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This post is part of a weekly series, Best in Mental Health, featuring some of the best posts of the week, in social work, psychology, evidence-based practice/healthcare, non-profit and private practice concerns.
To get a quick idea of the topics covered in this week's round-up, please see the above word cloud :)
Evidence Based Practice/Healthcare:
Why Can’t someone Give Me the Perfect Managed Personal Health Record (mPHR)?
The Health Care Blog (Alan Pitt, MD)
"propose... a managed PHR (mPHR).... owned by the patient, but managed by a surrogate, a care coordinator (CC)... person... responsible to keep the person... taking... medications... appointments, explaining their illness..."
Mental health workers don't recognize their own burnout
ScienceDaily
"as burnout reduced their mental/physical health and work competence, it also reduced their ability to recognize that they were suffering from burnout... Organizations... help staff recognize...and seek treatment"
Together, Health Professional Associations Determine Core Competencies in Collaboration
IRETA
"Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice report.. competency domains...Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice... Interprofessional Collaborative Practice [free] online course..."
Social Work:
Blinded by Darkness: The Collective Denial of Evil and Its Impact on Psychiatric Treatment
Psych Central Professional (Rev Sheri Heller, LCSW)
"we are compelled by our instinct for self-preservation to deny evil’s existence... pathologically evil are ruthlessly driven to acquire power and control... we need to... challenge our denial systems...
Doing Family Therapy as a New Social Worker: The Do's and Don'ts
The New Social Worker Online (The New Social Worker Online)
"Understand the Family’s Identity... develop... treatment plan that details each family member’s role in treatment and... goals... Respect the Family’s Current State... Develop a Therapeutic Alliance..."
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