Ron Salzbach & Roanoke Chapter of VSCSW

Ron Salzbach, LCSW, helped to found the Roanoke Chapter of the Virginia Society of Clinical Social Workers in the early 1990’s. Between 1994-2013, he has served as Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Guild Chairman and Education/Conference Chairman.

Other PHR clinicians that have served in leadsership roles include:

Barbara Horton, LCSW, who is currently serving as Treasurer and has previously held the role of Vice-Chair

June Allder, PHD, LCSW, who was Vice-Chair with Barbara Horton

Alison Allsbrook, LCSW, is the current Conference Chairperson.

 

 

 

Humans Hardwired to Feel Others' Pain

Empathy is the ability to understand another person's feelings. "With familiarity, other people become part of ourselves," study author James Coan, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, said in a university news release.

He and his colleagues used functional MRI to monitor the brain activity of 22 young adults while they, a friend or a stranger were under the threat of receiving a mild electrical shock. They saw that the same brain regions were activated when the participants were threatened with a shock or when a friend was under threat.
 

 

 

http://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/behavior-health-news-56/humans-hardwired-to-feel-others-pain-study-finds-679516.html

SARA Board of Directors

Barbara Horton is beginning service as a board member of SARA - Sexual Assault Response and Awareness - in Roanoke. She joins John Heil, also of PHR who is an inaugural board member.

FDA & "Gluten Free" Labeling Standards

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule that defines what characteristics a food has to have to bear a label that proclaims it "gluten- free." The rule also holds foods labeled "without gluten," "free of gluten," and "no gluten" to the same standard.

 

For more info:http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm363069.htm

Dr. John Heil

Dr. Heil, a licensed clinical psychologist and certified sport psychologist is beginning a 3-year period of service in the presidents track of the American Pychological Association, Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology.

 

This group includes those working in research, teaching and applied practice.  The Division sponsors workshops at the APA convention and publishes the Exercise and Sport Psychology Newsletter.

 

http://www.apa.org/about/division/div47.aspx

 

The GenY Boom'er Riddle

The Gen Y’er in a 3^rd cycle of seasonal work took the intiative to cut back his hours, eliminating an inactive period and thus saving the employer money (unwisely -- thinking that this being a good idea would be enough). The Boomer terminated the GenY’er without explanation (unwisely -- thinking that this being a clear and well documented infraction would be good enough).  The GenY’er protests and is left wondering about loyalty and commitment. The Boomer shrugs it off as another unfit GenY’er.

… and the same story echoes back and forth across the age gap from one place to another from one situation to another, till the prophecy becomes  self-fulfilling and no one knows how it came to be.

jh

WORKPLACE BULLYING

Rachel Emma Silverman of The Wall Street Journal reports:

 

 

In what is described as a rather disheartening study, a team of researchers led by Darren Treadway of the University at Buffalo School of Management, found that many workplace bullies receive positive evaluations from their supervisors and achieve high levels of career success, despite organizational efforts to curtail bullying.

From a study published in the  Journal of Managerial Psychology

 

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4610116016798753108#editor/target=post;postID=3523035620350641020

 

Adolescent Girls Therapy Group

Led by Dorene Fick, LCSW.

Beginning July 2013

 

Expressive Arts, Psychodrama and other forms of therapy

will be used to help teen girls share experiences and create

positive and healing peer interactions in a psychotherapy

group setting.

This group is intended for girls 14-18 years old. There will

be a maximum of 12 participants. Most insurance will cover

group treatment. Group will be in addition to individual

therapy.

 

This group will address the many challenges teenage girls

endure: Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem, Body image,

Peer relationships and more…

Wednesday evenings at

 

Psychological Health Roanoke

Colonnade One

2840 Electric Road, Suite 200

Roanoke, VA 24018

 

Please call 772-5140 to schedule an intake assessment.

 

 

An Artist's Brush Reveals Tales Of Struggle And Survival

Most health policy meetings are a dull gray snooze of business suits talking data. They seem a million miles removed from making sick people healthy. But this week in Washington, D.C., some of those meetings was enlivened by a sudden flash of color.

The back of one woman's suit jacket bore a painting, a Renoir-like portrait of a mother and child. A man's blazer showed him reborn after years of despair. Another woman's jacket portrayed a young man holding his organ donor card. A petite redhead's jacket blazed with a scarlet letter "A."

It was an insurrection of sorts, the latest incarnation of something called the Walking Gallery. The paintings on the back of jackets tell tale about the wearers' odysseys through the labyrinth of the American health care system.

The paintings speak of struggle, frustration and loss. But there's also perseverance, great love and triumph in the face of tragedy.

For more info: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/04/188679224/an-artists-brush-reveals-tales-of-struggle-and-survival?ft=1&f=1002&sc=igg2

Stewards of Children Training

Enrolling Now!!

 

Unlike other child sexual abuse prevention programs that focus on educating children, Stewards of Children focuses on adult training because ultimately, it is ADULTS’ responsibility to keep children safe. Bottom line: kids shouldn’t be saddled with the responsibility to protect themselves from predators.

 

Training Dates:

Thursday, July 25th 9am-12pm &  Thursday, August 15th 1pm-4pm

Location: Roanoke City Police Academy (5401B Barns Avenue)

Roanoke, VA 24019)

Register online at roact.org, or by contacting:

 Erica East (erica.east@roact.org) 540-344-3579 ex 13

 

Corinne McKinney (Corinne.McKinney@roanokeva.gov)

For more information visit d2l.org**

540-853-1295

Head Injury in Adolescents

One in five adolescents surveyed in Ontario, Canada  said they have suffered a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required them to be hospitalized overnight -

 a statistic researchers in Toronto say is much higher than previously thought.

 

Sports such as ice hockey and soccer accounted for more than half the injuries.

 



 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130625172356.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

"SMOKING" ALCOHOL

According to a news brief from The Association for Addiction Professionals: 'Smoking' alcohol is a highly dangerous trend among the calorie-conscious

In an effort to gain a greater buzz for fewer calories, some young drinkers are inhaling their liquor — either pouring it over dry ice or "freebasing" it and sucking up the vapors. Either way, going around the stomach and liver is incredibly risky, doctors say.

http://www.nydailynews.com/smoking-alcohol-highly-dangerous-new-trend-experts-article-1.1357657