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Members in the News ā€“ August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Jennifer Kelman is a member of NASW-FL: 5 Crucial Boundaries You Need to Set With Your In-Laws, Therapists Say BestLife You don’t just need to spell out your preferences for in-person events, however. As a therapist treating eating issues , Iā€™m often asked how to eat while on vacation. and Connecticut based social worker.

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News Items ā€“ July 21, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders, too: “How many times did somebody take a picture to get the right picture ? This licensed clinical social worker has deftly navigated her personal and professional life, turning trials into triumphs.

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Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours?

Lawson Psychology

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, ADHD, and autism may be more likely to struggle with BFRBs. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology. Around 2% of adults experience severe hair-pulling, and slightly more (3%) severe skin-picking, reaching a level that fit with trichotillomania or excoriation.

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From Living with OCD to Working with it

Beautiful Voyager

The author Natalia Aniela AĆ­za My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). By middle school, my compulsive cutting had morphed into stealing. My OCD version of shoplifting ā€“ the same item from the same store at the same time of day, every day ā€“ obviously got me caught. Being less-than feels unsafe.

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Members in the News ā€“ August 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Amy Salgado , a California-based licensed clinical social worker , said that in addition to the emotional challenges, Latino queer youth encounter practical obstacles too. Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders.

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Whatā€™s on the Menu: A Scoping Review of Decision-Making in Modular Youth Psychotherapies

Society of Clinical Psychology

This personalization is an aim of modular youth psychotherapy, which provides a menu of treatment elements from which therapists select a distinctive combination and permutation for each child or adolescent. All modular youth psychotherapies recommended using clinical judgment when making decisions. Why might this be?

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Poor engagement is compounded by a lack of collaboration between clinician-scientists, industry, and key stakeholders (Schueller, MuƱoz, & Mohr, 2013) ā€“ a partnership that, if pursued, can effectively marry clinical and scientific rigor with expertise in user-interface design and engagement, as well as insights into real-world needs.