August 2005

SANCTUARY SYNERGY
Sanctuary Psychiatric
Centers
of Santa Barbara
Volume 7, Issue 2
SANCTUARY SYNERGY
August 2005
Featured on
Pages 5-8
ART HITS THE PAVEMENT
Inside this issue:
Artists of all ages came together
Memorial Weekend to create a massive
mural, out of at least a hundred minimurals, at the base of the Old Mission in
Santa Barbara. Artists were given the
freedom to express their creativity using
chalk as their medium and the earth as
their canvas.
Since 1987, when the first I Madonnari Chalk Painting Festival was held in
Santa Barbara, this event has been looked
forward to every year. Because this is
such a great opportunity for clients to express their creativity &
to also support the Children’s
Creative Project, Sanctuary is
eager to participate in the event.
As always, Patty Volner,
leader of our art therapy group,
welcomes all Sanctuary clients to
participate in the chalk painting
festival. You will not be judged by
your artistic ability, but by your
wiliness to have a little fun on a
hot summer day. Mark your calendars for next year!
Bill was very serious about
changing and growing. He paid
attention to suggestions, and,
before he died, had a home in
Narcotics Anonymous and a
sponsor with whom he had become very close. Bill’s sister is
very grateful to Sanctuary for the
part that we played in his recovery. His hat and his glasses will be
conspicuously missing in the dual
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Poetic Perspectives
3
Special Feature:
Chartman 3
5
Caught on Camera
9
Carmen’s Corner
12
Art Therapy
12
A Sanctuary Goodbye
13
Calendar of Events
14
Special points of interest:
IN MEMORIAM: JUDY PAINE & BILL BARIEAU
Bill Barieau (1954-2005)
Up Close and Personal
with the Star
diagnosis groups. His humor and
his energy (which was boundless),
will be missed and remembered.
Judy Paine (1954-2005)
We all mourn the passing of
Judy Paine. From the first time I
met her I saw the sparkle in her
eye and a priceless Cheshire cat
smile pass across her mouth.
Judy had a heart of gold and
never failed to ask how I was and
how my family was. No matter
how hard she was struggling she
always extended her heart and
always had a kind word. It is with
immense respect and unwavering
admiration that I think of Judy
and her strength and perseverance, but most of all I remember
her eternal optimism and
warmth. I will never forget her.
•
Chartman 3
•
Caught on Camera: 2005
New Year’s Celebration
& Connard Hogan’s Retirement
Please send all news, ideas, or
submissions by
September 16th to:
Sanctuary Synergy
P.O. Box 551
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
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UP CLOSE & PERSONAL: MICHAEL ANDREWS
If there was one person in
our agency who had the
vigor of Pac-Man, it would
definitely have to be Mike
Andrews. Always on the go,
moving from group to group,
home to home, & facility to
facility, that’s Mike for you. Fortunately, we
were able to pin him down long enough to
get this interview out of him. But first, here is
what a couple of his supervisors had to say
about him:
“As an In-Home Supportive Services
staff member,” says Vicky Schart, “Mike's
abilities are highly appreciated by clients
and staff members alike. He's knowledgeable and capable, offering a sense of humor
while maintaining professionalism. Mike is
flexible, dependable, and can be counted
on to assist by going the extra mile when
necessary.”
Also, Dual Diagnosis Program Director Tom
Boscarelli emphasizes:
“Mike has a great sense of humor! He
is so quiet - then he says something funny,
and it has twice the impact, because it
comes from such an unlikely source. He is
also the most dependable staff member I
have ever had at Sanctuary! Oh yeah - he
is the ONLY staff member I have ever had
at Sanctuary. Okay - he is the most dependable staff member I have ever had period.”
Q: Who do you like better, the Beetles or
the Rolling Stones?
A: I’m going to take the easy way out of this
question and answer neither. Give me some
nice Japanese Pop such as Tommy February6,
The Brilliant Green, Nami Tamaki, Speed, or
Puffy and I’ll be quite happy. But for the person who really wants to know, I’ll go with the
Beatles cause my taste leans more toward
pop and dance.
Q: What are your goals & hopes for the
future?
A: I’m almost living my dream now. I’ve
wanted to live in California since I was very
young and wanted to pursue Psychology
since 11th grade thanks to my Psych. teacher
Mr. Eirich. Those two goals have been met.
