November 2007
Vol. 1, No.4
In this issue:
Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health and the Alexian Brothers Health System
launched a new website this fall. This new site allows us to provide you with up-to-date information on all services. Click here for the link to the new site!
Upcoming Conference and Events
Jason Washburn, Ph.D., ABPP, Director for the Center of
Evidence-Based Practice and Patrick McGrath, Ph.D., Director of the OCD and Related Anxiety Disorders Program will
be presenting at the 41st Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies Conference November 15-17 in Philadelphia, PA.
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Self-destructive behaviors are defined as those actions that are
self-inflicted, intentional and serve a purpose for the individual.
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Self-Injury and
Self-Destructive Behaviors
K.R. Juzwin, Psy.D.
Director, Self-Injury Recovery Service
Self-destructive behaviors have many forms, such as cutting, burning, biting,
bruising, self-poisoning, and intentionally harming or neglecting one's welfare. Among children and teens, the rate of self-destructive
behaviors in the hospital admissions has increased to 13.2% between 1999 to 2000, with an increasing number of children under 10 being seen
(Claassen, et.a., 2006; Olfson, et.al., 2005). Studies estimate rates of 4% among military recruits, 14-21% among high school students, 17-35%
among undergraduate students, 19% among males in maximum security prison, and nearly 38% among individuals over the age of 60 who died by suicide.
(Gratz, 2001; Hawton & Harriss, 2006; Jackson, 2000; Klonsky, et.al., 2004; Whitlock, et. al., 2006). Read
More.
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Emo & Goth
Teenage Fad or Warning Sign?
So your teenager comes home with purple hair, has started wearing black clothes
and nail polish, and may be locking themselves in their room listening to music that sounds gloomy and is depressing. Is this something to
worry about? Or is it just a "phase" your adolescent is going through --- a means of "self-expression". Read More.
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Need Consultation?
We can help.
Please contact us.
Denise.Styer@abbhh.net or Kammie.Juzwin@abbhh.net
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School Breakfast
Series
Clear, Accurate and Useful: Making Evidence-Based Practice Work in Your School Practice
Michael Kelly, Ph.D. - Loyola University/Chicago School of Social Work
Friday, January 11, 2008
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Click here to
register
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Substance Abuse
Series
Ethics Involved in Counseling and Treatment with the Substance Abusing
Population
Linda Lewaniak, LCSW, CADC - ABBHH
Friday, November 16, 2007
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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register
The Intersection of Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS
Jason J. Washburn, Ph.D., ABPP - ABBHH
Friday, December 14, 2007
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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register
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Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital's
Staff in the News!
Kammie Juzwin, Psy.D., Director of the Self-Injury Recovery Program and
Jason Washburn, Ph.D, ABPP, Director, Center for Evidence-Based Practice recently published "Self-Injury: Conceptualization, Assessment and Treatment" in Directions in
Rehabilitation Counseling, Volume 18. This article is available for purchase at Hatherleigh Medical Education.
Patrick McGrath, Ph.D., Director of the OCD and Related Anxieties Program
was featured in the October 2007 OCD Newsletter published by the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation. Dr. McGrath is also featured
on "The Answered Patient" on AnswersTV, a web-based informational series on Health Topics. To see this feature, please click here.
Karen Trevithick, Psy.D., Clinical Coordinator of the Partial Hospitalization Eating Disorder
Program was recognized as a "Pillar of the Community" at an event recently hosted by Sierra Tucson. |
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