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CCA Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results - Market Wire

NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - February 9, 2010) - CCA ( NYSE : CXW ) (the "Company" or "Corrections Corporation of America"), America's leader in partnership prisons and the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government ...

Guardian Angel Group Announces Letter of Intent with Healthcare of ... - PR Inside

(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 09, 2010 ) Houston, TX - Guardian Angel Group, Inc. (Symbol: GAGI.PK) announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Regen Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthcare of Today, Inc. in a stock ...

Feb. 9 On the record - Nevada Iowa Journal

Hospitals: Mary Greeley Medical Center no longer reports hospital admissions/discharges to local news media. Parents who wish to submit a birth announcement should send an e-mail to kmarnin@amestrib.com with the following information: Parents’ full ...

Archive for September 2009 - The Spokesman-Review

The man accused of killing two men Saturday argued with one before firing a gun at them, then picked up a “bigger gun with bigger flashes” and continued shooting, witnesses told police. But victim Jack T. Lamere, 41, had a gun, too, though it was ...

Archive for November 2009 - The Spokesman-Review

Joseph R. Giordanella, 24, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court Monday after being arrested last week for the Sept. 29 robbery of the Zip Trip, 3030 E. Euclid Ave. But court documents show police don’t think Giordanella was at the crime scene ...

Bill pushes safety as Fish, Game priority - Tacoma News Tribune

JUNEAU -- State Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez, said he won't run for governor, saying the timing wasn't right. He also said he had trouble raising money. Several Republicans had announced plans to run later this year, including Gov. Sean Parnell, who ...

Mr. Hall helps again - Winnipeg Free Press

Moreover, there is a limit to what any social program can do for people with deep emotional troubles and a history of substance abuse. Some human failures ... Hall was actually able to get into a residential treatment centre. Afterwards he was given ...

Marinette Marine gets $123 million contract for Alaskan research ship - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The 250-foot "Alaska Region Research Vessel" is designed to operate in the icy Arctic Sea. The stimulus package helped the university and National Science Foundation pay for the ship. The vessel will carry more than 500 researchers and students ...

Review: MSO, Cole find passion in Gershwin's music - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Symphony Pops and conductor-pianist Marvin Hamlisch were joined by pianist and Gershwin expert Kevin Cole Friday evening, for "S'Wonderful! The Music of George Gershwin." Known as "definitive interpreter of George Gershwin," Cole played ...

Alcoholism Treatment Centers - Associated Content

You can also take a look at this link for Treatment for Alcohol: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2662973/treatment_for_alcohol.html?cat=5 It is not important to determine whether someone is really alcoholic or not, but it is important to ...

Resolved Question: Substance abuse treatment for my friends friend?

Ny friend is only 37 years old and she has the responsibility of taking care of her mother who is 79 years old. But she also has a sister 54 years old w/ multiple mental diagnosis and on top of that she drinks very a lot. Right now her sister is in jail for hitting my friend. We live in the Naperville are in Illinois. They are able to afford any treatment . The problem is that they have exhausted all the agencies around this area for the sister. Last night my friend was telling me to help her find a residential treatment even if is out of the State. Again , they ae able to pay and the sister has medicare plus other money. Obviously her sister has to be on medications for her mental illnesses. Therefore is not just the drinking that is the problem. Please help. My friend is crying and the mother is mad at her because she blames her for putting her sister in jail. The environment at my friends home is very depressing. Please help. more

Resolved Question: Can someone please edit my essay?

I am applying to enroll in the Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy program at Eisner Institute for Professional Studies. I graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. As an undergraduate student, I took psychology courses in Abnormal Psychology, Behavior Modification, and the Family. I always was interested in the complexities in psychology and the human mind. I wanted to continue to pursue a career in which I could work with people in helping them resolve his or her issues. I am aim to further my education through graduate study of psychology which will prepare me further to help my future clients to the fullest. My professional background is in working in the mental health field for five years with clients in a variety of settings. I have worked in a residential treatment facility with adolescents that have behavioral and emotional problems, abused and neglected children that are victims of domestic violence, and outpatient setting with families in crises. My clinical experience has been both in the capacity as a counselor and case manager. I am currently working with adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems in a residential treatment facility. My role as a counselor is to provide supervision, counseling, and support to adolescents. I help the adolescents in making positive choices regarding daily living situations, personal hygiene , and conflict resolution. I became interested in working in therapy because I experienced a family member that needed therapy for depression. My brother had been struggling with depression for a long time. My brother made the choice to seek professional help for his depression. Depression was genetic in our family, so our family as well got therapy. Through years of counseling and therapy, my brother and family benefited from therapy because we were able to heal at the same time. I understand the issues that can result firsthand from depression. I know that through therapy, people can make life long changes by looking at their lives and setting goals. I believe that each client has the capacity to make positive decision making and choices toward a more fulfilling life. I would like to be there for my future clients to help lead(guide) them to a road of personal growth and recovery or healing, self-improvement. I am fully committed and determined to advocate for clients facing issues such as family conflict, depression, and substance abuse. I believe that every client, given the proper guidance, can find their path to personal success. I am eager and dedicated to learn the techniques and approaches that are used to help families, children, and individuals resolve their issues. For this reason, I would be a good candidate for the Marriage and Family Therapy program. I realize that graduate school can be quite challenging, but I am determined to be a good student to learn about psychology that will prepare me for a career in Marriage and Family Therapy. more