Workwise, I love where I am and am looking
forward to reaching full-time status. Personally, I want a house, a dog, and to find my
soul mate. All in all, I just want to continue to
enjoy life.
Q: What kind of sports do you like & who
are your favorite teams?
A: Sports I enjoy include football, fav team
the Miami Dolphins, bowling (yes, it’s a
sport), miniature golf (probably not a real
sport), underwater horse racing, dodge ball
(really! I rocked this game in middle school),
and hitting & pitching baseball.
Q: What is your philosophy of life & how
does it influence your work?
A: My philosophy of life is to live each day as
if it was the best day of my life. Hence my
often humorous, sometimes goofy, attitude. I
enjoy life and everything it has to offer. Just
the other day a client told me “Mike, you are
the happiest person I have ever known” and
that about summed it up. I hope my positivity
is infectious around both clients and staff as I
feel keeping a positive attitude can make a
world of a difference in your outlook on life.
other one comes along. If I had to choose, the
group that I’ve most enjoyed for their entire
body of work has got to be the Beastie Boys.
Absolutely dope and funky fresh beats and
rhymes. Brass Monkey rules! *ahem* Currently
on my playlist is Black Eyed Peas (at the SB
Bowl June 5), Daddy Yankee, Kick the Can
Crew, T.I., and the MF Clan. As an aside, my
favorite reaction from someone after hearing
that I listened to a lot of hip-hop was “Dude,
you’re like the whitest guy I know”. Thanks
Rosie.
Q: How long have you worked in this field?
A: Including school time, 10 years. Not including school, 8. Just dual diagnosis, 5.
Q: What motivated you to work with this
population?
A: Partly to give back to society, partly to work
on my own anxiety-related issues, and partly
due to realizing how beneficial it can be to have
people in your life who support you and care
about you (for me it was my family).
Q: What do you like best about your job?
A: Hands down, the amazing clients that I feel
privileged to work with. Many of them have
enriched my life and I want them to know they
make this job worthwhile for me. I could never
spend an entire workday behind a desk, so I
certainly love being in the trenches and interacting with the clients at that level, both in
groups and particularly In-Home Supportive
Services.
Q: What is your favorite hip-hop group?
A: My favorite hip-hop group probably
changes each month. I’ll often find new songs
that become my focus for a time until an-
If you would like to nominate someone as
our next “Star”, please let us know by September 16, 2005, so our committee can
consider all nominations.
Q: What are the five most important things
(ideas, people) in your life and why?
A: In no particular order; my mother (probably
the person I have felt closest to for my entire
life), my family as a whole, the idea that life is
meant to be fun, chocolate, and pizza.
Q: How does it feel to be the Star of the
Quarter?
(interview continues on page 4)
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POETIC PERSPECTIVES
Storm Unraveled
by Sarah
Hole or Stuck place
by Lisa
Scary
by Ali
A storm up in the sky,
A child asks why…
It seems to rain
So the sun won’t bring too much pain.
I don’t like the rain because
I’m afraid I’ll get lost in it and
I’ll get hypothermic
Of course, I don’t like getting soaked
Now that’s a thought.
But why are those clouds
Emptying out the crowds?
Because they need to move as they ought.
I have a fear about being out in
the elements and getting lost
And nobody looking for me
In the past I only survived because
of a miracle
Can a miracle happen twice?
A flash of lightning,
And it won’t be bright’ng;
So come inside,
Before there’s a land-slide.
I have been in the hole before
but this is different.
This is more of a balancing act
Getting comfortable with movement
Learning when to stop, start, flow or turn
around.
Sometimes I get frustrated with this process.
Angry I’ll dig my heels into the sand
And throw rocks into the water
At other times, I’m smooth and fluid
Going with the flow of the river
Cool, comfortable, at ease
No treacherous terrain in the vicinity
I try desperately to figure it out
Go over it in my mind, retrace my steps
Find the secret, the answer
As though only one exists
I want to always feel this tranquility
Peace and serenity
But I trip. I avoid the hole
I get up unscathed
I wish I could acknowledge my progress
During the hard times
Instead of getting scared & overwhelmed
But being in the fear is where I’m at
Maybe by remaining in the present moment
I will remember to forgive myself.
