Martin Webber
JULY 30, 2016
Tomorrow I’ll be riding the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 to raise money for two fantastic small charities. The McPin Foundation places the lived experience of people affected by mental health problems at the heart of research.
Simmons University
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Self-care isn’t just about eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep. While important, these elements only scratch the surface of an intentional and successful wellness plan. Maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health is vital for everyone, but it can be particularly important for those working in helping professions like social work, nursing, and counseling.
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Society of Clinical Psychology
DECEMBER 16, 2016
Dr. Katie Eklund discusses the use of universal screening scores to predict distal academic and behavioral outcomes among school-aged youth. Research has well-documented poor school-related outcomes for students with behavioral and emotional concerns, including lower academic achievement, higher rates of suspension/expulsion, increased absenteeism, and lower graduation rates (e.g., Lane, Carter, Pierson, & Glaeser, 2006).
Social Work Tech
DECEMBER 15, 2016
The Presidential Election horrified the ever-living hell out of everyone I know. I wrote the following reflection as a personal note to my social work colleagues and I have modified it and posted it because it may do some good. For social workers that identify as progressive, LGBTQ, Muslim, Immigrant, Feminist, non-White, disabled, pro-choice, and/or have friends, colleagues, and clients that are in marginalized communities, the outcome of the Presidential election was devastating.
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Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
When we have depression, negative thoughts can be both a cause and a result of our mood. Those negative thoughts feed depression, and in turn it fuels them, filling our head with spiralling fear, anxiety, worries, stress, hopelessness and anger. ‘GLASS HALF EMPTY’? Having our heads full of these thoughts and feelings is so much more than being moody, or pessimistic, or a ‘glass half empty sort of person’.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
DECEMBER 5, 2016
This blog contains lots of information that might help you on social work licensing exam, but it's only the beginning. There's much, much more info to digest. The posts here can only really serve as reminders about what you've already memorized or as prompts for further review. That raises the question: further review when? memorized how? Here's a site that aims to help you get those important questions answered.
Social Work Update brings together the best content for social work professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 24, 2016
Abandonment fears are formed in early childhood, which, by the nature of a child's brain, means they are likely very all-or-nothing. When these fears or ideas about the trustworthiness of people remain unchecked as the person gets older, it can lead to extreme ways of thinking about people, relationships and behavior. Learn how to help your clients or yourself address negative messages that still may be held and develop a more compassionate, and aware approach to relationships.
Martin Webber
APRIL 27, 2016
Last year I led a team from the University of York and University of Central Lancashire to successfully bid for the academic teaching on the Think Ahead programme – the new graduate-entry scheme attracting graduates.
Society of Clinical Psychology
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
APA Student Poster Award Winner Rachel Zachar shares her research at Nova Southeastern University, where she is a doctoral student. The Angry Brain. As expected, behavioral outbursts are one major outcome expected to be seen from individuals who experience high levels of self-reported anger. Moreover, effects on cognition with regards to the presence of anger have not been as heavily considered as compared with behavioral understandings and treatments for anger.
Society of Clinical Psychology
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
The type of parenting a child receives can have profound impacts on the life trajectory of that child. For example, in contrast to punitive parenting we know positive parenting practices affords children many life advantages, including, building secure attachments, accelerated language development, greater readiness for school, reduced risk of antisocial behavior and substance abuse problems, improved physical health, and greater capacity for later intimate relationships (Guajardo, Snyder, &
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
Society of Clinical Psychology
AUGUST 22, 2016
The Society of Clinical Psychology had an impressive presence and very successful program this year at APA Convention in Denver. In addition to having a very well attended and positively received set of sessions this year that included “Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention” by Dr. Gregory Brown and “Contemporary Problem-Solving Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Approach to Enhance Resilience” by Dr.
