Counseling & Recovery Services Fall Employee Newsletter

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a two-year capital campaign that successfully raised 1.3
After
The CALM Center’s renovation is complete.
million,
Join Us for The Unveiling, Ribbon Cutting and Open
Please
Celebration - Wednesday September 25th, 2 – 5pm.
House
years, The CALM Center has been providing care to teens and
“For
says Matthew Crum, CALM Center Director. “This
families,”
demonstrates how dedicated the caring citizens of Green
renovation
are to maintaining a safe, clean environment for children to
Country
the Sanctuary Model of Care, CALM Center results are
Using
Depression symptoms drop by 54% & anxiety symptoms
substantial.
by 60%. With most youth connected to further outpatient
decrease
upon leaving the facility, in the last 3 years, less than 2% are
care
CALM Center Renovation
The
& Ribbon Cutting
Unveiling
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Work Anniversaries • P. 2
Employee Birthdays • P. 2
In Your Own Words • P. 3
continue receiving this needed aid.”
Events & News • P. 4
Agency News • P. 5
Sanctuary Moment • P. 6
Legislative Update • P. 7
discharged to a higher level of care.
That is something to celebrate!

Bielli June 1
Jennifer
Stephens June 8
Boyd
Conner April 7
Janet
Lawson May 5
Cody
Rogers May 21
Regina
Williams June 25
Vicki
Peixotto January 8
Bruce
Jackson February 5
Angela
Ness March 5
Ella
Batalo March 5
Amanda
Cluck March 16
Mary
Jackson April 2
Joni
Griffin June 15
Rebekah
Probst June 18
Miranda
Lamb July 5
Cathy
Russell August 6
Caitlyn
Jones August 27
Jessica
Erwood September 17
Patty
Irish September 20
Jahsem
See September 24
Kim
March October 22
LaShawn
Tobin October 22
Robin
Matthew Sharp October 26
Dr.
Olberding November 1
Cathy
Thompson November 5
Katrina
Jenkins November 12
Nikki
Ballard November 19
Steve
Brill November 26
Crystal
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15 YEARS
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Martha Hauser June 28
10 YEARS
Di Di Herron October 8
5 YEARS
Beth Ann Nave October 6
1 YEAR
15 YEARS
Donna Justus December 3
Aaron Duckworth 8/1
Monica Smith 8/1
Jessica Wiles 8/5
Stephanie Blackmon 8/10
Matthew Crum 8/15
Jahsem Irish 8/17
Crystal Gaylord 8/24
Cody Lawson 8/30
Cathy Olberding 8/31
Marshall Davis 9/6
Jill Kinney 9/7
Pa Xiong 9/7
Bryan Blankenship 9/9
LaQuieta Drew 9/11
Frank Jeffries 9/14
Eddie Williams 9/14
Miranda Probst 9/17
Lindsey O'Donnell 9/20
Donna Justus 9/23
Stephanie Stroud 9/23
Lynn Boyes 9/24
Jennifer Bielli 9/25
Crystal Brill 9/26
Jimmy Anderson 9/27
Frankie Whatley 9/27
Laurie Ormerod 10/6
Regina Rogers 10/10
Cathy Lamb 10/13
Linda Weaver 10/19
Michelle Grayson 11/4
Terri Stockton 11/6
Becky Foust 11/17
Diane Maloy 11/19
Martha Hauser 11/21
Beth Ann Nave 12/5
Bradley Hermann 12/7
Dionne Penuel 12/10
Angel Taylor 12/14
LaDonna Wallace 12/18
Spenser Wilson Bolte 12/23
U P C O M I N G B I R T H D A Y S

