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Empowerment Magazine is a quarterly online and in print mental health publication devoted to promoting of overall
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2011 Issue.
P 2 TABLE OF CONTENT
P 4
Living in the Present by Terry Zick, MA
P 6
Exclusive Interview with
Ron Risley, MD
P 8
Special Interview with Lynn Keune, LMFT (La
Familia Counceling Center Inc)
P 10
The Trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los
Angeles by Deonna Wilemme, PhD (KIDS
CORNER)
P
12
Medication or Meditation? By Thomas Hushen,
Service Coordinator-HRC
P 14
Hope as Resiliency Factor by
Tammy Dyer, MSW
P 16
Sam’s Club Offers Simple Steps to a Healthy
Body and Mind by
Dr. Andrew Myers
P 18
People With A Disability Can Get A Ticket To
Work by Rosario Ramirez, Social Security Public
Affairs Specialist for the Northern Area
P 20
Ron Risley, MD
P 3
Welcome message by Amede Kyubwa, MA,
MPA,Acknowledgement, Copyright &
Disclaimer
P 5
Living in the Present by
Terry Zick, MA
Not Alone by David Kiesz
P 7
Ron Risley, MD
P 9
P 11
New School Year Brings an Increase in
Anxiety for Children by
Cindy Thygeson,M.D
P 13 Being Loved by Melanie Martinez
P 15
Body and Mind by Dr. Andrew Myers
P 17
A Risk Worth Taking for Change by Janet
Segall
P 19 Phommasone’s Kitchen Mushroom Tacos
P 21 Wellness Toolkit by Terry Zick, MA
P 23
Resources. (Addional Resources on page 3,
9, 16, 18, 19, 21 & 22)
Advertisements on page 13, 17 & 22
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Interviews
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Exclusive Interview with Ron Risley, M.D.
Dr. Risley is the first graduate of the combined residency program in family medicine and psychiatry at UC Davis. He is a former
assistant clinical professor and physician diplomat at UCD. In addition to practicing psychiatry at TCORE, he integrates family
medicine and psychiatry at Sacramento Medical Oasis, Inc (www.sacmedoasis.com). He lived for seven years on Sherman Way,
just across the boulevard from UCDMC. Click here to read avut the ntroduction to the interview by Gail Erlandson, M.A.
Ron Risley, M.D.
Special Interview with Lynn Keune, L.M.F.T, Director of LaFamilia Counseling Center.Clinical director and acts as the liaison
to Sacramento County DHHS when working with the County, she is on the cultural Competence Committee at the County, and
System Wide Committee promoting cultural competence. She is the Clinical Supervisor and Program Manager for the outpatient
mental health clinic. She has been with La Familia for almost eleven years. She has a master’s degree in Art Therapy and Family
Therapy from Notre Dame de Namurs, Ca., and a bachelor’s degree from the famous California College of the Arts in Oakland. She
is licensed as a marriage and family therapist (MFT) and art therapist (ATR). Bilingual in Spanish and English, she spends most of her
days taking calls. At home, she is an artist and spends her time painting and doing art with her children and grandchildren.
