By Ryan Nollan, Providence Home Coordinator Wyatt* is a fun, athletic, and bright 7-year-old boy with a great smile. He was removed from his home because his parents were struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Their addictions meant they sometimes failed to supervise Wyatt and his siblings, who were found wandering the streets late at … Read more
By Joelle Johnson, LCSW, LAC, Intermountain Project Director This June, Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates its 80th birthday. Over the past eight decades, countless numbers of people found recovery through this program. AA meetings now exist in over 170 countries, each differing slightly but still maintaining the fundamental steps and traditions that were originally designed by a … Read more
By Lora Cowee, MPA, Chief Operations Officer, Intermountain With all the contrasting opinions and views on one of our country’s most controversial topics, health care reform, how are we, as parents, supposed to understand or believe any good can come of this? I often wonder how the world of health care will look when my … Read more
By Michaela Parker, MOTR/L | Intermountain Occupational Therapist Just as your child needs food throughout the course of the day, he or she needs sensory input spread out over the whole day as well. A “sensory diet” is a carefully designed, personalized activity plan that provides the sensory input a person needs to stay focused … Read more
As we make way into 2015, we are constantly looking for ways to take steps forward in our lives. Whether this is personally, professionally, or philanthropically, the start of a new year provides each of us with the opportunity for new adventures and growth. At Intermountain, growing in service is integrated into our work. You … Read more
By Pam Ponich, LCPC Intermountain Clinical Supervisor Abigail watched from behind the one-way mirror, amazed as her 10 month-old son Eli briefly explored the playroom, scurrying on all fours, picked up (and tasted) a few plastic blocks, then sat up and suddenly looked around. Realizing that his mom was nowhere in the room Eli crawled … Read more
Ralph Yaeger, Senior Development Officer, Intermountain While the acronyms associated with any given specialty may save time and ink for experts in that particular field, they rarely provide either meaning or clarity for the layperson. Charitable giving vehicles associated with estate planning are especially notorious in this regard. In the category of charitable trusts, there … Read more
Kimberly Gardner, MSW, LCSW, LAC Lead Clinical Supervisor, Intermountain Community Outpatient Services As the leaves fall to the ground and the frost begins to appear on the branches, we also begin our planning for the next few months and the holidays. It seems that we’ve just gotten our fall routines down to a manageable system … Read more
By Dr. James Maxson Intermountain Psychological Services In recent years, Autism and, more recently, Autism Spectrum, have entered the common lexicon but for many there is still mystery about what exactly it means and how it is recognized and treated. Autism is a developmental neurocognitive disorder that is usually diagnosed in children and has been … Read more
By Adam Morrisey, BA and Kelly Zimmerman, MA “They’ll never love me when they really know me!” With ters in her eyes, Sara sat on her counselor’s lap as fears of her new parent relationships started her in the face on her last day of treatment. “They’ll get ride of me too, just like the last … Read more