speed- I could do all the not so fun tasks
Super
quickly and have more time to enjoy fun
really
moments
and the power to change /create
Telepathy
is needed
what
vision
Night
manipulation to freeze, go back, or speed
Time
time to make things convenient.
up
shifting - you can transform into anything
Shape
want to
you
would be able to teleport so I can go see my
I
and travel more often.
family
be able to fly
To
reader so I would know what they are
Mind
thinking
between telekinesis and mind reading.
Toss-up
Godmother
Fairy
because I'm afraid of heights and don't want to fly.
Invisibility
find a cure from cancer, so that everyone beats it
To
control so people will see things from my perspective
Mind
I could be tiny and be able to listen and see what's happening in an important case,
AntMan...So
a fly on the wall
like
so I didn't have to sit in traffic and could just go from place to place in a blink of an
Teleportation
No wasting time.
eye.
speed and energy so I could get my house cleaned up then go play
Super
able to think, learn, process, memorize (in both my short term and long-term memory), retain,
Being
recall massive amounts of knowledge and information be it mathematical, scientific,
and
technological, historical, political, strategy, planning, tactics, tracking,
engineering,
etc. instantaneously.
behavior/psychology
As in Travel anywhere I want at any time.
Traveling.
I love to travel
Fly/
be able to talk and understand animals....BECAUSE who doesn’t want to talk to animals
To
Next to love, it's the greatest thing to have.
Wisdom.
So I could hide when I felt like being an introvert while doing something extroverted.
Invisibility.
being rich a superpower? Just asking for a friend. :)
Is
Minds
Read
up and beam down to get places quicker and safer
Beam
be invisible so no-one can find me
To
reading, make job easier
Mind
read minds because I like the truth
To
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It is time to join Tulsa Hex House
for the 3rd annual Zombie outbreak
run that benefits crsok! a 2 Mile
Adventure Run - think flag football
vs. zombies - for the whole family!
Saturday, September 7, 6:30 p.m.
Chandler Park
Volunteers needed to help in all
roles - sign up to help out here
VANS-DALIZED >
On July 1st, 3 of our vehicles were vandalized/burglarized with
batteries cut out & stolen and fuel fill hoses cut to drain out gas.
This seriously halted our driving capability and prevented us
from transporting clients for any treatment, programs, therapy
groups or to pick up medications. Several local media outlets ran
stories and we also posted it on social media with a donate
button. Thanks to the generous donations from several companies,
individuals and organizations, all 3 vehicles are completely fixed
and we have restored our fleet to fully operational status. Our
immense gratitude goes out to BJS Wrecker, Christ Church
Episcopal, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, The Garage, Jeff Erickson, Bill
Hinkle, several anonymous Facebook donors and The Gelvin
Foundation.
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survey team from CARF International recently visited our sites to
A
how well we meet international standards for commitment to
evaluate
The team conducted an assessment of over 1,500 rigorous
quality.
to determine our strengths and areas for improvement.
standards
received their report and feedback, and we have been accredited
We
another 3 years through June 30, 2022.
for
has provided us with a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), which will
CARF
our efforts to implement the survey recommendation(s).
demonstrate
must be submitted within the next 90 days to retain accreditations.
This
will work diligently to ensure a timely response.
We
We Are Hiring
Want to make an easy $300 to $1,000?
Help recruit great employees for full-time jobs here!
The bonus for recruiting is:
$300 for non-clinical staff
$500 for clinical staff
$1,000 for leadership positions
$1,000 for prescribers/CALM physicians/pharmacists
To be eligible:
You must be an active status employee
You must complete and submit a referral form
accompanied by either a resume or completed application
You must submit before the resume/application arrives
from another source
**A link to the form is located on the SharePoint home page.For more information, contact
Frank Jeffries, Jr., Human Resources Director, at x5817 or fjeffries@crsok.org.
Click Here for Open Positions
To apply for a specific open position, email your Resume, the
Requisition Number and your Salary Requirements to
hr@crsok.org
FISCAL YEAR 2019 Financial Report
For the fiscal year 2019, Counseling &
Recovery Services revenues were reduced by a
lower Medicaid performance compared to
the previous year, but this was more than
offset by the value of donated medications,
which increased by a significant 35% over the
previous year. While these numbers are preaudit,
total revenues for this last year were
$9,698,938.
Overall, total expenses for the year dropped
by 2.5% from last year and that was mainly due
to the company’s ability to accomplish more
with fewer staff. Still, for FY19, expenses
outpaced revenues for a 1.7% under recovery
before donated medications. However, when
we factor in the donated medications, we had
an over-recovery of $341,891.
Noteworthy among the revenue generators is
the Suboxone program which outperformed its
budget by 4.17 times, bringing in $ 132,079 for
the year. The Pharmacy brought in a
respectable $2,558,902 in revenue and
Medicare ended the year over budget by
almost 40%. Other programs faced some
challenges but ended the year moving upwards
bringing a good beginning for FY2020.
WE ARE CARF ACCREDITED!
Thank you all for your hard work—we couldn’t have done it without you.

