Mental Health Roundup 12/11/17 – 12/24/17
This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in preparing for the future of social work, improve your worklife balance and/or self-care, provide guidance to your children, benefit from your community, start up a practice and more.
This wrap-up’s main themes are:
- Therapy and Relationships
- Healthcare
- Advocacy
- Self-Care/Inspiration
- Social Work, Technology & Education
- NonProfit Career & Private Practice
Therapy and Relationships
- 4 Common Marriage Myths – Julie Hanks – “Happy Couples Don’t Have Ongoing Conflict… Having Children Will Bring You Closer…”
- 2 Most Common Mistakes Struggling Couples Make – Gay Hendricks/Psychotherapy Networker – “people commit to outcomes (which cannot be controlled) rather than processes (which are always within our control.)…”
- The Gentle Benevolent Observer – Beth Luwandi Lofstrom/Practice of Being Seen – “therapists are often focusing on the wrong things in our work with couples working through infidelity…”
- 45 Dreams – Martha Crawford – “I’m collecting the dreams that others have had about our current president… article and a podcast… So far I’ve found them strange and lovely and fascinating…”
- Top 6 Women In-Depth Podcasts for Binge & Emotional Eating – Lourdes Viado – “Childhood Emotional Neglect: The Invisible Experience with Dr. Jonice Webb…”
- All Parts Are Welcome – TherapyChat interview w/Richard Schwartz – “as in systemic family theory, parts take on characteristic roles that help define the inner world of the client…”
- Art in Therapy? What you call it matters! – “The Art of Invitation… Most of the images have hearts or rounded forms. Some show helping hands… “
- Brain stimulation for depression – “specifically recommended for people who aren’t helped by psychological therapy or medication…”
- “The Strength Switch” and Positive Parenting – Lea Waters/Your Teen Mag – “Strength-based parenting reinforces and encourages a child’s abilities…”
- Calm Down: Family Style – Wendy Young – “We create the family climate by how we deal with stress, adversity and the daily grind… Teach Self-Regulation Skills…”
- How to Talk to Kids about Picky Eating & Good Nutrition – Robyn Silverman’s interview w/Jill Castle – “Parents need to include different types of foods in their own diets if they want to see their kids eat different types of foods…”
- How To Teach Social Media Etiquette To Your Family –
- Talking to Your Kids About Sexting – Educate Empower Kids – “Nearly 40% of all teenagers have posted or sent sexually suggestive messages… never shame your child… even if you find out they have participated in sexting…”
- Teens Talk: What Works to Stop Cyberbullying – “By far the most commonly reported response by teens was to block the person doing the bullying…”
- I’m a Therapist, But I’m Not Your Therapist – Kathleen Smith – “When everyone counsels their neighbors and armchair-diagnoses celebrities and relatives alike, they assume…a therapist… comfortable solving a friend’s problems…”
- I’m Right Here – Giannis Angelis/New Social Worker – “I wouldn’t rest until I found something – anything positive or even promising. I contacted everyone, and I refused to stop, despite the overwhelming negative responses…”
Healthcare
- Digital health’s big diversity problem – Danielle J. Brooks – “While several inequities require interventions on a systemic level, increased diversity in the field can accelerate the innovation, design and delivery of tools necessary to shrink health disparities…”
- How Food Affects Mental Health Differently As We Age – Zawn Villines/GoodTherapy.org – “Oxidative stress tends to increase with age… antioxidant-rich foods seem to improve the moods of mature adults…”
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Deprivation – Tia Hollowood/HealthyPlace – “Writing can help you relax and put your day in perspective…”
- When it comes to health, your community may be your superpower – Susannah Fox – “Peer to Peer Health Advice… You can ask and listen, learn and read… If you can find somebody like you who has been there… huge advantage for informing your choices…”
- Which personality traits may protect us from alcohol use disorder? – Andrew Jones/Mental Elf – “Personality disorders have been demonstrated to be an important predictor of the development of substance use disorders…”
- Why the importance of value-based care will continue to soar – “there’s rising public support for a national approach to healthcare… restrain the growth of healthcare costs…”
Advocacy
- 10 Social-Impact Podcasts to Check Out – Yoona Wagener/Idealist – “Stanford Social Innovation Review Podcasts… Impact Boom… Nonprofit Hub Radio from Nonprofit Hub…”
- APA Calls for Consideration of Best Scientific Evidence by CDC, HHS – “ability to discuss scientific research and the ways it affects individuals and populations, including those who are marginalized, is necessary to keeping our nation healthy and safe…”