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Interviews
Special interview with Doctor Hazem Hashem on the important triangle between the physician, the patient and their
psychiatric medications. Dr. Hashem is the medical director of Visions Unlimited and Wellness and Recovery Center North. He is
also Chief Psychiatrist/Chief of mental health at Solano State Prison, and Board Certified in general psychiatry and Forensic
Psychiatrist. Click to read

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● Visions Unlimited - Franklin Blvd
● TELECARE - Fulton Blvd
● Sutter Counseling Center, Howe Avenue
● Fair Oaks Psychiatric Associates - Fulton Avenue
● Dr Elvert F. Nelson Office - Coyle Avenue
Molina Medical Center - Marysville Blvd
East West European Food Groceries - Manzanita
Turning Point Community Programs - Viking Drive
NAMI - Viking Drive
Eskaton Care Center - Manzanita Avenue
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River Oak Center for Children -El Camino Avenue, Carmichael
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TLCS Admnistration - Fair Oaks Blvd
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T-CORE - Fite Circle
● Family Dentistry - 47th Avenue
● ISA - 47th Avenue
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● Med7 Urgent Care - Manzanita
Wellness Recovery Center/North
Wellness Recovery Center/South
Sacramento Mental Health Treatment Center
Crestwood (American Behavioral Center) on Engle Road
(Carmichael)
Crestwood Hospital on Stockton Boulevard
Heritage Oaks Hospital
Sierra Vista Hospital
Sutter Psychiatric Hospital
Turning Point Crisis Residential
Turning Point NGP/RST
El Hogar RST
The Effort on J Street
The Effort (Oak Park)
Sacramento Medical Oasis, Inc
Turning Point Pathways
TLCS – Palmer
TLCS – Carol's Place
Casa Willow (Kaiser's contracted Crisis Residential Home)
● Disability Action Group - Howe Avenue
● ALLMED Medical Center - Howe Avenue
● Sacramento County Bowling Green Center - Bowling Drive
● Sacramento P
ublic Libray Arcade - Marconi Avenue
● Quest Diagnostics Incorporated-Jameson Court Carmichael
● Family Discount Pharmacy-Jameson Court Carmichael,
● Bio-Data Medical Laboratories Corp - Jameson Ct, Carmichael
● The Effort's North Highlands Multi-Service Center-North
Highlands area
● North Highlands Community Center - North Highlands
● Sacramento Family Medical Center - North Highlands
● Western Dental Centers - Elkhorn Blvd
● All Medical Center - Elkhorn Blvd
● County of Sacramento Department of Neighororhood Services
(North County)
● The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance -
North Highlands
● Relax Pharmacy - North Highlands
● Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center - McClellan
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HRC/RST - Watt Avenue
UC Davis Clinic - O street
Walgreens Pharmacy - Stockton Blvd
All About Wellness - 19th Street
● Sacramento County Human Assistance
Department. - Fulton Ave
● KAISER's CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
RECOVERY PROGRAM.(C.D.R.P.) - Watt Ave.
● Sacramento Family Medical Clinic - 47th Avenue
● EMQ FamiliesFirst - Folsom Boulevard
● Pediatric Medical Associates - University Ave
● Behavioral Services - University Ave
● Briarwood Health Care - Lemon Hill Avenue
● Sacramento Family Medical Clinic - Eastern Avenue
Medical Center - Eastern Avenue
YMCA - Eastern Avenue
Mercy Laboratories - Coyle Avenue
Radiology Associates of Sacramento
Medical
Group - Coyle Avenue
Capitol Nephrology Medical Group - Coyle Avenue
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Volunteers Of America (Shelter)
Salvation Army (Dawn town)
Sacramento Children Receiving Home
Sacramento Family Shelter (SAEHC)
Women's Refugee (SAEHC)
Praise Boarding Care Home
Green Pasture Boarding Care Home
De Anza Auto Center (Marconi Ave)
Laundromat (Manzanita /Cypress
Laundromat (Manzanita /Marconi Avenue)
Laundromat (Marconi/Eastern or Mission)
Laundromat (Marconi/Walnut)
After Care – Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento Community Clinic - Del Paso Blvd
Manzanita Medical Clinic - James Court
Carmichael Pediatrician - James Court
Camellia Women Health Center - James Court
Dr Richard Taggart Office
Med Center on Madison Avenue
Darzell Hearing Systems
Doctor Sebastian Conti Office
Visions in Education on Manzanita Avenue
Dr Pau R Gregory, Jr Office
Care Medical Clinic
● Fresh Produce - Madison Ave.
