Enablers Doing What They Do Best. Enabling. (Fri Mar 21st, 2008, by BoB Miller)
MILWAUKEE - After being laid off from her job as an events planner at an upscale resort, Jo Ann Bauer struggled financially. She worked at several lower-paying jobs, relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy.
Then in December, she fin...
Phony as a $3 bill (Tue Feb 26th, 2008, by Bob Miller)
While the hypocrites were whining about Jane Fonda who was doing exactly what the Bible advocates, two egomaniacs, Robert McNamara and Henry Kissinger, were getting America's sons and daughters killed by the thousands. One can only assume that thes...
Goodbye Cruel World (Tue Feb 19th, 2008, by Bob Miller)
You cannot talk a person out of committing suicide, but you can help them talk themselves out of doing it. How do I know this? On returning to the States after, Vietnam I was transferred from aviation to mental hygiene where I served as the intake of...
Guilt (Thu Dec 13th, 2007, by Gerry Legister)
Despensing our guilt is a difficult job if honesty is not our main priority
Guilt is the disciple of catastrophe deeply embedded in the psyche of our souls intricate ocean bed, accelerating upon the crest wave of illustrious deception entert...
I Absolutely Love Working For Myself! (Wed Dec 5th, 2007, by Michelle Tukachinsky)
I absolutely love working for myself ! It is lonely at times, and it takes discipline,
however what could be better! I drink coffee when I want, eat when I want, throw in a
load of laundry when I want, take the dog out, make a call, surf the net.....
Finding Balance In My Life After Starting New Home-Based Business (Mon Dec 3rd, 2007, by Michelle Tukachinsky)
I am really trying hard to keep balance in my life with my new home-based internet
marketing business. It has been hard, because I am also teaching piano full-time
from my home! Having over 60 students(half-hoursessions), it becomes hard to fit
...
Challenges and Interventions in Psychosocial Support Programs in India (Fri Nov 2nd, 2007, by Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz)
Abstract
The remarks focused on the nature of psychosocial support and how programs need to adhere to the imperative of “do no harm”. International standards for psychosocial support have been developed with suggested interventions. ...
Components of Psychosocial Support Programs in India (Fri Nov 2nd, 2007, by Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz)
1.0. Introduction
Psychosocial support is an accepted practice during the recovery and reconstruction phases following disasters. Saraceno (2006) suggest that psychosocial support social addresses the reactions to enormous losses, whi...
FROM “ROOT SHOCK” TO RECONSTRUCTION: THE HUMAN SIDE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT (Thu Nov 1st, 2007, by Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz)
FROM “ROOT SHOCK” TO RECONSTRUCTION: THE HUMAN SIDE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Dr. Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz
Introduction
The last ten years have been the ground for a shift in the response paradigm from one based on addressing the materia...
Psychosocial Support Program in Sri Lanka: Eighteen Months Report (Wed Oct 31st, 2007, by Anjana Dayal, MSc.)
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society/ American Red Cross
Psychosocial Support Program
18 Months Report, January 2005- June 2006
Anjana Dayal, MSc.
Country Manager-Sri Lanka
Psychosocial Support Program
As the result of tsunami on 26th December 20...
Does IQ Guarantee Success In Life? (Wed Oct 17th, 2007, by Martin Mak)
There are many factors that help shape the mind of an individual and there are just as many ways an individual's perception in life are shaped. No one is in a position to define exactly what constitutes intelligence. Although scientists do not agree ...
Reading Cues From Eye Movement - Building Rapport for Effective Communication (Wed Oct 17th, 2007, by Lavena Ang)
Effective communication is achieved when all parties involved are satisfied in achieving their objectives from the conversation.
How do you react and response when communicating with others? Do you always say the right things at the right time? Do yo...
About Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Wed Oct 17th, 2007, by Cindy Butler Mancini, Ph.D.)
From joy and love to hatred and disgust, emotional
experiences are part of everyone's life. However, some
people are more sensitive to emotion than others. They
experience feelings quickly and intensely, and take more
time to "recover" from stron...
How You Can Succeed In Life Without A High IQ (Wed Oct 17th, 2007, by Martin Mak)
There are some human talents that just cannot be defined in terms of IQ. Good examples of such qualities are self-discipline, endurance or ambition. These capabilities, however, are often more important to a person's success in life than their intell...
Behavior Change Communication as a tool to enhance (Thu Oct 11th, 2007, by Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz and Dr. Seema Pawar)
Dr. Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz
Head of Programs – India
American Red Cross
New Delhi, India
Dr. Seema Pawar
Director – Capacity Building and Material Development
American Red Cross
New Delhi, India
Abstract
The American Red Cross i...