I don’t want to spend months—or
years really—recovering from
another accident
When my brother was driving me
home last weekend I was so
scared because it was raining so
hard we couldn’t see the cars
in front of us
I like snow though, but not
snowstorms—I also get scared
of being lost in the snow—
I have also been scared thinking
of earthquakes and tsunami
I don’t like to think of people hurting
because I’ve been there
I don’t worry about dying
as much as I worry about
my family members dying and being
left behind. But I don’t want to
die until I’m really old and ready
Unfortunately I can’t choose and
that is a hard pill to swallow
Okay, now I’ll tell you of the
“pounding” sound.
It’s called thunder
So you will not render
Any confidence in the storm
So you get it now; it’s been all around?
My Personal Trainer
by Judy
I have a new personal trainer.
Her name is Stacy.
She helps me with my physical diet
and exercise. I started with her
three weeks ago. Yesterday
we went over my diet do’s and don'ts.
On my first session we went for
a long walk followed by exercise
on a large plastic ball.
The exercise consisted of sit-ups.
This was followed by doing hand
stretches. This pulled the hands
in the shape of weights.
I am very fortunate to have her
as a person who helps me
with diet and exercise. I would not
live without her.
Earliest Memory
by Carlee
As an infant
my earliest memory
is of me in a crib.
My Dad picked me up
and said “Christine?”
calling my mom.
I know I was an infant
because why else would
I be in a crib?
It was a cute memory.
I felt loved and protected.
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Untitled
by Michael
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
(continued from page 2)
I wish I had my sunglasses back.
I wish I had my aunt back.
I lost them.
I loved them.
Whenever I get lost
I ask for directions.
If I am not in a rush
I will try and figure it out
on my own.
I love asking for directions.
It’s fun and you get to meet new people.
For one minute you are found.
It’s like that tree.
If you’re lost and someone else is there,
are you really lost?
If you love being with yourself,
then you’re never lost.
About the Wig
by Jackie
As you know I have my head shaved.
Reasons being that I was afraid
to find all of my hair on my pillow
one morning or having it come out
in clumps in public or home!
My 4 yr. Old grandson, Raymond,
decided all on his own that
he wanted to be like Grandma
and have his head shaved, too.
His parents agreed if that is
what he wanted, he could do it
and he did just that.
We all thought he was being empathetic
but I thought that he was
awfully young to be able to do that!
It came out this past Sunday.
He said, “Do they have wigs
for little boys like me?” I laughed
and laughed and so did his mother.
We found the real reason was
that he wanted to be able
to get a wig.
Fancy Shoes
A: You know that feeling where you jump out
of an airplane, the exciting rush, only to freak
out because you parachute doesn’t open, then
remember that you have a backup chute and
feel relieved, which you soon realize doesn’t
work either, then you wake up and let out a
deep breath because it was only a dream……
yeah…...it feels nothing like that.
by Tuesday
I am running away
with my scarves and my scars
my pans and my pants
the ones that fit the ones that
are too small the ones that
I want to wear with my
fancy shoes
I am running away with
fingernail polish perfume bottles
old books and dolls
Everything I need to feel complete
My old letters cards poems
drawings boxes of art projects
novelties souvenirs and treasured items
covered in their thin layer of dust
that coats them gingerly
I am running away to a place
where I won’t have to run
unless I feel the desire to
while dancing on the beach
chasing the ocean’s tide
I am running to where
lunches are spent in fancy shoes
with best of friends
at nice cafes
on sunny days
Q: Has there been an experience in your
life that you wish you could re-live? Specify.
A: Since I’m not sure if this question is asking
for a positive experience that I would like to
have again or an experience that I would do
differently, I’ll answer it both ways. The positive
point in time of my life that I would like to reexperience would be my trip to Europe when I
was 16, an absolute blast. Something I would
re-live in order to do things differently would
be to be involved in more social activities during my high school and college years.
Q: Give an example of a time when another
person really tried your patience. How were
you able to speak respectfully, even when
you were angry & frustrated?
A: This job can easily be filled with such examples and I can’t really single one out, so let me
just say this; patience is definitely one of my
strong suits. To me, it’s just not worth the
energy to get overly worked up and 99.9% of
the time, people don’t really deserve to have
those emotions directed at them. I just try to
put the feeling aside to look at later and find
out what was triggered within me and why.
Q: What was the first job you ever had?
Days like today
A: 4 1/2 years of working at Subway sandwich
shop. It was a decent enough job and the free
subs were great. Oddly enough, I now prefer
to eat Quizno’s subs.
Days I feel I want to run away
Q: What are your professional aspirations?