● SmileCare - Madison Avenue
● Martins' Achievement Place, Inc. - North Highlands
● Coins Laundry - North Highlands
● Guest House - A St
● Folsom Psychiatry Associates
● Planned Parenthood- North Highlands
● West Coast Pharmacy - North Highlands
● Imani Clinic – Oak park
● Laundry Heaven - Elkhorn Blvd
● Beauty Saloon - Elkhorn Blvd
● Kaiser Hospital South
● California Network of mental Health
● James M. Ecerhart D.D.S Inc.
● TELECARE -West Sacramento
● Michael M. Bronshag, MD. Inc.
● Spring Medical Clinic
● Wstern Psychiatric Associates
● Center For Community Health and Well-Being, Inc.
● Lush Hair Salon
● Finger Nails Salon
● YMCA /W. St)
● Denny's Restaurant -Watt Avenue
● Sacramento County Primary Care Center
● Mental Health America of Northern California

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● SACRAMENTO WORKS CAREER CENTER - LEMON HILL

Contributors - Empowerment Magazine
Empowerment Magazine Contributors
Hisham Soliman M.D M.P.H
Terry Zick, M.A Pat Hubbert Gail Erlandson, M.A Anne Adams
Melanie Martinez Eric Zuniga Cynthia Wakefield Dr. Andrew Myers Laree Washington
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Hazem Hashem, M.D. Tammy Dyer, M.S.W. Kim Navarez, M.F.T.I Phommasone Griffith Ron Risley, M.D.
Marilyn Washington
Janet Segall
Rosario M. Ramirez Cindy Thygeson, M.D David Kiesz
Laura Hawkins
Dianne Ross, RN
Barbara N. Dawson Deonna Wilemme, PhD Lynn Keune, L.M.F.T
Christa Harmon Reginald Washington Jr.
Thomas Hushen
RavenSong Frisella Jennifer Markman

We would also like to thank the Wellness and Recovery Center North (WRC) for allowing us to use the tacility
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. Exclusive Interview with Ron Risley, M.D. Click here to read this interview!
. Living in the Present by Terry Zick, M.A Click here to read this article
. New School Year Brings an Increase in Anxiety for Children by Cindy Thygeson, M.D. Director of Medical Affairs at Sutter Center for Psychiatry. Click
here to read this article
. Being Loved by Melanie Martinez. Click here to read this article
. Sam’s Club Offers Simple Steps to a Healthy Body and Mind by Dr. Andrew Myers, naturopathic physician and an expert in nutrition and preventative
health. Click to read this article
. Medication or Meditation? By Thomas Hushen, Service Coordinator - HRC Read this article >>
. People With A Disability Can Get A Ticket To Work by Rosario M. Ramirez, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist for the Northern Area. Click here to
read this article
. Hope as Resiliency Factor by Tammy Dyer,MSW. Clickto read this article
. Not Alone by David Kiesz, Click here to read this poeme
. Special Interview with Lynn Keune, L.M.F.T, Clinical Director of LaFamilia Counseling Center. Click here to read this interview!
. Phommasone's Kitchen, Recipe for Mushroom Tacos. find out more
. The Trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain by Deonna Wilemme, PhD. Click to read this article
. Wellness Toolkit by Terry Zick, M.A. Click here to read this article
. A Risk Worth Taking for Change by Janet Segall. Click here to read this
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Summer 2011: Inaugural Issue of Empowerment Magazine
Welcome to the first issue of The Empowerment
Magazine by Amede Kyubwa, MA, MPA
The Pursuit of Contentment and Happinesss by Terry
Zick M.A.
Q & A with Dr Hazem Hashem
Can someone please color me?
Working with your Psychiatrist by Gail Erlandson, M.A.
LivinResiliency Factor by Tammy Dyer, MSW
(continued)
Did you know That?
Eating clean ave by RavenSong Frisella by Laree
Washington
Resource Page
Activities That Will Help You Feel Good About
Yourself
The Pursuit of Contentment and Happinesss by
Terry Zick M.A.
