Mental Health Roundup 7/17/17 – 8/6/17 This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in better parenting, working with transgender persons, advocating, employing DBT, teaching online/using social media, increasing resilience and building a private practice. This wrap-up’s main themes are: Therapy and Relationships Advocacy Healthcare Social Work, […]
Self-Compassion Tips to Boost Wellbeing
Self-compassion, as per Kristin Neff, PhD, a pioneering self-compassion researcher, entails giving ourselves “the same kindness and care we’d give a good friend.” Self-kindness will not only help increase our ability to cope with difficulties, but also help us succeed. A few weeks ago, I was most fortunate in being able to meet Dr Kristin […]
Best in Mental Health: Advocate and Grow!
Mental Health Roundup 6/26/17 – 7/16/17 This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in better understanding self-disclosure, the do’s and don’ts with respect to accepting gifts from clients, how to employ CBT with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, use technology to aid your teaching (and […]
HIPAA Compliance: Private Practice Security Tips
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)? And what are the basic HIPAA security steps that social workers and mental health professionals need to consider? Today, we have the pleasure of an interview with Roy Huggins, LPC NCC, Director of Person-Centered Tech, a consulting and continuing education firm that serves the mental health community. He is a […]
Therapy Notes: How to Document Gray Areas
Therapy Notes: 5 Tips for Clinicians Documenting Gray Areas: Risk Assessment for “Medium Risk” Clients All counselors understand that high risk situations, such as a client reporting suicidal thoughts, require significant and timely therapy notes. However, what about the gray areas we encounter on a daily basis? The situations that linger and don’t quite meet […]
