Mental Health Roundup 9/11/17 – 9/24/17
This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in better engaging individuals at risk for suicide, teaching children and colleagues, addressing the ethics of social media, facing the financial aspects of running a private practice and more.
This wrap-up’s main themes are:
- Therapy and Relationships
- Healthcare
- Advocacy
- Social Work, Technology & Education
- Self Care/Inspiration
- NonProfit Career & Private Practice
Therapy and Relationships
- 10 Rules Found in Narcissistic Homes – Sharie Stines/PsychCentral – “members are conditioned to meet the needs of the narcissist… image is the highest priority…”
- Dancing in the Graveyard – Martha Crawford – “Dreams can be understood, and reinterpreted and reviewed and reassessed over and over again as additional layers of meaning peel away… voice of nature… warning us, preparing us… steering us…”
- Feeding Your Wild: Food as Medicine – Women-in-Depth podcast w/Venessa Rodriguez – “we are the stewards of our own health and must be our own advocates…”
- Have you ever questioned your gender identity? – ‘How To Understand Your Gender’… gender identity bible… some of the lived experiences of… different gender diverse people…”
- Informed by trauma – Laurie Meyers – “Screen for trauma at intake… “Has anyone ever hit, punched, slapped or kicked you?… ask… if they think it is related in any way to their current struggles”… Establishing safety is the most important…”
- Can I Be Traumatized Again If I Have PTSD? – Elizabeth Brico/HealthyPlace – “It is actually fairly common for someone who develops PTSD to experience one or more traumatic events after the initial trauma…
- The Problem With Yelling – Hilary Jacobs Hendel – “Being frequently yelled at changes the mind, brain and body… changes how we think and feel about our Self even after we become adults and leave home…”
- The psychology of hoarding – All in the Mind – “Randy Frost’s self-help program called Buried in Treasures…start evaluating the true value these possessions hold in their lives…”
- Report Offers Closer Look at Girls in Gangs – Chronicle Of Social Change/SJS – “key factors driving gang-involvement were family influences and family history… recommendations… respectful terminology when talking to girls…”
- The Underground Sex World and Vulnerable Youth – InSocialWork podcast interview w/Amber McDonald – “research… reasons why youth engage in trading and selling sex… legislative initiatives… implications for social work practice…”
- The Secret To A Happier Marriage: Good Things Utah – Julie Hanks – “fostering the skill of empathy can really make all the difference… See Things From The Other Person’s Perspective…”
- How To Achieve Emotional Intimacy by Meeting Emotional Needs – Neil Brown – “Does the person understand what we think, what we feel, or what we’re experiencing?… focus on the emotional need called validation…”
- When Your Partner Doesn’t Understand Trauma – Therapy Chat podcast – “Many people are affected by childhood trauma… Trauma therapy can help…”
Healthcare
- How to Develop a Safety Plan with Suicidal Clients – Douglas Flemons – “Effective suicide assessments are built on a foundation of empathic connection… construct a… safety plan, a resource-based to-do list that identifies protective steps…”
- Engaging People At Risk for Suicide – Social Work podcast interview w/Dana Alonzo – “why people might not want to seek… mental health services… things… professionals do to make it hard for folks to… stay in treatment…”
- Suicide Prevention: Next Steps – Joshua Gordon – “follow-up phone calls—results in significant decreases in subsequent suicide attempts… risk detection algorithms… risk reduction treatments…”
- Feeling Lonely? You May Be Damaging Your Health – Melanie Greenberg – “two different kinds of loneliness… social isolation… feeling lonely. You can be lonely even in a crowded room if you don’t feel cared about…”
- Psychodynamic programmes for personality disorders: residential versus community treatment – Keir Harding – “community treatment was significantly more effective than residential treatment…”
- ‘A Roadmap to Behavioral Health’: A Review‘ – David Susman – “SAMHSA… practical tips and resources… organized in 8 sections:1. Understand your behavioral health… 2. Learn about health insurance…”
Advocacy
- Can We Talk About Climate Change For A Moment? – Kymberly Akpowowo/SWH – “Mother Earth has taken it upon herself to show us just how extreme climate change can be. Harvey. Irma. Jose. Katia…”
- Confronting Poverty with Mark Rank – Rachel L. West – archive of #MacroSW twitter chat 9/21 -“confrontingpoverty.org… set of tools for learning more about poverty and inequality in the United States…”
