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A Perspective on Overcoming Burnout

If left unchecked, burnout can escalate, impacting mental health, physical well-being, and relationships. The authors, who are mental health professionals, highlight an actual case and describe interventions. They offer useful advice about how to improve cognitive health such as taking breaks every 90 minutes and...

It started with a dog named Sunny

In 1935, Sunny began accompanying a blind brush maker in Amsterdam to and from the factory where he worked. The 10-month-old Malinois mix was the first graduate of what would become the Koninklijk Nederlands Geleidehonden Fonds – KNGF (Royal Dutch Guide Dog Fund), the first...

Expatriates: On a Mission to Demystify

ACCESS is often approached by a variety of local service providers with the request to explain “What is an expatriate?”, or “Who are expatriates?” and, “What do expatriates want?” Sadly, in their well-intentioned search to discover what their clients want or may want, service providers...