Many of us find getting older not what we expected and rather difficult to come to terms with. What steps can we take to age well? And how may we help our clients age well? In David Treadway, Ph.D.’s thoughtful talk about “Aging Well” at the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, he provides the answers to these questions. While aging […]
How Every Social Worker Can Succeed in Private Practice
Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC Key Therapy Practice Success Strategies Are you a social worker or other mental health provider thinking about entering private practice? Or are you looking for a way to boost your private practice business? Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, provided some valuable guidance on how to do so in her talk “Navigating the New Psychotherapy Marketplace” at […]
Got Triggered by Client in Therapy? Use Coping Tools!
Triggered in Therapy? 4 Resources To Cope & Be Effective Are you a social worker or other mental health professional who occasionally experiences some reactions or countertransference when working with a particular client? Would you like to have some tools to help you avoid getting triggered while in session? Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed. and Ron Schwenkler […]
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [3 of 3]
The Neurobiology of Trauma Have you wondered how trauma impacts the brain and body? Or what you might do to help counteract its effects? Judith P. Siegel, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work gave an informative presentation about the neurobiology of trauma and the whole mind/body connection. This post will provide […]
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [2 of 3]
What are some of the evidence-based practices for trauma-informed care? Have you wanted to learn more about narrative exposure therapy? A few weeks ago, NYU’s Silver School of Social Work held an informative one day conference on the “Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: The Essentials.” In part one of this series, you had the opportunity […]