Supplying Quality Job Candidates: EXECUTIVE STAFF Presidents/CEOs/COOs Executive Directors Medical Directors CFOs & Accounting Professionals Clinical Directors Fundraising Executives VP & Departmental Supervisors CLINICAL STAFF Social Workers Psychiatrists Counselors Case Managers & Care Managers Psych RNs/LPNs Psychologists Addictions Specialists Residential Treatment Staff Psych Techs Activities & Security Monitors UR/QI Professionals ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF We offer a full range of administrative and clerical support staff — a “one stop shop” for great employees! www.PsychPros.com | 888.651.8367 | www.PsychTemps.com RECRUITING EXCELLENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH Spring • 2009 distributing company information. Consider issuing and receiving invoices for bills online when possible. • Recycle office papers, envelopes, and expired lobby magazines or newspapers. Professional shredding services are relatively inexpensive, and you will be assured that you company’s paper will be safely recycled. • Place a recycling bin in break areas to encourage recycling of cans, bottles and plastics. Recycle old equipment by donating it to community groups or watch for semi- annual community recycling drives for old computers. • Purchase a set of reusable dishes, glass- es and silverware for break areas to reduce the waste (and expense) of paper products. Ask employees to help keep the area clean and to pitch in by washing every dish they use. • Buy environmentally friendly cleaning products and office supplies. Look for biodegradable, nontoxic products. • Promote a healthy office environment. Plants add more oxygen to the air, absorb indoor pollutants, and add a pleasing look and feel to the office space. • Aim to conserve and reduce energy. This can be as simple as turning off lights in offices that are not in use or office machines that are used sporadically. When you’re buy- ing new products and equipment, look for energy efficiency ratings. There are other work practices that can help achieve reductions in energy and costs. These include: • Cutting down on unnecessary traveling. Opt to schedule meetings via conference calls or web conferencing. certifica- tions in the nation for small businesses. This designation means that we will be able to compete for larger contracts with community mental health, managed care companies, and behavioral health systems CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GOES GREEN Are You Green Yet? “Going Green” is not just a personal style state- ment anymore—it is a compelling dictate for the times we live in now. The increasing aware- ness and acceptance of global warming have propelled “going green” into a fundamental value of contemporary American culture. Even the most resistant of us is beginning to slowly modify our behavior, one step at a time. Our work environment—where we spend the better part of every day—is the perfect place to start conserving resources. Reduce, reuse, recy- cle—come join us! Going green at work minimizes environmental impact, and it gets employees involved, engaged and feeling good about the contributions they are making. Plus, it saves money and resources — which is something we all need. Behavioral healthcare organizations across the country are implementing green thinking. If your company wants to go green, or if you want to be a change agent and begin a positive program at work, consider these ideas to make an impact: • Make paper reduction a priority. Print only what is necessary and use e-mail for Earning Our Stripes! The staff at PsychPros Executive Search and PsychTemps has been hard at work gaining ac- creditation that will help us expand our services to you, our clients, throughout the U.S. We are happy to announce that we recently received certification by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The WBENC is one of the most widely recognized and respected America’s Premier Executive Search And Staffing Firm For The Behavioral Healthcare Field
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distributing company information. Consider issuing and receiving invoices for bills online when possible.
• Recycle office papers, envelopes, and expired lobby magazines or newspapers. Professional shredding services are relatively inexpensive, and you will be assured that you company’s paper will be safely recycled.
• Place a recycling bin in break areas to encourage recycling of cans, bottles and plastics. Recycle old equipment by donating it to community groups or watch for semi-annual community recycling drives for old computers.
• Purchase a set of reusable dishes, glass-es and silverware for break areas to reduce the waste (and expense) of paper products. Ask employees to help keep the area clean and to pitch in by washing every dish they use.
• Buy environmentally friendly cleaning products and office supplies. Look for biodegradable, nontoxic products.
• Promote a healthy office environment. Plants add more oxygen to the air, absorb indoor pollutants, and add a pleasing look and feel to the office space.