A: Just to continue working to the best of my
ability. I love where I am at and have no plans
to change it.
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CHARTMAN 3
read something like this:
You probably already know that Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers is cutting edge
with its treatment programs but you
might not know that this extends to our
computer systems as well. Our agency
has been a pioneer at the forefront of
using software to more efficiently provide
and track client services for over 20
years. Our Executive Director Barry
Schoer is known to always be tinkering
with his computers at home in one-way or
another. Fortunately he leaves the sys-
we can save our staff is time that they
can use to focus more on client care,
which is why we’re in this business to
begin with.
Using electronic patient records is not a
new idea but with the recent passing of
the Mental Health Initiative (Proposition
63) here in California it has gotten more
attention. Under this initiative funds will
be available for agencies to make capital
improvements including upgrading software and hardware. At the federal level,
the unlikely pair Hillary Clinton and Newt
Written By: John Bargiel
The pickup was preposterously
full. It really was a ridiculous sight, far
from what you would expect from a
major innovator of the mental health
software industry to be carrying its
trade show regalia in. But the old
borrowed maroon Toyota truck
(“Dusty” as his owner named him) had
come through for me before. I was
briefly reminded of a Chartman trip
Michael Kirts and I took to do an installation at an orphanage down in Los
Angeles. We stopped to pickup an
abandoned motor scooter that had
been given to me (as part of an unrelated scheme), threw it in the back of
the truck, and then went on to our
appointment looking like something
out of Sanford and Son. But that is a
story for another day, filled as it was
with the comedy team of Dr. Castro
and Louie, horseracing, karaoke at
“Blind Date” tryouts, and the finer
points of old town Pasadena.
This time I was taking the show back
on the road after a many year break
and perhaps some background is in
order. If I were to write a pamphlet
explaining my strange errand, it might
tems here at Sanctuary alone for me to
deal with (for the most part) and we have
some pretty impressive IT infrastructure
for a non-profit organization, including
our own e-mail and web servers and a
network of several locations.
We use a custom program in-house to
track many aspects of our treatment
programs called Chartman. It was developed by our agency years ago when we
looked for an existing program and found
that there weren’t really any solutions
suited to our needs. It started out as a
program for DOS and went through a
number of changes as it migrated to Windows and became Chartman 2. Recently
our top developer Gregg Rogers has been
hard at work completely re-designing
Chartman from the ground up. Most of
the staff has participated in one way or
another, lending their feedback about
changes, ideas for improvements, and
testing the modules of the new program.
The involvement of our staff has been
invaluable. Since they are the ones who
use the program on a day-to-day basis
they know exactly what works for them
and what doesn’t. Gregg has been tirelessly working to make this new version
the best it can be. Any time and effort
Gingrich are proposing comprehensive,
bipartisan legislation to encourage adoption of information technology in our
health care system. Such a system, they
claim, would save patients' lives, aid pharmaceutical research and provide a well of
information for analysis. The details are
still to be worked out but we see the
benefits of using a system like Chartman
every day. Several other agencies in California use the current version of Chartman as well. They range from the SHIA
program here in Santa Barbara to an
orphanage in Los Angeles and even to a
children’s psychiatric unit at a hospital.
With the upcoming release of Chartman 3, we wanted to get an idea of
how it might work for other agencies.
The plan was to exhibit at the 5th annual California Information Management Conference and Exposition, a
conference put on by the California
Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) in
Los Angeles. This two-day event featured mental health professionals from
all over the state coming together to
discuss the benefits and pitfalls involved in implementing an electronic
patient record. I was going to be
meeting Barry there as he flew in di-
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CHARTMAN 3: CLIENT CHART
rectly from his vacation on the eastern
seaboard.
There’d been a frenzy of preparation;
Chartman hasn’t exhibited at a conference for years. I had to battle my way
through layers of cobwebs and dust to
get to our old gear. But it was there,
packed away in a couple of steamer
trunks in a closet at the Arlington that
I’d never noticed before. I felt almost
like an archeologist going through
some of these old boxes, getting a
glimpse into what had been the humble
beginnings of this latest enterprise. We
also needed some updated material,
showcasing the new features and technologies in Chartman. I’d spent the
preceding weeks throwing together a
new website, promotional materials,
convention give-a-ways, Power Point
presentations, and a myriad of other
little details that all needed to come
together. Gregg had been hard at
work populating a version of the new
program with demo data so we could
show it hands-on at the show.
