Best in Mental Health (5/25/15 – 6/7/15)

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:

Blogshots: a new way to make evidence accessible
Evidently Cochrane (Sarah Chapman)

“experimenting with a form of microblogging… Allowing more content than a tweet, the blogshot is viewed as an image on your Twitter feed… From there you can click through to read the full paper… take a look at the three versions… let us know what you think…”

Something Interesting is Happening
NIMH (Thomas Insel)

“new cohort study could be a very different kind of biomedical research… based on trust… by volunteers who want to crowd source their medical data… many thousands of people with these conditions have already joined the movement for patient-driven research…”

#WeCATS Critical Appraisal Twitter Session
The Mental Elf (Teresa Chinn)

“collaboration… Cochrane UK… The Mental Elf… hold Critical Appraisal Twitter Sessions… every 6 weeks using the hashtag #WeCATS…. build your confidence in reading research papers in a critical way… First#WeCATS discussion June 25 at 8PM UK/3PM EST…”

What’s the Airbnb for Health? Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 9
Culture of Health (Lori Melichar)

“Rachel Botsman, an expert on the sharing economy whose TED talk on the subject… viewed nearly a million times… how new additions to the movement may help solve some of the thorniest challenges in health and health care…”

Social Work:

Child Sexual Assault: A Different Paradigm
Everyone Needs Therapy (therapydoc)

“Ziv Koren, who at the age of six became the sexual obsession and conquest of her uncle… Dissociation is a process that enables sexually abused children to survive abuse… The soul, or self, or mind, consciousness… is entirely separate from the body, from the event…”

Early Intervention for Males with Eating Disorders Requires Increased Awareness
MSW@USC by Gabriela Acosta

“Between 25 and 40 percent of people with eating disorders are males… men are often too stigmatized to seek treatment for “women’s problems.” … National Association for Males with Eating Disorders (N.A.M.E.D.)… create a new, gender-neutral way of thinking…”

Financial Social Work: An Emergent Macro Practice Discipline #MacroSW 6/11 at 8 PM CST
#macrosw (Sunya W. Folayan)

“What is Financial Social Work?… How is Financial Social Work an emergent macro practice discipline?… How do advocacy, social justice and research fit into the discipline of Financial Social Work?… What skills are needed…”

Helping traumatised children let go of control
JKP (Tonia Caselman)

“extract… Helping Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse… importance of giving children and young adults a safe space where they can let go of control and shed their feelings of responsibility… two activities… direct work on an individual and group level…”

The Language of Borderline Personality Disorder
Stuck on Social Work (Sean Erreger LCSW)

“Clinicians need to think carefully about the language that they use… please watch the below Vlog… pay attention to the language and assumptions you make of Borderline Personality Disorder. How does it affect your practice… Do you agree…”

Lifebooks Connect Past to Present for Youth in Foster Care
The New Social Worker Online

“Lifebooks are an expanded form of a scrapbook… record memories and events that occurred prior to placement, as well as when the children were in foster care. They help children retain connections to people who have been important in their lives…”

More Social Workers Needed for Political Action
Social Justice Solutions (Charles E. Lewis Jr., Ph.D)

“not much change will happen in the pursuit of social justice until there are more people in the political arena who are fighting for a more just and equitable society… Social workers are equipped… work against all the corrupting influence in politics…”

More than Toys — Gamer Affirmative Therapy
Social Work Today (Christina Reardon, MSW, LSW)

“academic literature on video games in psychotherapy… demonstrates the games’ potential to foster positive clinical outcomes… Nancy J. Smyth… technology and relationships aren’t separate things… Langlois… play video games to get… sense of what… clients enjoy about them… “

Potentially Perilous Pedagogies: Teaching Trauma Is Not the Same as Trauma-Informed Teaching
(inSocialWork: UBSSW, Dr. Lisa Butler & Janice Carello)

“many students have had exposure to traumatic experiences… importance of recognizing the risks that exposure to trauma poses to students’ academic success and the need for emotional safety in the learning environment…”

Racial Disproportionality in Out-of-School Suspensions: Findings and Implications From Four Studies (Race & School Suspensions Series)
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (Wendy Haight, PhD)

“most youths, caregivers and educators viewed racial bias and cultural differences as responsible for the disproportionate suspension of Black youths… concerns about the impact of suspensions on the criminalization of Black youth and the school-to-prison pipeline…”

Social Media Use and Social Work Practice: Boundary and Ethical Considerations
SocialWorkSynergy (Pat Shelly)

“What should you do when a client asks to be friends on Facebook? When does a social worker use the internet to search for information on a client? How do you respond to defamatory comments by a client on social media?… Dr. Chernack… opportunities and challenges…”

Taking a Media Savvy Social Work Course: A Student’s Perspective
Teaching Social Work (Dottie-Jean Turenne)

“I could use my voice not only as an advocate, but to show the world the true meaning of being a social worker and the passion we have to empower others… course is not just helpful with sharpening interviewing skills, but is a great confidence builder…”

The Truth: White People Should Talk to White People About Racism
Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW

“America’s racism is among their own fellow whites. That’s where sincere whites who really mean to accomplish something have got to work… Otherwise, the racial explosions are only going to grow worse…”

