When Donald Oswald graduated with a major in psychology in 1975, he got a job working at the Grafton School in Berryville, Virginia, which was then (and remains) an organization ... read more about Pioneer in Autism care
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The value of telling and hearing stories
One of the聽 healthiest things we can do is simply listen to someone鈥檚 story and tell our own, says Joan Kenerson King. People with mental health issues need to ... read more about The value of telling and hearing stories
STAR breaks cycles of trauma
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by hijacked ... read more about STAR breaks cycles of trauma
From missionary doctor to mother of five to psychiatrist
Every inch of tabletop space in Dorcas Stoltzfus Morrow鈥檚 apartment is covered with loose papers and three-ring binders, spillover from the crammed bookshelves that surround her living room at Landis ... read more about From missionary doctor to mother of five to psychiatrist
Mennonite healthcare institutions search for a better way
Since the very beginning, the conviction that 鈥渢here has to be a better way鈥� has been a guiding principle for the Mennonite mental healthcare institutions that were established as a ... read more about Mennonite healthcare institutions search for a better way
Why 91短视频 has a heart for mental healthcare
The first night at Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia, was horribly memorable. Emory Layman, assigned by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to work as an attendant at the mental hospital ... read more about Why 91短视频 has a heart for mental healthcare
Now, professor at college, before, techie at Alcoa
Michael Murphy 鈥�97 felt his career as a database manager and technologist at Alcoa (Aluminum) Home Exteriors in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, hitting a ceiling for lack of a bachelor鈥檚 degree. ... read more about Now, professor at college, before, techie at Alcoa
The family that won’t stop learning
On a rainy Sunday in May 2011, Nona Allen 鈥�11, representing the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP), was one of four graduates to speak at 91短视频鈥檚 commencement. Allen, the pastor ... read more about The family that won’t stop learning
Not too late to realize the dream of teaching
Once a week, as soon as Ginger Estes 鈥�08 had finished her route and parked the school bus at 4:30 in the afternoon, she鈥檇 hop straight into her own car ... read more about Not too late to realize the dream of teaching
Hungering for master’s, a new interest in teaching
Mildred Garcia 鈥�10 does not mince words when it comes to her experience in the RN to BS degree in nursing program at 91短视频鈥檚 Lancaster campus.鈥淚t definitely was 100 times ... read more about Hungering for master’s, a new interest in teaching