Posts categorized as “Peninsula”

A Promise for Tomorrow

A Promise for Tomorrow: A Knoxville woman regains her life, and her love of art, after working with mental healthcare professionals at Peninsula.

Goins Honored with Award

Employee honored with award

Employees Receive Silver Lamp Scholarships

Congratulations to Angie Goins and Danielle Parrish for being named 2018 Silver Lamp Scholarship winners. The Silver Lamp Awards are presented by The Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee to enhance the skills of dedicated healthcare professionals. The recipients receive scholarship funds in the amount of $2500 toward their continuing education. Goins and Parrish will […]

Peninsula Hosts 18th Annual Ethics Conference

On Friday, November 9, 2018, 1 – 4 p.m., Peninsula, along with the National Association of Social Workers, will host their 18th Annual Ethics Workshop.

Peninsula Hosts Support Group for those Grieving a Loss from Suicide

Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center, is honored to host ComPASS, a new support group. ComPASS stands for “Communicating the Pain as Suicide Survivors.” ComPASS provides a safe place of support, understanding, and education during the journey of loss following the suicide death of a loved one.

Mary Nelle Osborne WVLT Feature: The Importance of Unplugging

Mary Nelle Osborne, EdD., MA, Manager of Recovery Services at Peninsula Lighthouse discusses the importance of “unplugging” to reduce stress and improve your quality of life with WVLT Volunteer-TV.

Back to School – Back to Stress

With school starting soon in our community, the experts at Peninsula wanted to share some important information about communicating with your teens, and being in-tune with their needs.

Dr. Kupfner WATE Feature: Video Game Addiction

Peninsula psychiatrist John Kupfner, MD, is interviewed by WATE about video game addiction, after the World Health Organization announces “gaming disorder.”