Phronesis Publishing, LLC

Phronesis Publishing, LLC, is an independent publisher. The initial title is The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles, by Joan Guthrie Medlen, RD. LD. © 2006. Since our launch in April 2006, our catalog has progressively grown. I now distribute 2 additional products and an entire series along with my original title. All are products I heartily recommend.

• Visual Foods Photo Collection
• The Gluten Free Diet
• The Down Syndrome Issues and Information Series

Phronesis Publishing is a family-run company. My goal is to positively impact the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities -at all ages and stages of life - and their families by providing useful tools for families, professionals, and people with disabilities. I believe everyone is entitled to an enviable life. I am thankful that my family shares my vision for people with intellectual disabilities and are willing to support and help. Phronesis Publishing, LLC, is also the incubator of an internship for my youngest son who has Down syndrome, autism, celiac disease, and is nonverbal.

Our Mission:

To publish useful tools and resources that improve the quality of healthy living for people with developmental disabilities.

Phronesis Publishing will do this by publishing tools for:

• Parents.
  Phronesis Publishing will publish tools and resources to create tools that improve the quality of living for families and people with developmental disabilities.
• Support Professionals.
  Phronesis Publishing will publish tools to support the people who support individuals with developmental disabilities. The key to enviable living is having quality support.
• Health Care Professionals.
  Phronesis Publishing will publish continuing education units to promote best practices from other disciplines such as positive behavior supports, augmentative and alternative communication, and teaching strategies that will improve the skills of health care professionals working with individuals with developmental disabilities.

Giving Back to the Community

A portion of the purchase price from each sale is donated to Creating Solutions, publisher of Disability Solutions and creator of The Down Syndrome-Autism Internet Information Center. Creating Solutions is sponsored by The CIF of The San Francisco Foundation, a public charity, 501(c)(3) organization.

What does Phronesis mean and how do you pronounce it?

My oldest son, Ryan, named the company based on the study of Rhetoric, one of his two majors.

Phronesis (Froh-NEE-sis) is the virtue of moral thought, usually translated "practical wisdom," sometimes as "prudence." Click here for a thorough definition of Phronesis .

The word seemed a perfect fit for the mission of the company. I believe that using visual tools and learning how to apply best practices is merely the art of practical wisdom and will result in a dramatic improvement of the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities., their families, the communities they live in, and the people who support them. In short, my aim is to impact the quality of life for all - and have a good time in the process. Laughter and enjoying life are also practical.

Who is Phronesis Publishing?

Joan Guthrie Medlen, Owner/Publisher

Andy Medlen, Order Fulfillment Intern

Ryan Medlen, Marketing Specialist and
Indentured Servant until tuition is paid.

Rex Medlen, Support Specialist

Curtis Guthrie, Go-fer (Acquisitions) Specialist

Sharon Guthrie, Attitude Adjustment Specialist

Scott Guthrie, Geek Support

 

Phronesis Publishing, LLC
14535 Westlake Drive
Suite A-2
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
503.443.2258
503.443.4211 (fax)