Resiliency Factor by Tammy Dyer, MSW
My Life with a Mental Illness by Janet L Furia
Kids Corner "No Monkey Business" by Deonna
Wilemme, PhD
You Are the Only One You Have by RavenSong
Frisella
Eating clean ave by RavenSong Frisella by Laree
Washington
Everything you Need to Know About Mental Health
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Quina Lasagna Recipe
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P 2 TABLE OF CONTENT
P 4 Living in the Present by Terry Zick, MA
P 6
Ron Risley, MD
P 8
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The Trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los
Angeles by Deonna Wilemme, PhD (KIDS
CORNER)
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Medication or Meditation? By Thomas Hushen,
Service Coordinator-HRC
P 14
Hope as Resiliency Factor by
Tammy Dyer, MSW
P 16
Body and Mind by
Dr. Andrew Myers g
P 18
People With A Disability Can Get A Ticket To
Work by Rosario Ramirez, Social Security Public
Affairs Specialist for the Northern Area
P 20
Ron Risley, MD
You can order your FREE copy by simply calling us at 916 222-
7541or sending an e-mail to
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Welcome message by Amede Kyubwa, MA,
MPA,Acknowledgement, Copyright &
Disclaimer
P 5
Living in the Present by
Terry Zick, MA
Not Alone by David Kiesz
P 7
Ron Risley, MD
P 9
P 11
New School Year Brings an Increase in
Anxiety for Children by
Cindy Thygeson,M.D
P 13 Being Loved by Melanie Martinez
P 15
Body and Mind by Dr. Andrew Myers
P 17
A Risk Worth Taking for Change by Janet
Segall
P 19 Phommasone’s Kitchen Mushroom Tacos
P 21 Wellness Toolkit by Terry Zick, MA
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New School Year Brings an Increase in Anxiety
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Resources. (Addional Resources on page 3,
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We are thrilled to bring you this exciting first issue of the Empowerment Magazine.We have launched quarterly magazine to provide a forum for voices
that promote overall wellness and mental health resiliency for greatE Sacramento. We hope that you enjoy this issue, which includes a special interview
with Dr. Hashem and a variety of spiring and empowering stories along with powerful tools and techniques that will help you discover your own greatnE
We believe that you will find much of this information of interest. Please let us know if you have sug gestions, or ideas about what you want to see in
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The Empowerment Magazine is a publication of SACPROS.ORG, a Sacramento Mental Health Website Resource Guide strengthening
individuals, families and community with easily accessible information about available se vices in Greater Sacramento area. Mailing Address: P.O.
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We look forward to reading your articles, and hearing your comments, suggestions, and ideas. Please write t at contact@empowermentmagazine.corg
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Welcome to the Fall 2011 issue of Empowerment Magazine 3
Not Alone 5
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TABLE OF CONTENT

How can we increase our level of happiness? There is a rich ban-
quet of strategies and tools to help us get there. As I read in one
book, unhappiness is easy—easy, because we continue to think
and feel the way we always have, which is the easy way. How-
ever, the ability to feel happier can become the easy way. What
would happen if we committed to the tools that change our
thoughts and feelings toward happiness? Simply put—we would
be happier.
In the last issue, we learned that if we think we will only be hap-
pier in the future when something changes, we have missed an
opportunity to be happy NOW. Oh, maybe I will have a moment or
two of happiness when I get what I wanted finally (“Yeah,
joy!!!”) . . . until I focus on the next thing that I think I want or need
that I think will make me happy. When I continue to focus on what
is missing, I don’t feel that joy anymore.
When the mind and thought stop yearning for what I want and
stop complaining about what I don’t have, in my experience, what
happens? Then I experience a more peaceful mind and well-
being. That potential for joy exists all the time, whether or not I
have what I yearn for.
Our genetic makeup affirms that we can be happier (some studies
say only 50% of our happiness potential is genetic). This means
that no matter our past, our genes support a potential for in-
creased happiness. When we realize that we have CHOICE when
it comes to our thoughts and our activities, then we empower our
life in happier ways.
