Mental Health Roundup 8/7/17 – 8/20/17
This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in better parenting, getting unstuck with clients, responding to the aftermath of Charlottesville, using technology, avoiding burnout and creating a marketing plan.
This wrap-up’s main themes are:
- Therapy and Relationships
- Advocacy
- Healthcare
- Social Work, Technology & Education
- Self Care/Inspiration
- NonProfit Career & Private Practice
Therapy and Relationships
- 7 Approaches to Getting Unstuck with Therapy Clients –
- Autism in Women: Using Lived Experiences to Shape Practice – InSocialWork interview w/Jennifer Cullen & Jolynn Haney – “gender differences in the diagnosis and treatment of Autism… reasons why obtaining an accurate diagnosis may be difficult for females…”
- Case Example Article: Review/Commentary – Steve Andreas – “response… “Well, let’s just talk about what’s going on in your life,” … low-key response that… does nothing to acknowledge Stuart’s experience, and Stuart continues to express contempt and disgust for therapy…”
- Complex Trauma, Self-Regulation, and Mindfulness-Based Practices in Child Welfare – CASCW – “if children who learn mindfulness practices are to sustain their mindfulness in the many environments in which they live their lives, then the persons with whom they interact would have to practice mindfulness, too…”
- Crush the Criticism in Your Relationship – Robyn D’Angelo – “Complaining without Blaming your partner is the KEY to getting your needs met… State how you’re feeling… Describe the situation (NOT YOUR PARTNER)…”
- Embodying a critical counseling practice and radical wellness – Javier F. Casado Pérez – “Whereas traditional multiculturalism calls for us to be aware and appreciative of cultural differences, critical multiculturalism demands that we respond to issues of injustice and oppression that affect individuals on the basis of those differences…”
- Past Trauma In Present Relationships – Jayson Gaddis interview w/Pat Ogden – “Why we see the ‘freeze response’ in people who were abused as children… Can we rewire our nervous systems together as a couple?…”
- PTSD as a Survival Mechanism – Norman Cotterell – “avoidance works to prevent distress. And that in itself is reinforcing… But it comes with significant costs… compares the benefits and costs of such avoidance…”
- Why Am I Anxious? Ten Causes of Anxiety – Tanya J. Peterson/HealthyPlace – “anxiety can be a response to factors outside of us as well as within us… Events we’ve experienced or behaviors we’ve learned…”
Parenting
- 5 Unique Mobile Apps For Your Autistic Child – Stephen Borgman – “iPrompts helps students with autism develop functional skills by helping them make visual schedules… Routinely is another good option…”
- Back Off, Mom and Dad! Fostering Independence – Jane Parent/Your Teen Mag – “What can your adolescent be doing for herself?… Encourage… try his ideas for solving the problem… [give]… ideas by asking questions…”
- Dividing Household Labor in Families Q&A – Julie Hanks – “Women need to stop thinking of themselves as the gatekeeper of household tasks. If… ask your spouse to step it up and contribute, you have to let go of some control…”
- Gold Medal Rules in Parenting (And Mom Wins the Gold!) – Kim Peterson – “everyone likes to feel some degree of control over their life… Allowing kids an opportunity to make choices helps to fulfill that need for control and independence…”
- Helping #Children Cope with the Tragedy in #Barcelona #Spain – Wendy Young – “we have children who need support… Don’t Assume the Child Knows Nothing… Young children benefit from hearing… “A bad person hurt some people. It was scary. Lots of good people rushed in to help.”…”
- Managing Back To School Anxiety: Avoid Momsplaining – Lynn Lyons – “counter the busy-ness… with a bit of stillness… Framing… start of a school year as a time that requires flexibility and combines knowns and unknowns…”
- Moving Beyond Parent-Child Temperament Clashes – Neil D. Brown – “dynamic between your temperament types and your daughter’s has led to her emotions taking the upper hand… understand and accept… temperament… support… building … skills to… operate out of the comfort zone of their temperament”
- Time management and organization for teens – Launching Your Daughter interview w/Maggie Wray- “stay curious with your daughter’s distractors and explore with her… family calendar helps decrease uncertainty for your daughter…”
- Ups and Downs of Parenting A Child With Special Needs – Family Couch interview w/Holly Moses – “stress levels are much higher for parents who are raising a special needs child… solutions… strategies for how to advocate for your child…”
Advocacy
- CHARLOTTESVILLE: The Psychological Dangers of ‘Us’ vs. ‘Them’ – Megan Connell/Shrink Tank – “anything another human does, for good or ill, you have the same capacity to do as you too are human… Allowing a person, as horrible as their actions are, to still be seen as a human helps us to stop putting them in the category of ‘other.’..”
