Kent State Interns

The Wall Street Journal wrote about a new rehabilitation program, called STAR, for cancer survivors.  The article discussed the lack of assistance for patients to return to a normal life after cancer treatment.  This absence allowed for the development of the STAR program to tackle this issue--like we talked about with our Outcome Management.  The STAR program is used in becoming utilized by many hospitals to mitigate any side effects of medications/chemo.  This program uses a combination of physical therapy and nutrition counseling.  If you want to know more about it, here’s the article link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324039504578263914081204892.html -Rocco

 1/22/13 I also wanted to post about Motivational Interviewing since a lot of that video has stuck with me.  I have had the opportunity to counsel in several of my internship rotations, and I often find that it can be difficult to get certain things to "sink in"  or even to change at times, depending on the type of client you are working with.  This article here goes deeper into the ideals of Motivational Interviewing.  It reviews some of the basics (good review for our upcoming quiz), reviews a lot of literature pertaining to its use in the clinical setting, and deems MI a useful approach to improving cardiovascular health and "superior to 'traditional' advice" (Thompson et. al, 2010, p.1242).  SOURCE: Thompson, D. R., Chair, S. Y., Chan, S. W., Astin, F., Davidson, P. M., & Ski, C. F.  (2010).  Motivational interviewing: a useful approach to improving cardiovascular health?  Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20 : 1236-1244. doi:10.1111...

Since we are studying about Motivational Interviewing, I ‘m posting a citation for an article I found by Dr. William Miller in 2009. The article goes over some of the same points covered in the video and adds additional information. The article can be found at http://www.motivationalinterview.org/Documents/nihms146933 or in Amer Psychol. September, 2009, 64(6), 527-537. Doi:10.1037/a0016830.  JY – 1/19/13.

Starting Your Own Business Managing your own business is an exciting undertaking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit. Sole proprietorship and franchising are two common ways that an individual can get into business ownership. Managing a business offers many advantages, though ownership involves risks and can have significant costs. I was doing a random search on the internet and found a helpful website for anyone who has interest in starting their own business. The website is sba.gov . This website has a ton of helpful information and resources that is all related to starting and running a business. One specific article I read and would like to share with all of you is titled “Follow these 10 Steps to Starting a Business”.  Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities. These 10 easy steps can help you plan, prepare and manage your business. The 10 steps are listed below: Step 1: Write...

Building Management Skills For those of you interested in pursuing a career in management, you may be interested in checking out the link listed below. Here you will find some articles that will help you build several skills that all managers need. The following article topics can be found on this site: Coaching, communication, manage conflict, management tips, mentoring, and public speaking.  http://management.about.com/od/managementskills/Management_Skills.htm - KS

10 Tips for Being a Good Leader Found some pretty straight forward, simple tips that we all could apply towards our leadership development: 1.   Keep Your Word. Don't make promises you can't keep. 2. Be Fair to All. A good leader shows no favorites. Don't allow friendships to keep you from being fair to all members of your unit. 3. Be a Good Communicator. You don't need a commanding voice to be a good leader, but you must be willing to step out front with an effective "Let's go." A good leader knows how to give and receive information so that everyone understands what's going on. 4. Be Flexible. Everything doesn't always go as planned. Be prepared to shift to "plan B" when "plan A" doesn't work. 5. Be Organized. The time you spend planning will be repaid many times over. Keep records of who agrees to help and expect them to be responsible. 6. Delegate. Some leaders assume that the job will not get don...