c o r n e r QI in this issue > Clear the Clutter Out of Your Life > The Contractor’s Spot- light—Sierra School > Paul Sanford—Making an Impact through Suc- cess > The Overnight > Quality Q&A > Training Update > Debbie Terry-Butler— Making an Impact through Leadership A Monthly PublicaƟon from Solano County Mental Health Division, Quality Improvement Unit Issue 2 Published by: Quality Improvement Unit MS: 5-250 Phone:784-8323 Fax: 784-8589 E-mail: [email protected]Intranet: http://hssweb/MH/default.aspx CluƩer, both mental and physical can do a number on our producƟvity and eat away at our Ɵme. Think of all the minutes we waste looking for items that aren’t where they should be. When you can’t find things, you can feel frustrated, angry, and unpro‐ ducƟve. The stress of a cluƩered life means we may miss deadlines, work longer hours, and lose im‐ portant stuff. Whether it comes in the form of stuff, thoughts or toxic people, cluƩer equals stress. Clearing out the cluƩer will help relieve some of your stress. Start de‐cluƩering by learning to let go. De‐CluƩer Your Desk and Work Space Whether you work in a big office or a Ɵny cubicle, there’s no way you can be totally producƟve in a space that doesn’t funcƟon for you. We have all read the how‐to’s of organizaƟon. It is just a maƩer of finding the Ɵme to do it. Organize your space in bite‐size bits; commit yourself to 15 minutes a day. You will be amazed at how good you feel. De‐CluƩer Your Thoughts CluƩer tends to spill over in other aspects of your life. Between a zillion to‐dos, work and family life, errant worries and obligaƟons, it’s only natural that you would have a cluƩered mind. Clean sweep your thoughts with a hot bath, a medi‐ taƟon pracƟce, a long walk, a phone call to a friend—whatever works for you. Spend at least 15 minutes a day in a pursuit that allows you to decom‐ press, clear your mind, and rid your thoughts of the mental chitchat that clouds your creaƟvity, passion, and producƟvity. De‐CluƩer Your Life While you can spend just 15 minutes clearing cluƩer from your space and thoughts, it may take a liƩle more to de‐cluƩer your life. “To be truly happy, someƟmes you must eliminate unhealthy people and situaƟons from your life,” say Alex Lluch, author of Secrets to Love Life and Be Happy. For instance, if you feel stuck in a dead‐end job, resolve to make a change. Or if there’s someone in your life who constantly brings you down with a negaƟve aƫtude, find a way to disentangle yourself. “It may take some courage to eliminate this stuff from your life, but you will feel much more fulfilled once you are able to concentrate on the people and things that do make you happy.” For this complete arƟcle, please visit: hƩp:// www.webmd.com/balance/features/clear‐cluƩer‐ out‐your‐life Making an Impact Making an Impact through Change April 2012 S ierra School of Solano County has been a valued contractor for several years. Locat‐ ed in the small town of Elmira, Sierra oper‐ ates a school‐based Day RehabilitaƟon program which provides such services as individual therapy, individual and group rehabilitaƟon, collateral, case management and assessments in a school seƫng. Sierra works diligently with local districts to “provide individual and effecƟve strategies to help our students meet and exceed both personal and academic goals. They strive to make “lifelong learn‐ ers who can succeed in both school and society.” Our Quality Improvement Unit recently per‐ formed their annual audit and found Sierra to be one of our “gold standard” contractors. The results of Sierra’s audits have been excepƟonal for the last 3 years. They were well organized with documents appropriately labeled and tagged, all progress notes and treatment plans were signed and they had zero disallowances. It is evident that Sierra’s school moƩo of “working together, winning together”, works for more than just their students. CongratulaƟons, Sierra! Let’s keep winning together. Organize and simplify your life for better emotional health The Contractor’s Spotlight Making an Impact through Service Sierra School of Solano County
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corner QI in this issue
> Clear the Clut ter Out o f Your L i fe
> The Contractor ’s Spot-l ight—Sierra School
> Paul Sanford—Making an Impact through Suc-cess
> The Overn ight
> Qual i ty Q&A
> Tra in ing Update
> Debbie Terry-But ler—Making an Impact through Leadership
A Monthly Publica on from Solano County
Mental Health Division, Quality Improvement Unit
I s s u e 2
P ub l i s hed by : Qu a l i t y Im pr ove me n t Un i t M S : 5 - 2 50 P ho ne :7 84 -8 32 3 F a x : 7 84 -8 58 9 E -m a i l : [email protected] I n t ra n e t : http://hssweb/MH/default.aspx
Clu er, both mental and physical can do a number on our produc vity and eat away at our me. Think of all the minutes we waste looking for items that aren’t where they should be. When you can’t find things, you can feel frustrated, angry, and unpro‐duc ve. The stress of a clu ered life means we may miss deadlines, work longer hours, and lose im‐portant stuff. Whether it comes in the form of stuff, thoughts or toxic people, clu er equals stress. Clearing out the clu er will help relieve some of your stress. Start de‐clu ering by learning to let go.
