There’s a story I often return to when working with clients who have experienced trauma. It isn’t from a psychology textbook or a clinical manual, but from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s Republic – Book VII, to be exact. Plato describes a group of people living inside a dark cave,
In the behavioral-health world, growth used to be simple. You opened one facility, built a strong team, refined your approach, and let the outcomes speak for themselves. Then came the era of scaling – the rush to replicate what works, the surge of investors, the spreadsheets, the dashboards, the meetings
From Compassion to Continuity: The Path to Sustainable Rehab Operations 1. The Intersection of Care and Commerce In the world of rehabilitation services, striking a balance between mission and margin is one of the field’s defining challenges. Operators must simultaneously uphold uncompromising clinical standards while maintaining the financial health necessary
Every October, we celebrate a holiday seemingly built on masks and costumes. We become monsters, heroes, ghosts, and creatures of all kinds of creative imaginations. But beneath all the costumes is something deeply human – our fascination with fear, transformation, and the parts of ourselves we rarely show. In behavioral
Let’s start off with addressing the elephant in the room. Some of us can find humor in more things than we would like to admit… myself included (I’ve written an entire thesis on ‘Schadenfreude’ but that is another topic for another time). Is it just our personality, or is there
Culture Is Clinical: How Your Clinical Teams Create Safety, Profit, and a Stand-Out Brand By Adam Griffy, MSW, LCSW, Chief Clinical Officer, ZLD Partners If I had a dollar for every time behavioral health businesses thought building culture was about posters and pizza parties… In short, it’s not. Culture is
