Growing Together by Nancy-Lee Mauger This artwork exhibits 25 parts of the artist; Shy (26th) chose to remain hidden. Would you be able to correctly diagnose an individual with Dissociation Identity Disorder (DID)? Between 1-3% of the general population have this mental illness, but only about 6% of them actually present with visibly distinct alternate identities. […]
Are You Assessing Your Clients for Polyvictimization?
Sherry Hamby, Ph.D. Did you know that 11% of children have 5 or more different types of victimization exposure in one year? According to the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, these children (often referred to as “poly-victims”) have the type of victimization most associated with mental health difficulties. It is only through proper assessment, that […]
How to Build Cultural Competence
Raquel Ferrell Crowley What is cultural competence? And how do we improve our capability in this area? In this post, you will have the opportunity to not only find out what cultural competence is, but to meet an expert on cultural competence, take an assessment of how you are doing and take some online cultural competence training! […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (2 of 2)
Last week, we learned from Kathleen Sciacca, a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders, that “Motivational Interviewing (MI) is grounded in Carl Rogers’ “client-centered” counseling and “empathic reflective listening.” This week, we are fortunate to have another opportunity to learn more about this client-centered approach with Kathleen […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (1 of 2)
What is motivational interviewing? Have you heard about this term and wondered what exactly it was referring to? Today’s interview is with Kathleen Sciacca, a trainer and programmer for Motivational Interviewing, as well as a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders. Her integrated treatment programs and motivational […]