It had all gone pretty well with the exception of Kinko's. For some reason
I’d taken the job of having our flyers
printed to the downtown office, probably some kind of unrealistic optimism.
I’d built in plenty of time to make corrections and get it done right before
the show. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that in the end I’d been there in
the middle of the night the previous
evening and was going to have to come
back again to Santa Barbara after going
down to LA to setup the show in order
to pick up the flyers later that night.
But we do what we have to or at least
that’s what I told myself as I got on the
road and contemplated the tasks ahead
of me.
There was one stop on the way down
which I promptly overshot, looking
down at my Mapquest directions as I
sailed past the exit. Some quick maneuvering got me headed in the right
direction again on my way to Burbank
to pick up some rented Audio/Visual
equipment for the booth. Somehow
Barry had managed to find the best deal
on presentation equipment rentals in
the Los Angeles area while vacationing
in New York, another testament to his
particular resourcefulness in this arena.
I arrived at a dubious vaguely commercial building on the wrong side of the
tracks and ventured into the lobby of
Green Bear Technologies. A non-stop
British accent could clearly be heard
holding forth from the other room,
making improbable deals in rental technology. A few “A’right, mate?”s and a
“’ere ‘tis, bring it right out t’ya”s later
and I was confronted by the next hurdle. We’d rented a flat screen to hook
up to a laptop for running the demo as
well as a monitor and stand to display a
presentation on a loop for passersby.
This was all as expected but I was a bit
unprepared for the gigantic CRT they
rolled out, a full 4 feet square and 200
lbs of peak 1990s technology. My new
British friend and I looked at each
other as we contemplated the full bed
of the pickup, and he offered a weak,
“Well, the AV cart breaks down.”
Undaunted, fifteen minutes later I left
the parking lot with our rented goods
on board, hunched over the steering
wheel with no room whatsoever left in
the cab. The passenger seat was
crammed with boxes, which I had to
stop from falling with my free hand
between shifting the manual transmission. Even nestled in the space behind
my head was a plastic torso wearing a
vintage Chartman T-shirt. Fortunately
there wasn’t far to go, merely a jog left,
right, and then a straight shot to Universal City and the Exhibition Hall at
the Hilton there. Time was becoming a
factor as we only had a couple of hours
available for setup.
Checking in with Barry, he realized
there was no way I’d be able to get the
CRT out of the truck without compressing my spine in unacceptable ways.
I was all for giving it the old college try
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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
but the vision of me pinned beneath
this monstrous television as happy conventioneers wandered from booth to
booth was too much for my erstwhile
employer and he enjoined me to seek
out assistance in the form of my cousin
who lives in Los Angeles, the other Jon
Bargiel. He’d met Barry when I came
to a company holiday party hours late
with my cousin and a couple of other
friends in tow. Apparently my cousin
made quite an impression when he
explained how his ancestors were responsible for various hardships inflicted
on Barry’s wife’s ancestors and since
then we’ve used him for the occasional
errand in Los Angeles.
I pulled into the hotel and around the
back, maneuvering between the
chained-off entrances to park Dusty on
the curb right outside the ballroom.
Jon was there already, sitting on the
hood of his car smoking a cigarette and
doing his best James Dean (which
would have been more convincing if he
hadn’t been driving a Neon). Several
other exhibitors were already there
setting up their booths and we eyed
one another bringing in our various
gear. I like to think that they didn’t
know what to make of us: two young
men rather casually dressed with a
battered pickup whose first order of
business was unpacking the radio and
putting on a bit of the funk music while
we worked, unloading the truck and
assembling our booth with surprising
speed. Sure, we didn’t have a papermache Southwestern-style mountain
range to assemble for our booth like
some of the other 900 pound gorillas in
the industry do but it quickly became
apparent to me that we did have some-
thing they all lacked: style.
Soon enough they were kicking us out
telling us to return in the morning tomorrow to finish before the conference attendees arrived. I watched with
envy as the other exhibitors made
plans to catch a bite to eat or head
back to their rooms as they filtered
out. I bid my cousin a good day making
vague promises to meet up after the
days labors tomorrow and hopped
back in Dusty to head to Santa Barbara
and my appointment with destiny at
Kinko's.
