eastern Kentucky University has a new online graduate program in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis. There are two paths to completion, to accommodate students seeking a master’s degree and students who already hold a master’s degree in an associated field. Both the degree and certificate options provide students with coursework needed to pursue their Board Certified Behavior Analyst credential, positioning them to help fill a need for behavioral healthcare in Kentucky and surrounding states.

“This degree is the next step toward a broad range of career options for EKU graduates, such as helping children with autism, counseling those affected by the opioid crisis or providing support for the growing senior citizen population,” explained Robert Brubaker, Ph.D., chair of the psychology department.

Behavior analysts work in any setting where a behavior change is needed. They often find employment in schools, residential facilities, corrections facilities and substance abuse rehabilitation hospitals.

EKU’s curriculum is endorsed as a Verified Course Sequence by the Association for Behavior Analysis International, which means program graduates will have completed the educational requirement for taking the BCBA exam.    

Students can earn the master’s degree in as quickly as 15 months. Those who already have a master’s degree in psychology, education or behavior analysis can earn a certificate in one year.

Myra Beth Bundy, Ph.D., program coordinator and professor, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Having completed the BCBA exam herself, she looks forward to supporting students as they work toward their own credentials. “There are a lot of people in our communities who want to make a difference. Our goal is to give them the education and mentorship needed to achieve that,” she said.

The online ABA program is designed for the working professional with no campus visits required. The GRE is waived for those who have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. Courses are taught in convenient 8-week terms. EKU Online has a strong reputation for student support services, which include personalized advising, direct access to instructors and free one-on-one tutoring sessions.

Applications are now being accepted for the spring term. For more information about the EKU Online degree or certificate option in applied behavior analysis, visit https://go.eku.edu/ABAonline.

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After examining stress as described in this book, readers will have a broader perspective and will better understand what stress is.

SNELLVILLE, Ga. (PRWEB)
October 02, 2019

Dr. David Fernandez’s book Stress as a Condition: Defining Stress in General, and Physiological Stress in Particular ($11.99, paperback, 9781545670583; $23.99, hardcover, 9781545670590, $5.99, e-book, 9781545670606), is available for purchase.

In Stress as a Condition: Defining Stress in General, and Physiological Stress in Particular, Dr. Fernandez formulates the following definition of stress in its three forms: mechanical, physiological, and psychological. Stress is a condition depending on two conflicting components. The difference between the threes forms of stress depends on the nature of the components involved. In mechanical stress the components are forces opposing each other. In biological stress the conflict is between response and inhibition of responses. What makes the difference among the three forms of stress is the nature of the two components involved in the condition of stress.

After examining stress as described in this book, readers will have a broader perspective and will better understand what stress is. Readers will then be able to come to additional conclusions on their own about different aspects of human knowledge where stress is an essential part, such as in psychology, sociology, anthropology, evolution, and religion, to name a few.

Dr. Fernandez was born in Havana Cuba on April 14, 1930. After practicing medicine in Cuba for 9 years, he emigrated to the U.S, got his medical license, and served in the Air Force. Upon realizing that many researchers had misunderstood the concept of stress proposed by Hans H. Selye, Fernandez contacted Selye and collaborated with him for several years, until Selye’s death to clarify that stress is not a response but a condition. Dr. Fernandez enjoys researching stress as it relates to different disciplines. He also likes gardening and using his computer.

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to date. Stress as a Condition: Defining Stress in General, and Physiological Stress in Particular is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

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“…Think of this book as an art class that will expose you to techniques and ideas that will help you to explore this expression of yourself.”

SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 30, 2019

In his experience working with patients, R.J. Cole, MS, LEP, has found that repetitive images and patterns in dreams often give insight into the emotions, behaviors and problems afflicting them during waking life.

In “Morpheus Speaks: The Encyclopedia of Dream Interpreting,” Cole explains how to unpack these messages from the unconscious mind and utilize their meaning to make necessary, life-improving changes.