• Aim to conserve and reduce energy. This can be as simple as turning off lights in offices that are not in use or office machines that are used sporadically. When you’re buy-ing new products and equipment, look for energy efficiency ratings.
There are other work practices that can help achieve reductions in energy and costs. These include:
• Cutting down on unnecessary traveling. Opt to schedule meetings via conference calls or web conferencing.
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certifica-tions in the nation for
small businesses. This designation means that we will be able to compete for larger contracts with community mental health, managed care companies, and behavioral health systems
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Behavioral health goes green
are You green Yet?
“Going Green” is not just a personal style state-ment anymore—it is a compelling dictate for the times we live in now. The increasing aware-ness and acceptance of global warming have propelled “going green” into a fundamental value of contemporary American culture. Even the most resistant of us is beginning to slowly modify our behavior, one step at a time. Our work environment—where we spend the better part of every day—is the perfect place to start conserving resources. Reduce, reuse, recy-cle—come join us!
Going green at work minimizes environmental impact, and it gets employees involved, engaged and feeling good about the contributions they are making. Plus, it saves money and resources — which is something we all need.
Behavioral healthcare organizations across the country are implementing green thinking. If your company wants to go green, or if you want to be a change agent and begin a positive program at work, consider these ideas to make an impact:
• Make paper reduction a priority. Print only what is necessary and use e-mail for
earning our stripes! The staff at PsychPros Executive Search and PsychTemps has been hard at work gaining ac-creditation that will help us expand our services to you, our clients, throughout the U.S. We are happy to announce that we recently received certification by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The WBENC is one of the most widely recognized and respected
tid bits
“I haven’t failed. I’ve found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Benjamin Franklin
Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
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PAID CINCINNATI OHPERMIT NO.6940
America’s Premier
Executive Search
And Staffing Firm
For The Behavioral
Healthcare Field
Business Development
Frank McGuire, a behavioral healthcare executive with 30-years experience, is now steering the PsychPros Executive Search and PsychTemps efforts to reach out across America.
Welcome, Frank! n
What’s in a name… a $5 gift card for you?
PsychTemps is conducting an informal poll, and you can receive a $5 Starbuck’s gift card by answering a couple of questions that will have a tremendous impact on our organization.
For the past 14 years, our corporate name has been “PsychTemps, Inc.” The addition of the name “PsychPros Executive Search” in 2000 was in response to behavioral healthcare clients who wanted upper-level executive search services. This leaves us with a combination name: “PsychTemps and PsychPros Executive Search”. The question is: Should we keep the two names, or should we merge our staffing and executive recruiting services under one name, “PsychPros”?
For example, PsychPros: Recruiting Excellence for the Behavioral Healthcare Field, or, PsychPros Search and Staffing?
Which name, or names, would you choose? Why? What do you see are the pros and cons of the name change?E-mail your answers to our Business Development Director, Frank McGuire, [email protected]. Please be sure to include your name and business or home address to ensure the receipt of your $5 gift card.
Thank you in advance for your response! n
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked past a radar tube, and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
“Humor is a rubber sword — it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.” - Mary Hirch n
Meet our staff: Brooke MacDonald
“I get such satisfaction from knowing that I helped someone find the right position and also helped the client company fulfill their desire for a great staff member.”
These are the words that Brooke MacDonald uses to express the value of her position as a PsychTemps/PsychPros Account Manager. Brooke has worked at PsychTemps since 2007 as a national recruiter, placing independently licensed professionals. One of the things Brooke enjoys most is the variety of the people she talks to every day. Since she places candidates nationally, her day consists of calls to many people across the United States. On any given day, she may communicate with people in California, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado and Washington, to name a few states.
Brooke earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Indiana University, and she has continued her education at work by becom-ing a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) through the American Staffing Association (ASA). Before joining the team at PsychTemps, Brooke worked for four years in the mental health field handling case management and job development for both welfare clients and developmentally disabled adults. Her position at PsychTemps gives her a unique opportunity to combine her business knowledge and social work experiences in meeting the needs of her candidates and client companies.
