Behavioral Health Unit — April - June 2007

Apr 1, 2007

The development of the Behavioral Health Unit has been years in the making. It took about four years from beginning discussions with MRS to the day the gentlemen finally arrived at their homes. 

Internally we set to work as soon as we got word that the project would be funded. Many people came forward in hopes of being a part of this new endeavor and of being the first to have the title DSP/Behavioral Health Specialist at SPIN. After many interviews you were selected as a "right fit" and after much training you opened the two homes on December 28, 2005. 

Individually you are each competent in your ability to perform your job responsibilities and to support each gentleman's outcomes. You demonstrate excellent understanding and commitment to the recovery-oriented mission and vision of the BHU. As a team, you support one another in trying times; you share your experience and knowledge with each other. You have learned from your challenges and been sustained by humor. But most importantly you have been fueled by the love and affection that has grown over time for the guys and each other. You have demonstrated compassion and caring that has helped you build success based on open communication, positive role modeling, and deep trust in the relationships that have formed. 

It is my pleasure today to honor you as the Team of the Quarter and acknowledge the exemplary work you have done over the past eighteen months. We all certainly expected success; but you have far surpassed our expectations. The Board of Directors, your fellow employees, Geoffrey, Demetrius, Frank, Hampton and Dexter thank you for your dedication to the BHU and to the mission and vision of SPIN, Inc. 


Sincerely,


Trina Losinno
Executive Director