The Path
"Guiding People on the Path to Change"
A Publication by PA Treatment & Healing
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The Path "Guiding People on the Path to Change" A Publication by PA Treatment & Healing
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www.pathtochange.org |
March 2009, Volume 1, Issue 17 |
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| From the PRESIDENT’S
Desk… |
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Board
of
Directors Tim
Gage Chairman Jerilyn
Keen President Joseph Pugliese Director Fred
Martin Director Mary Tiffin Director Chris Bingaman Director Dr. Boyatzis Director Erica Frey Secretary Gene
McCarty Treasurer
Advisory Committee Jerilyn Keen Scott Constantini Stephen Gaito Robert Vanderwall William Rossnock Joseph Talarico Dr. Elizabth Ciaravino Thomas Bell Captain William Weber Larry Weidman John Gigunto Matthew
Yonkin
Consultants Dr.
Vikas
Passi D&A Medical Director Dr. Frederick Maue Mental Health Director Dr. Matthew Emery Psychological Consultant Dr. Hugh Smith & Associates Dr. Antoinette Hamidian Roger Smothers & Twin Tier Psych Services Dr. Sara Camaerei Lycoming Therapeutic Wrap Around Services, Inc. Pamela McCloskey Karen Livingood Dr. Elizabeth Ciaravino Dr. Jennifer Hartey Dr. Kenneth Kindya | |
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A
Glass of Clean, Clear, Healthy Water! When we come into this world we are pure, without fault, similar to a half- full glass of crystal clean water. As we go through life and if we are fortunate, our glass gets filled the rest of the way with more clean water. For many of us though, depending on our life experiences, nurturing and upbringing, instead of being filled the rest of the way with pure water, our glass gets filled with particles, sand and dirt. The result is that instead of becoming a full glass of water with just a few harmless impurities, we find ourselves polluted and undrinkable. The impurities inside are usually caused by painful relationships, hurts and resentments that we sustain which then contaminate our glass. |
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The good news is
that regardless of how murky or unclean our water is, if we turn on the
tap and allow it to run until it overflows, all the dirty water washes
out. Eventually even the
most polluted water has the potential to become pure again.
Our life works the same way.
We have the ability to be renewed and purified when we let God
come into our lives, turn on his cleansing spigot and ask him to wash
away all the impurities inside us caused by rejection, bitterness and
anger.
You may be carrying
particles of dirt from the past in your glass.
You may have old destructive habits or mindsets that you are
trying to get rid of. Turning
on the spigot and allowing God’s love and forgiveness to pour into
your glass and cause it to overflow, washing out the impurities is
possible! By accepting
God’s love and forgiveness and allowing him to wash us, we become
clean and healthy again. All
we have to do is ask God to make us whole, fill and cleanse us and He
will let the water flow! Don’t choose to live with that murky, mucky water, representing pain from the past, on the inside of you. Allow God to cleanse you and make you just as He intended….A Glass of Clean, Clear, Healthy Water! All
My Jerilyn Jerilyn
A. Keen, M.A. President |
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Administration training.
Inc.
Congratulations to Karl for working on his treatment goals and
being positively discharged! We wish you the best of luck in the
future! Students have been applying the Relationship Based
Cognitive Behavioral Theoretical Model (RB-CBT) curriculum into their
daily lives and realizing the positive affects it has been having. We
have many positives, including pledges and honor club. They are
doing a great job setting the precedent for the rest of the community to
follow. There have been clients who have admitted their responsibility
in a matter, and have followed through with the grievance procedure and
it has benefited them. They have learned how to use these procedures in
real life. Congratulations to Shane who was discharged from the
AEP program because of his positive behaviors and hard work within the
school environment. The AEP has been learning about public speaking and
plant life they have given some informative speeches and started to
plant a garden. Others are reading the Hobbit, learning
about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Congratulations to
Caseworker Jason Mordan, for being accepted into the
Master of Arts program in Psychology at the Chicago School of
Psychology!
are
approved into the program”. We have also been developing a
relationship with a local doctor’s office who have been referring
their clients to our Day Treatment program (DTS). Josie
Castellano has secured free donations of the local newspaper for the
AEP and DT clients. They have been learning and processing current
events. Our AEP students have been busy preparing mock election
speeches in their history class, where they are split in two groups.
Afterwards each group presents the outcome of the activities to their
class. 
clients in the Day Treatment program. Rewarding positive behavior
continued with breakfast during first break for the higher rating AEP
students. The students knowledge of the country’s 50 states and
capitals were tested against staff and they were then challenged to work
in groups to complete a U.S. puzzle. Three students are also
preparing to graduate in June and are working towards the completion of
their senior projects. Positive feedback on the staff
is commitment to the client’s is received regularly both probation and
CYS. Awesome job team! The Honesdale team would like to wish
the best of luck to Clinical Supervisor/D&A Counselor Gina
Constantini as she departs to work in private practice.
We’ll miss you Gina!
Supervisor Marisa Anderson and Dean of Students Lance Evina
conducted a presentation of all programs to the Panther Valley School
District on February 25th. The Team will again be presenting on
March 9th to the Palmerton Area School District and will be scheduling
with Lehighton School District as soon as the new principal takes
over. 
The
Halfway House continued to be nearly at full capacity during the 
themselves and our
facility. We want to thank Ms. Jenn Fleming for her hard work in getting our WRAT assessments
started and almost completed. The staff at the Halfway House
continues to work hard to better our treatment schedule. We are now
working on having a day/night set aside just for clients to have their
Narcotic Anonymous (NA) sponsors visit them at our facility. This
will give more one on one time between clients and their Narcotic
Anonymous (NA) sponsors. This will assist our client’s recovery and
overall treatment! Keep up the great work! 
work
and dedication of Kurt Eck and Carrie Haney for the extra support they gave to the Day Treatment
programs(DTS) during extra busy times. Staff is
preparing for the Office of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)
Inspection and have been doing an excellent job. AEP students are
taking PSSA tests and have commented about really being prepared this
year. Day Treatment clients participated in an egg drop contest.
In case you didn’t know what an egg drop is it’s a contest where you
design a contraption out of certain materials to protect the egg so when
you drop the egg the egg doesn’t break. The egg that doesn’t
break determines the winner. Students did an excellent job and were very
creative. 
Thank you Ron!
Maryalice Coyle our new D&A Counselor has been taking over our
D&A classes. They are doing PSSA’s reading and Mathematics this
week. We have been setting up community speakers to come in to talk
to our students. For instance, The Health Department is returning again to
discuss the importance of hand washing at the end of the month. In April,
we are having the Women’s Resource come in to discuss domestic violence.
The Red Cross is also scheduled to come in to discuss HIV. Clients are
looking forward to some unique community service activities in
March/April. Day Treatment Supervisor, Dan Beesely, plans on taking
positive and above level clients out with the PA Fish Commission to assist
with trout stocking in area creeks. We are also looking forward to
participate in the annual Big Brother/Big Sister Bowl For Kids Sake
Charity. With nicer weather approaching, clients will also be resuming
their work on keeping PA roads clean with their street clean up project. 
associate’s
degree in Business Administration from McCann School of Business.
Health
Plan, State Farm & Verizon.
