KEEP IN TOUCH or KEEP IN CONTACT?
Well I’m a little confused choosing the best answer here, since all of you make very good points. Overall I suppose what I’ve learned is KEEP IN TOUCH is more commonly used, and yes it sounds more personal, while KEEP IN CONTACT is somewhat old-fashioned and “gives more of an impression of maintaining a detailed, written correspondence”. But usually people will take them the same. I’ll memorize this. Thanks to you all, and I really do appreciate that you’ve spent time for my little question. Hopefully the community will help me make the decision.
How do you contact former teachers?
To begin with, ignore the first poster. I'm a teacher, and I can tell you we enjoy hearing from former students to see what's become of you once you've left us. I gather from your question that you probably went through school some time ago. If that's the case, it will probably be tough because there's so much turnover in education, especially in the elementary grades where many younger women leave the profession to start families in their late 20s-early 30s. As a starting point, I'd try getting in touch with the school to see if any of the current teachers were there when you came through. They may have contact information for some of your former teachers who have retired or moved on to second careers. Even if they don't, someone there may be able to give you some names or numbers to call and get started in the right direction. Apart from that, it's a long shot but there's always Facebook. I've been able to reconnect with many of my former teachers from high school that way.
Is it weird to contact old teachers?
I think an e-mail would be okay, but don't call or visit them. You have to remember they have over 100 students a year and it might be quite annoying if students are calling all the time. At least with an e-mail, they can choose to read it. I actually just e-mailed one of my college professors, and she replied, but I wouldn't take it personally if they don't.
Why should we not keep contact with an ex even if she wants to remain in touch?
Of course there are those folk who loved and lived a good and wonderful relationship; but, it ended naturally. It is nice when it can be that way; but, for most, it is nowhere near that easy a task. Yet, they force either themselves and/or their EX’s to at least remain friends. They may do that as it seems a logical thing to do with someone who shared such a big part of your life. But alas, not everyone’s relationships end on a high note. In fact, they end in acrimony, and there is usually one who just cannot accept the split or loss in their life. It is for those, that remaining as friends can be even more difficult than what led to their broken relationship.Don’t even try to remain friends where one cannot accept the split or resolve their feelings. Don’t remain friends with a known narc, physical or mental abuser or any other circumstance that you know will cause you any problems with your moving on.The most important reason of all - although you may feel comfortable being friends with a former partner after a successful split, your future partner should never have to be confronted with your bringing your EX along for a ride in your relationship. It is demeaning and cruel. Although your partner will put their best face forward, they are always left wondering. Although you may believe you have no plans to act on it, your partner knows all too well that EX’s seek each other out like blood hounds. And, given the right circumstances, can fall back into a reasonable facsimile of a relationship that they may seem unaware of; but the partner recognizes the intimacy of their moments. Have respect for your current partner and leave EX’s out of it.
I need to know how to get in touch with Imasco holding groups inc.?
First of all, Hardees is currently owned by CKE Restaurants, not Imasco. CKE acquired Hardees in 1997. Assumming your wife passed away after that, it is likely that any retirement plan of which she was a member would be through CKE, not Imasco. CKE can be contacted at 1-877-799-STAR, and though that number will almost certainly not be equipped to handle your request, they should be able to direct you to the appropriate office. Imasco was acquired by British American Tobacco, Canada in 1999. As such, the company no longer exists, which is why you are unable to find any contact info for them. From the way you've described the situation, it seems to be as if any retirement benefits your late wife may have had would have gone with Hardees to CKE, but you never know. If she was collecting retirement benefits from Imasco when Hardees was sold, you should probably call the people from whom she was collecting when she died. BAT Canada is now known as Imperial Tobacco Canada. The number for their public affairs office is (514) 932-6161, ext. 2113. Again, probably not exactly the office you're looking for, but they should be able to get you directed to the right people.
How do you find someone who might be in a mental health hospital?
After working in mental health hospitals and out patient clinics for the past thirty years, the ability to get information has changed greatly with HIPAA (Health Insutance Portability And Accountability Act) for patient confidentiality.I would advise the following and it usually seems to work, except under specific circumstances. When a patient is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, or any hospital for that matter, they are typically assigned a social worker or case manager. A phone call to the hospital inquiring with regard to an individual being a current patient there can be requested to be routed to the person’s assigned social worker. The social worker can field the call (or message) and notify the patient that you are inquiring about their whereabouts/well being and then the patient can provide consent (via verbal permission and/or signed release of information; typically both). After permission has been granted to speak to you, the social worker can contact you back and provide information.The typical front desk response for a phone call inquiring if a specific individual is on a hospital unit is “I cannot confirm or deny that person is a patient here” but you can ask to speak to a social worker who may be assigned to the case.If the person (patient) does not want to talk to you for any reason, or if they don’t want you to know they’re hospitalized, and don’t give permission, you’ll never be able to receive any confirmation they are hospitalized unless they change their mind. The person trying to find out if someone is hospitalized may know for a fact they are there- maybe they brought them in- but if the patient doesn’t provide permission fo the communication, the hospital cannot release information of any sort and if they do, they’ve violated HIPAA. Another situation that could complicate the matter is if the hospitalized person is confused, psychotic, delusional, etc. In these circumstances the individual’s judgement may be impaired to the point of not realizing the purpose of the communication, or being unable to provide consent for the communication due to highly acute symptoms. In my experience with this type of situation, when the patients confusion/psychosis begins to improve, they usually consent to the communication and release of information.
How can you contact Bill Gates via email?
“The best way to contact Bill Gates is through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The main office address is P.O. Box 23350, Seattle, Washington, 98102. The phone number listed as (206) 709-3400, but it is not likely you will be able to speak with Bill Gates. His email address at the foundation is info@gatesfoundation.org.” - http://www.mademan.com/mm/5-arm-...
Is it okay to stay in touch with a former therapist or become friends?
Yes, you are correct, it creates the potential for what is called a dual-relationship.What if you decided after becoming friends that you needed to go back into therapy, this creates a dual relationship because your therapist is now also your friend. This tends to be frowned upon by all state professional boards since the potential for unethical behavior is so high. Also, do you really want to start a friendship with someone who already knows so much about you and you know so little about them? This create a power differential in the friendship from the start.I have never experienced what you are talking about. Occasionally, former clients email me to thank them for our work together or update me about their lives but it never goes beyond a single email exchange.However, I have had a few friends in the past who wanted to hire me as their therapist and I had to tell them “no” and why this would be unethical on my part. They understood and were able to find great therapists to work with on their issues.If you feel that there is more work to be done, perhaps you should go back into therapy. If your former therapist is not available…consider finding someone else.