Resolved Question: I need help with my essay?

My name is Rebekkah. i am 30 years old. I graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Pschology. Most of my concentration courses were in Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of the Aging, and The Family. My passion is to work with individuals and families that suffer from mental health and conduct disorders, substance abuse, and family violence issues. I believe that treatment must first begin with involving the entire family. I have five years of experience working in mental health field with a variety of clients. First, my job experience working as a mentor/tutor with low-income at-risk children introduced me to the mental health field. And as a result of this experience, I am dedicated to pursuing a career in Marriage and Family therapy. I also have worked with clients in a residential treatment facility who have behavioral and emotional problems. These clients need to be in a more structured environment where treatment can help them overcome their behaviors. I have experience in working with clients to set initial goals and a plan to meet his/her goals. SEcond, my experience as a case manager in handling domestic violence cases taught me that there needs to be professions that can be emphathetic to their needs and situations. I believe that I can bring my attributes to your program of being an empathetic person, compassion, and maintaining confidentiality. more

Resolved Question: Can someone please edit my essay for social work? prefer an MSW?

I am applying to the Master’s in Social Work program because I want to help others maximize their potential and steer their lives in a positive direction. I am concerned with the needs of everyone in my community and I am passionate about helping our most vulnerable individuals; specifically our troubled and neglected youth. I want to become a social worker so I can empower these individuals to help them overcome their problems and change their lives for the better. I am a thirty-four year old woman who has overcome a period of homelessness in my life. When I was homeless, having an advocate and mentor helped me connect with employment services. But first I needed someone to meet me where I was and treat me with dignity. I had a mentor that taught and guided me in my life. The impact that she had on my life inspired me to want to help others. I want to use the knowledge and understanding I have gained to assist people in changing their lives. I believe education is the key to being able to do that. Specifically, a Master’s degree in Social Work would put me in the greatest position for achieving my goal. A social worker on Skid Row in Los Angeles started me on the path toward healing my own life. She provided me with constant support and a sense of hope. Six months later, I found a job as a youth counselor at Harbor View Adolescent Center, a residential treatment center, working with adolescents who had behavioral and emotional problems. I believe that Social Work is the professional track that is the best match for my being able to make a positive difference in the lives of adolescents. In my job as a youth counselor, my primary work responsibility was to serve as a positive role model for adolescents aged twelve to eighteen. The residents had encountered issues such as homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal justice system. At times, my job was extremely stressful. But I discovered that I had the ability to connect with the adolescents and develop strong emotional ties with them. I focused on helping them with their social skills, coping skills, and independent living skills. My main goal was to help them build their self-esteem and improve their sense of security. There were many times that these adolescents would exhibit dangerous behavior. Often times the adolescents would self-harm themselves. I would get stuck in knowing what the best clinical approach to use when a child is self-harming. I would like to have better tools for helping these kids when they are in crisis, and whether those interventions are well supported by literature. The guiding principle of my life is that each of us has a duty to help and serve others, to seek out marginalized and less fortunate individuals of our communities and offer any aid that we can. I have always lived by the motto “do unto others as you would have done to you”, and feel that the best way to do this is by furthering the ideal of social justice in the way I live and work. Social justice, as I see it, is the value system that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and the right of everyone to be treated fairly and with respect. I believe that every individual is worthy of dignity and respect and each individual has the ability to become self-sufficient and able to make the best possible decisions for themselves. When we as a society try to see the world through the eyes of the less fortunate, we can empathize with and understand one another instead of focusing on our differences. Only when each and every individual of a community is afforded the same level of dignity and respect can a society truly be called civilized. Those who cannot demand social justice for themselves must have a voice to demand it for them. It is my hope that by earning a Master‘s degree in Social Work I can be that voice. Our collective well being is improved if we live in a peaceful, flourishing, supportive society, so promoting well being should be a public as well as a personal task. Well being is more than just happiness. It is about having meaning in our lives, developing as a person and feeling that our lives are fulfilling and worthwhile. Well being comes from having a web of relationships and interests. Family and friends, agencies and communities all can increase our well being. Our relationships also provide for our most basic human needs. While helping us to have a fulfilling life, our relationships help us to live our lives to the fullest potential. Through our relationships, we are sustained in our personal growth and development. Our relationships are the substance to how each of us grow and interact with each other. The relationship substance strengthens our bonds and builds trust. As we grow, we learn from life experiences after leaving our parents. Re-enforcement of values is what makes us who we are as individuals. For example, support and confidence from others helps to mold us into being a positive part of society. W more

Resolved Question: Free Inpatient or Residential Treatment centers for Eating disorders?