Brooke recently ventured on a business trip to California. While there, she visited with client companies, providing information about PsychTemps, and she researched new client companies for the future. The trip resulted in improved relations with current clients and solid leads on new companies Brooke hopes to represent this year. “The trip could not have gone better,” she says. “Everyone I met with was very receptive and excited about what our company does.”
This has been an exciting year for Brooke outside of work as well. She purchased her first home and now spends much of her free time pursuing home improvement projects. She loves to play tennis, and she enjoys hiking and biking. Brooke’s favorite past-time is a popular card game called Euchre. She’s become proficient at it and loves the game so much that she is competing in a Euchre tournament later this year. From business cards to playing cards, Brooke MacDonald brings experience, knowledge and fun to the table!
• Carpooling among employees cuts down on expenses and boosts social interactions.
• Consider telecommuting for some employees (when their job duties will allow it) one or two days out of the month. If employees have home computers, implement remote desktops so that telecommuters have access to the same informa-tion they do at work.
• Send interested employees to “go green” networking events sponsored by city or county gov-ernments. They will come back with more ideas to help you save resources and money, plus they will help keep others charged up.
“Going green“ is a sign that you and your organization are committed to reducing your environmental impact. For more great ideas, type “go green” into your Internet search bar and see what innovative suggestions you can come up with! n
that want to include woman-owned businesses in their partnerships and vendor selections.
In addition to being a small business enterprise and a WBENC, PsychPros and PsychTemps can now bid on state and federal govern-ment contracts in the areas of mental health, chemical dependency, psychiatric nursing, psychiatry, and related mental health and addictions issues. We can submit proposals to supply personnel for Veterans Administration hospitals, federal prisons, and special programs supporting troops returning from war.
“These efforts demonstrate our commitment to expanding our range of services to better serve our clients and job candidates,” says presi-dent Holly Dorna. “With the WBENC and federal bidding recognition, we will move to a larger platform for both top talent and positions to be filled. Equally important, we are reaching out and extending our services to new areas within the behavioral healthcare field.”
Questions? Contact our federal business consultant, Bill Fioretti at 513.368.5229. n
“ARE YOU GREEN YET?”— CONTINUED
“EARNING OUR STRIPES”— CONTINUED
PrestalkOur company has never had a dedicated representative to reach out to client com-panies, but in the last quarter of 2008, that changed for the better. We are pleased to welcome Frank McGuire, our new Business Development Director. Frank’s background as a top administrator in the behavioral healthcare field makes him a perfect fit for this position. Having been a hiring executive in hospital settings, Frank used our company to fill his staffing and executive search needs over the past 10 years. He has experienced first-hand the hiring issues decision makers face, and he knows that the related stress from those issues can be managed by working with a specialized staffing agency. Frank understands the importance of delegating this process to professionals whose en-tire focus is hiring, “So that leaders can focus on the urgent things leaders need to focus on”, Frank says.
This new development came on the heels of an even larger devel-opment for the behavioral healthcare industry. The passing of the Mental Health Parity bill last fall gives us hope. Those of us who have been around since the 1970s, and who have seen nothing but budget cuts and inadequate funding for 30 years, share a common excitement that this legislative change will put mental health and addictions treatment on a par with healthcare treatment.
Just a few short months before the passing of the Mental Health Parity bill, a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility opened its doors in southwestern Ohio. The Lindner Center of Hope, now serving patients and their families from across the U.S., is located just north of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. The center blends unique inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services with scientific research into cutting edge treatments and outcomes. Their vision is that “the Lindner Center of Hope will be a universally recognized leader in mental health care.” We extend our congratulations and support to the Lindner Center, Dr. Susan McElroy, MD (Medical Director), and Dr. Paul Keck, Jr., MD (President/CEO) in this en-deavor and wish them the best of success in realizing their vision. n
Holly D. Dorna, MA, LPCC President/CEO
go green at home!
• Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Fill your recycle bins each week for collection. If your area does not have a recycling program, find out where the nearest recycling center is and take a container of collected items there once or twice a month.
• Donate toys, electronics and other items around the house that you normally throw in the trash.
• Buy energy efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs when current bulbs need replacing.
• Conserve energy by raising the thermostat by 2 degrees in the summer and lowering it by 2 degrees in the winter. Change furnace filters regularly to increase the air flow and efficiency of your furnace.
• Turn off lights when not in use, wash clothes in cold water, hang clothes up to dry, and turn off air conditioning and open the windows on nice day.
• Conserve water by taking shorter showers, install a high-pressure, flow-restricted shower head, use the dishwasher for full loads only, filter your tap water instead of buying bottled water.
• Reduce your paper usage by taking advantage of e-bills, online banking, and on-line newspapers, publications, and magazines. E-mail information and announcements to family and friends when possible to limit paper waste.
• Reduce your gas consumption. Make your next vehicle purchase a hybrid. Walk or ride your bike to work if you live close enough. If this is not an option, find out if any co-workers live in your area and would be interested in carpooling. Telecommute when possible.
• Use cloth shopping bags instead of plastic. Cloth bags are inexpensive and can be kept in your car so that you have them anytime you stop to shop! Recycle plastic bags if you must use them.
• Buy recycled products when possible.• Grow your own vegetables! Plant a
vegetable garden with the veggies you enjoy the most. Save some of the seeds as you consume the vegetables and store them for planting in the next season. Make the garden a family project by assigning one vegetable to each family member for planting and care.
• Create a compost pile in the farthest corner of your yard. Throw your food waste into the area (instead of the trash) and mix with dirt. Turn the pile once a week with a shovel to circulate air through the mixture. In a month or so you will have rich, fertile soil to spread throughout your vegetable garden, or flower garden.
• Get involved and stay informed. Join organizations in your area that promote a green community. Stay informed of ways you can conserve and recycle.
• Spread the word! n Recruiting excellence for thebehavioral healthcare field
“together, We Will!”
That was the uplifting theme of the 39th National Mental Health and Addictions Conference of the National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare Organizations. Together, we will create the change we need for behavioral healthcare.
Held April 6-8 in sunny San Antonio, the conference was state-of-the-art in every way. From the keynote speakers (Craig Newmark from craigslist.com, David Gergen – CNN political guru, author Christopher Kennedy Lawford, to name a few) to the glass-enclosed Social Media Lab (where mental health-types learned to get Linke-dIn, Twittered, and Facebooked) to the paperless academic format that was spiced up with unusual offerings like Wii bowling, Bobbi Brown make-overs and lessons in Southwestern cooking – San Antonio was the place to be for community mental health profes-sionals.
Main Themes Workshops highlighted three main themes:
1) We must integrate mental health/addictions treatment with primary physical care — now!
2) We must be more active with our legisla-tors — go to Capitol Hill Day — because our mental health/addictions treatment agenda is not included in a major way yet.
3) Take training in social media networking (LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook) and learn how they can benefit your business.
Mental Health Parity PrimerIf you would like a synopsis of the recently-passed mental health parity rules, plus a look at the issues that are yet to be decided, drop Nancy Meyers an e-mail request ([email protected]), and she will send you a concise “Mental Health Parity Primer”. n
Meet our staff: Brooke MacDonald
“I get such satisfaction from knowing that I helped someone find the right position and also helped the client company fulfill their desire for a great staff member.”
These are the words that Brooke MacDonald uses to express the value of her position as a PsychTemps/PsychPros Account Manager. Brooke has worked at PsychTemps since 2007 as a national recruiter, placing independently licensed professionals. One of the things Brooke enjoys most is the variety of the people she talks to every day. Since she places candidates nationally, her day consists of calls to many people across the United States. On any given day, she may communicate with people in California, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado and Washington, to name a few states.
