by jason | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog
Respecting the humanity of a person with serious mental illness Hmmm, your dream?…unfortunately, the predominant question in the mental recovery experience is, “What is your diagnosis?” Clinicians generally focus on symptom reduction and management. That’s...
by jason | May 31, 2023 | Warrior Moms
A little over 2 years ago, a mother of an adult child with serious mental illness asked, “Virgil, are there any other mothers like me with whom I could have a conversation?” As I pondered her question, I could sense her isolation. Having worked with a few thousand...
by jason | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Podcast
Brad Richards, psychiatric interventionist, returns to the podcast to share tips around how therapists and medical professionals can best deliver support through online and remote means. In this time of crisis, tele-health is scaling up rapidly, breaking down barriers...
by jason | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Podcast
Virgil is joined on the podcast by Brian Hansen, executive director of Spring Lake Ranch. Brian is uniquely qualified to comment on what it takes for organizations and individuals to recover from a crisis or disaster. In this episode, he shared that while...
by jason | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Podcast
In a second conversation in this special series about COVID-19 and how it is impacting the mental health treatment field, Virgil spoke with Ross Ellenhorn, PhD, founder of Ellenhorn, a program based in Boston, NYC, and North Carolina. Their conversation opens with...