Update on A6763
The Political Social Worker (Rachel L. West)

“A6763 would require all New York school districts to have one licensed social worker in every… school… Please ask your friends, family, anyone you know to write letters of support for school social workers! We are making a difference!…”

Psychology:

Can You Meditate Through Art? Part 2
Mindful Art Therapy Studio (Amy Johnson Maricle)

“You can be mindful in anything you do… It’s about actually experiencing the moment you are IN… times I tune into the sensory experience of making art – noticing the… smell of my paints… feel of my hand as it moves across the page… mindful art meditation…”

FREE “Postpartum Couples” Online DVD!
Dr. Christina Hibbert

“stories of… three couples–as they honestly share what it was like for them to go through postpartum depression (PPD), anxiety, and psychosis… How PPD affects the Mother AND the Father… What Dads can do to help the Healing Process… How to Prepare…”

Incorporating feedback-informed treatment into counseling practice
Counseling Today (Sidney Shaw and Kirsten Murray)

“client perceptions of the alliance are a better predictor of outcome than the counselor perceptions are… Session Rating Scale (SRS) is a four-item measure of the therapeutic alliance… at the end of each session… about one minute… 10-point visual analog scale…”

The Light in Your Dark Side: How Negative Emotions Serve You
Love and Life Toolbox (Linda Graham, MFT)

“refusing to face negative emotions and distress can cause a considerable amount of suffering… a ratio of 80-20, positive to negative, is what leads best to optimal functioning… key to benefiting from experiencing negative emotions is distress tolerance…”

PTSD Support: The Healing Power of Connection
HealthyPlace (Michele Rosenthal)

“Having good PTSD support allows you to experience the healing power of connection in ways that help create direction and momentum in recovery… Who would you want on your PTSD support team?…”

Relational Therapy and Online Therapy: Where the Twain Shall Meet
Online Therapy Institute (Liz Jeffries)

“the idea that in any therapy (face-to-face or online) there are different aspects to the relationship which can be described as the “real relationship” and the relationship held in mind, or the transferential relationship… There is always something brought it from the outside…”

The talking cure
All In The Mind (Lynne Malcolm, Irvin Yalom, Dianna Kenny)

“all human beings have an innate fear of death, and that coming to terms with this fear through therapy can lead to a more authentic life… anticipating endings may encourage us to grasp the present with greater vitality…”

Teaching Children about Trauma: The “River Speaks” Series
The Trauma and Attachment Report (Robert T. Muller)

“Stream’s books are meant to help therapists provide relatable experiences for children… to terms with their own trauma… baby bird, Sparky, who is snatched away from his family… art allows children to bypass the language and vocabulary needed… their grief or loss…”

Trauma Recovery – Four Things to Fiercely Give Yourself (Space, Time, Silence and Self-Expression)
Healing from Trauma (Heidi Hanson)

“My system takes a long time to process information. I can’t make quick decisions… Slow everything down and take enough time to find out what is true for you… talking, painting, dancing help process the energies of the trauma through your mind and body…”

Work and Technology
Everyday Sociology (Sally Raskoff)

” interactive calculator that estimates the chances that technology will automate or replace people in a specific type of job… estimates are rough… challenge… to invent… new forms of economies… support people in living healthy and fulfilling, i.e., non-exploited, lives…”

NonProfit:

Seth Godin: What Does It Take to Be Successful in the Connection Economy?
SoundsTrue

“excerpt from… Leap First: Creating Work That Matters… why certain Internet ventures succeed… it’s not a matter of knowledge or skill—rather, those entrepreneurs that communicate with vulnerability tend to connect more fully with their customers…”

Sharpen Your Skills this Summer with VolunteerMatch’s Free Webinars
Engaging Volunteers (Jennifer Bennett)

“The month starts with Engaging the Volunteer of the Future on June 9th… how to evolve your program to engage today’s, and tomorrow’s, volunteers… how well your program is working now, and what your program should look like in 5 years… Measuring Success…”

Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks
Beth’s Blog (Beth Kanter)

“effective use of networks and data in healthcare information and patient advocacy… Google has a partnership with the Mayo Clinic… writing clinical summaries… 6th grade reading level… 50% of Americans… changed… behavior based on using a tracking device or app…”

Private Practice:

5 Reasons to Network With Other Therapists
Private Practice Toolbox (Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW)

“Networking is cultivating relationships to facilitate the exchange of information (which may be related to the nature of the profession and/or to career and employment)… Client Referrals… fight loneliness and feel emotionally supported…”

Bookkeeping 101 for Therapists
Psych Central Professional (Miranda Palmer, LMFT)

“first step in your private practice bookkeeping is developing a process… open a separate account for your private practice and put all expenses for the business through that account… take a picture of EVERY receipt you use for business…”

Simple & Sane – How Not To Over-Think HIPAA In Private Practice
Private Practice from the Inside Out (Tamara Suttle)

“accurate way to think about HIPAA and HITECH compliance…  one important risk is theft or loss… what’s the story if someone steals your computer… risk arises if you travel with your computer… risk compliance… make a plan that covers that risk… keep computer in bag with you…”

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