De‐Clu er Your Desk and Work Space
Whether you work in a big office or a ny cubicle, there’s no way you can be totally produc ve in a space that doesn’t func on for you. We have all read the how‐to’s of organiza on. It is just a ma er of finding the me to do it. Organize your space in bite‐size bits; commit yourself to 15 minutes a day. You will be amazed at how good you feel.
De‐Clu er Your Thoughts
Clu er tends to spill over in other aspects of your life. Between a zillion to‐dos, work and family life, errant worries and obliga ons, it’s only natural that you would have a clu ered mind.
Clean sweep your thoughts with a hot bath, a medi‐
ta on prac ce, a long walk, a phone call to a friend—whatever works for you. Spend at least 15 minutes a day in a pursuit that allows you to decom‐press, clear your mind, and rid your thoughts of the mental chitchat that clouds your crea vity, passion, and produc vity.
De‐Clu er Your Life
While you can spend just 15 minutes clearing clu er from your space and thoughts, it may take a li le more to de‐clu er your life. “To be truly happy, some mes you must eliminate unhealthy people and situa ons from your life,” say Alex Lluch, author of Secrets to Love Life and Be Happy. For instance, if you feel stuck in a dead‐end job, resolve to make a change. Or if there’s someone in your life who constantly brings you down with a nega ve a tude, find a way to disentangle yourself. “It may take some courage to eliminate this stuff from your life, but you will feel much more fulfilled once you are able to concentrate on the people and things that do make you happy.”
For this complete ar cle, please visit: h p://www.webmd.com/balance/features/clear‐clu er‐out‐your‐life
Making an Impact
Making an Impact through Change
A p r i l 2 0 1 2
S ierra School of Solano County has been a
valued contractor for several years. Locat‐
ed in the small town of Elmira, Sierra oper‐
ates a school‐based Day Rehabilita on program
which provides such services as individual therapy,
individual and group rehabilita on, collateral, case
management and assessments in a school se ng.
Sierra works diligently with local districts to
“provide individual and effec ve strategies to help
our students meet and exceed both personal and
academic goals. They strive to make “lifelong learn‐
ers who can succeed in both school and society.”
Our Quality Improvement Unit recently per‐
formed their annual audit and found Sierra to be
one of our “gold standard” contractors. The results
of Sierra’s audits have been excep onal for the last
3 years. They were well organized with documents
appropriately labeled and tagged, all progress notes
and treatment plans were signed and they had zero
disallowances.
It is evident that Sierra’s school
mo o of “working together,
winning together”, works for
more than just their students.
Congratula ons, Sierra!
Let’s keep winning together.
Organize and s impl i fy your l i fe for bet ter emot ional heal th
The Contractor’s Spotlight
M a k i n g a n I m p a c t t h r o u g h S e r v i c e
One rewarding way of making an impact in our community is by doing charitable fundraising or volunteering. The American Foun‐da on for Suicide Preven on (AFSP) has organized The Out of the Darkness Overnight (The Overnight), a fundraising walk of up to 18 miles throughout the night , designed to raise funds and make a bold statement to bring the issue of suicide out into the light. A er you register, you are assigned a coach to help you get in shape and assist with mee ng your fundraising goals. There are volunteer opportuni es for those who are not interested in walk‐ing the event. The Overnight starts at 7:00 pm on Saturday, June
9th at Fort Mason in San Francisco and ends at 5:00 am. For more informa on, visit h p://theovernight.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseac on=cms.page&id=1021
The OvernightThe OvernightThe Overnight San FranciscoSan FranciscoSan Francisco
Saturday, June 9Saturday, June 9Saturday, June 9‐‐‐10, 201210, 201210, 2012
Space is s ll available for the Annual Documenta on Training. Classes are on a first come, first served basis and you must register before you a end. This is a mandatory, half‐day train‐ing held:
April 9thApril 9thApril 9th———April 12th April 12th April 12th
April 23rdApril 23rdApril 23rd———April 26thApril 26thApril 26th For registra on requests or ques ons regarding QI related