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		<title>July-August 2010 – Tips &amp; Topics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS and TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Volume 8, No. 4
July-August 2010

In this issue
SAVVY Aging by the numbers; and tips on eldercare
SKILLS Facing your fears, saying good-bye, and planning the future
SOUL What is Your Legacy?
SHAMELESS SELLING The new Tips n Topics book just released! Plus a freebie
Until Next Time
Welcome to a combined July-August edition of TIPS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Antonio 2010 NAATP Annual Addiction Treatment Leadership Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Kuhl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Antonio 2010 NAATP Annual Addiction Treatment Leadership Conference 
ONE Voice, ONE Message 
May 22-25, 2010 
La Cantera Resort, San Antonio, Texas
Visit their website
Don Kuhl, CEO and Founder of The Change Companies®, will be conducting his popular workshop Thrive, Don’t Survive… Eight Rules for Small Business this year at the conference. Look for the description [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 2010 – Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1461</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS and TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Volume 8, No. 3
June 2010
In this issue 
SAVVY and SKILLS  Better working relationship with clients
SOUL  Families are people too!
Until Next Time
Welcome to the June edition of TIPS and TOPICS.  Like you, I am inundated with information pouring daily into my e-mail inbox.  I save interesting bits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who are these guys anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1450</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Kuhl</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interactive Journals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You would think after 20 plus years of being CEO of a corporation, it would be easy for me to define the essence of The Change Companies®. It&#8217;s not. In part, we are true to our name; The Change Companies® is constantly evolving. We are intensely interested in the research about behavior change but we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 2010 – Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1436</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS and TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Volume 8, No. 2
May 2010
In this issue
SAVVY   Assessment Issues in Co-Occurring Disorders
SKILLS   What does the client want?  Understanding retention and resistance
SOUL     A recovering Speeder
SHARING SOLUTIONS Innovations from Readers
Until Next Time
Thank-you for joining us for this month&#8217;s edition of TIPS and TOPICS.
SAVVY
Each month for the past three years, I have had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 2010 – Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1408</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS and TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Volume 8, No. 1
April 2010
In this issue 
SAVVY    Is Your Innovation Glass Half Empty or Full?
SKILLS   Tackling 3 C&#8217;s for Healthcare Reform
SOUL      VW, Toyota, and China
Until Next Time
This edition of TIPS and TOPICS (TNT) starts the eighth year of this monthly adventure in communicating to you what crosses my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 2010 – Tips &amp;Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1401</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[morale boost]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS &#38; TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Volume 7, No.11
March 2010
______________________________________________________
In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY   &#8211; Staff Morale and What&#8217;s Bugging You?
&#8211; SKILLS   &#8211; How to Express Powerful Appreciations
&#8211; SOUL     &#8211; Singapore, China and AA
&#8211; SUCCESS STORIES  &#8211; Conflict: The Benefits of a Policy
&#8211; Until Next Time
Welcome to the many new subscribers to TIPS and TOPICS.  Accessing TNT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Way Down Yonder&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1367</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Kuhl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so lucky to go to work each morning and join the brightest, most motivated group of employees in the entire universe. The Change Companies&#174; has a culture that encourages self-expression and allows the creative juices to flow. To be honest, at times I&#8217;m at a total loss as to what some of our best employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 2010 &#8211; Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1240</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1240#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlo DiClemente]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapeutic alliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[






 TIPS &#38; TOPICS from David Mee-Lee, M.D. 
Volume 7, No.10
 February 2009













In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY   Guiding Principles for Treatment Planning
&#8211; SKILLS   Documentation that Makes Sense to Clients
 &#8211; SOUL     Sudden Death and Living Each Day
&#8211; STUMP THE SHRINK  Missing appointments and Drug Courts
&#8211; Until Next Time






Welcome to the February edition of TIPS and TOPICS.
The content of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1333</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=1333#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Change Companies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your material evidence-based?
Yes, Interactive Journals apply the practices that research demonstrates to be most effective in behavioral change in a client-centered application.
Can you help me select the materials that are the best fit for our programs?
Yes, because most Interactive Journals are modularized and nonsequential, we will work with you to identify and combine the [...]]]></description>
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