I’m watching twitter, google+ and the web so you don’t have to… This post is part of a weekly (or bi-weekly) series, Best in Mental Health, featuring some of the best posts of the week, in social work, psychology, evidence-based practice/healthcare, non-profit and private practice concerns.
Evidence Based Practice/Healthcare:
Coping with the avalanche of evidence-based mental health research
The Mental Elf (André Tomlin)
“Keeping up to date with reliable mental health research… describes the problems… trying to find, appraise and use evidence-based research in practice…between 58 and 87% of “evidence needs” being unmet in everyday practice… Blogs and social media are essential tools…”
Real Meaningful Use? Curing Healthcare’s Digital Divide
The Health Care Blog (Jaan Sidorov, MD)
“persons of low socioeconomic status are more likely to have smart phones vs. the “banked” population… Not explicitly fostering handhelds as a part of the healthcare informatics “ecosystem” may be shutting out persons of low socioeconomic status from the health system…”
The Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale is a good tool for diagnosing dementia in multicultural populations
The Mental Elf (Clarissa Giebel)
“RUDAS is a purposefully developed tool for multiethnic populations. Its six items can be administered within less than 10 minutes… good tool to assess cognition in dementia in multiethnic populations… freely available…”
Uberize the U.S. Health Care System
Internet Medicine Digital Healthcare
“new model of efficiency through technology… redesign and more efficient use of electronic medical records… difficult for health care providers to find what they need to know about a patient… connect and match someone to the right health care professionals…”
Social Work:
2nd Annual Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium
IFSW
“Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST… In-person… or Live webcast… opportunity for NGOs, practitioners, government representatives, scholars, and other experts from around the world to discuss efforts to strengthen the social service workforce…”
Black kids in white houses – transracial adoption
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (Melissa Lee)
“white adoptive families often say they do not see color… but studies have shown… adoptive families want to try and ignore the color difference between their adoptive child and themselves… filled with a lot of guilt and shame and do not know how to address the differences…”
Bullying: Theory, Programming, and Policy
Social Justice Solutions (Lauren Amanda)
“Bullying continues to be a serious problem in both developed and developing countries; touching both genders and all different races/ethnicities… Recommendations include identifying children who are at risk for bullying, providing counseling for families…”
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy: Interview with Shaun Eack, Ph.D.
The Social Work Podcast (Jonathan B. Singer, LCSW)
“Cognitive Enhancement Therapy… new approach to addressing some of the most persistent… problems faced by people with schizophrenia… computer exercises and group therapy – the two components of the treatment… how social workers can get trained…”
Degrees Are Not The Final Say
Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW
“Obtaining a degree… acceptance of a commitment to work towards continued learning and growth, and a charge to use what we’ve learned to work with others to undo the damage that has been done… practicing cultural humility… working for institutional…”
Do Social Workers need their five a day too – #socialworker5aday ?
Stuck on Social Work
“Community Care’s Stand up for Social Work campaign… There is a list of large and small things you can do to Stand up for Social Work… common themes around promotion of well-being and looking after ourselves…”
Innovative Change for Juvenile Offenders Through Legislation and Intervention
InSocialWork – UBSSW (Ronjonette Harrison)
“in the states of New York and North Carolina, 16 and 17 year olds who are arrested find their cases handled in adult criminal court… “Raise the Age” campaign is an effort to change that state’s law… why raising the age is important… alternative to adult court…”
#MacroSW Transcript: Building Your Social Work Career
The Political Social Worker (Rachel L. West)
“@uabcareerserve… Accomplishments! Resumes… more focused on what you have already accomplished… @andygermak… quantify your accomplishments on #resume and @LinkedIn profile… @laurelhitchcock: Great Resource – Social Worker’s Guide to Social Media …”
Media Savvy Social Work Course
Teaching Social Work (Laurel Hitchcock)
“co-host of a live Social Work radio show… students… learning how to speak with potential funders regarding why they should donate to an agency, effectively communicate with community members about how policies will affect them… explain new client interventions…”
The National Elf Service: no bias, no misinformation, no spin
Martin Webber’s blog by Martin Webber
“National Elf Service was launched by the creators of the Social Care Elf and Mental Elf… critically appraise the latest research, select significant developments, and then provide an evidence-based summary… gamification tools… fun way to engage with research…”
Please Don’t Go
Live Oak Blog
“when our relationships with our clients end, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, it is imperative that we lean into the pain; that we validate the sadness that comes from losing a relationship… by being in the sadness and pain… provide the most… healing kind of ending….”
The Pornographer’s Daughter – Editor’s Book Review
The New Social Worker Online (Linda May Grobman)
“true story of a young girl growing up in a family that experiences some unusual family circumstances, and that young girl grows up to be a social worker… There is much in this book that can be discussed by a group of social workers, or for an individual social worker to consider…”
Preserving the Therapeutic Relationship as a Mandated Reporter
Social Work Helper (Anthony Heard)
“Be comfortable with the fact that you may damage or extinguish the therapeutic relationship. You are fulfilling your responsibilities as a mandated reporter… Be as honest as possible… Educate… Acknowledge feelings and emphasize your supportive role…”
When does sexual attraction turn into sexual misconduct?
