I’ll admit it. I’ve had Bad Bunny on repeat for weeks now. As his historic residency in Puerto Rico wraps up its final weekend, I cannot help but reflect on the unexpected lessons I felt during his concert and apply some to working in integrated care. Yes, you read that right. A reggaeton superstar’s show […]
The Value of a Pearls Gathering At the end of the first pandemic year, BHCs from multiple sites at the Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC) convened to reflect on what we called the “Pearls of 2020 – Staying Integrated During the Pandemic.” The Pearls initiative identified six key elements of integration, each of which […]
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are children of expatriates who spend a significant part of their upbringing in a culture different from their own or their parents’ nationality. The term TCK stems from the presence of three cultural influences in their lives: their heritage culture(s), the host country culture(s), and the culture of expatriates and other TCKs. […]
Interestingly the word “Jenga” does not mean “angst derived from a predestinated tower of calamity.” Jenga’s roots are in Swahili from the word “kujenga” meaning “to build” (“Jenga”, 2025). Jenga got me thinking about integrated care on one of these fun Saturday nights. We take the warm handoff on the behavioral health side (or provide […]
Neuroimaging Studies Suggest a Link Between Art and Happiness In the mid-20th century, artist Margaret Naumburg came up with the concept of art as symbolic speech, and founded the field of art psychotherapy, based largely on the writings of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (Borowsky Junge, 2016). The American Art Therapy Association dates back to […]
While no standard framework yet exists, the brief suggests nine common components drawn from models used with children ages 0-5 in pediatric and family medicine, adapted to guide behavioral-developmental health screening and response for adolescents. Implementation of these components can be tailored to fit available resources, staff expertise, and organizational goals. The brief provides real-world […]
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