SANCTUARY MOMENT
EW:
Laurie Ormerod, MA, LPC-S
Greetings Everyone! I am thrilled to be a contributor for this month’s employee newsletter! For those of you I have not met I
am a therapist in the Outpatient Department working with primarily adults who seek office-based services. Recently I was
tasked to share with my department followed by the community at large at a town hall meeting my experience attending the
Network Days Conference April 30-May 2nd located in White Plains New York (16 miles from where I was born!) The
conference was presented by The Sanctuary Institute whom through we are certified.
The topic I chose to share on was based upon a workshop I attended entitled “Our Evolution Towards an Eighth commitment,
“presented by Glen Newberry, M. ed, LPC-S. Tammie Combs, and James Jones. The speakers identified the Eighth
commitment as Forgiveness and have come to believe that forgiveness is an essential step in the healing process for clients,
staff members, and themselves.
The workshop appealed to me based upon the work I do on a daily basis. As a helper I am acutely aware of all the pain, abuse,
injustices, and trauma my clients have endured. However, I know that individuals can experience healing by taking the often
difficult and sometimes insurmountable path of letting go of an offense. “Forgiveness is the full release of wrongdoing against
us by others, and the full acceptance of release of our own wrong doing.”[1]
As a community we discussed what forgiveness is and what it is not. In summary we determined that forgiveness is not
forgetting, saying the offense is okay, ruminating about the offense, or retaliation. We discussed the presenter’s contention
that “Forgiveness is not a rebuilding of trust, a guarantee of reconciliation and that it is not a feeling but a decision.” [2]
Most importantly we talked about the benefits for not holding on to anger and bitterness towards a person mentally, and
socially. According to the presenters of the workshop “How I think about the offender affects my emotions. My emotions will
affect my social life and relationships. People may not feel safe around me or relax if I am emotionally preoccupied due to
being in the same area as the offender or I am ruminating on the offense.” [3] As a team we discussed the physical
ramifications of not letting go of an offense such as insomnia, high blood pressure, a compromised immune system, a high
cortisol release, as well as the physical symptoms that accompany feelings of aggression, irritability, depression and anxiety.
So, with all that said why not give yourself the gift of forgiveness by letting go of a deep hurt, major wound, or minor
infraction done to you by another either unintentionally or intentionally?
As a group we determined that forgiveness does not happen overnight and that it is usually a daily process. Listed below is an
empirically based 5 step process entitled REACH. These steps to forgiveness were developed by professor and forgiveness
expert Dr. Everett Worthington of Virginia Common Wealth University:
“R: “Recall”- remembering the hurt that was done to you as objectively as you can
E: “Empathize”- trying to understand the viewpoint of the person who has wronged you.
A: “Altruism”- thinking about a time you hurt someone and were forgiven, then offering the gift of forgiveness to the person
who hurt you.
C: “Committing”- publicly forgiving the person who wronged you
H: is for “holding on”-not forgetting the hurt, but reminding yourself you made the choice to forgive” [4]
[1] Glenn Newberry, Tammie Combs and James Jones, Our Evolution Towards an Eighth Commitment, (Network Days: New York, 2019) 1-2
[2] IBID
[3] IBID
[4] Everett Worthington, PHD, www.evworthington-forgiveness.com/reach-forgiveness-of-others

OKLAHOMANS DECIDE
A statewide coalition has launched a campaign to put the question to voters if
Medicaid coverage should be expanded to thousands of uninsured Oklahomans.
The group supports a plan for Oklahoma to obtain about $1 billion annually in
federal dollars to expand the state's Medicaid program to as many as 200,000
residents.
Expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act would extend
health insurance to those earning up to 133% of the federal poverty level, which
is about $33,000 for a family of four. Oklahoma would join 36 other states that
have expanded Medicaid.
Roughly 90% of the state's Medicaid expansion would be funded with federal
money.
The coalition will need to collect nearly 178,000 voter signatures between now
and the end of October to put the issue on the November 2020 ballot.
TEXT 'Medicaid' to 474747
....if you would like to be kept in the loop on the progress of this campaign.
FLORIDA VOTES TO
TEACH MENTAL
HEALTH IN ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
On July 17, the Florida State Board
of Education voted to require every
Florida public school to provide
students in grades 6-12 at least five
hours of mental health instruction
related to youth mental health
awareness and assistance. These
hours must include:
Awareness of signs & symptoms;
Process for getting or seeking
help for themselves or others;
Awareness of resources (i.e.,
Fortify Florida app and the
National Suicide Prevention
Hotline: 1-800-273-8255); and
What to do or say to peers
struggling with mental health
disorders.
This is just the beginning. It’s no
secret that mental illness robs
students of the ability to reach their
full potential, and we are joining
forces to combat this disease and
give our students the tools they
need to thrive. We are going to
reinvent school-based mental health
awareness in Florida, and we will be
the number one state in the nation
in terms of mental health outreach
and school safety – all because of
the Governor’s and First Lady’s
remarkable vision,
...said Commissioner of Education
Richard Corcoran.
Florida follows both New York and
Virginia in taking an incredible step
forward for children's mental health.
Mental Health America’s 2019 State
of Mental Health in America report
for Youth ranked Florida number 32,
Oklahoma is ranked 41.