Blurt It Out
AUGUST 15, 2016
Our environment undoubtedly affects our mood. If our surroundings stress us out, take up headspace, or make day-to-day living harder than it needs to be, we feel the impact. Reducing the ‘clutter’ in our lives – be it physical, digital or otherwise – allows us tackle stressors head-on, which benefits our mental health. WHAT IS DECLUTTERING?
Blurt It Out
JUNE 30, 2016
Depression comes with a variety of symptoms , which vary from person to person. Although it’s not often talked about, many people who suffer from depression struggle with urges to self-harm. Obviously, hurting yourself isn’t desirable or healthy – but knowing this doesn’t help keep the scary thoughts at bay. Self-harming urges can be extremely powerful, and it takes a lot to over-ride or ignore them.
Society of Clinical Psychology
JUNE 20, 2016
Classifications of mental disorders are a necessary evil. Without a comprehensive, consensual list of the kinds of problems human beings experience, the field of mental health would be continually swamped by the task of describing the nature of each person’s problem. Communication between professionals would break down. Selecting treatments and identifying conditions for research would be a free-for-all.
Blurt It Out
JUNE 13, 2016
When depression strikes, even the simplest of tasks can be difficult. Activities we usually take for granted – washing, dressing, facing the day – become obstacles to overcome. Experience has shown us that although our difficult days may be unavoidable, there are some practical things we can do to help ease us through. Read on to discover how to deal with bad depression days.
Society of Clinical Psychology
APRIL 2, 2016
Social influences are a primary contributor of heavy drinking among young adults (Neighbors, Lee, Lewis, Fossos, & Larimer, 2007). Social norms refer to a specific source of influence defined as typical behavior (descriptive norms) or typical level of approval (injunctive norms) in a given reference group. For the purposes of our discussion we will limit our focus to descriptive norms.
Society of Clinical Psychology
APRIL 2, 2016
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to Leslie C. Morey, Ph.D. for distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to Clinical Psychology throughout their careers. Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to J. Gayle Beck, Ph.D. for distinguished advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems and outstanding contributions to the gen
Society of Clinical Psychology
MARCH 4, 2016
About two decades ago, psychologists who develop and study psychotherapy interventions began to recognize that publications on the efficacy of new psychotherapies were not sufficient to change practice. Shortly thereafter, research emerged that indicated that manuals and workshops alone were also not sufficient to change practice (see Herschell et al., 2010 for a summary).
Society of Clinical Psychology
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Division 12, in collaboration with Division 53, is embarking on a new initiative that will increase public knowledge of and accessibility to evidence-based assessment resources. The initiative is partially funded by the APA inter-divisional grant program. Evidence-based assessment (EBA) has advanced greatly in the past two decades. Current barriers to EBA include cost, accessibility, and lack of consumer knowledge about what is available.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Exam item writers live in the same world that you do and read the same headlines. Don't be too surprised to see items in future versions of the LCSW exam that pull from the conflicts that occupy your news and social media feeds today. One simple way to stay grounded in social work ethics as you approach these questions is to remember the six core values spelled out in the NASW Code of Ethics: service social justice dignity and worth of the person importance of human relationships integrity compe
Jaeran Kim
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Dear students, The campaigns leading up to the elections last night were divisive and revealed some ugly truths about how some in our country view many of the very populations we, as social workers, are working so hard for. Regardless of your own personal political views about issues such as the role of government, taxes, and constitutional rights and privileges, we have to acknowledge that this election has shown us that despite the advances in civil rights, many in our country blame people of
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
There's just no way to successfully make your way through the social work licensing exam without having a good working knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics. This has been stressed on this blog before, but it bears repeating. Social work is too vast a subject to be covered in every respect by the exam. But this area--social work ethics and how to put them to use--is guaranteed to show up on the exam.