As we apply new strategies and develop a habit of healthier
thoughts, it becomes easier to experience happiness. It becomes
easier because our amazing brain will help us out, and has the
potential to “rewire” itself. The new science of neuroplasticity in-
forms us that the brain and nervous system have the ability to
change as a result of new input. The most widely recognized
forms of plasticity are improvements in learning, memory, and
recovery from brain damage—to name a few. This wonderful abil-
ity to rewire begins with changing our thoughts and feelings.
Keep in mind that it is the tools and strategies which hold the
power to transform our life. Empowered commitment to change
our thoughts and behavior will translate into increased content-
ment. In the last issue, we reinforced that we can increase our
happiness quotient by the following strategies:
1. Develop an attitude of gratitude.
2. Pay attention to our thoughts and choose more
optimistic or happiness-producing thoughts.
3. Seize the moment to be happy rather than wait-
ing for life to change to be happy.
Two more perspectives are:
Live in the present moment more often.
Why will being in the present moment increase my happiness?
Consider what often happens when we live in the past or in the
future.
things had gone better (often triggering a victim stance, or lack of
power and lack of control feelings).
As we look at the future while focusing on possible future prob-
lems, we might mentally envision a possible unhappy life that
isn’t real. We are just creating worst-case scenarios that haven’t
happened yet (often triggering fear, worry, anxiety, lack of power
thoughts, lack of control thoughts, and pessimistic thinking).
The present moment, without nonproductive thoughts and feel-
ings about the past and future, offers increased peace of mind.
The present moment offers wisdom, better problem-solving, clar-
ity, and transformation. When our attention is in the here and
now, we are less distracted, more focused, and more content.
And, to add to the list of benefits—being in the present offers
relaxation, effective problem-solving, and compassion for self
and others. Much has been written on numerous strategies for
living in the present, mindfulness living, and the power of now.
The benefits are well documented.
Experience life from your heart.
Studies show that we change our brain and physiology when we
feel a moment in our heart. The heart has its own wisdom, its
own “brain” or its own intelligence. Research tells us that our
heart has its own complex nervous system.
We already live, to some degree, from the heart. Think of the
phrases we commonly say that connect us to our heart’s wisdom
or compassion such as “bless your heart,” “I did it from the
heart,” “my heartfelt appreciation,” “follow your heart,” or “it
touched my heart.” Studies show we can reduce stress, anxiety,
fear, anger, and depression by practicing heart-based strategies.
Through connecting with the heart, our mind will follow our heart
and transform our experience. In addition, when we engage with
our heart, we prompt our heartbeat, blood pressure and respira-
tion to return to balance. Also, our heart becomes in sync with
our brain, resulting in more empowered and healthier benefits.
We can transform the present moment when we live from the
heart. The heart creates a shift by its ability to heal, forgive, and
renew. The heart gives wise counsel. The heart brings us home
to our truest self. The heart allows the mind to listen to the si-
lence. The heart connects us spiritually. Here are a few of the
countless heart-centering strategies:
1. Put your hand over your heart and connect with your heartbeat
(seemingly hear it or feel it beating).
2. Choose a thought of gratitude, and feel the gratitude deeply in
the heart.
3. Look for things to be in awe and wonder over (allow yourself to
say “ahhhhhhhh,” “mmmmmmmmm,” and “wow!”).
As we revisit the past, we may replay un-
pleasant memories or traumas (often trig-
gering anger, fear, sadness, anxiety) or
we may wish we could have done it better
(often triggering regret) or we may wonder
how great a life we would have had if
Living in the Present Brings Increased Happiness and Contentment
Living in the Present by Terry Zick, MA
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I visited Sacramento Medical Oasis, Inc. to interview Dr . Ron Risley on a hot afternoon in late July. The Oasis is aptly named. There
are bright greens and blues in the comfortably furnished waiting room. The sound of the water from the fountains relaxes you as you
wait. Art surrounds you. Sensitive touches also include books for children. The Oasis is the dream of Dr. Risley and several others
interested in making a big step toward improving mental health services. Ron Risley is the first graduate of UC Davis’ acclaimed
combined residency training program in family medicine and psychiatry. There are many accolades for Ron, but perhaps the most
significant are those I’ve heard from his patients.