- Disparities at Adjudication in the Juvenile Justice System– NASW – “Black and male youths are over-represented at every stage of juvenile justice processing… promote evidence-based interventions aimed at preventing delinquency and promoting prosocial development as alternatives…”
- Don’t Break the Internet – Rachel L. West – “the FCC voted in favor of overturning net neutrality… the fight isn’t over. Congress has 60 days to use the Congressional Review Act to stop the FCC ruling…”
- The Future of Social Work – Charles E. Lewis/SJS – “Social work’s role in healthcare is a key focus as new trends… utilization of interprofessional collaborations; recognition of the importance of prevention, trauma, and social determinants…”
- A New Form of Justice – Allison Fine – “New York City Council has just passed a law to make all algorithms used by the city government transparent…”
- Want kids to behave better? Raise family incomes – Randall Akee – “Less stressed parents may make better decisions or be less mentally-fatigued… mental energy required to be more engaged parents…”
Self-Care/Inspiration
- Download free sample pages from the Artistic Autistic Colouring Book – “a world of order, detail and precision through every page…”
- Coping with Challenging People and Situations During the Holidays – Sharon Martin – “Make a plan to deal with challenging people and situations…”
- Holiday Vacation Exit Strategy: How To Take A Break – Beth Kanter – “taking a vacation is healthy… you’ll return to work more creative, energized, and resilient…”
- It’s Not Always Depression, Sometimes It’s the Holidays – Hilary Jacobs Hendel – “many people do not have happy families, happy family memories or happy holidays… Don’t avoid your emotions. Instead validate them…”
- The Importance of Self-Care – Tom Gregoire/Social Change Podcast – “find a way to slow down a bit… the most important thing we can do is to take care of ourselves… I cannot be compassionate for you if I cannot be compassionate for myself…”
- Sacrificial Helping Syndrome: Why Do We Give More Than We Have? – Family Couch interview w/Katie Vernoy – “We live in a world that is asking so much of us at all times… understand who you can help best, how you can help best… saying no to the rest…”
- Work/Life Balance – interview with Shelly Smith/PsychCentral – “As our lives change in various ways, we have to adjust our self-care practices to re-balance work/life…”
Social Work, Technology & Education
- A better way to email, Part I – Adria S. Dunbar & Beth A. Vincent – “Boomerang… allows you to schedule when your emails get sent… takes the pressure off of you to remember…”
- 3 Kinds of Email Security – Roy Huggins – “When an email crosses the Internet to get to its next destination, it passes through many different machines on the way…”
- Case-control and Cohort studies: A brief overview – Saul Crandon – “Case-control studies are retrospective. They clearly define two groups at the start: one with the outcome/disease and one withoutthe outcome/disease…”
- Code of Ethics Changes – Pass the ASWB Exam – “two good summaries of the changes penned by social work ethics notables…”
- Global Social Welfare Virtual Conference – SWH – “free registration through Dec 25!… global experts… present on topics affecting children and families…”
- Having Difficulty Creating Worksheets and Activities for Your Clients? – Deona Hooper/SWH – “Hub for Helpers… an online marketplace to buy low-cost worksheets and activities… three free activities…”
- Interprofessional supervision: a matter of difference – Allyson Davys – “importance of being able to choose a supervision partner and to establish a contract where lines of accountability were explicit…”
- Pokémon GO a Promising Tool for Children with Autism -Robert T. Muller -“players are encouraged to ‘GO’ out into the world and explore their community to build up and strengthen their collection of Pokémon characters. This goal results in social interactions between players…”
- Writing Letters Home to Continue Your Counseling Connections – Jeff Ream – “What would you say if I told you that 10 minutes was all it could take to make a huge difference (or even just a little) in a few kids lives…”
NonProfit Career & Private Practice
- 10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018 – “the Internet of Things… Revival of Email… Demographic Shifts Worldwide… Live Reporting Using Social Media…”
- Clarifying Your Niche – Allison Puryear’s interview w/Daniel Sokal – “depth of your language when reaching out to your ideal client and referral resources… Introvert networking…can work while… gaining clarity on your niche…”
- How to Start a Practice Next Year – Joe Sanok – “how to market in a saturated market… Finding an affordable office space option…”
- Therapist’s Brief Guide to Generosity and Pricing in Business – Ili Walter – “If you own a business, then you are a business owner before you are a therapist… Set a fee that you will not compromise…”
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