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This digital document is an article from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, published by American Mental Health Counselors Association on July 1, 2008. The length of the article is 6504 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A qualitative study of potential suicide risk factors in returning combat veterans.(RESEARCH)(Report)
Author: Lisa A. Brenner
Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2008
Publisher: American Mental Health Counselors Association
Volume: 30Issue: 3Page: 211(15)

Article Type: Report

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, published by American Mental Health Counselors Association on April 1, 2009. The length of the article is 2649 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Introduction: helping military personnel and recent veterans manage stress reactions.(SPECIAL SECTION: HELPING MILITARY PERSONNEL AND RECENT VETERANS MANAGE STRESS REACTIONS)(Report)
Author: Peter M. Gutierrez
Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2009
Publisher: American Mental Health Counselors Association
Volume: 31Issue: 2Page: 95(6)

Article Type: Report

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This is a collection of true stories of triumph over neurological dysfunction that offers a message of hope to both individuals and their family members as well as professionals struggling to meet the challenges of individuals with neurological differences.

Judith Bluestone hopes this anthology will enable people to realize that the behaviors are symptoms, not of a labeled disorder, but of weaknesses or irregularities in parts of various nervous systems that form the basis of all of the information we receive from the external world and process internally. Dealing on an individual basis, by using their strengths to gently enhance their weaknesses you can create function from dysfunction, and order from chaos. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Emotionally powerful
Because it's so intimate a portrayal of real-life experiences, this book moved me to tears. Each story relates, with differing degrees of depth and breadth, an individual and a family's encounter with the Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopment and Learning Efficiency (HANDLE), tracing their stories before, during, and after the unique therapy program. Anyone interested in addressing issues with diagnoses like autism spectrum disorders, stroke, head injury, CHARGE Syndrome, Tourette's Syndrome, Down's Syndrome -- and "ordinary" learning disabilities -- ought to read this book.

A positive message of hope
Compiled andedited by Lisa Brenner, The Churkendoose Anthology: True Stories of Triumph over Neurological Dysfunction is a collection of uplifting testimonies offering a positive message of hope to individuals afflicted with neurodevelopment problems ranging from attention disorders, learning disabilities, Tourette's Syndrom, or an acquired brain injury, to Cerebral Palsy, sleep disorders, Vestibular Dysfunction, Down's Syndrome, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. True success stories of the HANDLE (Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopment and Learning Efficiency) approach in helping young people and their parents. Enhanced with an informative commentary by Judith Bluestone, The Churkendoose Anthology is highly recommended as an engaging and encouraging read, especially for anyone having to cope with a neurological dysfunction.

So Much Hope in This Book
The stories in this book give hope to us all. For more than a decade I have worked with adults and children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.The usual treatments involve behavior modification and drug therapy.Little time is spent in observation and evaluation such as described by Judith Bluestone in this book.The Handle Institute's methods offer hope through its methods that have no reliance on drug therapy. This is a book for patients, family members and professionals.

Sometimes the best things are the simplest
Going through life as parent of a "special" child, one navigates a maze of physicians, experts, specialists, and amateur diagnosticians.Desperate for help, such parents try a range of treatments and tactics, sometimes destroying their families and their sanity in the process.Ms. Bluestone and HANDLE do not have a "magic bullet," but the simple and authentic wisdom in the HANDLE approach teaches us all that there really ARE honest and practical strategies to help individuals who don't fit any of the models in the medical literature.My son has benefitted greatly from the HANDLE precepts, and this book tells true stories of others whose lives have been forever changed.Ms. Bluestone's own story is an inspiration, and she brings to her work the unique empathy of one who has "been there" and found her way out.HANDLE respects individuality and eschews labels; the accounts of these HANDLE clients are compelling and dramatic.Perhaps the most important thing this book provides is hope, which is often in painfully short supply for "marginalized" people.I congratulate all these writers for recounting their journeys, and I think thousands of people can benefit from stepping into the Churkendoose shoes for a few hours.I recommend this book to those with open minds, tired spirits, and vital hearts.

Churkendoose Flies
The Churkendoose Anthology is a touching compilation of true stories of individuals and families who have triumphed over behavioral dysfunction without the use of drugs.It is an inspiration to all who know someone or suffer themselves.Professional therapists, MDs, especially including pediatricians will benefit from reading and learning about this unique way of healing a multitude of behavioral issues. ... Read more