Brooke earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Indiana University, and she has continued her education at work by becom-ing a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) through the American Staffing Association (ASA). Before joining the team at PsychTemps, Brooke worked for four years in the mental health field handling case management and job development for both welfare clients and developmentally disabled adults. Her position at PsychTemps gives her a unique opportunity to combine her business knowledge and social work experiences in meeting the needs of her candidates and client companies.
Brooke recently ventured on a business trip to California. While there, she visited with client companies, providing information about PsychTemps, and she researched new client companies for the future. The trip resulted in improved relations with current clients and solid leads on new companies Brooke hopes to represent this year. “The trip could not have gone better,” she says. “Everyone I met with was very receptive and excited about what our company does.”
This has been an exciting year for Brooke outside of work as well. She purchased her first home and now spends much of her free time pursuing home improvement projects. She loves to play tennis, and she enjoys hiking and biking. Brooke’s favorite past-time is a popular card game called Euchre. She’s become proficient at it and loves the game so much that she is competing in a Euchre tournament later this year. From business cards to playing cards, Brooke MacDonald brings experience, knowledge and fun to the table!
• Carpooling among employees cuts down on expenses and boosts social interactions.
• Consider telecommuting for some employees (when their job duties will allow it) one or two days out of the month. If employees have home computers, implement remote desktops so that telecommuters have access to the same informa-tion they do at work.
• Send interested employees to “go green” networking events sponsored by city or county gov-ernments. They will come back with more ideas to help you save resources and money, plus they will help keep others charged up.
“Going green“ is a sign that you and your organization are committed to reducing your environmental impact. For more great ideas, type “go green” into your Internet search bar and see what innovative suggestions you can come up with! n
that want to include woman-owned businesses in their partnerships and vendor selections.
In addition to being a small business enterprise and a WBENC, PsychPros and PsychTemps can now bid on state and federal govern-ment contracts in the areas of mental health, chemical dependency, psychiatric nursing, psychiatry, and related mental health and addictions issues. We can submit proposals to supply personnel for Veterans Administration hospitals, federal prisons, and special programs supporting troops returning from war.
“These efforts demonstrate our commitment to expanding our range of services to better serve our clients and job candidates,” says presi-dent Holly Dorna. “With the WBENC and federal bidding recognition, we will move to a larger platform for both top talent and positions to be filled. Equally important, we are reaching out and extending our services to new areas within the behavioral healthcare field.”
Questions? Contact our federal business consultant, Bill Fioretti at 513.368.5229. n
“ARE YOU GREEN YET?”— CONTINUED
“EARNING OUR STRIPES”— CONTINUED
PrestalkOur company has never had a dedicated representative to reach out to client com-panies, but in the last quarter of 2008, that changed for the better. We are pleased to welcome Frank McGuire, our new Business Development Director. Frank’s background as a top administrator in the behavioral healthcare field makes him a perfect fit for this position. Having been a hiring executive in hospital settings, Frank used our company to fill his staffing and executive search needs over the past 10 years. He has experienced first-hand the hiring issues decision makers face, and he knows that the related stress from those issues can be managed by working with a specialized staffing agency. Frank understands the importance of delegating this process to professionals whose en-tire focus is hiring, “So that leaders can focus on the urgent things leaders need to focus on”, Frank says.
This new development came on the heels of an even larger devel-opment for the behavioral healthcare industry. The passing of the Mental Health Parity bill last fall gives us hope. Those of us who have been around since the 1970s, and who have seen nothing but budget cuts and inadequate funding for 30 years, share a common excitement that this legislative change will put mental health and addictions treatment on a par with healthcare treatment.
