SHD Reun 312 - Shodair Children's Hospital

Shodair Wins Employer
of the Year Award
Shodair Children's Hospital was proud to be named
Helena's Outstanding Large Employer at an award
presentation last November.
Shodair was selected for the honor by the Helena
Job Service Employers Committee based on a
nomination submitted by a hospital employee.
Nominated facilities were judged on four categories:
Creating a positive workplace; providing employees
with exceptional job training; encouraging
community participation; and contributing to
the Helena community.
Sandy Hamlin, JSEC Coordinator at the Helena Job
Service, said, “The judges determined that Shodair is
Shodair
Children's
Hospital
Therapist
Receives
National
Award
Leigh Fahlquist, LCPC, a primary therapist at
Shodair Children's Hospital, was recently honored
with a Lives in the Balance CPS Trailblazer
Award at a presentation in Maine. Leigh was
chosen for the honor in recognition of his work to
teach families more about the Collaborative
Problem Solving (CPS) approach through the new
parent education groups he facilitates at Shodair.
Lives in the Balance is the non-profit organization
founded by child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene,
who developed the CPS approach used at Shodair
and other treatment facilities across the country.
Lives in the Balance advocates on behalf of
Above: Shodair Chief Financial Officer Ron Wiens, and Shodair
Director of Human Resources Chris Beebe accept the Helena
Outstanding Large Employer Award on behalf of the hospital.
a leader in each of the award categories, and that
we are fortunate to have an employer such as
Shodair Children's Hospital in our community. We
are proud of Shodair and the work that you do.”
behaviorally challenging kids and their caregivers
to provide free web-based resources to help adults
understand these children in ways that are more
compassionate and help them in ways that are
more effective.
“Leigh has been steadfast in his commitment to
helping children and families,” said Shodair's
Director of Psychology, Laura Fuller, Ph.D. “He
puts CPS into practice on a daily basis and works
hard to keep it alive at Shodair, in the local
community, and in the state of Montana.”
Leigh earned his degree in psychology from
Texas A & M University and his graduate degree in
counseling and human services from the University
of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He has worked
at Shodair Children's Hospital for eight years.
Leigh is assigned to the hospital's High Desert
and Yellowstone Units, helping children ages
four through thirteen cope with diagnoses like
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe
ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric
illnesses.
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