Monthly Alumni Group
Hi Alumnus, Just a reminder… this month Alumni Group will be meeting at Lifeskills THIS Wednesday, September 23rd, at 7pm. Amongst other items, we will discuss thoughts on our Annual Holiday [...]
4th Annual Bowling Get-together
To All Lifeskills Alumni, I hope everyone is doing well and gearing up for summer. I am pleased to announce our “4th Annual Alumni Bowling Get-Together” at Strikes @ Boca (near the [...]
REEL Recovery Film Festival
Let’s get the word out, folks! We have included links to two advertisements for the REEL Recovery Film Festival for posting in twelve step meeting halls, church & coffee shop community bulletin [...]
Lifeskills South Florida Erects New Residential Living Space
Rick Hugins, Hugins Construction Corporation and Jeff Steiner, CFO, Lifeskills South Florida We have begun construction on a new residential living space that will accommodate an additional 10 clients. [...]
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Conference December 8-11, 2011, Scottsdale, AZ
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) held its annual meeting and symposium December 8-11, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ. AAAP is an international professional membership organization founded in 1985 with approximately [...]
South Florida IAEDP Chapter Holds Holiday Fundraiser in Boca Raton, FL
The South Florida Chapter of The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) held a fundraising luncheon at Maggiano’s Restaurant on December 3, 2011 in Boca Raton,FL. Proceeds of the event [...]
The Promise of Mentalization-Based Therapy in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
In 2008, Psychiatric News published an article using Mentalization-Based Therapy, MBT, with Borderline Personality Disorder. A working definition of MBT is the use of imaginative mental activity or perceiving and interpreting [...]
Untreated Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents Leads to Troubled Adulthood
Many who suffer from Bipolar Disorder may wait years from the first onset of the problem to first diagnosis. Generally, symptoms do not begin until adolescence but symptoms can be misdiagnosed. [...]
New Study Reveals the Depth of Self-Harm Practices Among Teens
A new report released mid-November examining teenagers and self-harm found troubling results. One in 12 teenagers will engage in self-harming activities such as cutting, burning or other life threatening risks. The [...]
Lifeskills South Florida Professionals Weekend, November 10-13, 2011, Deerfield Beach, FL
Lifeskills South Florida held a Professionals Weekend November 10-13, 2011 at its’ Deerfield Beach, FL location. The focus of the weekend was training on Mentalizing-based Treatment (MBT) for Adolescents, Adults and their Families. This [...]
Learn How to Handle Holiday Stress for those with Borderline Personality Disorder While Supporting Florida BPD Association
Join Nancy Gordon, LCSW for a special 90 minute intensive teleconference using the skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in order to handle the emotional highs and lows of loved ones [...]
Eating Disorders a New Front in Insurance Fight
Recently the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco “ruled that residential treatment was medically necessary for eating disorders…” The insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, has appealed the ruling claiming [...]
Why Don’t All Traumatized People Develop PTSD?
Two studies examining entirely separate and distinct demographic groups suffering from PTSD found links between “abnormal stress response” and genetic heterogeneous receptor responses. […]
Out and About in New York City October 20, 2011
Tiffany Posteraro of Hazelden, New York City and Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director Lifeskills South Florida in New York City, NY October 20th, 2011 […]
New York Center for Living Inaugural Gala October 20, 2011
Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director Lifeskills South Florida and Amy Burns of New York Center for Living, NY, NY October 20th, 2011 […]