The Genogram Casebook: Book Review Are you looking for a new way to engage your clients in therapy? Or are you looking for some additional methods to help your clients get unstuck, or better understand why they are in their current situations? If yes, you are likely to find Monica McGoldrick’s book “The Genogram Casebook: […]
Got Therapy? We All Have Wounds…
Are you about to embark on a career in social work or mental health? Or are you an experienced mental health practitioner with pearls of wisdom to pass on to newcomers? In September, Linda Grobman and Karen Zgoda put together THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Magazine’s Back-to-School Guide for Social Work Students [affiliate link] and asked several […]
Suicide Prevention: Take Five – You’re Worth It!
Take Five – You’re Worth It! To those of you who feel utterly hopeless, Overwhelmed, think there is no way out, Or see nothing to look forward to, I ask you to take a few minutes, To consider another possible solution, Than that of ending your life… There are people who love you, There are […]
Facing Repression
What Is Repression? Repression is one strong defense, With it, you have a total lack of recall, No thoughts, feelings or memories, Of the painful event(s). In the conscious memory, that is. How can that be, you ask? People have different things to bury: Abandonment or neglect, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Other issues, Or some […]
How Does a Person Know Her True Self?
Who Are You? How does a person emerge? Become who she is, Know what she likes, Or what she wants? It may seem obvious… A little baby is born, Everyone is celebrating, The little baby is showered with love, Her milestones are noted with glee, Lower order needs of Maslow’s hierarchy are all met, Baby […]