Laura: “Dr. Risley has made psychiatric care available to me. I had been stable with the County and that was why I was
eliminated. I went cold turkey off of 250 mg. of Effexor. I could have died. I became hard-core depressed. I get what I need
from Dr. Risley.”
Robert: “Dr. Risley has been a lifesaver to me. I haven’t had any medical insurance for about 7 years. In 2001, when I was
working, 160 lbs came down on my head from a distance of 20 feet. I suffer from chronic pain and multiple injuries.
Dr. Risley is the first doctor that actually listened to me and examined me thoroughly. He is helping me with the problems I
have. He is awesome.”
Nora: “Dr. Risley is a special doctor that listens to my concerns and helps me develop a plan of treatment that we mutually
agree on. I feel empowered working with him. He is very understanding because he has lived experience.”
Carlo: “He’s a doctor I can trust.”
Gail: Who are the people who significantly influenced you in your life?
Risley: The first person that comes to mind is my godfather. He was an inventor and was really interested in science and
technology. When I was barely old enough to read, he bought me a subscription to Scientific American magazine. I would look
at the pictures and I would kind of read what it said without really understanding much. It set the stage for some of my in-
terests. He had a garage just full of junk which I always called Joyland. Then growing up I lived across the street from a guy
by the name of Bob Herman who designed the first commercial minicomputer. He would give me computer parts and I would
fiddle with them. Eventually I became an engineer. I did a lot of computer design stuff.
Gail: That’s incredible, and now you are a medical doctor, how did you transition?
Risley: I really loved the computer stuff, but I got more into the esoteric stuff like cryptography. It is not a field where you
can spend a lot of time talking with other people. So it is kind of a closed world. I ran a consulting firm and spent a lot of time
with machines. I started feeling like I wanted to work more with people. I really wanted to directly affect people’s lives. I
thought that I could be a farmer or a doctor and the farming sounded like a lot of hard, dangerous work.
The really interesting part is that I was sitting in a pizza parlor with a girlfriend and she said, “You know you really seem like
you want to make a change.” I said , “Well, what I would like to do is go to medical school, but I can’t do that!” and, as I said
it, even before she said, “Why not?”, I said, “Why not?” So I did my whole undergraduate program over again. I went to San
Diego City College. Then I transferred to UCSD and got a degree in literature and writing. I read all the stuff that said
once you get into medical school all you will be doing is science. I found that in doctoring my communication training is more
valuable than organic chemistry. Knowing how to communicate with patients and other doctors has served me well.
I had this vision of medicine as sitting down with someone and talking about what was bothering them, and then coming up with
a plan for dealing with it. Instead, I found medical school was a world where you are constantly pressured to see people and to
focus on what medicine you are going to give them. The only people who were actually sitting down talking to their patients
were psychiatrists. I really had my focus on primary care medicine. It was what I wanted to do, but I saw that psychiatry was
much closer to my vision.
Gail: How did the Sacramento Medical Oasis come into being?
Risley: This place came into being about this time last year when we all thought we would be out of work. We were wondering
where patients were going to go. We thought it would be nice if people on disability income could afford care. We looked into
whether we could accept Medi-Cal, could we get insurance money, could we get grants, was there a way to fund this new con-
cept? What we found was that the minute you buy into that insurance system, the costs pretty much triple. There is billing,
collections, and a whole bunch of regulatory agencies you have to keep happy. You don’t have to deal with all of that if you
don’t take insurance money. What we came up with, after a lot of number crunching, was that we could see people for $79.00
conducted by Gail Erlandson, MA.