- Do We Care About the Fate of Children in Foster Care? – Cassandra Cruz, Estefania Hermosilla, Aaron Kosterlytzky, Karina Lares, and Joseph Marin/New Social Worker – “Although reasons and placements may differ from child to child, foster care youth become susceptible to negative outcomes…”
- “Unfair and Lovely” Campaign Raises Shadeism Awareness – Robert T. Muller – ““Cover up your arms before you leave.”… my parents were trying to prevent me from getting darker…”
Social Work, Technology & Education
- Three key steps in scientific writing – Ryan Sylls – “scientific writing needs to have a clear point… identify your target audience and write for them…”
- Coping strategies for disabled academics: self-acceptance and collective solidarity – “Being a disabled academic is not easy… require considerably more time and effort to achieve the same…”
- How do you solve a problem like technology? – Rachel Coldicutt – “technology accountability… systemic approach to change… allows… elements of the system to emerge at different times… Global shared values…”
- Learning Social Work Skills From Simulations – Laurel Iverson Hitchcock/Social Work Today – “collaborate with educators to design simulation experiences that allow students to practice difficult discussions with clients before they actually occur…”
- Graduate Training in the Social and Behavioral Sciences – “largely remained unchanged… despite trends toward multidisciplinary research and… changing workforce needs… presentations…”
- On-Demand Motivational Interviewing Skill-Building Webinar – Ireta – [free] how to recognize, respond to, and elicit change talk.
- Using evidence in social work – Helpful Social Work podcast – “how we decide what evidence to use in social work… difference between using evidence to defend… views and… explore…”
- Using Technology for Life-Long Learning in Social Work: Professional Learning Networks – Nancy Smyth, Melanie Sage & Laurel Hitchcock – “Professional Learning Networks (PLN) exist when social workers use social media to collect information related to professional interests…”
- Psychologists Think Google Probably Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist -Kristen V. Brown – “People who type the words “clinical depression” into Google search via mobile in the US are now presented automatically with a link to a screening questionnaire to assess their depression…”
- Social Media Ethics – Therapy Tech podcast w/Keely Kolmes – “How do you manage “uncontrolled” web presence?… huge marketing value of online reviews?…”
- Teaching My Children to Be Great Digital Citizens – Jennifer Johnson – “children are spending the majority of their time using technology… Teach your kids to use technology for a purpose… Discuss and set limits with your kids…”
- Be Careful About Who You “Friend” Online: A Cautionary Tale (Nonfiction) – Justin W. Patchin – “school resource officer told… tragic story of how… desire to accumulate lots of online friends can lead to a major problem…”
Self-Care/Inspiration
- Can’t Sleep? Here Are 7 Simple Tips To Use Tonight – Stephen Borgman – “Stop Using Screens To Fall Asleep… Taking Baths or Showers about 1.5 Hours Before Bed… Stay Out of Bed Before Bed…”
- Feeding Your Soul One Mindful, Creative Act At a Time –
- Financial Self-Care Is a Necessity, Not a Luxury! – own – “each one of us has a particular relationship with our money that impacts our money habits… our money habits… determine our financial circumstances…”
- Myths, Fairy Tales, and Motherhood Creativity – Launching Your Daughter podcast w/Lisa Marchiano – “not making… children… excuse for not practicing self-care, staying connected to self or pursuing your dreams…”
NonProfit Career & Private Practice
- 4 Columbia students and alumni changing the world with a master’s degree – Alexis Perrotta – Steering an airline to go green…Launching international peace-building efforts…”
- 5 Podcasts to help you build your therapy business – Cathy Hanville – “Selling the Couch… episode 105 on Search Engine Optimization Tips… Private Practice Journeys… “
- Business Website: Stop Renting and Start Owning Your Site! – Camille McDaniel – “You get to keep your website name, website content, and website designs, without penalty…”
- How To Get Beyond Analysis Paralysis – Courtland McPherson/Practice of the Practice – “Let go of the fear!… remember that we are uniquely positioned and qualified to do great work…”
- Money Nuts & Bolts | Training – with Lindzy Bonham/Abundance Practice-Building – “your money and inherited habits… make good financial choices… How to look at your income and expenses…”
- Prepping for court and the challenges it brings – Selling the Couch interview w/Nicol Stolar-Peterson – “#1 lesson learned: Always have a timeline!… How to determine fees for court appearances…”
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