Mental Health Roundup
This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more!
This week’s wrap-up has 6 main themes:
- Advocacy
- Therapy and Relationships
- Healthcare
- Social Work, Tech & Education
- Self-Care
- NonProfit Career & Private Practice
Advocacy
- #MacroSW at #WomensMarch – Karen Zgoda & additional #MacroSW partners – “crowds were twice as large as expected and worldwide… people of different backgrounds converged on Capitol Hill…”
- Predictive vs. explanatory models in #suicide #prevention – Dr. Dirk Hovy spoke with #SPSM on 2/5/17… model that *explains* something may not necessarily be good at *predicting* it…”
- President Trump’s immigration executive order is inhumane – NASW/gwright – “de facto ban on Muslim immigrants… conflicts with this nation’s value of being a haven for those fleeing oppression and violence…”
- Trump Administration’s Orders Pose Harm to Refugees, Immigrants, Research... – Social Work Helper – “compound the stress and trauma already experienced by populations at risk for discrimination, limit scientific progress and increase stigma…”
- Why Confronting Guilt is Key to Being an Ally – Social Justice Solutions/Sven – “To confront racism, you must be willing to admit to being racist. To confront misogyny… admit to participating in sexism and benefiting from patriarchy… being uncomfortable… is not enough… You must take strides… to change…”
Therapy and Relationships
- 4 Powerful Ways to Raise Courageous Children – Brené Brown – “Develop EMOTIONAL LITERACY first in yourself and then with your child… Know the difference between SHAME AND GUILT to help your child develop healthy self-talk…”
- Assumptions about Eating Disorders and Body Size – Camerin Ross – “Eating disorders affect people of *ALL genders, ages, races, ethnicities, body shapes and weights, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic statuses…”
- Core Emotions & the Change Triangle – Therapy Chat podcast interview w/Hilary Jacobs Kendel – “helping someone get in touch with deepest sense of self… if someone is sharing a story… noticing them… see their eyes moisten… as experiential therapist… I want to deepen that moment… change occurs at level of emotion… at level of the body…”
- Creative and novel approaches to empathy – Counseling Today/Ed Neukrug – “Carl Rogers… Reflecting nonverbal behaviors… Reflecting deeper feelings… Pointing out conflictual feelings and thoughts… Using visual imagery…”
- Family of Origin Exploration for the Therapist: Family Rules and Structure – Ili Walter – “Family structure is determined by a family’s boundaries… the clearer the boundaries, the higher the functioning…”
- How to Deal with Online Dating Fatigue – Lindsay – “Open your eyes to the people that cross your path every day… Engage in the delicious play of flirting… through words but also try accelerating the meeting process…”
- Impacts of Trauma in Later Life – InSocialWork podcast interview w/Dr. Nancy Kusmaul and Lisa Kendall – “trauma perspective with elders… distinctive opportunities and manifestations for re-traumatization with the older adult population… trauma-informed care implications…”
- Making the Transition From Mom to Grandma – Julie Hanks – “Grandparent is like parenting, but without the work, stress & expectations… Respect parents boundaries… Wait until asked to give advice…”
- Negative Emotions Are Necessary – Trauma and Attachment Report – “Brené Brown… people must be willing to accept life’s darker moments in order to fully experience the most joyous times…”
- Pets — not siblings — are child’s best friends, researchers find – Science News – “increasing evidence that household pets… could have a positive impact on children’s social skills and emotional well-being…”
- Shame and Silence: Recognizing Spiritual Abuse – GoodTherapy.org/Mackenzi Kingdon – “parent-child dynamic of spiritual abuse should not be equated with a parent’s attempt to raise a child in a religious household… Spiritual abuse is sneaky…”
- Understanding BDSM– Lourdes Viado interview w/Coreen Haym- “BDSM – Bondage, and Discipline (BD), Dominance and Submission (DS), Sadism and Masochism (SM)… Misconceptions… The Fifty Shades effect…”
- Warning signs of your daughter in an abusive relationship – Launching Your Daughter podcast – “1 in 3 high school students experiences some form of dating violence… risk factors… create a code word or signal to let her friends know she is in danger…”
Healthcare
- Digital health for young people with mental health problems: silver bullet or red herring? – Mental Elf/Victoria Betton – “digital health interventions (DHIs) are most impactful as a means of enhancing and extended services rather than replacing them…”
- FAQs: What new SAMHSA confidentiality regulations mean to you – Behavioral Healthcare/Walter H. Boone – “treatment center now has the option to allow the patient to adopt a general designation of to whom information can be disclosed…”
