Gibson Area Hospital Behavioral Wellness Center
TO SAY THIS YEAR FILLED HIGH AND LOWS IS THE TRUTH. MORE PEOPLE ARE UNDER STRESS FOR NUMEROUS REASONS. AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND UNDERSTAND YOU’RE NOT ALONE. TODAY CI LIVING HEALTH SPONSOR GIBSON AREA HOSPITALS BEHAVIORAL WELLNESSA TRI-IS A A CLINICAL LICENSE SOCIAL WORKER CLINICAL COORDINATOR IS HERE WITH US NOW. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. WELL LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT FIRST ABOUT BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS CENTER. THOSE SERVICE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE AN OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNITY SINCE 2011. AND A 2013 FOR OUR ALL AGES. SO WE SEE PATIENTS THAT ARE AGE 3 ALL WAY UP TO UNTIL END OF LIFE. WE PROVIDE PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES. SO ONE-ON-ONE, COUNSELLING AND TALKING THROUGH THINGS. THEN WE ALSO HAVE PSYCHIATRY AND TELEPSYCHIATRY THAT WE OFFER TO ALL AGES AS WELL. TELEPSYCHIATRY. VIA JUST ONLINE ZOOM? YES. SO OUT IN THE RURAL AREAS THERE’S JUST NOT PSYCHIATRIST TO MEET NEEDS OF ALL PATIENTS THAT NEED TO BE SEEN. WHAT WE’VE DONE IS CONTRACTED WITH SOME PROVIDERS THAT ARE INSPECT CHICAGO AREA AND THEY COME INTO OUR OFFICES HAVE OFFICE ONSET SCHEDULE THEY SEE PATIENTS THROUGH OUR OFFICE. NICE. YOU SAID THERE’S A NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT BE SEEN. HAS THERE BEEN UPTICK IN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE NEEDING YOUR SERVICES? YES. YES. ABSOLUTELY. WITH COVID GOING ON AND ALL OF THESE LIFE CHANGES THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING YOU KNOW THEIR WHOLE WORLD VIEW IS CHANGED. PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, SCARED TO SEE YOU KNOW THEIR ELDERLY FAMILY, KIDS ARE SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL BUT THEY WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL. JUST SO MUCH STUFF THAT’S GOING ON. IT’S REALLY AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SPEAKING OF THAT, AFFECTING PEOPLE, I’M SPECIFICALLY THINKING ABOUT KIDS RIGHT NOW WHO MAY NOT HAVE YOU KNOW THE CHOICE TO DO SCHOOL IN PERSON. AND A DOING ALL REMOTE LEARNING AND AFFECT THAT’S HAVING ON THEM. AS A PARENT WHAT DO WE NEED TO LOOKING FOR RED FLAG THEY NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE I’M NOT ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED HOW DO I GET STARTED? SO IF YOU NOTICE, A CHANGE IN YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR, FROM THEIR NORM, YOU KNOW THEIR MORE ISOLATED OR THEY SEE MORE SAD. NOT TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THEY USUALLY WOULD, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US. OR YOUR PRIMARY CARE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO GO TO PRY CARE FIRST. AND THEN, THEY WILL SEND US OVER A REFERRAL. OTHERWISE, WE DO TAKE SELF REFERRALS A WELL YOU CAN JUST CONTACT OUR OFFICE. SOMETHING ELSE I NOTICED HERE IN MY NOTES YOU ALL HELP OUT WITH IS PARENTING PROBLEMS. BECAUSE HAVING KIDS A HOME FOR SO LONG, I MEAN THAT’S STRESSFUL AND ALTOGETHER WITH AND A SOMETIMES YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR FAILING A PARENT OR JUST A BAD ONE. YES. WE I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS AT HOME HALF IN SCHOOL AND THEN HALF DOING WORK FROM HOME. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS THE STRESSORS OF IT. KIDS ARE SO STRESSED OUT BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING SOMETIMES. AND IT’S HARD. SO, YEAH. IT’S A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AND IT’S NOT SOMETHING TO BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT WITH MAYBE A PROFESSIONAL WHO CAN HELP YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR PARENT PARENTALLY SKILLS. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. AND LET’S TALK ALSO YOU ARE ACTUALLY HIRING. SO IF SOMEONE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR A JOB YES. SO WE ARE ONE COOL THING ABOUT GIBSON IS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF THE RURAL COMMUNITIES. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THERAPISTS IN SEVERAL OF OUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. SO IF SOMEBODY’S IN SCENARIO TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE OR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE A THERAPIST THAT THERE A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK. FARMER CITY. AND WHAT WE’RE HIRING FOR RIGHT NOW WE’RE HOPING TO GET THERAPIST BACK IN OUR PAXTON CLINIC AND. SO IF YOU ARE A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND INTERESTED PLEASE CHECK OUT THE GIBSON WEBSITE ON THE EMPLOYMENT PAGE AND OUR LINK IS RIGHT THERE. WELL YEAH LOOKING THEIR WEBSITE RIGHT THERE. SO SOCIAL WORK IS SUCH A HARD JOB. I’M SURE SOMETIMES IT TAKES VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO DO THAT. AND MEET NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING AND SUFFERING AND NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP. WE APPRECIATE WORK THAT YOU DO THERE I KNOW IT BEING A SMALLER SCALE FACILITY THEY CAN REALLY HAVE A MORE PERSONAL CONNECTION ABSOLUTELY WITH THEIR MEMBERS OR PATIENTS. WITH OUR PATIENTS, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DON’T BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT FOR HELP YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA ASSISTANCE DURING THIS TOUGH TIME THAT WE’VE ALL BE EXPERIENCING WE’LL CONNECT THEM WITH THEM AND THEIR SERVICE AT CILIVING.TV. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S TIM. COMING UP NEXT CI KITCHEN A
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