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A Thoughtful Look at Life: December 2008
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Is Michael McCain married? His wife is a lucky woman. I was listening to yet another one of the endless round of year end programs reviewing the best and the worst of 2008. They get a little tiring after a while. This one caught my ear. The interviewee labelled the " apology of 2008. Wouldn't it be an interesting world if people were able to really be vulnerable and transparent with apologies? It is hard to apologize if you're not used to it. It ...
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A Thoughtful Look at Life: With appreciation
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Last week was Administrative Assistant's week- a chance to formally recognize all the behind the scenes work that makes our practice happen. The work in the counselling room is the "main course" of the therapy experience. Melanie. Is the appetizer and dessert. Before a person is in the room with the therapist:. S/he had to get information from the website- Melanie updates it. S/he has to call and find out information- Melanie answers the phone. Sometime...
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A Thoughtful Look at Life: Osborne House--35 years strong
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Osborne House- 35 years strong. I was at Government House. Today to attend a reception celebrating the 35th anniversary of Osborne House. Osborne House is a women's shelter providing a 24 hour crisis line and emergency short term housing for women experiencing domestic violence. She was humourous and strong, clear and bold- a survivor. 50% - that's a lot of lives saved. Yippee for women's shelters.that's huge. In the old days- just 40 years ago, there ...
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A Thoughtful Look at Life: April 2009
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Osborne House- 35 years strong. I was at Government House. Today to attend a reception celebrating the 35th anniversary of Osborne House. Osborne House is a women's shelter providing a 24 hour crisis line and emergency short term housing for women experiencing domestic violence. She was humourous and strong, clear and bold- a survivor. 50% - that's a lot of lives saved. Yippee for women's shelters.that's huge. In the old days- just 40 years ago, there ...
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What people are saying about Daily Living Skills Worksheets: – Daily Living Skills
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Resources for teaching daily living skills. Linda's Daily Living Skills Blog. What people are saying about Daily Living Skills Worksheets:. What people are saying about Daily Living Skills Worksheets:. Terry Krupa, PhD, OT Reg (Ont), Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University. Chris Summerville, D.Min., CPRP. 🙂 Seriously, this book can save you SO MUCH FREAKING TIME! 8221; Read the full book review on Karen’s blog: Miss Awesomeness. Occupational Therapist, California. To use with my...
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A Thoughtful Look at Life: March 2009
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Monday, March 30, 2009. I sat with a dear friend yesterday- someone who is over 80, and has many friends and family, but no direct descendants. I had my laptop on my knees, and we discussed what would happen after she died. With no children to plan the funeral, who would do what? I wanted to give her the opportunity to have input into her affairs after she no longer was around to speak to the situation. I remember reading Robert Fulghum who talked about the value he took in sit...
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A Thoughtful Look at Life: November 2008
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A Thoughtful Look at Life. Saturday, November 29, 2008. David Martin, in his book, Counselling and Therapy Skills. Says that evocative empathy is the, "communicated understanding of the other person's intended message, especially the experiential part". That is such a loaded definition. Empathy that evokes a response in the other needs to not only be felt by the listener, but then communicated. This involves listening to what is said, but what a person intends. Fundamentally, it is putting yourself and y...
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