- What 32 Million Tweets Tell Us About Health & the Twitterverse – Health Care/John Irvine – “RAND conducted this research… with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation… baseline to understand the evolution of online health discourse going forward…”
- Why Health Care is Ripe for Digital Disruption – “Accessible customer-centric health care networks connected by digital platforms will reinvent the patient-doctor relationship, as well as the traditional role of the physician…”
Social Work, Tech & Education
- 6 Reasons Colleges and Universities Need to Face Race and Not Ignore It – Relando Thompkins-Jones – “Discrepancies between what institutions say… and… do… Race is treated like… taboo topic… culture of silence…”
- Blogging On Suicide: A Resource – Stuck on Social Work – “BloggingOnSuicide.Org… readers’ attitudes and behaviors can be influenced by what and how you write about suicide… and suicidal ideation– both negatively and positively… recommendations… assist bloggers…”
- Making papers accessible to a general audience – Author Services/Claire Doffegnies – “Open Access research can be read by anyone, anywhere, immediately on publication… aim was to produce high quality papers… avoided heavy use of sociological jargon…”
- Pioneering Health Care for Children with Disabilities – Laurel Hitchcock – “gap in the social welfare history literature on the intersection of social work and public health in early 20th century… three works tell the story of why and how the CCS program was established…”
- Social Media Research: JSMS Vol. 5, No. 3 – “Self-monitoring, Covert Narcissism, and Sex as Predictors of Self-presentational Activities on Facebook… Impact of Traditional and Internet/Social Media Screening Mechanisms on Employers’ Perceptions of Job Applicants…”
Self-Care
- 5 Self-Care Hacks that Nonprofit Professionals Can Use in a Crisis – Beth Kanter – “There are two ways to approach self-care: Preventative and Episodic… in a Crisis… 1: Breathe… 2: Walk Away and Bathe in Nature…”
- Frugal February – Finances and Self-Care in Social Work – New Social Worker/Erlene Grise-Owens – “authentically reflect on our attitude toward money… Consider how finances have an impact on your well-being… identify goals…”
- Handling Anxiety in a Fearful, Stressful, Even Toxic, World – HealthyPlace/Tanya J. Peterson- “Distance yourself by intentionally keeping track of your own life and the positive things in it…”
- How to Make Time to Make Art – Amy Johnson Maricle – “You deserve creative self-care… Do a challenge. Paint every day for 10 minutes for the next 30 days… Make art instead of looking at that little screen… Make a decision to just make stuff…”
- Love Your Body – podcast interview w/Dina Alexander- “How to Help Your Child Grow Stronger… imagine if kids can… I didn’t do so well… I’m a smart person… I can make it throw this…”
- Want to feel centered? Try Tai Chi – Shrink Tank/Juan Maldonado – “Chinese martial art… mostly serves as a meditative exercise that helps to promote relaxation…”
NonProfit Career & Private Practice
- 5 Counterintuitive Ways to Improve Your Notes – Maelisa Hall – “take regular breaks… reflect on your session… client’s progress to date, any struggles… plan out note writing time…”
- Do I Really Need To Identify My “Ideal Client”? – Practice of the Practice/Melinda Vesely – “although not being able to identify your ideal client shouldn’t hold you back from starting… private practice… you will be motivated… with your ideal client…”
- EAP…Employee Assistance Programs and Part 2 – Samara Stone -“EAP services… differing levels of transparency… Research each EAP individually… find out where they [your clients] fit on the continuum [of investment]…”
- How Can I Get Hired for Workshops & Speaking Engagements? – Nicole Clark – “determine what your interests are and what you want to share your expertise in… brainstorm how you want to deliver your information…show your expertise…”
- How do I set up a membership site? – Ask Juliet & Clinton Show – “you have to be creating value, constant value. You have to be giving people reasons for continuing to stay… membership plugins… WishList Member…”
- Social Work Private Practice – Be Your Own Boss – Julie Fanning – “I didn’t have to fit some preconceived mold to be a private practice therapist… practice the basics… Network and engage colleagues… Be flexible…”
- Top Advice for 2017 from Therapists – Kelly & Miranda – “pieces of advice are about building a private practice today… Follow your passion and don’t be afraid to refer people out… be selective about who you take advice from…”
- Transitioning from Private Practitioner to CEO – Selling the Couch Podcast interview w/Jennifer Cobb – “transition as a private practitioner to acting as a CEO and managing multiple clinicians…”
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