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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>
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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>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>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
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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[Evidence-Based-Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[morale boost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapeutic alliance]]></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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips & Topics]]></category>
		<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>January 2010 &#8211; Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=969</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=969#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Impaired Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatment planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS &#38; TOPICS
Volume 7, No. 9
January 2010 
In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY - Senior Vice President and what it means for you
&#8211; SKILLS &#8211; Impaired Driving Article and a Mini -Video 
&#8211; SOUL &#8211; Conan O&#8217;Brien and Cynicism
&#8211; SHAMELESS SELLING &#8211; Get to know The Change Companies
&#8211; Until Next Time 
This is a new year, a new decade and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 2009 &#8211; Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=931</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=931#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips & Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatment planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS &#38; TOPICS
Volume 7, No. 8
November 2009


In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY   Pros &#38; Cons of the Medical Model
&#8211; SKILLS   Retaining what&#8217;s good about the Medical Model
&#8211; SOUL     Obama, Change, Empathy
&#8211; STUMP THE SHRINK    Changing how you use Stages of Change
&#8211; Until Next Time
Thanks for joining us this month. Welcome to the beginning of the holiday season.
SAVVY
Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October 2009 &#8211; Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=906</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=906#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips & Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case Conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



TIPS &#38; TOPICS
Volume 7, No. 7
October 2009






In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY &#8211; Lessons from Case Conferences
&#8211; SKILLS &#8211; Helping People Help Themselves
&#8211; SOUL &#8211; Common Problems often not Common Knowledge
&#8211; Until Next Time







Welcome to the many new subscribers to this October issue of   TIPS and TOPICS.  Welcome back to readers, some of whom have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 2009 &#8211; Tips &amp; Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=867</link>
		<comments>http://www.changecompanies.net/blog/?p=867#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mee-Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips & Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivational Interviewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatment planning]]></category>

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TIPS &#38; TOPICS
Volume 7, No. 6
September 2009







In this issue
&#8211; SAVVY &#8211; Understanding Sexual Minorities
&#8211;   SKILLS - &#8220;Transgender, Transvestite, Transsexual&#8221;
&#8211;   SOUL &#8211; Attractivism!
&#8211; STUMP THE SHRINK &#8211; Motivational   Interviewing; The Among people
&#8211; SHAMELESS SELLING &#8211; Getting Healthy in   2010!
&#8211; Until Next Time
 







Welcome to the September edition of TIPS [...]]]></description>
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