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The latest news – September 2011

•    Balance & Impulse Intensive has been recognized by the government as a second-line medical specialized service. This brings the following change in the payment procedure: the activities of Balance & Impulse Intensive are now eligible to be refunded by the Health Insurance, as long as they comply with medical criteria. The refund is at least 75%, which is paid to the employer after completion of the project. With this change we hope to facilitate the referral of chronic and/or severe problems.
•    In principle, not much has changed in our intensive service. Balance & Impulse Intensive is also specifically aimed at the thorough investigation of personal characteristics of the client and offers practical training to promote effective functioning in the tasks of life, both in the private as well as the work situation. Psychiatric complaints and traumatic experiences do not necessarily lead to (long-term) neglect of the tasks of life. However, structural neglect or postponement of these tasks further weakens the mental condition and makes the passage to the outer limits of work and private life come closer. Sometimes even more is lost than was lost already. The “round table conferences” at work are indispensable, both for experience to learn from and for the early recognition of therapeutic possibilities.
With this newsletter you receive an attachment with further information: a short flyer and an article on the concept and methodology. We intend to start this project on October 1st.

•    Thanks are due to clients and employers who have encouraged us to take this step. Constructive feedback has helped us to develop the service we are now offering.

•    Naturally our services in psychological basic care, coaching, training and study continue as before. From our experience of how drastically people can come to a dead end, we have become more and more committed to prevention. The keywords in this connection are power of resistance, self-reliance and personal management.

•    A new impact study has been published on the effectiveness of personal training. The aim of this training is cure and reintegration (n=130). The results show that 74% of the employees were integrated by their own employers within three months. Psychological complaints were reduced to a healthy level and this reduction was still stable six months after the conclusion of the study. The report is available on request.

•    From December 8th to 12th we shall be present at the Millionaire Fair.
Which is an opportunity to meet our business relations and to give practical advice to employers and enterprises. The motto of our stand is “No success without resilience and no resilience without success”.

•    Many people are interested in practical training on the job for managers. The practice shows us that this training is a pleasant mix of intervision, learning in practice and increasing insight. Psychodrama techniques are used a lot, with ensuing enthusiastic reactions. Work in single, half-day workshops has the maximum effect..

•    The expert meeting on September 16th was very successful. Linda Woudstra (columnist FD, director regeltante.nl, former mutation manager in industry) sounded a wake-up call for a different view of our economy and working life. She gave a critical description of what the influence of our economic processes is on our welfare and family life. You are welcome to ask us for the powerpoint presentation.

•    We hope to support you this autumn “a bit differently”, but still the same.
These turbulent times in and outside the Netherlands demand a cool approach, foresight and coordinated action. We hope to be able to make our contribution.
On behalf of the team of Balance & Impulse, Heilwine Bakker.

•    For more information call 070-3922261.

The latest news – September 2011

•    Balance & Impulse Intensive has been recognized by the government as a second-line medical specialized service. This brings the following change in the payment procedure: the activities of Balance & Impulse Intensive are now eligible to be refunded by the Health Insurance, as long as they comply with medical criteria. The refund is at least 75%, which is paid to the employer after completion of the project. With this change we hope to facilitate the referral of chronic and/or severe problems.
•    In principle, not much has changed in our intensive service. Balance & Impulse Intensive is also specifically aimed at the thorough investigation of personal characteristics of the client and offers practical training to promote effective functioning in the tasks of life, both in the private as well as the work situation. Psychiatric complaints and traumatic experiences do not necessarily lead to (long-term) neglect of the tasks of life. However, structural neglect or postponement of these tasks further weakens the mental condition and makes the passage to the outer limits of work and private life come closer. Sometimes even more is lost than was lost already. The “round table conferences” at work are indispensable, both for experience to learn from and for the early recognition of therapeutic possibilities.
With this newsletter you receive an attachment with further information: a short flyer and an article on the concept and methodology. We intend to start this project on October 1st.

•    Thanks are due to clients and employers who have encouraged us to take this step. Constructive feedback has helped us to develop the service we are now offering.

•    Naturally our services in psychological basic care, coaching, training and study continue as before. From our experience of how drastically people can come to a dead end, we have become more and more committed to prevention. The keywords in this connection are power of resistance, self-reliance and personal management.

•    A new impact study has been published on the effectiveness of personal training. The aim of this training is cure and reintegration (n=130). The results show that 74% of the employees were integrated by their own employers within three months. Psychological complaints were reduced to a healthy level and this reduction was still stable six months after the conclusion of the study. The report is available on request.

•    From December 8th to 12th we shall be present at the Millionaire Fair.
Which is an opportunity to meet our business relations and to give practical advice to employers and enterprises. The motto of our stand is “No success without resilience and no resilience without success”.

•    Many people are interested in practical training on the job for managers. The practice shows us that this training is a pleasant mix of intervision, learning in practice and increasing insight. Psychodrama techniques are used a lot, with ensuing enthusiastic reactions. Work in single, half-day workshops has the maximum effect..

•    The expert meeting on September 16th was very successful. Linda Woudstra (columnist FD, director regeltante.nl, former mutation manager in industry) sounded a wake-up call for a different view of our economy and working life. She gave a critical description of what the influence of our economic processes is on our welfare and family life. You are welcome to ask us for the powerpoint presentation.

•    We hope to support you this autumn “a bit differently”, but still the same.
These turbulent times in and outside the Netherlands demand a cool approach, foresight and coordinated action. We hope to be able to make our contribution.
On behalf of the team of Balance & Impulse, Heilwine Bakker.

•    For more information call 070-3922261.