I also found myself at Kinko's the following morning, waiting for them to
finish the run of pamphlets and the cut
them to size since they still hadn’t been
able to get it right when I got back to
Santa Barbara in the evening and again
when I went there in the wee hours of
the morning. There comes a certain
point of stress at which I begin to take
it all in stride and I’d passed that point
days ago. Frankly I enjoy the challenge
and drama that comes with being up
against a wall. Everything becomes
simplified into what can and cannot be
done in the time you have remaining
and maintaining your peak level of per-
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CHARTMAN 3
formance becomes a matter not of
want but of necessity. I didn’t even
have time to complain about their
incompetence, rather I took the managers card and told myself it was
something to look forward too later
and I was back on the road again with
our materials (flawed though some of
them were) finally in hand.
I got there with just enough time to
park the car, finish setting up, and
change into my suit in a service corridor in the back while the busboys,
waiters, and servers passed by giving
me strange looks. Barry arrived and
looking about as rested as I was after
his trip back. We make a pretty good
team (you might not know this about
Barry but I can tell you from experience that he knows everybody who is
anybody in the mental health field in
California) and though it had been
awhile since we’d done a demo we
quickly settled into a rhythm with our
dog and pony show: Passers by were
able to watch a presentation about the
program, we performed live demos
for people as they dropped by, gave
out literature and the occasional nifty
pocket radio/LED light that was our
give-away, listened to some cool jazz,
flirted with a cute blonde who works
for a competitor, and raffled off some
Santa Barbara county wine (or a gift
certificate of equivalent value) to a
lucky young man from San Bernardino.
the same needs that we do and Chartman will definitely work for them.
Most of the other companies in our
field are from out of state, unlike us,
trying to break into California (they
see dollar signs from the recent mental health funding legislation). Chartman is definitely the best solution out
there for a mental health treatment
the state, all committed to helping
people in one way or another. Several
people wanted more information and
since the conference the work goes
on. I’ve been to San Jose for a demo,
had someone up to our agency to see
how we use it, and will be going back
down to Los Angeles to talk to some
other organizations there. It was a
provider in California and it showed.
We met a lot of great people who are
from all sorts of different agencies in
great opportunity to show people
what Chartman can do for them. It
didn’t hurt that we were having a lot
Chartman 3® is designed and
programmed by Gregg
Rogers. Ongoing program
support and Information
Technology expertise provided by John Bargiel. The
help system is designed &
created by Shareena Yee.
Testing & input provided by
clinical & administrative staff
at SPCSB. Chartman production is lead by Executive
Director, Barry Schoer.
We found that we are different from
the other vendors in that we are the
only one that is an agency first and
developed the software with our
needs in mind. There are countless
organizations out there who provide
the same kinds of services and have
Pictured above (starting from left): John Bargiel, Gregg Rogers
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA:
2005 New Year’s Celebration & Connard Hogan’s Retirement
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CARMEN’S CORNER by Carmen Zavala
Asian Vegetable Lo Mein
Ingredients:
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12 oz. Whole Wheat or
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1/2 cup stir-fry sauce
regular linguini pasta
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1/2 cup chopped
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2 tsp. Oil
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1 1/2 tsp. Minced garlic
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1 1/2 tsp. Minced ginger
Directions:
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1 bag (16 oz) frozen stir-
1) Cook pasta as package
directs. Meanwhile, heat
oil in a large non-stick
skillet.
cashews
fry vegetables, thawed
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2) Add garlic & ginger to oil,
cook for 30 seconds
1 bunch scallions, cut in
1-inch pieces
3) Add vegetables & scallions; stir-fry 3 minutes
until hot.
4) Drain pasta, toss with
vegetables. Add sauce &
nuts.
Get out your chopsticks for
this tasty dish!
ART THERAPY
Art Therapy groups are held
on Tuesdays at the Arlington
Day Treatment Center & are
lead by Patricia Volner,
ATR.
Have artwork or a story to
share? Share it with our readers!
Please send in your submissions
to:
Sanctuary Synergy
P.O. Box 551
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
Artist: Phil
Artist: Rachel
Artist: Robert
Artist: John
“The chief value of creative
expression lies in the
power to release emotions
and ideas, give them form
and, through this activity
[art therapy], to develop
and integrate one’s self as
a human being.” (My Personal Approach to Art
Therapy, Volner)
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A SANCTUARY GOODBYE
Barry Schoer assured a member of the Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond crew that
many of our party guests (SPCSB staff & friends) were among the brightest of people in their profession, with extraordinary educational backgrounds, extensive
professional training and even some with Ph.D.s & M.D.s, so could they please
hurry & put the bumpers up. Staff, interns, & their guests took to the floor, not
knowing that they would be competing for prizes (handed out later that night).
