Monday, July 14, 2014
Prose: Of Friends In Hell The kindest were the patients, the honesty was founded in the needy, the integrity rested in the eyes of the wounded, and the truth relied upon the presence of evil.
As always, friends emerge in the strangest of places. This piece, and my efforts in general, are dedicated to Chris Blackwell, Philip, Ruth, Tim, Kenny, Ruby F., Devon, Janice, Josh V., Josh two, William, Jasmine, Joe G., Tyrone, Theo, Clyde, Kris, Melissa A., Edward, Virginia, Lucy, Ken M., Noreen, Iris, Brian one, Brian two, Rodney A., James M., Andy B., Thomas B., Elaine, Thomas two, Talina, Carl, Donny P., William, Michele, Brian, Francesca, David A., Constance, Jesus "Ricky" Murietta, Wendy, George one, Vince, Mark, Roberts one-three, Steve one, Abigail, David H., Randy, Natalie, Larry, Amber L., Alex, Rich, Janice, Chris T., Jerry, Mr. Director, George two, Steve two, Tim, Mary "Franky" Adams, Pete, Edmond L., Larry, Roger B., Cathy, Rich, Mike.... People who touched me so strongly, as being angels somewhat hidden in the closet of their respective mental complications; each of whom, via the influence of stabilizing medications or whatever else was keeping them stable (at times, sometimes oft', sometimes not) within the realm of The Arizona State Hospital, set themselves as far higher beings than the evil mongers who have been granted by their relatively superficial professional qualifications- vs. ethical character- the absolute privilege to impose themselves on the needs of our loved ones. For that's what it is, you know, nothing short of privilege to be allowed by family or morally balanced citizens or state policy or the very air of our planet to share the thoughts and hearts of Arizona's most at risk adults.
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RIP Mary "Frankie" Adams
Another one of my former patient-peers at The Arizona State Hospital has died a questionable death. I knew her well, and she was in fact the first one to greet me when I first appeared at ASH in January 2011- "You! You look like an Arkansayer!"- as well as the last patient I saw as I rolled out of there in late February 2012- "Good luck, Patrick!"
As to what I know so far, as per my sources: ".... the staff called her 'crazy mary' and everyone liked her. she was very well known. apparently, she had been ill for a while, and staff did not consider taking her to the hospital, even though she was suffering from copd and her breathing was very impaired. from what i understand, the staff blew her off until she was in full blown respiratory arrest, and then it was too, too late. they even tried to cram a thorazine down her throat when she was thrashing around on the bed dying. they stated in their report she was not "cooperating." criminal. cold hearted. no words can describe the horror i felt when i discovered how she died, and how totally preventable it was. there was no autopsy, and her mother is elderly and therefore did not question too much...."
As to what I know so far, as per my sources: ".... the staff called her 'crazy mary' and everyone liked her. she was very well known. apparently, she had been ill for a while, and staff did not consider taking her to the hospital, even though she was suffering from copd and her breathing was very impaired. from what i understand, the staff blew her off until she was in full blown respiratory arrest, and then it was too, too late. they even tried to cram a thorazine down her throat when she was thrashing around on the bed dying. they stated in their report she was not "cooperating." criminal. cold hearted. no words can describe the horror i felt when i discovered how she died, and how totally preventable it was. there was no autopsy, and her mother is elderly and therefore did not question too much...."
This shit has got to end. Period. Rat Bastards beware.
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
AS TO THE CURRENT CEO At the Arizona State Hospital.
RE Donna "You are soooo busted!" Noriega: ".... any oral or written misrepresentation of a fact by a licensee to secure or attempt to secure the issuance of a license..." New data is emerging specific to this woman, who is the acting Chief Executive Officer at The Arizona State Hospital, and who I can attest to via my own personal experiences as being patently dishonest and outright deceitful.
But you don't have to take my word for it:
SOCIAL WORK CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 9, 2012
C. 2012-0047, Donna Noriega, LCSW-10959
Ms. Rinaudo summarized the results of the investigation.
The professional appeared in person and addressed the committee.
The professional appeared in person and addressed the committee.