“Morpheus Speaks” is a starting point for readers interested in diving deeper into their inner psyches and devoting the time and energy to better understanding their emotional and spiritual sides. Compiling 5,000 commonly shared dream images, archetypes and nightmares, Cole provides brief etiologies and observations of their implications.

He also offers techniques and strategies for readers to relate the images to the context of their lives and connect with their higher selves.

“Fundamentally, there are no hard-and-fast answers to the question ‘What does my dream mean?’” said Cole. “As with any art or expression of the self, it takes practice to perfect and set free. You may, then, want to think of this book as an art class that will expose you to techniques and ideas that will help you to explore this expression of yourself.”

A thought-provoking compendium on dream images and decoding tactics, “Morpheus Speaks” is designed to help readers discover their deepest truths and achieve greater self-awareness.

“Morpheus Speaks: The Encyclopedia of Dream Interpreting”

By R.J. Cole, MS, LEP

ISBN: 9781532070068 (softcover); 9781532070075 (electronic)

Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iUniverse

About the author

R.J. Cole, MS, LEP, is a certified educational psychologist with more than thirty-five years of experience working with adjudicated youth and children with severe emotional disabilities. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and a board chairman of a nonprofit learning center for children with autism. He has authored two other books, “Archipelago of Dreams” and “The Dragon’s Treasure.”

To learn more, please visit thebookofdreamsblog.wordpress.com.

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Just Say Goodbye

The topic (suicide) is very important, and it reflects this concerning phenomena among western societies. Finland is supposed to be the happiest country in the world, but still has a major and growing problems with people suffering from mental disorders.

WILBRAHAM, Mass. (PRWEB)
September 18, 2019

DreamMill Productions, a Finnish film production company, acquired the re-make rights for the recently released feature drama “Just Say Goodbye.” On May 9th, DreamMill’s director, Harri Haanpää, attended the Los Angeles Premiere of the original U.S. based film, which was directed/co-produced by Matt Walting and written/co-produced by Layla O’shea.

As the credits rolled, Haanpää knew he had found a special story about best friends, bullying, teen suicide, and the struggles young adults sometimes encounter with depression, so he set about contacting distributor Leomark Studios about the rights.

“I was amazed how the story flows and how much they achieved with such a small budget,” Haanpää says. “The topic is very important, and it reflects this concerning phenomena among western societies. Finland is supposed to be the happiest country in the world, but still has a major and growing problems with people suffering from mental disorders.”

Walting, under his own production company, Walting Entertainment, was only 18 years-old when he won the Indie Spirit Best Director Award at the Boston International Film Festival for his interpretation of the script last year: the youngest to ever earn the award. Even with its no-budget production level of $15K raised through crowd-funding, the hard-hitting film was picked up for mass distribution. The indie film began streaming on platforms like Amazon Prime, with DVDs selling through major online outlets like Best Buy, Target and Walmart soon after its week-long theatrical release in L.A.

Screenwriter, Layla O’Shea, says she was, “already thrilled to have the screenplay produced once. But to have it produced again so soon, and this time in Finnish, I couldn’t be more proud how the story is resonating across cultures.”

Haanpää adds, “When we are in school, bullying is always being addressed as a very serious problem. This movie shines a light on these important issues. If we can help even one person with this movie, we have done our job well. That’s why I think, this is very important movie to produce together with the young people here in Helsinki.”

Young people from the local youth center from Kannelmäki were chosen to collaborate on Haanpää’s production. He wanted to give his young team the freedom to choose the type of movie to create.

“We started filming within three weeks from our first meeting. But despite that, because the young people are so excited, the film is alive and powerful.”

The production phase began in August and is expected to complete by early October. The final film is expected to be ready by December. Information about the original film can be found at http://www.JustSayGoodbyeFilm.com.