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Special Interview with Lynn Keune, L.M.F.T,
Clinical Director of LaFamilia Counseling Center
Interviewer: Your mission statement states that you
work in collaborative partnerships. Please explain
what type of collaborative specific to mental health?
Response: Recently our collaborators have been very fo-
cused along with the mental health services in trying to reach
out to diverse cultures in the community. They asked us to
conduct a focus group for Latinos (speaking Spanish only) to
ask them what were their needs concerning suicide preven-
tion, and so we hoped to do that focus group for them, and
then we gave that information to them because as you know
people that don’t speak the language are fearful to go to larger
groups. And so we approached them. As we said, the reason
they are not [going is] because they resist large groups. We
have had a program in the past, and the program was to learn
about what works. And we found out that if we have little
groups in the gym they will come. And it isn’t because they
don’t know, they know and they want to participate because
they have information, but they are fearful to go to big groups,
thinking they won’t understand. So we have had groups with
the Spanish-speaking, with Hmong-speaking. Those are the
two main ones but certainly when we had the Oasis Program
we had seven different capabilities of identifying these different
groups that we could work with. African American was one,
LGBT was one. [There were] many different ones we could
really focus [on] and find out from them what were their needs.
Interviewer: That sounds great. How do you help
people access their strengths and build on posi-
tives?
Response: We believe in the same philosophy as the Mental
Health Department or Behavior Health Services in providing
family-driven services, and family-driven services really mean
that we need to hear the voice of the family and what is it that
they need. What is it from their perspective, not from us as
experts; they are the experts in their family. They know what
has worked in the past and we need to help them use those
[methods], and maybe they have lost it somewhere; we can
help find it again because the whole purpose is for us to get
fired. We are not there to step in and run their lives, so we
want to hear from them and find out what has worked. Maybe
if there are some community services that they haven’t been
able to utilize, to maybe bring them in to help them to voice
what it is they need.
Interviewer: What are some of the groups that you
have for non-English speaking people that you have
not already mentioned?
Response: The mental health department itself. I am an art
therapist myself, one of the many hats that I wear. As an art
therapist I know that I can work with many different languages
because art therapy is a universal language, and you can go
right past that expressive language of the verbal into the ex-
pressive language of the heart, so we have groups in Spanish
here or Hmong, I mean they come in whenever they need it. I
just did a grievement group, and there was a Spanish-
speaking dad and he never received grievement service in
Sacramento because there was nothing available. Even
though my group is for kids, I invited him. Dad was just kind of
standing around, and I asked, “Would you like to stay?” And he
said he didn’t think his son would want him to, so I asked the
son, “What would you think if Dad stayed?”
Son said, “I don’t care”; and Dad stayed. He became honest, he had
to cry, it became real. He said, “There has never been anyone to help
us.” It was pretty awesome to be able to [do] that; even if I only had
that one person it was great. And in conjunction with my mental
health groups we work with the Family Resource Center here. They
offer parenting groups, in Spanish and in Hmong, and different core
groups under BFRC offer a variety of services. The center is not just
exclusive to mental health; we refer our mental health [clients] to our
whole program. We actually have a group of parents that contribute
to all the various different programs. They meet as an advisory com-
mittee, and they meet monthly.
Interviewer: In what ways do you reduce isolation and
hopelessness?
Response: I’ll tell you what, for 39, 40 years, however long we’ve
been in business, the original philosophy did not fit all cases. We
found out that we need to find out from the families what they need
and, most of all, go into the communities. If I take you on a tour here
you’re not going to see an office with a couch. We do in-home, school
support services; we reach out to them rather than making them
come to us. That is what we have done the entire time we have had
La Familia. We like to become allies with that family, and we provide
case management services to help them to connect with the commu-
nity resources. There may be a special group within the community
that can help them so that it will get them out of that isolation.
Interviewer: How do you empower individuals?
