Hi Everyone! Just a quick note to say that I have a guest post up at Tamara Suttle’s Private Practice from the Inside Out website, about the occupational hazards about getting burned out as a mental health professional and some things that you can do in the self-care realm so as to avoid this. I […]
Secrets for Passing the LMSW Exam
Do you want to pass your LMSW exam on your first try? 74.5% of those who take the LMSW exam nationally pass on their first try; however, 90% of those who take the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) course pass the exam on their first try. Below are some helpful study tips from […]
Gestalt Therapy: Interactive, Here & Now
Have you heard about Gestalt Therapy but not really understood what it means or entails?To clear up some of the mysteries around this type of therapy, I interviewed Robert Mauksch, who is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Gestalt Therapist, as well as an adjunct lecturer for the psychology department at CUNY Brooklyn […]
10 Take-Aways from Workshop on Neuroscience, Meditation & Health
The other day, I had the pleasure of being able to attend a “Wise Heart and the Mindful Brain” workshop given by Jack Kornfield, a world renowned expert in Buddhist Psychology, and Dan Siegel, an authority on interpersonal neurobiology. Both speakers were extremely eloquent and knowledgeable about their respective fields and they brought together the […]
Fat Oppression: Stigma Comes in Large Sizes
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Matthews, a first year social work student at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. While Michelle is just at the beginning of her social work career, I think you will find her story quite inspiring. She is already working as an advocate at her school on […]