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The new KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum helps teachers improve student behavior and proactively teach emotional regulation

We identified a gap in the current SEL market and designed the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum to help educators teach emotional regulation, which equips students with the foundational skills, strategies, and behaviors appropriate for a variety of situations and environments.

SUDBURY, Mass. (PRWEB)
September 18, 2019

The Connections Model has launched the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum, a proactive social-emotional learning (SEL) program that helps teachers provide direct instruction on the essential skills students need for success in school and in life. Based on the latest brain research and the understanding that emotions drive behavior, the curriculum provides teachers with the tools to help learners identify, understand, and manage their emotions, which allows them to be in control of their behavior. The curriculum is for classroom instruction across grades K-6 and includes 26 lessons centered on targeted skills. Students learn to become their own emotional managers and teachers gain a classroom full of engaged and motivated students.

“As educators ourselves, we understand that teachers know better than anyone that when kids are able to manage their behavior, they become engaged and enthusiastic learners. With this in mind, our goal as a company is to give teachers the right curriculum, classroom tools, and professional development to support them in helping students build the foundational skills for success,” said Lori Jackson, applied educational psychologist and co-founder of The Connections Model. “Our tools are grounded in current research, easy for both teachers and students to use, and are focused on the key social-emotional skills that all learners truly need. This new SEL curriculum, combined with teachers’ unique instructional expertise, will help all students experience positive growth and classroom success.”

In launching the Ready2Learn Curriculum, The Connections Model builds upon its KidConnect Classroom App, with the combination of curriculum and app creating a comprehensive SEL delivery system that features both proactive instruction and in-the-moment intervention. The app, which is available for the iPad, gives teachers the ability to intervene with individual students in the moment of a behavioral incident caused by emotional dysregulation. Using the app, the student works through a series of screens to identify the emotion that caused the behavior, understand it better, and adopt positive strategies to get back on track and ready to learn. Importantly, the student-driven app keeps students in the classroom and they can complete the intervention without disrupting peers.

“The combination of the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum with the KidConnect Classroom App is a game changer,” said Steve Peck, middle school special education teacher and co-founder of The Connections Model. “Special educators know how important modifications are to their students, but tools and resources that help students make the appropriate emotional and behavioral adjustments, without stifling their learning or disrupting their classmates, have traditionally been hard to find. The KidConnect integrated solution changes the paradigm for special educators and all teachers focused on improving students’ emotional regulation. We’ve done the legwork for educators by developing this comprehensive curriculum, so they can focus on teaching and feel confident they will meet the needs of all learners.”

The Ready2Learn Curriculum is designed to integrate into educators’ everyday classroom routines, so students not only learn new skills but can apply and practice them. It adds the element of regular SEL instruction for the entire class, with an emphasis on emotional skill-building to improve each student’s ability to manage emotions and behaviors. This skill set will lay the foundation for students to achieve both self-awareness and social awareness, build healthy relationships, and make good decisions.

Behavior management is a key goal of the entire KidConnect program. The positive skill-building approach ensures that it is never punitive and always focused on growth and equitable learning opportunities for all students. The curriculum divides the process of healthy emotional regulation into four navigable units that include:

• Building an emotional vocabulary by defining 16 common emotions and helping students reflect on past experiences to identify when certain feelings emerged across a variety of situations.
• Making connections between emotions and behaviors. Students begin to build self-awareness and social awareness by working through a variety of group activities to practice identifying and controlling their reactions.
• Learning strategies to manage emotions and, in turn, drive more positive behaviors. Students work with each other through a variety of situations to identify off-target behaviors and provide tactics to move toward healthy, on-target actions.
• Practicing a variety of strategies and mindfulness techniques to help regulate emotions, increase self-esteem, and develop coping mechanisms that will help students gain control of their emotions and drive healthy behaviors in any circumstance.

