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What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Ava T. Casados about her recently published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Society holds negative attitudes about mental illness, and these attitudes form a stigma that impacts many individuals on both interpersonal levels (e.g., blaming, name-calling) and institutional levels (e.g., employment discrimination). The stigma experienced because of one’s mental illness can in turn exacerbate psychological symptoms and deter treatment-use and recovery, thus further compromis

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156 -Cognitive Processing Therapy with Anxiety, PTSD and Chronic Illness

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Cognitive Processing Therapy helps people take a step back, unhook from their feelings and identify and process thoughts which are keeping them stuck feeling helpless. Learn how this can be applied not only to PTSD but also anxiety disorders and chronic illnesses. Cognitive Processing Therapy helps people take a step back, unhook from their feelings and identify and process thoughts which are keeping them stuck feeling helpless.

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Can You Change Your Personality Traits?

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Brent W. Roberts, PhD. Can you change your personality traits? We know from hundreds of observational studies that personality traits can and do change. The fact that personality traits are not “set in plaster” naturally leads to the question of volitional change—if someone or some institution sets about to change personality, can it be done? This question had long plagued our lab.

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Promising Advances in the Cultural Adaptation of Mental Health Evidence-based Interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Joyce Chu, PhD & Amy E. Leino, PhD. Equal rights to equal access and equal care. Few would disagree with the position that the racial and ethnic minorities of our nation deserve the right to receive the same quality of care for mental illness as White individuals. Yet, striving for equal treatment has proven to be a complicated endeavor. Evidence-based mental health interventions, first investigated in the 1960’s, were predominantly developed and tested on White populations, with little k

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Medication, Behavioral Therapy, or Both? Examining Understudied Domains for Children with ADHD

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Brittany M. Merrill, MS, Amy R. Altszuler, MS, & William E. Pelham, PhD. Children with ADHD experience problems in daily life functioning in school, with their family, and with peers. Rather than focusing on symptoms of ADHD, treatment providers should focus on these impairments in daily life functioning when making recommendations, as these problems are the reason parents and teachers are concerned about the child.

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157 Preventing PTSD in First Responders

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Learn about cumulative PTSD and what can be done to best strengthen the individual and the organization to help prevent PTSD from developing. These techniques include regularly helping people find meaning in what they do, ensuring that they get support and encouragement after stressful events and educating them about health practices which can prevent vulnerabilities.

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