I have No income and no health insurance, I've been denied 2 times for Medicaid and am currently appealing again for the 2nd time however it still wont pay for treatment at all. I've had a severe long term eating disorder (EDNOS) for over 12 years, I am now 21 yrs old. I have tried every treatment option available to me (outpatient, psychiatry, therapy, 4 acute Psychiatric hospitals, 2 medical hospitals) I attempted Partial Hospital program when I still had insurance in early 2007 but they still needed the 20% that wasnt covered up front ($5000). I am now looking for long or short term residential treatment center, preferrably in Californa that will treat me for free. I have no more options left I cant find any places willing to help me pay and im desperate. I am also diagnosed with severe recurrent Major depressive disorder with psychotic features, borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorder, substance abuse disorder, and PTSD so a Dual diagnosis program would be helpful...so thats pretty much everything if anyone can help me out that would be great. scholarships, sliding fee scales, foundations (that still exist), etc. please. I'll give you $5, seriously. im really at my rock bottom at this point. more

Resolved Question: How can I speed up insurance claim processing?

My family and I are trying to find an appropriate residential treatment facility for my sister (who suffers from bipolar disorder and substance abuse). One of the facilities we spoke with accepts insurance but informed us that since this can be considered a "pre-existing condition" and her insurance is relatively new (her husband recently switched jobs), there's an extended waiting process of possibly 6 months. Is there anything we can do to speed up the claim processing? Insurance provider is bluecross of ca. more

Resolved Question: searching for mental health & substance abuse residential treatment facility for adult male.?

Mentally ill & substance abuse residential treatment for males.IL.mental health & substance abuse treatment, residential facility for adult males? more

Resolved Question: Can a Residential Treatment Center Deny Treatment?

I live here in WI, and my child is in need of RTC. She's currently misdiagnosed with bipolar, and is using substance, or substance abuse. There is a RTC that will address all of her needs and get her on track to a healthy lifestyle, but they say that they don't feel their program would benefit my child. This RTC boasts, intense therapy in all aspects of their care, but they have referred me to out of state in Illinois, and MN. The facility in MN has referred me to South Dakota to send my child. How can I actively participate in my childs recovery if she is in Illinois or South Dakota? I have adequate insurance to cover cost of RTC, but seems like the facility don't want to take a chance on my insurance. Insurance has informed them that there is no limited bed stay, and my only cost is $250 for deductible. I feel that my child is being discriminated against in some form or or another, and why can't she be treated in her home state? I'm having a big problem with this. more

