Employee Newsletter | April/May 2022 |
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IN THIS ISSUE ONLY
Impact Report
Somersworth Renovations this Summer
Behavioral Health Intro & Fun Facts
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IN EVERY ISSUE
New Employees
Trauma-Informed Care Corner
Current Job Openings
Pass it On
Staff Anniversaries
In the News
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We welcome our latest group of new hires to the Greater Seacoast Community Health family. Take some time to see who you might run into and remember to introduce yourself and welcome your new teammates. |
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Sierra Bickford
Community Health Worker
@ Goodwin
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Vanessa Calderon
Dental Receptionist
@ Goodwin
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Hope Kennedy
Occupational Health Coordinator
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Barbara Keohane
Dental Receptionist
@ FF
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Jannell Levine
Complex Care Lead RN
@ Families First
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Meleana Lugo
Dental Receptionist
@ Goodwin
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Courtney Peters
Recovery Support Coordinator
@ SOS Recovery
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Jamie Politis
Dental Assistant
@ Goodwin
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Kaitlin Rice
Executive Assistant
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Deanna Santiago
Medical Assistant
@ Goodwin
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Stacey Wood
Medical Assistant
@ Goodwin
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Rebecca Wynn
Medical Assistant
@ Goodwin
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Alison Zaeder
Social Worker
@ Goodwin
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Impact Report Celebrates Youe a |
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Thanks to your dedication and hard work, we endured another year for the books! Every year we publish an annual report to demonstrate the impact of our mission to donors and the community at large. Please take a moment to review this year's Impact Report and reflect on the adaptability, innovation, and resilience we all displayed to meet the challenge of providing access to quality care and family support. Join us in celebrating the challenges and successes of the past year.
Thank you for all you do to advance our mission and support our clients.
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Trauma-Informed Care Corner
Language Matters
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The Trauma-Informed Care Team created this language guide as part of a longer piece that soon will be posted in exam rooms and available for staff to post in their offices. Keep an eye out for it! |
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At the April All-Staff meeting, the Trauma Informed Care team shared resources and tools for staff to reference about TIC language and culture. Here's a recap:
What is Trauma-Informed Care?
The recognition of the ways trauma can impact an individual’s life and an acknowledgement of our role as healthcare providers to remove barriers to an individual’s access to quality healthcare.
What is Person-First Language?
A way of communicating which puts a person before their diagnosis. For example, saying “a person with diabetes” is better than saying “a diabetic.”
What is Stigma?
A negative attitude or belief towards a person based on presumed characteristics. Stigma often leads to discrimination and ultimately creates barriers for accessing health care.
To Sum It Up – What We Say Matters
Using person-first language and other trauma-informed communications methods is an effective way to reduce stigma around certain health care topics, and can lead to better health outcomes for our patients, and better relationships among staff members.
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More space for Somersworth!
Renovations slated to start this summer
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The existing kitchen will be divided to create four new behavioral health offices. A smaller kitchen/conference room will remain. To see a schematic of the entire plan, look in the Staff Portal (Facilities section)
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Now that Families First is in the new facility at Greenleaf Woods, we are moving forward with some significant renovations at Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth. The project is planned to start in late May and be wrapped up by September, according to Facility and Safety Manager Gary DeColfmacker. It will create:
- Dedicated space for the Residency Program. The southeast corner of the first floor will be renovated to include eight new exam rooms, a clean/dirty lab, a patient restroom, a resident office, a provider office and a Medical Assistant pod. An office for a Behavioral Health provider will remain, along with a shared conference room. Patients accessing this area (Poplar Hall) will have their own waiting room. This will be the first phase of the project.
- Two small storage rooms on the first floor to meet the demand for storage and return the existing storage area to its original purpose as a receiving room.
- Four new Behavioral Health provider offices on the second floor, created by dividing the existing Kitchen and Kitchen Conference Room. A smaller Kitchen and Kitchen Conference Room will remain.
- New meeting space on the second floor, created by closing in the existing outside loft area. This will be the next phase of the project.
- Renovation of the Strafford County Public Health Network office and WIC offices to better use the space.
- A new Call Center space above the existing reception area - IF grant money comes through. This is intended to be the final phase of the project.