Jaeran Kim
OCTOBER 11, 2016
[Photo credit: Trisha Arora. This image is from the Asian American Student series, “So where are you really from?” The goal is to challenge the stereotype of the “perpetual foreigner” that impacts Asian/Asian Americans in the United States.]. A couple of days ago, I read the NYT article, “ An Open Letter to the Woman Who Told My Family to Go Back To China ” by Michael Luo.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Schizophrenia will doubtless come up for social workers employed in clinic settings. That means it's one of the diagnoses that you may find appear on the social work licensing exam. Here are the criteria: A. At least two of the following for a significant portion of the time during a one-month period: 1. Delusions 2. Hallucinations 3. Disorganized speech 4.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
New in DSM-5, autism spectrum disorder covers a wide array of symptoms. It's wise to review them ahead of sitting for the social work licensing exam. Here we go. A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, for example: Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity (back-and-forth conversation, sharing of interests) Deficits in nonverbal communication (eye contact, body language) Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships (a
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
AUGUST 5, 2016
Panic disorder can be summed up in four words: Recurrent unexpected panic attacks. But there's more to it than that. First, what's a panic attack (and what's not a panic attack)? The DSM answers: A panic attack is an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes. During that time, four of the following symptoms occur: 1.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
JULY 16, 2016
The questions in the mental status exam include all the basic of social work assessment. While the MSE's lack of full exploration into the biopsychosocialspiritual components of client experience makes it an imperfect tool for social work, it's still a good start. That's why you'll see the MSE used in many clinical settings and why you shouldn't be surprised to see a question about the MSE on the social work licensing exam (e.g., "A social workers asks a client to spell a word backwards.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
JULY 12, 2016
To meet criteria for bipolar I disorder, a manic episode is required--it may be followed by a hypomanic or major depressive episode. (For bipolar II, a hypomanic episode + a current or past major depressive episode are required.) Here are the criteria for a manic episode: A. Distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood with increased goal-directed activity or energy, lasting at least 1 week.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
JULY 6, 2016
If you've encountered schizoaffective disorder in your work with clients, questions about the diagnosis on the licensing exam shouldn't give you much trouble. For everyone else, here's a quick primer. The essential formula to remember with schizoaffective disorder is psychotic symptoms + mood symptoms which are independent of the psychotic symptoms.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam
JUNE 30, 2016
Attachment Theory, conceived by John Bowlby and furthered by Mary Ainsworth, explores the centrality of attachment bonds in human development and emotional life. Particular attention is paid to the degree of security infants and children feel in relationship to their caregivers and the consequences when a felt sense of security is lacking (as in cases of even mild emotional neglect).
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Emotional eating not only sabotages some people's diets, but it is also a relapse warning sign for mental health and substance abuse issues and can be an addiction in and of itself. We all eat to self-soothe occasionally, but when it is done consistently and sabotages our health or prevents us from actually addressing what is upsetting us, then it becomes a problem.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 17, 2016
Lack of assertiveness leaves people feeling angry, resentful and misunderstood. This video identifies tools that people can use, and counselors can use with clients, to improve assertiveness skills. Lack of assertiveness leaves people feeling angry, resentful and misunderstood. This video identifies tools that people can use, and counselors can use with clients, to improve assertiveness skills.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 11, 2016
Everyone has a critical inner voice that keeps us from stepping outside the comfort zone or believing in our own strength and value. Learn why many people continue to hold on to unhelpful thoughts, why positive affirmations don't work and what you can do to silence the heckler in your head. Everyone has a critical inner voice that keeps us from stepping outside the comfort zone or believing in our own strength and value.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 10, 2016
Learn new way to look at crisis and develop skills to help yourself and others through all types of crisis from situational to developmental. Learn new way to look at crisis and develop skills to help yourself and others through all types of crisis from situational to developmental.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Learning about yourself, your strengths, your triggers and your values helps you live a more genuine life, with the energy to choose mindfully how to use your energy to help you develop into the person you want to be. Learning about yourself, your strengths, your triggers and your values helps you live a more genuine life, with the energy to choose mindfully how to use your energy to help you develop into the person you want to be.
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