Got DSM-5? Watch These Free Webinars! Are you having trouble wrapping your head around all the changes from DSM IV-TR to DSM V? No worries. This post will provide you with some excellent handouts, presentations and webinar recordings to help you feel on top of this material. After many years of negotiation and controversy, the […]
Social Worker Living Successfully with Dissociative Identity Disorder
I’m Here by Nancy-Lee Mauger You Can Have Dissociative Identity Disorder and Thrive ! Are you shocked to hear that a mental health professional with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is able to lead a productive life? You need not be. Many individuals with DID live healthy and fulfilling lives (ISSTD, n.d.). However, as a result of […]
The ABCs of Getting a Strong Letter of Recommendation
Do you need a letter of recommendation from one of your professors, but have no idea of how to ask, or how to maximize your chances of getting a great letter? Or have you already asked for a letter and been placed in the awkward position of needing to put together a reference letter draft […]
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [1 of 3]
What is trauma-informed care? And what would that mean in the context of a community that has experienced a traumatic event? Two weeks ago, NYU’s Silver School of Social Work held a one day conference on the “Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: The Essentials” to address these very questions. This post is the first one […]
Dare to Go For All of Your Dreams!
The Fear of New Beginnings Do you feel a bit anxious or worried, Right before you’re going to try something new? It is totally normal, you see, Our brain interprets novel activities, Such as our reaching for new goals, As mistakes and/or possible threats! Your brain sends out danger alert messages, Throughout your body, You […]
