What's Happening at Riverside!

 
  •   See Spot Walk!  
    Tori Coco & Sammy


    Coco, Tori, Sammy    		 Tori Beauclaire, Coco Chanel, and Sammy













    Coco, Tori, and Sammy    		 Tammy with Coco & Tracker



    Coco, Tammy, and Tracker
      Tori Beauclaire and Tammy Wilson supported See Spot Walk at Julia Davis Saturday, October 3. Tori was accompanied by two of her dogs, Coco and Sammy, retired racing greyhounds. Tracker helped Tammy support the Idaho Humane Society. Coco Chanel is  Riverside's Animal Assisted Therapy Dog and works closely with Tori.     
      Congratulations!  
      Tori Beauclaire was recently selected to receive Riverside's employee recognition award for October 2009. Tori's willingness to share her resources, her generosity towards coworkers and clients, and her kindness towards others were cited among her many attributes. Tori recently supported See Spot Walk along with Coco Chanel, her Animal Assisted Therapy Dog. Tori Beauclaire
    Tori Beauclaire
    Joyce Hickerson, Award Winner Joyce Hickerson Joyce Hickerson was awarded the employee recognition award for Riverside Rehab for September 2009. Joyce has her masters in psychology nursing and is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health. She is an experienced psychotherapist, proficient in providing holistic care to assist growth, healing, and well-being with children, youth, and adults. Riverside is proud to have Joyce among its capable staff.  
      Catharine Anderson received our employee recognition award for Riverside Rehab for August 2009. She is a licensed social worker and works in our Community Based Services. Catharine's hard work and dedication to her clients helped to identify her as the recipient of this award. Her clients enjoy working with Catharine and benefit from her thoroughness and thoughtfulness. Catharine Anderson, LSW
    Catharine Anderson
    Debi Scholten, MS, LCPCDebi Scholten Debi Scholten has worked at Riverside Rehab in a number of capacities including Psycho Social Rehab Social Worker and Case Manager. Lately she has been promoted to Medicaid Intake Coordinate at our clinic. Debi is self-motivated, demonstrates follow-through and is able to help support others at Riverside perform their duties.  
         
    New to Riverside
    tammy wilson




    Tammy Wilson    		 Tammy Wilson joins Riverside in the clinic at our front office. We are happy to have her smiling face join our team.   
      Clinic News, Too!  
      Riverside hires new Medicaid Intake Coordinator
     To better meet the needs of our Medicaid clients and to comply with new Medicaid policies, Debi Scholten, LSW, LPC, has been promoted to be Riverside’s Medicaid Intake Coordinator. Her duties will include introducing clients to services and assessing client needs for services, such as Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Targeted Case Management, Medication Management and/or Therapy services. Debi's background as both a therapist and PSR worker at Riverside has given her the expertise, broad background, and familiarity with services that are needed for this position. We are very happy to utilize Debi’s considerable administrative and organizational skills and to promote Debi to this position.
    Debi Scholten






    Debi Scholten
      Riverside now has two Masters level Art Therapists on staff  
    Cherie Senieur Cherie Senieur We would like to welcome Cherie Senieur to our clinical staff. Cherie's Master's Degree and considerable experience in Art Therapy and counseling are a great addition to our staff. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Cherie has years of experience working on hospital inpatient units doing art therapy with adolescents and adults, both in Idaho and in New Mexico.  She is also trained in Sandtray therapy and has utilized Sandtrays for years in combination with art making as healing modalities. She will be working with adults, adolescent and children at Riverside. We are very pleased to have Cherie’s creative genius and healing presence on our staff. 

    We’d like to also note that, with the addition of Cherie to our staff, we now have two Masters level Art Therapists at     Riverside. To have two Art Therapists in one clinic in the Boise area is a rarity as there are still only a handful of Art Therapists in Idaho. Our Clinical Director, Jerilynn Blum, LCPC, is also an Art Therapist. Both Senieur and Blum are transplants to Idaho from the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area, which is a hotbed of Art Therapy and Sandplay therapies. Senieur studied at the University of New Mexico and Blum obtained her degree at Southwestern College in Santa Fe.     		Jerilynn Blum
    Jerilynn Blum
     

    Riverside welcomes Gia Swope, NP, to our Medical Management team

    Family Nurse Practitioner, Gia Swope, has joined our medical team at Riverside to provide psychiatric medications to children, adolescents and adults. Gia has worked in mental health in the Boise area for sixteen years. For the last nine years she has also been the co-owner and operator of a pharmaceutical research company, as well, which has given her a wealth of experience conducting clinical trials of the latest medications produced by the nation’s top pharmaceutical companies. We are very excited to have Gia’s expertise on board at Riverside.

    		  
    paperwork New Forms for Staff Use  
      Riverside launches first drafts of forms available for download by staff and client. Client's can now download and complete new client registration forms before their visit to the Riverside Clinic. Community-based staff can access blank staff forms for completing their work away from the office.  
      Low Cost Counseling Available  
      Riverside is pleased to offer low-cost counseling to clients without insurance or Medicaid. Please read more... counseling
    Wanted!Amy Korb was recently seen behind bars!
    WANTED!
    Amy Korb, Program Director for Riverside, served time recently at The March of Dimes' Jail and Bail. By raising "bail" for this charitable event, Amy helped to contribute to the continued success of this worthy organization.