Following review and discussion by members, Mr. Mitchell moved, seconded by Ms. Dawson, to find a violation of A.R.S. §32-3251(12)(c)(i), any oral or written misrepresentation of a fact by a licensee to secure or attempt to secure the issuance of a license. The motion passed unanimously.
In the meantime: BE AFRAID, DONNA NORIEGA. YOUR TIME IS NEAR AT HAND.
The following is a rerun of an article originally published in 2012.
RE: Donna Noriega. BUSTED!
News Flash: Donna Noriega- Busted! March 09, 2012: The Current Chief Operating Officer at the Arizona State Hospital Found In Violation of Arizona Revised Statute 32-3251(12(c)(i) By The State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Censured, as per the findings of Case #2012-0047, convened under the authority of the Arizona SOCIAL WORK CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 9, 2012.
Of equal concern is the fact that when these obviously reoccuring gaps in reasonably qualified and duly hired executive supervision at The Arizona State Hospital arise, Donna Noriega- an individual who was very recently found to willfully engage in unlawful abuse of her authority as per the terms of her licensure as a certified Arizona social worker- is the person who Will Humble and company feel can reasonably tend to the overall affairs of ASH. The last time ASH was being operated without a duly hired supervisor (summer 2011), Noriega and her associates in the administrative offices of ASH (inc. but not limited to Dr. Stephen Dingle, Dr. Stephen Morris, and ASH's formal legal counsel, Joel Rudd of the state attorney general's office) willfully opted to cover up the violent escape of a patient named Jesus Rincon Murietta, in clear violation of the the public trust and related law and policy, which in turn directly contributed to the brutal murder of a young Phoenix woman named April Mott (SEE "Victim's Family Questions Why Man Was Free", by JJ Hensley - Sept. 28, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic). Nowhere else in the world of public business affairs would we see a person such as this granted a leadership position, but at ASH, it is business as per the usual.
AS FOLLOWS:
SOCIAL WORK CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 9, 2012
C. 2012-0047, Donna Noriega, LCSW-10959
Ms. Rinaudo summarized the results of the investigation.
The professional appeared in person and addressed the committee.
The professional appeared in person and addressed the committee.
Following review and discussion by members, Mr. Mitchell moved, seconded by Ms. Dawson, to find a violation of A.R.S. §32-3251(12)(c)(i), any oral or written misrepresentation of a fact by a licensee to secure or attempt to secure the issuance of a license. The motion passed unanimously.
Following further discussion, Mr. Mitchell moved, seconded by Mr. Lankton, to recommend to the Board to accept a consent agreement that stipulates the following:
- An order of censure
- Completion of 6-clock hours of continuing education in clinical supervision to be completed within
one year - Completion of a minimum of 6-clock hours of NASW Staying Out of Trouble or its equivalent to be
completed within one year - Early release is available upon completion of the required education
The motion passed unanimously.
APPLICABLE LAW: ARS 32-3251
(definitions) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(definitions) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1."Board" means the board of behavioral health examiners.
5. "Licensee" means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter.
12. "Unprofessional conduct" includes the following, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere:
(a) Conviction of a felony. Conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction or a plea of no contest is conclusive evidence of the conviction.
