For just a moment, I want you to close your eyes and imagine a person walking down the street. This person stands tall. This person look forward, scanning everything that lies in his path, while still having a determined look. This person has a slight grin smeared across his face, and even though he's not walking—more [...]
Welcome to the new year! 2014 has already come and gone. It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating the beginning of last year, and yet here we are again. With each new year, for me, it seems like time goes by more quickly than before. Then again, to speak philosophically, time is only an [...]
As many of you know, Reside's recent goals include familiarizing staff with each other. We're really focused on finding some small bits of information about individuals that are a little more personal than, “What job experience do you have?” or, “How long have you been with Reside?” (though the latter has been included in the newsletters). [...]
Everyone knows that as soon as Halloween ends, we're bound to begin hearing Christmas songs and see candy canes around the local Walmart. Aside from the holidays, though, what's so special about December? I'm glad you asked! December actually has a lot to do with our work. Earlier this month, we had the International Day of [...]
Thanksgiving is that wonderful time of year when we get together with our families to stuff our faces with turkey, potatoes, green-bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, different kinds of pie, and roll after roll after roll. Then, of course, there's the oh-so-common food coma we enter into. But sometimes the eating part of Thanksgiving is all [...]
At Reside, we strive to work with our clients in a way that encourages a positive perspective of life and themselves, independence, and a sense of individuality. Like anyone else, these can be difficult things to build on. Everyone struggles with these at some point in their lives, and sometimes it takes years for us to [...]
I never expected myself to be where I am now. Before working at Reside Residential Care, I had only ever held one full time job. My first job was at a newspaper agency as a door-to-door salesman working only twenty hours a week. Being on paid on commission, and struggling to balance my life between [...]
Psychology is a constantly evolving field of study. Every year, new information is released, new theories are produced, and new solutions come into light. However, the sad truth is that this information is passed between those who are academically or professionally involved in the field rather than the common people. So, we'd like to share some [...]
Super Plunger Hieu Kha along with the Reside Polar Plungers were able to raise $6,065 for Special Olympics!! Hieu plunged into the icy waters of the Columbia River 25 times in 24 hours all in the name of Special Olympics. He was one of only 17 Super Plungers in the Portland Polar Plunge Event to take [...]
PB the Bear from Special Olympics Oregon paid the Reside Residential Care staff a visit at the Vancouver Office! In addition to a visit to the office, PB and Hieu Kha were making their rounds, visiting all of Reside's Clients in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington!! Their main objective was drumming up support and donations that [...]