- How White Social Workers Can Respond to the Charlottesville Aftermath – Elspeth Slayter/SWH – “our voices and actions in these times will speak volumes… learn about the prevalence of neo-Nazi and White supremacist groups… how you may have benefitted from White supremacy (in the larger sense)…”
- In the Face of Hate and Violence – Rachel L. West – “Social justice is a defining component of social work… Google Doc… where we can share events that are being held in response to yesterday’s events…”
- White Responsibility in the Current Culture of Hate –
- NASW seeking experts to serve on policy review panels – NASW – If you have expertise in the following social work practice areas… serve on an expert panel… Family Violence… Mental Health… Hospice Care… Rural Social Work… Foster Care and Adoption…”
- What’s Not to Like About Student Loans – Center for Financial Social Work/SJS – “free webinar Aug 24 at 2PM… changes are expected to be made to student loans… The good, the bad and the ugly of student loans…”
Healthcare
- Does cannabis influence depression? – Rob Allison – “An association was found between early and frequent cannabis use, major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation…”
- Growing Concerns About Teenagers’ Mental Health – Annie Qureshi – “vital we banish the stigma attached to its diagnoses and treatment… mental wellbeing is as important as physical health…”
- Literacy is a health care problem no one talks about – Jarret Patton – “there are 23 million adults in the U.S. with limited literacy, defined as below basic literacy or non-literate… make our communication simple and understandable, both spoken and written, in the preferred language…”
- Medication for mental health: Oral health impacts – Derek Richards – “oral health is poorer in patients with mental health conditions… Side effects of common psychotropic drugs can increase the risk of dental diseases and therefore preventive oral health measures and multidisciplinary care is required…”
- Workplace Violence Prevention -Felix P. Nater & John D. Byrnes – “health care workers are more likely than workers overall to be assaulted… Treat all patients as potential risks. Ensure office furniture is properly aligned to allow for easy exit…”
Social Work, Technology and Education
- From PhD to book: the basics – Mark Robinson – “array of options to consider… Converting the entire PhD thesis into a book requires that your thesis covers a topic of interest to a large enough audience of scholars…”
- How to have a better relationship with your smart phone – All in the Mind – ” Your mind may crave mobile phone use… [bring] mindfulness… to our use of these tools… What happens when you think about your phone, what happens to your breathing?…”
- Professionalism, social work and the connected age – Amanda Taylor – “we need to account for the digital in everything we do… guidance… profession to become more equipped and confident in online spaces…”
Self-Care/Inspiration
- Benefits of Yoga for Trauma Treatment and Mind-Body Wellness – Tahmi Perzichilli – “trauma-sensitive yoga focuses on body awareness in the present moment… language used in treatment is invitational and emphasizes choice for the person in treatment…”
- A Dozen Self-Care Strategies for Helpers & Caregivers – David Susman – “One approach to improve emotional self-care is to foster self-compassion… Financial self-care includes practicing basic financial wellness strategies…”
- Self-Compassion as an Antidote to Empathy Fatigue – “Kristin Neff, Ph.D argues… there is no such thing as compassion fatigue… There is only empathy fatigue… simple techniques for preventing empathy fatigue as you care for patients, clients or loved ones…”
- Inadequate Training Leaves Workers Vulnerable to Compassion Fatigue – Robert T. Muller – “early intervention… important… Teaching employees how to set professional boundaries with patients, conducting meetings to solve individual client issues as a team…”
NonProfit Career and Private Practice
- 2017 NASW Virtual Career Fair – New Social Worker – “Thursday, September 14 from 12PM to 4PM (EDT)… opportunity for social workers to apply and network virtually with top employers… “
- Essential behaviors in healthy, successful people and organizations – “When people are at their best, they display a set of healthy high-performance behaviors… like curiosity, openness and trust…”
- How To Create a Marketing Plan – Alison/Private Practice Consultants – “evaluate your options and choose a few different types of marketing to start to see what works and what doesn’t work… Pick five… to focus on in the next year…”
- Review of Notes and Electronic Health Records for Therapists –
- Using Your Passion for a Specific Population to Expand Your Practice – Selling the Couch w/Laura Vaillancourt – “Tapping into your unique experiences in knowing what population you want to work with most…”
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