The Not So Big Society (Zarathustra)
“Of those surveyed, 90 percent admitted to having felt attracted to a client on at least one occasion… Effective ways of coping… noting the attraction… reflecting on the attraction… processing the feelings… formulating a way forward that would be to the client’s benefit…”
Psychology:
5 Forms of brain maintenance
The Progress-Focused Approach (Coert Visser)
“Norman Doidge describes 5 ways to make and keep your brain fit: 1) walk two miles a day, 2) learn a new dance (or language or musical instrument)… Novelty and challenge… 3) do serious brain exercises… BrainHQ… Neuronation… 4) Pay close attention to your voice…”
Clearing the Confusion about Mindful Eating
Am I Hungry? (Rebecca Johnson)
“mindful eating is not “just” eating with awareness… mindful eating can encompass the entire process of eating: awareness of body cues; recognition of non-hunger triggers for eating; selection of food for both nourishment and enjoyment… white paper…”
Do I listen?
The Irreverent Psychologist (Jason Mihalko)
“Lalita Amos talk on two radical ideas about listening…”What I figured out is that I had had been bumping up against two broad common listening barriers… That is listening for agreement and listening for threat.”… “squint with our ears to really hear what people are saying…”
The elephant in the room—men’s mental health
All In The Mind (Lynne Malcolm)
“too few… seek help because of the stigma… early intervention can ensure a better future for young men with psychosis… man emerged from severe depression to create a social enterprise to help others… relationship… men’s mental health…aging…”
The gifts of ALL emotions—including depression
Soundstrue (Karla McLaren)
“depression… essential human emotion—one that may carry important messages about what’s no longer working for you… questions you can ask of your emotions to determine their cause… course of action… embracing the full range of human emotions… to live a fuller, healthier life…”
How to be a Sex-Positive Parent: Studio 5
Julie Hanks, LCSW
“Realize It Begins At Birth… Make it an Unfolding Conversation (Not a One-Time Event)… Refrain from Shaming & Overreacting… Address “Why,” Not Just “What”… resources to help with sex-positive parenting…”
How to Create a Self-Care Strategy That Actually Works
Amy Johnson Maricle
“Good self-care is not about always getting it right, or doing it “perfectly,” it’s a trial and error process… What are the ways you have prioritized yourself or taken care of your needs and feelings?… “self-care resume.”… sense of your self-care strengths… areas for improvement…”
The misrepresentation of black girls with brown skin
Counseling Today (Mashone Parker)
“slave owners created the “paper bag” theory… Blacks who were lighter than the brown paper bag were able to work in the house and received “better” treatment than the other slaves… experiences that occur within black culture… replica of white privilege…”
Non-Offending Pedophiles Suffer From Isolation, Lack of Resources
The Trauma and Attachment Report (Robert T. Muller)
“Non-offenders who confess sexual urges toward children are usually turned away by professionals who are untrained or unwilling to help… development of a “culture of prevention” around pedophilia… preventative therapy for both non-offenders and offenders alike… “
Nothing Works? Taking Stock of America’s “War on Bullying”
Cyberbullying Research Center (Justin W. Patchin)
“Obama administration arguably declared war on bullying in the fall of 2010… Students who said their school had a bullying prevention program were significantly more likely to self-report… some programs work for some kids in some schools under some circumstances…”
Posttraumatic Stress Education Critical in PTSD Healing
HealthyPlace (Michele Rosenthal)
“What are the symptoms of PTSD? … What are the causes of PTSD? … In what ways does PTSD affect the brain?…How can you empower yourself during the healing process?… PTSD education leads to you become more creative, flexible, and adaptable…”
Would You Like Help Finding Friends?
Prosper with Aspergers (Stephen Borgman)
“Every Aspergers/autism person can find a friend by learning social skills… Learning to read body language, start and maintain (and ending a conversation), and show empathy are key social skills to pave the way to friendship… ImproveYourSocialSkills.com…”
Nonprofit:
How to Create an Organizational Style Guide
StayClassy Nonprofit Fundraising Blog (Allison Gauss)
“Style guides help organizations present themselves in the way they want to be seen and they help your staff represent the organization appropriately… Consistency is the overarching goal… professionalism… Voice – How does your organization speak to the public?…”
A Twitter’s-Eye View of President Obama’s Poverty Summit
NPQ (Rick Cohen)
“responses of nonprofits and foundations… suggest where the philanthropic sector might… focus… There is no silver bullet… that will lead to a miraculous solution to poverty in this country… public social safety net programs help keep many women and children above the federal poverty line…”
Private Practice:
8 Ways to Protect Your License & Practice
Psych Central Professional by Ofer Zur, Ph.D.
“Do not make custody recommendations or get involved with legal aspects of divorce and custody… Do NOT ever meet with a board investigator without legal representation… Be extra careful with boundaries with Borderline Personality disordered clients…”
Preparing for Your Future
Private Practice Success (Lynn Grodzki)
“Psychotherapy Networker Symposium… panel titled “The Future of Private Practice.”… Ofer Zur… checklist of 68 business “key ingredients”… I first gave an overview of the change in the therapy market… skills I outlined are… my 20-minute talk…free audio…”
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