Each of the four units are comprised of a variety of interactive, easy-to-use lesson plans and activities that provide the scope and sequence of emotional regulation to showcase the fluid relationship between each unit. To help facilitate this learning process, the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum also includes instructions and guiding questions for students to create an Emotional Journal, where they can begin to record connections between their daily schedule and activities, along with the associated emotions and behaviors that occurred.

“We identified a gap in the current SEL market and designed the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum to help educators teach emotional regulation, which equips students with the foundational skills, strategies, and behaviors appropriate for a variety of situations and environments,” said Jackson. “We know that emotions drive behavior. Only when students learn to identify, understand, and manage their emotions, will they be truly engaged in school and Ready2Learn.”

The KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum addresses the fundamental skills for learning: the ability to be present and engaged. It enables all students, from high achievers to those with severe behavioral challenges, to develop the relevant social and emotional skills necessary for long-term success in the classroom and beyond. For more information, contact David Jackson, dave@connectionsmodel.com.

About The Connections Model

The Connections Model is an education technology company whose KidConnect app and curriculum help students develop emotional regulation, the necessary foundation for all learning. Founded by a school psychologist and special education teacher, the company’s real world-proven classroom approach teaches students to identify, understand, and manage their emotions and behaviors so they become Ready2Learn. Learn more at https://www.teachemotionalregulation.com/

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CARD’s highly trained staff, commitment to research, and enormous sphere of influence have been, and will no doubt continue to be, an invaluable service to individuals on the autism spectrum around the world.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)
August 19, 2019

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – (Aug. 19, 2019) – Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) today announced it has been unanimously selected to receive the 2020 Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) Programmatic Contributions to Behavior Analysis award. SABA grants the award to organizations that contribute to the ongoing and enduring development of behavior analysis.

“We are exceptionally pleased to recognize CARD’s development of comprehensive, cutting-edge curricula, which helps all who seek its assistance lead fulfilling lives,” said Maria E. Malott, Ph.D., CEO, SABA. “CARD’s highly trained staff, commitment to research, and enormous sphere of influence have been, and will no doubt continue to be, an invaluable service to individuals on the autism spectrum around the world.”

Recognized as a global leader in the field of autism treatment and the third-largest nongovernmental organization contributing to autism research in the United States, CARD specializes in applied behavior analysis (ABA) to treat individuals of all ages diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ABA is the most effective treatment for the deficits and behaviors associated with ASD, using strategies derived from Operant Conditioning Theory, which states that a behavior can be changed if the events preceding it (antecedents) or the events following it (consequences) are manipulated. Research shows that ABA is most effective when delivered early and at a high level of frequency. CARD tailors its program to meet the needs of individuals of all ages by helping them overcome developmental delays, learn to communicate, develop friendships and lead happy, healthy lives.

“All of us at CARD are honored to receive this highly respected award,” said Doreen Granpeesheh, Ph.D., BCBA-D and CARD founder. “It is a testament to the commitment of our behavior analysts over the past 29 years, as well as the dedication of our staff and researchers, which have enabled CARD to help thousands of individuals and their families.”

The award will be presented to CARD at the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Annual Convention in Washington D.C. on May 23, 2020.

About Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

Center for Autism Related Disorders (CARD) treats individuals of all ages who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at treatment centers around the globe. Its mission is to make a difference in the world to ensure that each individual fulfills his or her potential. CARD was founded in 1990 by leading autism expert and clinical psychologist Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA-D. CARD treats individuals with ASD using the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), which is empirically proven to be the most effective method for treating individuals with ASD and recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Surgeon General. CARD employs a dedicated team of nearly 2,000 individuals across the nation and internationally. For more information, visit http://www.centerforautism.com or call (855) 345-2273.

About Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA)

The Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) was chartered in 1980 for the welfare, financial support, and advancement of the behavior analysis field. SABA is affiliated with the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), the primary membership organization for those interested in the philosophy, science, application, and teaching of behavior analysis. More information is available at http://saba.abainternational.org.

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