by Michael Heitt | Jan 10, 2012 | human behavior, psychology, Psychotherapy, self care, stress
Tomorrow the American Psychological Association (APA) releases the results from their annual “Stress in America” study. As part of the release of their findings, they will be holding a webcast tomorrow (Wed, 1/11/12 at 4:30pm EST) that is open to all. ...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 23, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, human behavior, Human Resources, Patient safety, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence
On November 9, 2011, the Joint Commission announced that they will be changing the definition of the term “disruptive behavior.” Specifically, they have noted that disruptive behavior is “behavior or behaviors that undermine a culture of...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 11, 2011 | human behavior, workplace violence
A few years back I was on an Maryland Psychological Association task force committee that worked in partnership with the American Psychological Association to identify and acknowledge organizations that promote conditions of psychologically healthy workplaces. The...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 31, 2011 | benefits of therapy, human behavior, medication, placebo
I have to admit that though I receive The American Psychologist (the main journal of the APA) monthly, I rarely get through more than one article per issue because the articles are so dense. This month, there was a great article about Lifestyle and Mental Health. ...
by Michael Heitt | May 10, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, Patient safety
The NYT ran a nice Op-Ed piece written by an oncology nurse about the impact of disruptive behavior on her morale, communication and, most importantly, patient safety. Unfortunately this nurse’s experience is not uncommon. I hear similar stories practically...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 8, 2011 | HR, human behavior, Human Resources, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence, zero tolerance
We’ve all heard about so-called “zero-tolerance” policies. They sound great and seem like they make a lot of sense, but if you think about it, can you really apply such concrete decision making to dealing with human behavior? In this Washington Post...