(b) Use of fraud or deceit in connection with rendering services as a licensee or in establishing qualifications pursuant to this chapter. (NORIEGA, IN THIS CASE)
(c) Any oral or written misrepresentation of a fact by an applicant or licensee. (NORIEGA, IN THIS CASE)
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I have already directly communicated with The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners specific to my knowledge that not only is Donna Noriega willfully engaging in grossly deceitful abuses of her granted authority at The Arizona State Hospital, but as/more importantly, that each and every assigned social worker who I happened to interact with during my 13 long months as ASH engaged is clearly unlawful conduct as a matter of standard of practice. Said misconduct in my experience includes:
1)Willfully lying to me- on more than one occasion- about my status in relation to outpatient services prior to my Feb. 2012 discharge, misconduct which did in fact greatly complicate my discharge planning and directly threatened my well being in terms my optimum post-ASH life planning (Megan Mischner); 2) Deliberately denying me access to my general ASH medical records in complicity with hospital administrators, in gross violation of my rights under the Hospital Information Portability and Protection Act; misconduct which I contend directly contributes to the disturbingly unlawful cloak and dagger means by which senior ASH clinicians and administrators get away their unlawful conduct, across the board (Robert Washington); 3) And deliberately denying me the right to bring a personally appointed representative into very crucial Inpatient Treatment and Discharge Planning meetings, an action that cuts to the core of any hospital patient's most fundamental rights in terms of self-determination, equal protection, and essential well being in every sense (Veneranda Heffern). |
Social worker staff at The Arizona State Hospital have inordinate control over some of the most critical aspects of any/all patients' personal affairs, this in terms of any patient's array of social welfare needs during their given period of hospitalization at ASH, as well as in relation to any patient's actual discharge planning. I attest to having been subjected to these forms of administrative misconduct (above) purely on the basis of me being a seriously mentally ill and disabled person, including blatant lying and misrepresentation of facts central to my status and needs as an Arizona citizen. It may not be obvious to anyone not dependent upon such individuals how deeply detrimental misconduct of this nature is, but the fact is, as per the limited legal autonomy of persons affected by serious mental illness, the ASH social workers are arguably the most crucial non-medical feature of any ASH patient's overall life interests. Likewise, in terms of planned outpatient care (prior to any scheduled discharge from ASH), seriously mentally ill persons rely 100% on their assigned social workers to coordinate all aspects of said discharge planning. Somehow (it is somewhat beyond me to understand), the questionable administration of the ASH operation has led to the establishment of a staff of licensed social workers who are just as willing and capable to engage in unlawful misconduct as are the senior clinicians. It is as though they all emerged from the same netherworld of deceit and wrongdoing, and I further attest that the presence of such corruption caused me very undue harm at the time that it was occurring, and that I witnessed a number of my former patent-peers going through these same forms of abuse in a nearly daily basis.
The bottom line, as per the above data, is that Donna Noriega is a patent liar. That fact is the meat of her known character, as per the findings of the SOCIAL WORK CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES, on Friday, March 9, 2012, Case #2012-0047, Donna Noriega, (LCSW-10959), as well per my own very real interactions with her. Ergo, given the fact that this known liar is also technically the highest ranking social worker at ASH (with more accrued experience at ASH than any other social worker there), and herein, with her now proven willingness to break the law while functioning in context of her licensure in mind, I find it deeply unsettling to accept the fact that she's been granted full trust and related authority in a setting as graphically volatile as ASH, with all potential forms of known discrimination at ASH towards the seriously mentally patients at there forefront of my concerns, to date. It is- simply stated- wrong, wrong, wrong, and clearly needs to be addressed. Now.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------IN CLOSING: September 25, 2013. Indeed, in my learned opinion as an Arizona taxpayer/consumer/citizen, the simple fact that a person known to have engaged in clearly unlawful abuse of her granted authority as a certified state practitioner (in any context) would be allowed to continue functioning in her original position in a facility such as The Arizona State Hospital is 100% unacceptable. But adding to that, the fact that this person has been granted interim status as ASH's highest ranking executive officer, takes this issue to a much deeper degree of concern. Where does it end, this atrociously unreasonable mishandling of the ASH operation in general? Who has to die next? Will it be another patient (such as Chris Blackwell)? A member of the greater public (such as April Mott), who if not for this grossly corrupted system of mismanagement would never have any relationship at all to ASH? I contend that the threats are vast and somewhat predictable; and that in general, anybody undergoing treatment at ASH is inevitably going to suffer some form of undeniable harm that these sorts of arrangements are known to cause.
THE ARIZONA STATE HOSPITAL: SUBSTANDARD MEDICAL-MENTAL HEALTH CARE- AND THEY ARE STILL GETTING AWAY WITH IT LOCK-STOCK-AND BARREL.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Grossly Understaffed: As to the current staffing crisis at The Arizona State Hospital created by the horrifically substandard conditions that Hospital administrators have been condoning for no less than 10 years, to date.
"They are severely understaffed, and relying upon temp services- which is EXPENSIVE!" (email to me, dated July 11, 2014)
As stated in my most recent article, published July 10, 2014, I did seek feedback about the information reflected below:
Crucial Update: Arizona State Hospital hiring all positions!
