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post is part of a weekly series, Best in Mental Health, featuring the
best posts of the week, in social work, psychology, evidence-based
practice/healthcare, non-profit and private practice concerns on Social Work Career Development.
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:
New Cochrane review points to best psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder
The Mental Elf (Andre Tomlin)
"Dialectical behavior therapy performed better than treatment as usual on the following criteria: Anger... Parasuicidality... Mental Health... did no better than treatment as usual at:
Keeping participants in treatment..."
Why healthcare workforce issues should matter to everyone
Occupy Healthcare (Dr. Ben Miller)
"Imagine this... For the first time in your life you are going to be able to go see a provider without worrying about if you can afford the outcome of the visit. You are covered and you are ready to take care of your
health... Only there is a problem..."
Social Work:
Are YOU a Community Organizer?
N.A.H. (Relando Thompkins, MSW)
"I had never really identified myself with the title of Community Organizer... statements... a community organizer... I educate/teach formally or informally... I have brought people together around a common concern... I engage in work/practices that aim to shift power..."
At best, our work is certifiable
SocialJerk
"Family court doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of respect for what I do.
Saying that a family has been working with us for the past year on
addressing their history of domestic violence... is... met with
blank stares... Not everything can happen and be fixed in a time limited program..."
Disruptive Social Care Podcast 6
Disruptive Social Care (Stuart Arnott and Shirley Ayres)
In this podcast, Stuart and Shirley interview Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of The Social Care Institute for Excellence.
How Can We Create More Affirming Spaces for Women & Girls of Color?
Infusing Passion & Creativity... Women & Girls of Color (Nicole Clark)
"The need for more spaces for women and girls of color to grow, connect, and be affirmed in a world that tells us that we’re in the minority is crucial... women and girls of color... need to be a given... mentored and supported by peers who have their best interest in mind..."
“I have not forgotten”: little so humbling as time with direct-service staff
Classroom to Capitol (Melinda K Lewis)
"my professional life is now removed, in some ways, from the strains and sorrows of direct practice... I don’t have to use my own money to buy clients toilet paper or shower curtains anymore... Maybe it’s time for me to get back to the factory floor..."
Importance of keeping Social Work political
The Not So Big Society (Ermintrude2)
"As social workers we have a duty and a responsibility to engage in the processes that have built inequalities into the systems that we work in. We need to ensure that those who need the services that we provide have stronger voices both within the organizational structures we work in and externally..."
Learning from Social Work Interns
The New Social Worker (Tina Landeen Panos, LCSW)
"Tina offers four lessons that she learned... Keep Learning... sometimes we are on such automatic pilot dealing with our day-to-day
operations that we lose sight of the power of learning from each other..."
Minecraft & The Uncanny, Part 2
Gamer Therapist (Mike Langlois, LICSW)
"Both psychotherapy and video games create very real thought and feeling
states in people, and that is part of their curative power... we can use the experience and metaphors from video games with patients
to help them understand ego defenses, communication patterns and
strategies that impact their relationships..."
Missing: social work on/off switch
Process, Recorded
"I have worked really hard to improve my ability to leave my social work self at work as much as possible... Figuring out how I will draw boundaries in my person life will likely be
an ongoing process for me... some
people will suck you dry if you let them and offer nothing in return..."
New Court Ruling about the Statute of Limitations in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
From Where I Stand (Andrea B. Goldberg, LCSW)
"The statute of limitations has shielded perpetrators of child sexual
abuse and the institutions and communities that covered up for them from
being held accountable for their crimes. It is about time that we get
our priorities straight..."
On being an introvert
This Is Me (spldbch)
"being an introvert can be difficult. We're systematically undervalued and frequently misunderstood. Often, we're encouraged to become more extroverted, implying that there's something wrong with the way we are..."
The Traumatic Effects of Forced Deportation on Families
The Trauma & Attachment Report (Anjani Kapoor)
"Complex cultural, political and social issues arise when people choose
or are forced to leave their country of origin... Detention and deportation are
the most extreme ends of the road for many immigrants. Citizen
children are not the only casualties..."