As you can imagine, this project will be very disruptive as it impacts several areas of the building. Staff who are affected by this project have been moved to temporary space, moved to remote work or assigned to another facility. We will have very limited meeting space during this project so check before scheduling any meetings at Goodwin. Please feel free to contact Gary DeColfmacker if you have any questions.
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Meet the Behavioral HealthTeam
and play the Fun Facts game
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Each month, we feature a different department in the newsletter. This month, meet the Behavioral Health team and see if you can guess which fun facts go with which person.
Behavioral Health Director Karen Frarie explains: The Behavioral Health team provides integrated behavioral health care for Greater Seacoast patients. We offer individual and group therapy, crisis management and intervention, substance misuse treatment, and warm welcomes. We work closely with a patient's entire care team to support their mental health as part of their overall well-being.
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Kayleigh Almon, LADC
Behavioral Health Specialist
and Tobacco Cessation Specialist
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Nicole Bates, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Gwen Chabot, MSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Amy Feitelson, MD
Volunteer Psychiatrist
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Karen Frarie, LICSW, MLADC
Director of Behavioral Health Services
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Ben Goldrich, LICSW, MLADC
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Susan Gordon, LICSW, LADC
Chief of Behavioral Health Services
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Mimi Hallowell, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Jennifer LaFrieriere, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specilalist
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Kevin O'Connell, LCMHC, MLADC
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Sullivyn Panno
Behavioral Health Intake Coordinator
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Gina Rodriguez-LePage, APRN
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Rima Sutton, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Janice Vaughn
Psychiatrist Nurse Practitioner
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Krista Vincent, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Alison Zaeder, LICSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
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Fun Facts about BH Team Members
Guess who said what, then scroll down to see if you are right!
a. I enjoy spending time outside with my dog Dallas, golfing and traveling. I would love to visit Alaska, Iceland and Australia.
b. I have donated more than 6 feet of my hair to hair-loss charities
c. I grew up in a very musical family and was engaged in chorus and band. I still occasionally play the flute and saxophone.
d. My goal is to visit all 50 states. So far I've been to 38 of them.
e. I am an Alaskan Native and a member of the Haida Tribe.
f. While hiking in Ireland I got near hypothermia and had a close encounter with a bull. This has not deterred me, and I hope to return someday.
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Current Job Openings
New Jobs for You and Your Friends
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The button below links to current open positions at GSCH. (You can also always find this link on both Families First and Goodwin websites.) Take a look and see if any are right for you or someone you know. There are referral benefits in many cases! Right now we have openings for kinship navigator/home visitor, medical and dental assistants, nurses, nutritionist and more. |
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Pass It On
Please Tell Clients and Others about These Programs
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Father's Day 5K is back!
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Father's Day 5k will be held on Sunday, June 19th. Sign up to run or walk. Registration is free for staff. Or if you want to volunteer, please reach out to Lisa Zhe.
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Parent & Family Programs
Ongoing Parent Groups
- Parents & Caregivers of Children with an Incarcerated Parent
- Grandparents Connect
Ongoing Family Programs
- Family Morning Out in Somersworth, Epping, Exeter.
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A new feature in our staff newsletter, we're announcing anniversaries. Thanks for your dedication to GSCH.
Twenty four years: Beth Searle-Spratt
Nineteen years: Parkie Boley
Thirteen years: Dayna DeHart
Twelve years: Lucy White
Eleven years: Patty Keck
Ten years: Cheryl Fogarty
Nine years: Paula Place
Eight years: John Hunt
Six years: Kelly McLaughlin, Angela Quartararo
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Five years: Kayleigh Almon, Jennifer Laferriere, Janice Pazzanese, Erica Rourke
Four years: Deneige Hudanesh, Susan Lizotte
Three years: Lauren Haley, Manya Jennings, Heather Langlais, Gina Rodriguez-LePage, Ashley Wright
One year: Maria Benzekri, Nancy Braese, Justin Hunter Jewell, Kaylee Shipman, Christal Toussaint, Melanie Ward
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Links to GSCH in the News |
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a. Krista Vincent
b. Nicole Bates
c. Sullivyn Panno
d. Ben Goldrich
e. Karen Frarie
f. Mimi Hallowell
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Our Websites and Social Media Pages |
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Greater Seacoast Community Health
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Strafford County Public Health Network
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