Community Holistic Circle Healing Case Study

3.- What are we working on? – On Psycho-education session. Advocacy and support with referred services, such as City of Casey for home service and respite and Connection Family support service Narre Warren.

A growing topic in healthcare today is the focus on promoting a “healing” environment. While many consider all hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers to be healing facilities they are not recognized as such by the Baptist Healing Trust of Nashville Tennessee. To be deemed a “healing hospital” a facility possesses three key components which are not only physical in nature but spiritual as well. By recognizing the relationship between the two, a facility is able to overcome many of the barriers that present challenges for other companies. By identifying the key components and broken barriers one can

The attendees include probation officers, police officer, principals, teachers and counselors. Each facilitator will attend the restorative justice conference. According to Julie at the conference for restorative justice attendees saw connections and the ability to support one another with conferencing. The volunteers said, ‘I would come to your school and run a conference if you wanted someone absolutely outside the direct community of the school to do that.

2) What did the Partners in Healing Project do? The partners in healing project defined restorative justice as “everyone affected by crime or harm, including victims, offenders, and community members”. They aspired to improve conditions for prisoners and invited them to seek out new ways of understanding their offenses and their prison experience. Their purpose isn’t to reduce the use of imprisonment although, many of the member do advocate for a reduced use of prison in response to crime. The community-based committee that oversees the project has a mandate to promote restorative justice at a community-wide level. This program has restorative justice committees that meet twice a month for a few hours. The committees provide inmates with opportunities to learn about restorative justice and how it might help them face the effects of their offenses. The goal of this was to provide inmates with a safe environment where they can communicate feelings, come to accept responsibility for what they

Circle justice, does it actually work? Michaela B 9D Is the Canadian justice system failing those that need it the most? The Canadian justice system has been called into question for many years and left everyone wondering if there was is another way to help our youth. Ask almost anyone in Canada what they think about our punishment based justice system chances are they will say that the system can be improved. But how would Canada improve the system?

Ms. Hoagis, like many facilitators of CoDA meetings, has no formal education aside from obtaining her GED. Ms. Hoagis is thirty-three years of age and has lifelong exposure to codependency as she was raised by a codependent. In response, she began her battle with drug and alcohol addiction at the age of sixteen. Ms. Hoagis said, “To be honest I never identified as a codependent prior to attending the meeting. I thought drugs and alcohol were my problem. When I went to the meeting and found out what codependency was, then I was able to identify myself as a codependent”. She has been a member of twelve step groups for eight years, CoDA for six and a half years, and the facilitator of CoDA meetings for approximately six years. According to Maguire (2002), it is normative that self help groups are facilitated by non-professional leaders. These leaders either empower themselves to assume the role or appoint someone within the group to assume the

My reflections of Chapter 11 of the Corey text discussing Groups in Community Settings, and more specifically working with adult populations, begins with the fact that these populations vary widely and are typically diverse in their makeup. Furthermore, the ability of professional counselors to work with a variety of adult populations utilizing a well-rounded set of clinically effective group experiences, techniques, and skills are paramount to facilitator efficacy. The multitude of diverse populations falling within the category of “adult groups” include, but are not limited to, a) women’s groups, b) men’s groups, c) domestic violence offender groups, d) sex offender groups, e) HIV/AIDS support groups, and f) older adult (elderly) groups

The group of participants meet regularly, allowing the participants share their experiences, hopes and resources with each other. There is telephone support available at all times. The confidentiality and anonymity of the families is respected at all time. This organization is different from

In the United States, there are many support groups and programs available to individuals seeking recovery from hardships, addictions, or struggles. Members with similar experiences meet together to encourage, advise, and provide support for one another in order to promote recovery. One well-known support group, Alcoholics Anonymous, is a 12-step program – a support group that applies a series of 12 steps in order to achieve recovery. 12-step programs and support groups can be spotted almost anywhere, including at churches, medical facilities, as well as in schools. AA’s 12-step program and 12Stone Care’s non-12-step grief group are examples of groups that provide services to individuals and offer support for those who are taking steps towards

Recently I had the unique opportunity of attending three support group meetings. I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and a Nar Anon meeting. Two of the meetings were open and one was closed. Please note that an open meeting is a meeting where the general public is allowed to attend and a closed meeting is designated for a specific group of people. This paper will explore my feelings and experiences during this experience.

A healing hospital is a healing community providing radical loving care (Journal of Sacred Work, 2009) in a safe environment that focuses on human interaction, interpersonal caring and enhancing the wellbeing of patients, caregivers, and all other members of the healing community. While a healing hospital is, of course, dedicated to providing excellent medical care to its patients (Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, 2012), it is also dedicated to integrating work design and technology (Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, 2012), and ultimately to the overall wellness of every healing community member. Using physical healing, education and supportive human interaction, this care model seeks healing on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels for everyone involved in the process (Zarren, n.d., pp. 1-2). The success of this model requires the cooperation of every

It consists of establishing good rapport, ensuring a trusting therapeutic relationship, using appropriate and available community resources, and developing a treatment plan based on mutual goals with the individual and the family.

As I began the Group Process and Dynamics course, I was excited to become educated and experienced with group counseling. Group counseling is a topic I have enjoyed in the past and have continued to be fascinated by. I have learned the elements of a group process through observation and research. The group process consists of several elements that come together when the group begins and ends when the group is terminated. I have observed group norms, group cohesion, the generation of trust, the manifestation of resistance, the emergence of conflict and resolution, healing forces, the reactions of group members, and the various stages a group develops through (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2010). Throughout this course, I was able to derive a conceptualization of groups. From this course I will take with me the understanding of how effective group counseling can be for individuals. Groups have been known to be as effective as individual therapy and a great source of treatment. Group counseling is designed as a part of a treatment plan that helps individuals and guide them through change. Group counseling is a versatile practice, which can be used in several settings and with different populations (Corey et al., 2010). This course has given me the opportunity to reflect on my own personal leadership style, the challenges that may arise, and an action plan to continue my group leadership knowledge and skills.

Family as component of society is the fourth approach that view families as a part of a variety of instituitions to society (pg 12). The family as a unit communicate with other organizations to receive, exchange, or give communication  and services (p.12). A community nurse pays particular attention on the interface between families and community agencies (pg 12). I had a patient that was suffering withdrawal from opiates. He have been battling with drug addiction for years. The wife was affected by this and told me she had to use outside resources for herself. She sees a

In the past few years, community agencies have increasingly used groups since various groups have become a common feature of today's society. Some of the most common groups in today's society include groups for women, men, parent education, children, HIV/AIDS support, and those for reducing substance abuse. Due to the increased use of groups by communities, there are various approaches that have emerged including group counseling and group psychotherapy. Group counseling is a designed preventive and remedial approach to meet the needs of specific population in the society like women, men, the elderly, adolescents, and children. On the contrary, group psychotherapy is a re-education process of the present and past through conscious and unconscious awareness.