Resolved Question: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a health concern as it is a legal one. Narcotics abuse is undoubtedly a more emotionally complicated crime than other nonviolent offenses such as theft and vandalism, but early attempts to curb abuse lacked the necessary breadth to get addicts clean. Incarceration is not an effective method of freeing drug users from the substances on which they depend. You cannot always beat a beast into submission, and the national "war on drugs," as it is currently framed, attempts to do just that. It aims to prevent drug abuse and crimes through the enforcement of strict, blanketed penalties for citizens who violate. Although national policies on drug prohibition state the goal is to promote public health, more funding, both on a national and local level, is allocated toward criminal investigations and prosecution of drug users than toward education and rehabilitation. The fruitless brute-force methods established at a federal level are also standard at the local level. The Los Angeles Police Department made 26,131 arrests for violent and property-related crimes in 2003, according to a statistical report released by the chief of police. The same year, the LAPD made 27,486 narcotics arrests. In short, police officers arrested 1,300 more citizens for narcotics violations than for murders, rapes, thefts, aggravated assaults and larcenies combined. Despite the widespread arrests for narcotics-defined crimes in 2003, the effects the arrests had on usage was negligible. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the number of adult users and abusers remained at a flat line. Crime statistics show that harsh sentencing for nonviolent drug possession convictions is ineffective in deterring repeat offenses, but further analysis reveals that incarceration for those first offenses could increase the probably of a second offense. Relapse rates are more than 70 percent from all forms of criminal justice interventions and corrections-oriented approaches alone, according to the U.N. Office on Drug and Crime. California took a step in the right direction in November of 2000 when it passed Proposition 36 - the initiative that allows people with first- and second-time drug possession convictions to receive drug treatment instead of incarceration - but implementation and funding issues have prevented the proposition from being wholly successful. Officials at the district attorney's office told the L.A. Weekly that they had expected the primary patients enrolling in the rehabilitation programs to be recreational users - not full-blown addicts. The money allocated to fund rehabilitation programs and medical treatment is insufficient for the more typical, heavily addicted individuals who frequently require longer, more expensive treatments in residential facilities instead of 12-step outpatient program. Recent state and county cutbacks have been devastating to already strained programs made possible by Prop. 36. To further complicate matters, the sheer size of the county coupled with the lack of money makes proper regulation of the program near impossible to assess. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, effective drug treatment programs combine the necessary medical aid and social services required to get the addicted individual back on track. Prop. 36 has made headway in providing Californians in need with a chance at restored chemical freedom, but without additional well-funded social welfare programs such as job placement services, access to medical and mental health treatment facilities, and counseling services, the success of the legislation is extremely limited. A more compassionate solution to the drug problem is not only more humane, it's more cost effective. Every dollar spent on drug and alcohol abuse treatment saves the public $7, according study findings released by the state in 1994. To successfully combat drug abuse and drug-related crime in California, the state needs to ensure that allocating funding for rehabilitation programs is a priority. In addition to the court-mandated programs created by Prop. 36, the city needs to make comprehensive voluntary rehabilitation programs accessible to drug addicts who want to change before they're picked up by the police. The earlier people are given a hand to make the change, the sooner they will. It's easy to demonize drug addicts and dismiss jail sentences that still too frequently follow possession convictions, but blame doesn't create change. An addict with hopeless prospects has a hard time finding motivation to get clean, but if the society around that addict is willing to offer guidance, support and the promise of brighter future for the willing, the incentive to get sober suddenly becomes tangible . Compassion must become a fundamental element in the rehabilitation system, and compassion starts with understanding. Prop. 36 was a great start, but there's still a long road ahead. more

Resolved Question: How to pursue career in Counseling with a Felony from 7 years ago?

my girlfriend was convicted for possession of meth 7 years ago. she did some time in prison and finished a 2 year treatment program for substance abuse. she has been clean and sober now over 6 years and currently works as a residential technician at a treatment facility. she very much wants to go back to school and become a certified counselor specializing in addiction issues. she has turned her life completely around and wants to invest all of her time and knowledge into helping other addicts find recovery. what are the steps she should take to become a drug and alcohol counselor? is there a specific course outline to become one? thanks in advance. there is no need for negative comments concerning her past. i just want to be able to help her get into school to pursue what she calls her 'mission in life' to help other addicts. more

Resolved Question: How to Become an Addiction Counselor with prior Felony?

Resolved Question: what is the job description for a "recovery coach" re: Relapse Prevention?

I live in Central Florida and I am a Supervisor of a Residential Treatment Center. I am having a hard time finding out what the criteria is to be a "recovery caoch" (someone who mentors individuals in early substance abuse recovery). more

Resolved Question: Greetngs! I am likely to be offered a job with a civilian defense contractor in Villseck Germany please help!?

Hello... I am a psychotherapist in private practice in Texas and I direct an adolescent substance abuse residential treatment center as well. I am likely to be offered a clinical position with a defense contractor that provides mental health services for our military families on base there... I was hoping that someone could tell me what life will be like for me there, what I need to make the transition, what housing is like, dollars vs. Euros, and my chances of meeting people to be friends with...I am 39, male, single, will make a good living...also, I wanted to know about how easy it is to travel...this is my chance to see the world! I have never been outside the US much less outside of Texas (no jokes please...) and I want to see the wonderful places that Europe has to offer... Are Americans treated well there? What can you tell me that would help me the most about Villseck and the base in this city? Thanks a lot...Blake W from Texas... more

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Resolved Question: Substance abuse treatment for my friends friend?

Resolved Question: Can someone please edit my essay?

Resolved Question: I need help with my essay?

Resolved Question: Can someone please edit my essay for social work? prefer an MSW?

Resolved Question: Free Inpatient or Residential Treatment centers for Eating disorders?

Resolved Question: How can I speed up insurance claim processing?

Resolved Question: searching for mental health & substance abuse residential treatment facility for adult male.?

Resolved Question: Can a Residential Treatment Center Deny Treatment?

Resolved Question: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Resolved Question: How to pursue career in Counseling with a Felony from 7 years ago?

Resolved Question: How to Become an Addiction Counselor with prior Felony?

Resolved Question: what is the job description for a "recovery coach" re: Relapse Prevention?

Resolved Question: Greetngs! I am likely to be offered a job with a civilian defense contractor in Villseck Germany please help!?

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