Response: Sometimes it is hard because they sometimes have hit
the end of their rope and they don’t know what to do. We always like
to start from their strengths, and so we identify what strengths they
have had in the past and then we start to build on those. We find that
little by little as we build on those strengths we can help them recog-
nize them. That is what really works the very best.
Interviewer: I read something interesting about individu-
als having an opportunity to become stakeholders. How
does this work?
Response: The stakeholders are actually the public. They’re the
ones who will come to our work groups when we are doing focus
groups to identify what it is in the community that is needed. Some-
times it is providing outreach to many different diverse areas here.
Parents are stakeholders as well because we invite them to be in-
volved with the parents’ advisory committee and any families involved
in mental health programs here are encouraged to participate in that
group.
Interviewer: Do you have an employment center here? How do
you motivate people with mental health challenges to transition
into wanting to have gainful employment?
Response: We do have a One-Stop Career Center here at our fam-
ily resource center. We do have families that come through here, first
of all looking for a job, and we find that many of them do have chal-
lenges that they are dealing with, and one of them may be a mental
health issue. If we really get a sense that that is something that af-
fects their ability to find employment, then we work with them to be
able to at least help evaluate that this is the case and that there are
additional resources that can help them. We really encourage them to
connect with some community resources to address those chal-
lenges. Many times they are not going to accept that, so it may take
several times of them coming back. I think they kind of get a sense
that once they are looking for a job and they go for
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The Trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los Angeles by Deonna Wilemme, PhD
Dr. Wilemme is a product of the Stockton and Sacramento School Districts. She worked in the mental health field in the beginning of
her career. She was employed by Turning Point Community Programs and then later went into education. She is currently employed
by Memphis City Schools. She was a classroom teacher for many years. She now works as an administrator.
PUZZLE WORLD
My Birthday Trip
Have you ever been to Six Flags? Have you ever seen Tweety Bird and Bugs Bunny? I have! My birthday was on June 9th. My family
and I were on our way to Six Flags. I was so excited about the trip. It was my first time going to Six Flags Magic Mountain. I was 10
years old, and I had never been to Six Flags. It was also my first time riding on an airplane.
The Plane Trip
While on the plane, I played around with my iPod. I was listening to a popular song that had a nice beat. It was my favorite song. My
mom was sitting next to me because I was scared of the plane ride. My brother, Ted, told me to turn the volume down on my iPod be-
cause it was too loud. I told him that the music was loud because I didn’t want to hear the roar of the engine. I just wanted to get to Six
Flags as soon as possible. I was happy that Los Angeles was close to Sacramento.
Arriving in Los Angeles
The flight attendant asked, “Did you know that this airplane is the Six Flags Airplane?” I replied, “No!” A few minutes later, I asked, “Is
that why Tweety Bird is painted on the wing?” “Soon we will be in Los Angeles!” Mom yelled. We had family members waiting for us at
the airport. After we left the airport, my Aunt Rita drove us to Six Flags. We had to drive 2 miles to get to there. On the way, we
dropped our bags off at Uncle Neal’s house.
Meeting Bugs Bunny
As soon as we arrived at Six Flags, we went swimming. After swimming, I saw Bugs Bunny. He looked exactly like I imagined. He said,
“What’s up, doc?” I replied, “Take a picture with me, Bugs!” Bugs said, “Yeah, doc!” I quickly ran to the door to pay, but Bugs said, “You
can have a picture with me for free.”
Adventures at Six Flags
Finally, we rode on a ride called Batman. Then we rode the Superman. After the rides, I went with my mom to the souvenir shop and
bought T-shirts, cups, and a glass picture of Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird. It was getting late; therefore, we went to the concession
stand and bought popcorn, funnel cakes, and cotton candy. After taking a picture with Bugs Bunny, riding the best rides, and eating
until we were sick, we headed for the hills. That was the best birthday trip I ever had. My next trip is to Disney World in Orlando, Flor-
ida.
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