Sadly, hate bias incidents such as verbal harassment and physical assault against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the United States have risen during the Covid-19 pandemic due to misconceptions and misinformation about the spread of the virus. I stand with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and all Americans against racism, xenophobia, and […]
Free Mental Health Webinars for July 2020
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Mental Health Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 30 free webcasts that I could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To help you find this month’s #antiracism webinars, they are in bold. If I’ve […]
Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists This post provides a roundup of free anti-racism webinars on-demand, as well as a few resources for people of color such as racial wound healing and therapy/funds dedicated to POC, and many recommended anti-racism books, articles, toolkits, YouTube videos, movies/TV shows, podcasts and self-care resources for all. During this extremely difficult […]
Workplace Violence Prevention for Social Workers
Workplace violence prevention is a topic of great interest to social workers and mental health clinicians. This is because health care workers are more likely than workers overall to be assaulted at work, as per the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO, 2016). The most common types of assaults are hitting, kicking and beating and the […]
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 […]