Just a few short months before the passing of the Mental Health Parity bill, a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility opened its doors in southwestern Ohio. The Lindner Center of Hope, now serving patients and their families from across the U.S., is located just north of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. The center blends unique inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services with scientific research into cutting edge treatments and outcomes. Their vision is that “the Lindner Center of Hope will be a universally recognized leader in mental health care.” We extend our congratulations and support to the Lindner Center, Dr. Susan McElroy, MD (Medical Director), and Dr. Paul Keck, Jr., MD (President/CEO) in this en-deavor and wish them the best of success in realizing their vision. n
Holly D. Dorna, MA, LPCC President/CEO
go green at home!
• Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Fill your recycle bins each week for collection. If your area does not have a recycling program, find out where the nearest recycling center is and take a container of collected items there once or twice a month.
• Donate toys, electronics and other items around the house that you normally throw in the trash.
• Buy energy efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs when current bulbs need replacing.
• Conserve energy by raising the thermostat by 2 degrees in the summer and lowering it by 2 degrees in the winter. Change furnace filters regularly to increase the air flow and efficiency of your furnace.
• Turn off lights when not in use, wash clothes in cold water, hang clothes up to dry, and turn off air conditioning and open the windows on nice day.
• Conserve water by taking shorter showers, install a high-pressure, flow-restricted shower head, use the dishwasher for full loads only, filter your tap water instead of buying bottled water.
• Reduce your paper usage by taking advantage of e-bills, online banking, and on-line newspapers, publications, and magazines. E-mail information and announcements to family and friends when possible to limit paper waste.
• Reduce your gas consumption. Make your next vehicle purchase a hybrid. Walk or ride your bike to work if you live close enough. If this is not an option, find out if any co-workers live in your area and would be interested in carpooling. Telecommute when possible.
• Use cloth shopping bags instead of plastic. Cloth bags are inexpensive and can be kept in your car so that you have them anytime you stop to shop! Recycle plastic bags if you must use them.
• Buy recycled products when possible.• Grow your own vegetables! Plant a
vegetable garden with the veggies you enjoy the most. Save some of the seeds as you consume the vegetables and store them for planting in the next season. Make the garden a family project by assigning one vegetable to each family member for planting and care.
• Create a compost pile in the farthest corner of your yard. Throw your food waste into the area (instead of the trash) and mix with dirt. Turn the pile once a week with a shovel to circulate air through the mixture. In a month or so you will have rich, fertile soil to spread throughout your vegetable garden, or flower garden.
• Get involved and stay informed. Join organizations in your area that promote a green community. Stay informed of ways you can conserve and recycle.
• Spread the word! n Recruiting excellence for thebehavioral healthcare field
“together, We Will!”
That was the uplifting theme of the 39th National Mental Health and Addictions Conference of the National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare Organizations. Together, we will create the change we need for behavioral healthcare.
Held April 6-8 in sunny San Antonio, the conference was state-of-the-art in every way. From the keynote speakers (Craig Newmark from craigslist.com, David Gergen – CNN political guru, author Christopher Kennedy Lawford, to name a few) to the glass-enclosed Social Media Lab (where mental health-types learned to get Linke-dIn, Twittered, and Facebooked) to the paperless academic format that was spiced up with unusual offerings like Wii bowling, Bobbi Brown make-overs and lessons in Southwestern cooking – San Antonio was the place to be for community mental health profes-sionals.
Main Themes Workshops highlighted three main themes:
1) We must integrate mental health/addictions treatment with primary physical care — now!
2) We must be more active with our legisla-tors — go to Capitol Hill Day — because our mental health/addictions treatment agenda is not included in a major way yet.
3) Take training in social media networking (LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook) and learn how they can benefit your business.
Mental Health Parity PrimerIf you would like a synopsis of the recently-passed mental health parity rules, plus a look at the issues that are yet to be decided, drop Nancy Meyers an e-mail request ([email protected]), and she will send you a concise “Mental Health Parity Primer”. n
R E C R U I T I N G E X C E L L E N C E I N M E N T A L H E A L T H
Spr ing • 2009
distributing company information. Consider issuing and receiving invoices for bills online when possible.
