Below is a round-up of some of the latest news in mental health (and more)! This week’s wrap-up has 4 main themes: Advocacy Behavioral Health Therapy/Relationships Career/Private Practice Advocacy 15 Things I’ve learned While Working For Social Justice – Relando Thompkins shares 15 links to 15 things he has learned, including: there is no hierarchy of oppression, sometimes we are […]
How to Promote Community Resilience Outside Therapy
How to Help Communities Recover From Disasters Have you wanted to find out how you may employ your clinical skills to help individuals/the community outside of the traditional setting? As per the inspiring talk “Outside the Four Walls,” Jack Saul, PhD gave at the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, there are many different ways that mental health professionals and social […]
Best in Mental Health (10/5/15 – 10/18/15)
Below is a round-up of some of the latest news in mental health (and more)! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Healthcare Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Therapy/Emotions Technology and Mental Health Career/Non-Profit Healthcare NATO Develops a Multinational Telemedicine System Designed For Emergency Response – When it comes to disaster relief, time is of the essence; this is […]
Best in Mental Health (9/21/15 – 10/4/15)
Below is a round-up of some of the latest news in mental health (and more)! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Technology and Mental Health Therapy/Relationships Self-Care Career/Non-Profit Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Asylum Discourse in New Zealand: Moral Panic and a Culture of Indifference – Bogen & Marlowe share their paper in which they discuss how the social work profession may address […]
Best in Mental Health (9/7/15 – 9/20/15)
Below is a round-up of some of the latest news in mental health (and more)! This week’s wrap-up has 4 main themes: Cultural Sensitivity/Stigma Technology and Mental Health Therapy NonProfit/Career Cultural Sensitivity/Stigma Alternative identities – DJ Williams addresses some of the personal and professional issues helping professionals face when working with people who identify as alternative identities such as […]