Michael Burckhard, clinical director of The Burckhard Clinic, has received a certificate of excellence as a "Certified Top Tier" mental health therapist on the benchmarks of Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life by Behavioral Health Laboratories out of Marlboro, Mass.
Behavioral Health Laboratories is the national leader in outcomes management with more than 40,000 clinicians and more than 1 million clinical cases.
Out of 1,500 clinicians who received this distinction, Burckhard was one of only 25 who received this distinction on three separate benchmarks.
-- Daily News Staff
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Disabilities council opens applications
The North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities announced that grant funding is available to support projects that enhance opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families. Interested organizations can obtain information online at (www.ndscdd.org) or by contacting the council at 328-4847 or by e-mail at apena@nd.gov. Grant applications are due July 31.
Council executive director Andrea Pena said the 19-member council distributes funds annually and has traditionally provided startup funds for innovative programs that continue to directly benefit people with developmental disabilities. These include paratransit services, pre-natal screenings, education for expectant mothers to help prevent birth defects, guardianship services, respite care for families, consumer training to promote employment, self-advocacy solutions, the Family-to-Family peer support project, after-school programs and other initiatives.
-- Daily News Staff
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