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    Trauma and PTSD

    While many people can recover from trauma over time with the love and support of family and friends...

    Mood Disorders (MDD, Bipolar, depression, SAD)

    Sometimes people feel more than just sadness. A major depressive disorder(MDD) also known as clinical depression can be debilitating and make it hard to engage in your daily life activities. Some of the symptoms include:

    • Loss of interest in pleasurable activities
    • Suicidal thoughts
    • Homicidal thoughts
    • isolation
    • hopelessness
    • Difficulty with personal hygiene
    • Others

    Anxiety and Related Disorders

    When it comes to treating anxiety, research shows that therapy is usually the most effective option.

    Personality Disorders

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    Relationship Problems

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    Faith-Based Counseling

    Has your light become dimmer over the years? Are you struggling to find your true path and calling?

    Therapy for Chronic Illness

    Does your chronic illness leave you feeling exhausted and depleted? ...

    Anger Management

    Anger issues aren’t uncommon and the first step towards change is an admittance of the problem.

    Life Transitions

    Has your life been touched by a major event such as a death, divorce, or layoffs at work?

    Telehealth

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    Ubuntu & Harambee Group Therapy

    A novel way of conducting group therapy for trauma survivors. Are you having a difficult time handling the struggles in your life alone?

    Training

    Professionals attend conferences and trainings geared towards cultural competency, cultural humility and Multicultural awareness. If you have aske the question now what? or how do I execute this knowledge? What are the practical steps?

    Supervision

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    Executive Coaching

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    CMDE and EIDBI Services

    Comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation (CMDE) establishes medical necessity/need for Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) services for Neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 

    Alice Tindi, LICSW, is a Qualified Supervising Professional (QSP) and an approved CMDE Assessor/provider by MN Department of Human Services (DHS) for Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI).

    Alice Tindi is a Qualified Supervising Professional (QSP) for providers providing EIDBI services

    A person is eligible to receive Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) services if they meet all of the following criteria:

    (1) Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a related condition (refer to diagnosis section).

    (2) Had a comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation (CMDE) that establishes their medical need for EIDBI services (refer to CMDE section).

    Enrolled in Medical Assistance (MA), MinnesotaCare, Minnesota Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) or other qualifying health care programs.Younger than age 22.

    A Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP)-enrolled CMDE provider determines whether a person meets these eligibility criteria during the CMDE process.

    Comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation (CMDE) is

    An EIDBI service that covers the required comprehensive evaluation of the person. The CMDE is an assessment that must be completed when the person starts services and updated at least once every three years. The information gathered in the CMDE is used to:

    Determine the person’s eligibility and medical need for EIDBI servicesDevelop the person’s individual treatment plan (ITP), including treatment type and intensity

    Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI)

    The Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) benefit offers medically necessary services and supports to people under the age of 21 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or related conditions.

    The purpose of the EIDBI benefit is to:

    Educate, train and support parents and families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related conditionsPromote people’s independence and participation in family, school and community lifeImprove long-term outcomes and quality of life for people and their families

    Please call or fill the form for services. I have immediate opening to conduct a CMDE assessment.

    Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Core characteristics of ASD include when the person has:

    1. Persistent challenges in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, demonstrated by challenges in all of the following:

    Social-emotional reciprocity (e.g., person has atypical social approach; reduced sharing of interests, emotions or affect; lack of starting or responding to social interactions including, but not limited to, conversations and play).Nonverbal communicative behaviors (e.g., person has atypical body language or gestures, poor eye contact).Developing, maintaining and understanding relationships (e.g., person has difficulty making friends, having interest in peers, sharing, imaginative play).

    2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities, demonstrated by at least two of the following:

    Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects or speech (e.g., person lines up toys, has echolalia).Ritualized patterns or routines (e.g., person demonstrates interfering behaviors when asked to transition from a preferred activity, insists on eating the same way or taking the same route every day).Highly restricted or fixated interests.Hyper- or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or atypical interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., person has adverse reaction to specific sounds, textures, smells or fascination with lights or movement).

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