Some staff even brought their own bowling gear, an attempt to fool others into
thinking that they knew what they were doing.
(Top) Guests of Honor Janet & Connard
In case you were wondering which staff members make the best or worst
bowling partners, here’s a recap of our prize winners:
(Bottom) Scott sings to Connard
Lowest Score: Claire Hoogendorn
Highest Score: Todd Ingram
Most Strikes in a Game: Todd Ingram Lowest Score in a Frame: John Bargiel
Most Spares: Mike Andrews
Highest Score for a person who doesn’t
own a DVD player: Greg Heiman
Prizes ranged from a flashlight to a DVD player, but nothing compared to what
Connard received for his retirement gifts. Most of it was memorabilia from his
Arlington Day Treatment Center office which he occupied for more than 6 years,
this included a clock & a Chartman mousepad. He also received an honorary
plaque for his dedication to Sanctuary, a retired number 56 jersey (lucky guy), a
exquisite new Seiko watch, and several other parting gifts from his colleagues.
Several months have already gone by since Connard left our agency, but
traces of him can still be found at Sanctuary. To quote ADTC Assistant Director
Karen Hylen, “You know a measure of a good leader (referring to Connard), when
everything is in place when they leave. Almost as if the place is running itself”.
OTHER STAFF GOODBYES:
Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers
Phone in your nomination
of Santa Barbara
Tel: 805.569.2785 x215
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Tom Boscarelli
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Marissa Christiansen
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Amy Crawford
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Greg Heiman
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Mike Kirts
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Natalie Love
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Maura O’Brien
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Cecilia Pinhel
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Susan Powell
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Julianne Schulte
I NOMINATE: ______________________________________
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Robin Thomas
REASON: ___________________________________________________
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Leslie Weiser
___________________________________________________________
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Nicole Williams-Muringani
NOMINATE A
“STAR OF THE QUARTER”
Cut out this ballot & send it in an envelope with postage
addressed to:
Synergy
P.O. Box 551
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers
of Santa Barbara
P.O. Box 551 Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0551
Phone: (805) 569-2785
Fax: (805) 563-1977
Website: www.spcsb.org
This Newsletter is published by SPCSB
through the work of:
Barry Schoer, Executive Director
Shareena Yee, Editor
Scott Ackerman, Consulting Editor
And special thanks to:
Perie Longo, Carmen Zavala
SUMMER
Calendar of Events
On-going Events
July
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Pizza Party
Last Friday of each month
from 5-7pm at the Arlington
Day Treatment Center
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Tenant’s Council Meeting
Last Friday of each month
from 4-5pm at the
Arlington Day Treatment
Center
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11th Annual Multi-Cultural Dance &
Music Festival
Saturday, Aug. 20th, 11am-6pm.
Oak Park, 300 W. Alamar Ave.,
SB.
August
September
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Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Aug. 3-7th, SB. (805) 962-8101.
www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org
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4th Annual SPCSB Staff/Client
Picnic & Softball Game
Thursday, Aug. 11th, 12pm.
Call Shareena at (805) 5692785, ext. 215 for more information
14th Annual United Way Day of Caring (A Volunteering Event)
Saturday, Sept. 17th, 8am-1pm.
Page Youth Center, 4540 Hollister Ave, Goleta.
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SB Sandcastle Festival
Sunday, Sept. 25th, 10am-6pm,
East Beach. Free Admission.
(805) 966-3979.
www.sandcastlefestival.com
Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market
Saturdays: 8:30am -12:30pm
at Santa Barbara and Cota
Streets. Tuesdays: 4:00-6:30pm
on State Street (downtown).
Movie Night (“The Goonies”)
Friday, July 29th, soccer fields,
Elings Park, SB. BBQ 5:30pm7:30pm & Movie begins at 8pm.
www.elingspark.org
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Movie Night (“Galaxy Quest”) &
Meteor Shower
Friday, Aug. 12th, soccer fields,
Elings Park, SB. BBQ 5:30pm7:30pm & Movie begins at 8pm.
www.elingspark.org
October
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California Lemon Festival
Saturday, Oct. 15th, 10am-8pm
& Sunday, Oct. 16th, 10am-5pm.
Girsh Park, 7050 Phelp’s Road,
Goleta.