BAM! "The Arizona State Hospital is holding a job fair Wednesday. The hospital needs registered nurses, social wokers, psychiatrists and psychologists and will be interviewing until noon at the hospital near 24th and Van Buren streets."
I claim this as a direct hit in terms of the further establishing the need to reform the substandard conditions and associated medical practices at The Arizona State Hospital. I will need to research the matter a bit more closely, but I am willing to suggest that my work has directly contributed to this development. (July 10)
And the response from one of my sources, received earlier today:
"They are severely understaffed, and relying upon temp services, which is EXPENSIVE.
The fact that the sole long term public mental heath care facility cannot even maintain a reasonably stable of full time staff has arisen as a direct consequence of Cory Nelson's negative impacts on the operation of ASH in the years 2011-12. This man was hired as Chief Executive Officer at ASH in August, 2011, and shortly thereafter, he unilaterally tweaked the standards at ASH so radically that staff and patient safety spiraled downhill like a train without brakes, leading to countless episodes of violence, and the virtual exit of many of ASH's most qualified workers. One of the biggest alterations in this context has to do with Nelson's major downsizing of trained security staff, which he imparted under the guise of an operational approach entitled "Culture of Care". I attest to having witnessed the earliest phases of this process over the last 6 months of my time as an ASH patient, and the fact that numerous staff who I was on good terms with were increasingly expressing fear and anxiety about the changes that this Rat Bastard was putting into effect with little to no input from ASH staff, some of whom have been dedicating their lives to the operation of ASH for many, many years. In my own right, I also experienced heightened anxiety and duress following Nelson's arrival at ASH that arose when he and former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Dingle unlawfully retaliated against me by transferring me from the most peaceful treatment unit at ASH to the most violent, an action so imparted because of my willingness to openly report staff misconduct and clinical/administrative ineptitude, which I witnessed and experienced firsthand on a nearly daily basis for the entirety of my time as an ASH patient. It was that bad then, and today, it is clearly no better.
IN CLOSING: My concerns and work in general specific to the blog, etc., has always been centered on behalf of my former patient-peers at The Arizona State Hospital. But it goes farther, for I have also said from the get go that while The Arizona State Hospital is somewhat dominated by senior ranking nursing and psychiatric staff who have no regard whatsoever for the rights and care needs of their patients, there are also many good people working there who have been trying to serve their patient clients to the best of their given ability, in spite of the presence of the wrongdoing their supervisors, and so on. These good ASH staff carry on as such because they are possessive of reasonable morality and associated heartfelt concern for their patient clients, and because they need their job(s). Indeed, these latter staff members know all to well about the fact that should they take a stand against the misconduct of other staff, including and especially with their supervisors in mind, they too will be retaliated against by ASH administrators; this is how it has always been, and it should be of no surprise to familiar with state managed bureaucracies across the board. At ASH, there is both a "What happens at ASH stays at ASH" mentality in effect, as well as a "Do not make waves!" mindset that has manifested due to the asinine management practices occurring there today, and the attendant fact that if you want to keep your job at ASH, then dare not challenge the status quo. In this context, my work is also oriented towards seeking improved employment practices at ASH, out of my heartfelt appreciation for those "good" ASH staff who played a central role in my own treatment as a patient there. And they know who they are: Pearls in the Desert.
"They are severely understaffed, and relying upon temp services- which is EXPENSIVE!" (email to me, dated July 11, 2014)
As stated in my most recent article, published July 10, 2014, I did seek feedback about the information reflected below:
Crucial Update: Arizona State Hospital hiring all positions!
BAM! "The Arizona State Hospital is holding a job fair Wednesday. The hospital needs registered nurses, social wokers, psychiatrists and psychologists and will be interviewing until noon at the hospital near 24th and Van Buren streets."
I claim this as a direct hit in terms of the further establishing the need to reform the substandard conditions and associated medical practices at The Arizona State Hospital. I will need to research the matter a bit more closely, but I am willing to suggest that my work has directly contributed to this development. (July 10)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------My inquiry in this matter, sent yesterday via email:
--- PJ Reed <paoloreed@gmail.com> wrote: "Are you folks aware of this? And if so, S------ especially, what might you be aware of as to why all positions at ASH are currently beingfilled/re-filled, as it were? Thanks.And the response from one of my sources, received earlier today:
"They are severely understaffed, and relying upon temp services, which is EXPENSIVE.
