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Posts by: ## Admin ### [September 2012](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/september-2012-tips-topics) Sep 30, 2012, 6:27:40 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 6 September 2012 ##### In This Issue SAVVY – READERS’ REACTIONS: Comments on SAVVY, July 2012 SKILLS – Pilot test small changes and banish waiting lists SOUL – We need a new party – The Compromise Party Welcome. I’m glad you could join us and be part of the Tips and Topics community of readers. ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/september-2012-tips-topics) ### [August 2012](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/august-2012-tips-topics) Aug 31, 2012, 9:44:25 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 5 August 2012 ##### In This Issue SAVVY & SKILLS – Mindfulness from the “mother of mindfulness research” SOUL – Lessons from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Welcome everyone to the August edition of Tips and Topics (TNT).  Thanks to all the new subscribers this month who are joining us for the first time. ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/august-2012-tips-topics) ### [July 2012](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/july-2012-tips-topics) Jul 31, 2012, 11:11:36 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 4  July 2012 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY – The Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Reform and the CASA Report (not good news)](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#savvy) - [SKILLS & STUMP THE SHRINK- How to decide when to change the level of care?](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#skills) - [SOUL – Maria – inspiring hope, hard work and stick-to-it-iveness](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#soul) Thank-you for joining us for the July edition of Tips and Topics (TNT). For all our readers in the Northern Hemisphere, hope you are having some summer fun. For our readers way further south….stay warm. ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/july-2012-tips-topics) ### [June 2012 – Tips & Topics](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/june-2012-tips-topics) Jun 30, 2012, 8:08:33 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 3  June, 2012 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY – How to move systems from programs to people](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#savvy) - [SKILLS – Reframing “resistance” in systems change](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#skills) - [SOUL – Soothing the customer](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#soul) - [STUMP THE SHRINK- When to increase the level of care intensity](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#stump) Welcome to the June edition of Tips and Topics (TNT) and to all the new subscribers. You can see nine years of back issues of TNT on The Change Companies’ website and download any of the previous editions. ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/june-2012-tips-topics) ### [May 2012 – Tips & Topics](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/may-2012-tips-topics) May 29, 2012, 8:19:29 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 2 May, 2012 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY – How to Develop a Therapeutic Alliance in less than 10 minutes](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#savvy) - [SKILLS – Clinical vignettes to build the therapeutic relationship](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#skills) - [SOUL – My daughter sings the National Anthem and Memorial Day](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#soul) - [SHARING SOLUTIONS – Resources on TCC website; ChangeU; TNT book](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#sharing%20solutions) Thank-you for joining us for the May edition of Tips and Topics (TNT). ![David signature](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/may-2012-tips-topics) ### [April 2012 – Tips & Topics](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/april-2012-tips-topics) Apr 30, 2012, 1:35:57 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 10, No. 1 April, 2012 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY – Readers comment on Spirituality and religion](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2819#savvy) - [SKILLS – Relevant Lessons from the last ten years](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2819#skills) - [SOUL – Why do you do what you do – the hand in the bucket of water](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2819#soul) - [STUMP the SHRINK – How to use Stages of Change](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2819#stump) This April edition of Tips and Topics (TNT) is the beginning of our tenth year. Welcome to all and the many new readers this month too.![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Senior Vice President of The Change Companies® [Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/april-2012-tips-topics) ### [March 2012 – Tips & Topics](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/march-2011-tips-topics-2) Mar 31, 2012, 12:12:48 AM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 9, No. 12 March, 2012 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY -The neglected topic: Spirituality and religion](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#savvy) - [SKILLS – Ask about spirituality and religion](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#skills) - [SOUL – A granddaughter and aging mother](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#soul) - [SHARING SOLUTIONS – New products on the ASAM Criteria](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/15#solutions) Welcome to the March edition of Tips and Topics (TNT), ending nine years of publication. 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[Admin](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin) [Read More](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/january-2012-tips-topics) ### [December 2011 – Tips & Topics](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/december-2011-tips-topics) Dec 30, 2011, 10:35:03 PM ![Tips and Topics](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) Vol. 9, No. 9 December, 2011 #### In This Issue - [SAVVY -A new definition of Recovery from Mental and Substance Use Disorders](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2125#savvy) - [SKILLS – Clinical and systems questions, suggestions and solutions](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2125#skills) - [SOUL – Politics of personal destruction](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2125#soul) - [SHARING SOLUTIONS- Implementing ASAM Criteria](https://changecompanies.net/tipsandtopics/author/admin/page/?p=2125#solutions) Happy Holidays to all and best wishes for a healthy, successful and meaningful 2012! 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Mee-Lee was editor in chief of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM) Criteria for all editions from 1991-2013. Now retired, he was president of DML Training and Consulting and had over 40 years’ experience in person-centered treatment and program development for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. 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