Why do men rape? – An opinion piece
@SWSCMedia (Christine Crowstaff)
"Reporting a sexual assault is a horrible process; it’s not something
you want to embark on unless you have a deep sense of being violated... Every accusation of sexual assault has a different story... But in each case a woman will have had a similar experience,
an inability to stop what was happening..."
Psychology:
Anger & Illness: Suggestions for Healthy Coping
Dr. Ann Becker Schutte
"I believe that, when we bury our anger, we just leave it to seep out
later. I sometimes compare anger to a physical wound. If it is
unexpressed, it can become septic... Use a journal to outline and describe your anger...Use art, music or other expressive tools..."
Ease Anxiety In Nature
HealthyPlace (Jodi Aman, LCSW-R)
"So many times anxiety makes us feel separate, different, and isolated.
But when we spend time touching trees, looking at light reflected off
branches as it comes through the forest canopy, smelling fresh fallen
leaves; we feel happy….a connection..."
The Future of Individual Psychotherapy
Beck Institute Blog
"Dr. Beck discusses the effectiveness of certain alternative technologies
that deliver CBT. He emphasizes that although alternative methods are
often effective for many people, they may not be effective for everyone... also cites practices... that are designed to
maximize resources... by
triaging patients..."
Helping You And Your Children Make It Through Divorce
Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.
"The need to regulate your own responses cannot be overstated. Your
anger, depression or anxiety can cause lifelong problems for your
children... make sure to let your children know they are
not to blame... explain that this was an
"adult decision"..."
Mad Props to Humankind
American Counseling Association (Christian Billington)
"Resiliency is something that I witness and experience with clients all day long... Within us all is a
piece that no matter how desperate, how sad, how dreadful things can
be, we still want to cling to life... Resiliency... is also
part of survivability and evolution..."
Therapeutic Solutions
sgbrownlow.com (Steven Brownlow, PhD)
"I’m not against CBT. It works really well in those conditions when
thought does come first. It’s invaluable for treating depression and
anxiety... It works poorly when you’re trying to get at the root of a childhood
trauma to relieve the emotional pain and change current relationship
patterns..."
Trauma and Head Injuries
Your Life After Trauma (Michele Rosenthal)
"With this show... highlight what happens during a head trauma
and what survivors need to know in order to regain optimal health... Dr. David Petruska, board certified neurosurgeon... also... Donna Raga, a
survivor who shares her own journey from head injury to recovery..."
The Vindictive Narcissist
After Psychotherapy (Joseph Burgo, PhD)
"For the vindictive narcissist, the subject pain is a profound and quite literally unbearable sense of shame. He has so thoroughly defended against this shame (the felt knowledge of internal defect) that he has no conscious awareness of it... When a wife decides to leave... the narcissistic husband experiences it as a kind of attack..."
Nonprofit:
Five fellowship programs to help you launch your career and create a better America
Allison Jones (ajlovesya)
"Aside from [fellowship programs] giving you an instant network, you get hands-on training and
opportunities to learn about your field... Teach For America... will help
drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of
closing the achievement gap..."
How To Get An Awesome Job At A Social Good Startup
SocialEarth (Mozart Guerrier, MSW)
"Social good organization are focused externally on a social and personal issue and the mission is to SPICE it up by serving society, partners, investors, customers, and employees... expect consistent excellence and results..."
Private Practice:
Billing Terminology
Practice Wisdom (Natalie L. Hill, LICSW)
"familiarize yourself with key terms and abbreviations... you need to know your NPI number... and your tax ID number - that is
either your personal social security number, or... an EIN - Employer Identification Number..."
What To Do When Your Former Client Follows You On Twitter - Part 1 & Part 2
Private Practice from the Inside Out (Tamara Suttle, M.Ed., LPC)
"Twitter is a good example of a therapist not having any control over a
client’s choice to follow you. If I know that a client is following me,
then this warrants a conversation (or two or three or. . . however many
it takes) with the client..."
Please share any thoughts or comments you have below. I'd love to hear which were your favorite posts out of this week's bunch!
Also, please feel free to mention any great posts that I may have missed.
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