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Underlying Strategies of Psychological Abuse
There is a widespread understanding regarding the main categories of abuse being sexual, physical, verbal, spiritual and psychological. I believe that all abuse at its core is primarily psychological abuse and out of that come the different manifestations of each of the other types of abuse as mentioned above.
There are three key strategies used; all abuse seems to fall under one of these categories. In my work with clients over the last 25+ years in counseling therapy, I have noticed these three strategies are the underlying concepts or infrastructure that abuse relies on in order to meet its domination. It is important to note that the strategy is the plan and the tactics are the methods used. There are an unlimited amount of tactics which may be used with each strategy.
In this video I take a look at the way we typically categorize abuse and I talk about how I have come to view it in my own practice.
With you in mind,
Norm
 Norm Quantz is a counseling therapist, and Cofounder and President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in private practice and as CEO of a multi-therapist practice. |
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| From the Client's Perspective with Darlene Ouimet |
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Withholding Emotional Involvement
Learning to accept abuse, even passive abuse, rarely begins in adulthood. In my case, I was conditioned over time to believe that my efforts alone contributed to the success of the relationship and it never occurred to me that I am never solely responsible for the success or failure of any given relationship.
My father was a very passive man who seemed to be very happy with his job, his family and his life in general. As a child I didn't recognize that I had to work hard at getting his attention. I didn't realize that I was inventing things like nightmares and tall tales in order to get a response out of him. I was just a child wanting my father to notice me. Ironically, I was constantly reprimanded for doing things to get attention.
My father was very well liked; in fact he was popular. He was known for his jokes and stories and for his ability to entertain everyone with his singing and guitar playing. When it came to me however, he withheld. It seemed as though he could engage with the rest of the world, but he didn't seem very interested in being my father. My dad withheld his interest in me and his attention from me. He did not offer input into my life; there were no discussions about school, boys, hobbies, friends or any of the other things I heard and imagined other girls talked about with their dads. My father was not emotionally present. I don't recall resenting this fact; I didn't know anything different.
This laid the foundation for me to be . . . Click here to continue reading.
To Your Success,
Darlene
 Darlene Ouimet is the Director of Client Relations for both IMAGEFaceToFace.com and Relationship-Makeover.com. She is trained as a personal coach and has an extensive history in training, networking and supporting individuals in their healing process. |
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| Practice Excellence with Neva Quantz |
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Marketing Strategy (3-5)
Remember the bracketed (numbers) following each heading are merely suggestions for page lengths.
This section is all about getting the word out that you have something unique and valuable to offer the public. How will your venture do that? Who will you target? etc. Be clear and concise and above all, realistic.
Target Markets
Identify the target market(s) for your product or service.
Clearly define them so the reader understands you know what you are talking about.
Description of Key Competitors
Clearly define who your venture's key competitors will likely be?
What do they offer?
What sets you apart?
How will you do it differently?
Next month we will discuss the Management & Staffing Section of a Business Plan.
Best Regards,
Neva
P.S. This is Part 8 in the Practice Excellence series. To review earlier articles start here.
"Excellence is never an accident: it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities."
- Author Unknown
 Neva Quantz has served in upper management in two corporations and has co-established and directed four counseling centers. She currently is the Business Manager for Norm's private practice and Cofounder and Vice President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc. |
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| Promotional Buzz with Tammy Morales |
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Do You Struggle With Finding the Balance?
Although making money at your practice is important, I suspect it is not your driving force. For most therapists the focus is on helping others and having impact. However, for some therapists and health professionals that focus has been to the detriment of the business success of running a private practice.
So how do you find the balance between helping others while having impact and making a living?
Although a very noble and worthy cause, it is difficult to help others when you are not prepared or able to help yourself financially. It is important that there are . . . click here to continue reading.
Warmly,
Tammy
 Tammy Morales owns and operates an internet marketing business and a successful graphic arts company. She also is the Chief Operating Officer for I.M.A.G.E. Inc.
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FaceToFaceGlobal Tech Tips
with Rumilio Morales
Creating a Theme
As the operator you have control of how your conference room is presented to your guest(s). By simply going into the "System Settings" tab and under "Themes" you are able to personalize your room by changing the colour and/or the theme of your room. Here you will also find many different settings to help personalize your meeting room.
Together we Aspire
Together we Achieve,
Rumilio
Fill out the online form, click submit and someone will contact you within 48 hours to assist you.)
 Rumilio Morales is the Director of Tech Support for FaceToFace-Global.com. He has extensive telecommunications background and he also owns a home-based internet marketing business.
Your Online Presence
with James Friesen
What is a CMS and Why Do I Need One?
We all know (or you should by now) that adding fresh content to your site is very important. One of the biggest barriers to adding content for many businesses is that they have to ask their webmaster to post things since they don't know how to do it themselves. That takes extra time and money.
That's where a CMS, or Content Management System, can really help. A CMS is a web-based management system for publishing content on the web. It allows non-technical users to add content to their site by clicking a few buttons and using a Word-like editor to write their content. The CMS handles much of the formatting of the content to ensure a consistent look and feel in the front end.
There are many free options out there, but the ones that are the most common, and easily installable on most reputable web hosts are Joomla[www.joomla.org], Drupal[www.drupal.org], and Wordpress [www.wordpress.org].
So ditch your Dreamweaver or Frontpage sites, install a CMS, and start adding fresh content to your site today!
Cheers,
James
 James Friesen is the Director of Web Services for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He is a web designer and developer and has his own business, Mango Tree Media. He also has extensive international and cross cultural experience.
About the Editor
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 Tracy Epp is the Director of Online Communications and
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