Carol Johnson wrote:
> "Doc" wrote:
>
> >In living organisms, various treatment modalities can be described to
> >compensate for imbalances or dysfunctions within the body. Personality
> >disorders are a whole new challenge.
>
> >Carol wrote--
>
> My short answers to your questions are: Actions vs. words, yes and yes.
> However, never one to stop short, I've provided the long version as well.
> It kept getting longer and longer - much of this could be considered
> thinking out loud. Please forgive the verbosity.
>
Thanks for your verbosity, Carol. I really appreciated what you had to
say (both versions!) and kept the longer one to share with the senior
management team at work. Please continue to be verbose!
Working in a mental health organization has been a true eye-opener for me,
as we truly exhibit many of the same disorders and diseases which we are
there to treat. Our organizational dysfunctions frequently resemble those
that our case managers and therapists are working with families to
overcome. So how does a mental health (behavioral health) organization
heal itself?
I think you gave some excellent ideas for us to incorporate into our
mental health strategic plan. Personally, I'm a firm believer in
leadership--walking the walk, role-modeling and setting the tone for the
organizational norm. Sounds like you share some of that.
Our workshop was enlightening--and I'd use the models again--but I'm
afraid that it's long-lasting effectiveness within our organization is
improbable due to extensive ongoing changes.
--Richard C. "Doc" Holloway, Limen Development Network - olypolys@nwrain.com
" Man's destiny, then, is primarily action. We do not live to think, but the other way round: we think in order that we may succeed in surviving."
-Jose Ortega y Gasset
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