The fact that the sole long term public mental heath care facility cannot even maintain a reasonably stable of full time staff has arisen as a direct consequence of Cory Nelson's negative impacts on the operation of ASH in the years 2011-12. This man was hired as Chief Executive Officer at ASH in August, 2011, and shortly thereafter, he unilaterally tweaked the standards at ASH so radically that staff and patient safety spiraled downhill like a train without brakes, leading to countless episodes of violence, and the virtual exit of many of ASH's most qualified workers. One of the biggest alterations in this context has to do with Nelson's major downsizing of trained security staff, which he imparted under the guise of an operational approach entitled "Culture of Care". I attest to having witnessed the earliest phases of this process over the last 6 months of my time as an ASH patient, and the fact that numerous staff who I was on good terms with were increasingly expressing fear and anxiety about the changes that this Rat Bastard was putting into effect with little to no input from ASH staff, some of whom have been dedicating their lives to the operation of ASH for many, many years. In my own right, I also experienced heightened anxiety and duress following Nelson's arrival at ASH that arose when he and former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Dingle unlawfully retaliated against me by transferring me from the most peaceful treatment unit at ASH to the most violent, an action so imparted because of my willingness to openly report staff misconduct and clinical/administrative ineptitude, which I witnessed and experienced firsthand on a nearly daily basis for the entirety of my time as an ASH patient. It was that bad then, and today, it is clearly no better.
IN CLOSING: My concerns and work in general specific to the blog, etc., has always been centered on behalf of my former patient-peers at The Arizona State Hospital. But it goes farther, for I have also said from the get go that while The Arizona State Hospital is somewhat dominated by senior ranking nursing and psychiatric staff who have no regard whatsoever for the rights and care needs of their patients, there are also many good people working there who have been trying to serve their patient clients to the best of their given ability, in spite of the presence of the wrongdoing their supervisors, and so on. These good ASH staff carry on as such because they are possessive of reasonable morality and associated heartfelt concern for their patient clients, and because they need their job(s). Indeed, these latter staff members know all to well about the fact that should they take a stand against the misconduct of other staff, including and especially with their supervisors in mind, they too will be retaliated against by ASH administrators; this is how it has always been, and it should be of no surprise to familiar with state managed bureaucracies across the board. At ASH, there is both a "What happens at ASH stays at ASH" mentality in effect, as well as a "Do not make waves!" mindset that has manifested due to the asinine management practices occurring there today, and the attendant fact that if you want to keep your job at ASH, then dare not challenge the status quo. In this context, my work is also oriented towards seeking improved employment practices at ASH, out of my heartfelt appreciation for those "good" ASH staff who played a central role in my own treatment as a patient there. And they know who they are: Pearls in the Desert.
paoloreed@gmail.com
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Crucial Update: Arizona State Hospital hiring all positions!
BAM! "The Arizona State Hospital is holding a job fair Wednesday. The hospital needs registered nurses, social wokers, psychiatrists and psychologists and will be interviewing until noon at the hospital near 24th and Van Buren streets."
I claim this as a direct hit in terms of the need to reform the substandard conditions and associated medical practices at The Arizona State Hospital. I will need to research the matter a bit more closely, but I am willing to suggest that my work has directly contributed to this development.
"The Arizona State Hospital is holding a job fair Wednesday. The hospital needs registered nurses, social wokers, psychiatrists and psychologists and will be interviewing until noon at the hospital near 24th and Van Buren streets."
I warned these Rat Bastards well before my February, 2012, discharge from The Arizona State Hospital, that if my good faith concerns about the rampantly unlawful conditions and practices imparted upon the ASH patient community by ASH staff at all levels of employ were not addressed as per the letter of law, I would do whatever I have to in order to expose the issues I witnessed and experienced firsthand as an ASH patient. I took excessive effort to advise state employed heath care officials of these matters while I was at ASH, including direct communications to the highest offices in state government. But none of my efforts were acknowledged, much less addressed in meaningful fashion. On that note, I began this blog approximately 3 weeks after my discharge, and the ball has been rolling ever since.
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