• Recycle office papers, envelopes, and expired lobby magazines or newspapers. Professional shredding services are relatively inexpensive, and you will be assured that you company’s paper will be safely recycled.
• Place a recycling bin in break areas to encourage recycling of cans, bottles and plastics. Recycle old equipment by donating it to community groups or watch for semi-annual community recycling drives for old computers.
• Purchase a set of reusable dishes, glass-es and silverware for break areas to reduce the waste (and expense) of paper products. Ask employees to help keep the area clean and to pitch in by washing every dish they use.
• Buy environmentally friendly cleaning products and office supplies. Look for biodegradable, nontoxic products.
• Promote a healthy office environment. Plants add more oxygen to the air, absorb indoor pollutants, and add a pleasing look and feel to the office space.
• Aim to conserve and reduce energy. This can be as simple as turning off lights in offices that are not in use or office machines that are used sporadically. When you’re buy-ing new products and equipment, look for energy efficiency ratings.
There are other work practices that can help achieve reductions in energy and costs. These include:
• Cutting down on unnecessary traveling. Opt to schedule meetings via conference calls or web conferencing.
2404 Auburn AvenueCincinnati, OH 45219
Return Service Requested
certifica-tions in the nation for
small businesses. This designation means that we will be able to compete for larger contracts with community mental health, managed care companies, and behavioral health systems
CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
Behavioral health goes green
are You green Yet?
“Going Green” is not just a personal style state-ment anymore—it is a compelling dictate for the times we live in now. The increasing aware-ness and acceptance of global warming have propelled “going green” into a fundamental value of contemporary American culture. Even the most resistant of us is beginning to slowly modify our behavior, one step at a time. Our work environment—where we spend the better part of every day—is the perfect place to start conserving resources. Reduce, reuse, recy-cle—come join us!
Going green at work minimizes environmental impact, and it gets employees involved, engaged and feeling good about the contributions they are making. Plus, it saves money and resources — which is something we all need.
Behavioral healthcare organizations across the country are implementing green thinking. If your company wants to go green, or if you want to be a change agent and begin a positive program at work, consider these ideas to make an impact:
• Make paper reduction a priority. Print only what is necessary and use e-mail for
earning our stripes! The staff at PsychPros Executive Search and PsychTemps has been hard at work gaining ac-creditation that will help us expand our services to you, our clients, throughout the U.S. We are happy to announce that we recently received certification by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The WBENC is one of the most widely recognized and respected
tid bits
“I haven’t failed. I’ve found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Benjamin Franklin
Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Presort StandardU.S. Postage
PAID CINCINNATI OHPERMIT NO.6940
America’s Premier
Executive Search
And Staffing Firm
For The Behavioral
Healthcare Field
Business Development
Frank McGuire, a behavioral healthcare executive with 30-years experience, is now steering the PsychPros Executive Search and PsychTemps efforts to reach out across America.
Welcome, Frank! n
What’s in a name… a $5 gift card for you?
PsychTemps is conducting an informal poll, and you can receive a $5 Starbuck’s gift card by answering a couple of questions that will have a tremendous impact on our organization.
For the past 14 years, our corporate name has been “PsychTemps, Inc.” The addition of the name “PsychPros Executive Search” in 2000 was in response to behavioral healthcare clients who wanted upper-level executive search services. This leaves us with a combination name: “PsychTemps and PsychPros Executive Search”. The question is: Should we keep the two names, or should we merge our staffing and executive recruiting services under one name, “PsychPros”?
For example, PsychPros: Recruiting Excellence for the Behavioral Healthcare Field, or, PsychPros Search and Staffing?
Which name, or names, would you choose? Why? What do you see are the pros and cons of the name change?E-mail your answers to our Business Development Director, Frank McGuire, [email protected]. Please be sure to include your name and business or home address to ensure the receipt of your $5 gift card.
Thank you in advance for your response! n
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked past a radar tube, and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
“Humor is a rubber sword — it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.” - Mary Hirch n
