In this month's RCCS Tidbit, we offer suggestions on how to use a gratitude journal to practice gratitude and reverse the harmful effects that life's challenges and traumas have made on our well-being.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we help clients discover and exercise their authentic power鈥攐ffering them options and choices, even small ones, to help them reclaim control over their lives.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we highlight an RCCS Conversation Guide that program staff can use to help individuals identify their current strengths and steps to take to grow additional strengths for their future.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we review the mindfulness skill 鈥淪top, Breathe, and Think,鈥 along with other strategies for managing emotions that may obscure our wisdom and ability to stay on the middle path 鈥 our wise mind.
Read MoreIn this month's RCCS Tidbit, we offer staff ideas on supporting clients and members on the recovery journey as they heal from past hurts and traumas.
Read MoreIn this month's RCCS Tidbit, we explore the concept of "grieving impairments" and discuss practical ways to overcome them to provide meaningful support to those facing grief and loss.
Read MoreIn this month's RCCS Tidbit, we offer ideas on setting boundaries with others that can help you maintain a balance between assuming the best of others while being transparent about your needs and safety.
Read MoreThis Women鈥檚 History Month, we wanted to focus on the theme: Providing Healing and Promoting Hope. This pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on women鈥檚 health and wellness 鈥 primarily on women of color and the LGBTQIA+ community. This month, we wanted to share some history and resources to help support wellness for anyone who identifies as a woman.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we share ways of bringing joy to the soul and better ways of understanding of how laughter affects human physiology.
Read MoreA Component of Reducing Harm 鈥 One of the Five Conversations of the RCCS. As psychologists continue to explore the healing impacts on our brains from the practice of gratitude, one thing is clear: Gratitude offers extensive benefits of well-being.
Read MoreIn meeting with and listening to staff, clients, and members, we hear that many individuals at 色中色 programs seem to be alone in life. Making and building strong, supportive connections takes time. Past hurts and trauma can make it hard for clients and members to engage and trust others. Individuals need to re-learn skills and practice. In the video to the right, one 色中色 HOMES member illustrates the power of connection through their story.
Read MoreSuicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues.
Read MoreIn meeting with and listening to staff, clients, and members, we hear that many individuals at 色中色 programs seem to be alone in life. Making and building strong, supportive connections takes time. Past hurts and trauma can make it hard for clients and members to engage and trust others. Individuals need to re-learn skills and practice. In the video to the right, one 色中色 HOMES member illustrates the power of connection through their story.
Read MoreDo you remember when you were growing up being taught the phrase, 鈥淪ticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me鈥? We were taught that so we could remain strong when we were bullied or disrespected by others. However, you might also remember that while you weren鈥檛 physically harmed by another person鈥檚 words, their hurtful language left an invisible wound that sometimes took longer to heal than a physical wound might have.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit of the Month, we pause to recognize and celebrate individual uniqueness. In the RCCS, we highlight uniqueness as a part of our recovery culture. We strive to see people as unique individuals and be aware not to see people in terms of categories or labels. We choose to listen and ask questions and not assume. Finally, we value the diversity of the individuals we work with and serve. These values and behaviors are important to all people and communities.
Read MoreThrough the RCCS, we strive to become more aware of our judgments and bias. Becoming more aware requires us to give others permission to have sensitive conversations with us and give us respectful feedback. To increase more awareness of your own unconscious bias towards diverse people, explore thefrom Harvard University.
Read MoreWhat a year these past 525,600 minutes have been for us, our communities, for 色中色, and for our country. We have lost more than one person a minute due to the pandemic, we鈥檝e experienced difficult social and political times throughout, and we鈥檙e still waiting for the country to recover.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we focus on skill building towards interdependence. We provide two RCCS Conversation tools for you to use to explore the development and maintenance of respectful boundaries with yourself and others.
Read MoreIn this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we offer a RCCS Conversation Guide to help you identify areas in your life you feel like you have authentic power鈥 as well as areas in their life where you feel you have little control. Find steps to address these areas and more inside this post!
Read MoreAs we begin the new year, what do you hope for in 2021? Use the practice inside this post to identify things that you envision for your future and explore your imagination.
Read More50 Years of Services to People With Serious Mental Illness
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