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A Next Step

Difficult Students

April 23, 2009

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(A reflection for Family Foundation School staff in preparation for staff training)
Those of us who have any sort of addiction recovery story probably remember what it felt like when we finally found people like us, people who understood us and did not reject us.  They were kind to us.  They didn’t [...]

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Building a presense

April 12, 2009

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As we work with other organizations and share what we have learned about creating a stable platform in this space, what becomes clear for the Stepping Stone Partners is that participation and authenticity are the two prime values that will generate some traction.
A blog gains in usefulness as it amasses relevant content. Yet [...]

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The Importance of Follow Up

April 10, 2009

A quick thought that’s relevant to so many areas of life: family, business,…recovery.   We can’t forget to cycle back around and do the follow up.  Implementation is exciting, dynamic and a wonderful way to build enthusiasm for change.  It’s in the follow up that change gains traction.
So here’s the story.  Last week Stepping [...]

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Finding the tools that work

April 9, 2009

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As we share our knowledge about social media with our wider community, it becomes evident that a difficult message to get out is this.  Each person and each organization needs to find the tools that work for them.  Different objectives will best be met utilizing different tools.  No one tool [...]

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Reaching out in the community

April 4, 2009

Community leaders from Hancock, NY gathered at the Hancock House Hotel to hear a presentation from Stepping Stone Partners on social media.  The gathering was sponsored by the Hancock Partners, who invited town officials and local non profit organizations to hear how a unified strategy regarding social media can benefit the interests of the community [...]

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Social Media Outreach

April 1, 2009

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Stepping Stone Partners is sharing its experience, strength and hope concerning social media with the Hancock Partners and town leaders today at the Hancock House Hotel.  A group of twenty five will gather for lunch and to get an overview of the social media space.  A presentation of the Stepping Stone [...]

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Self and Story III

February 21, 2009

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As students progress at the Family Foundation School, we ask them to sponsor other students in the way most Twelve Step programs use sponsors.  We call them “junior sponsors,” because each student is assigned a staff member as a senior sponsor. Those not familiar with Twelve Step programs can think of [...]

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Self and Story II

February 20, 2009

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Stories are so important to the twelve step work we do with our students that we allow every graduate to speak at graduation. This gives us a three day event , but it allows our students to reflect on their lives, their progress, and how they will present themselves to [...]

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Self and Story I

February 19, 2009

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I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by stories. I grew up with great story tellers and I know I am shaped by my grandfather’s stories as well as my own. Early on I became fascinated by how stories were told and who told them and thus my career [...]

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Next Round for the Miller Bill

February 13, 2009

On Wednesday, February 11, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) passed H.R. 911, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009.   H.R. 911 is virtually identical to H.R. 6358, the legislation which was introduced last year and passed by a wide margin in Congress last session.  [...]

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