Community Care

AUGUST 16, 2023

Even more surprisingly, “matching the model of treatment to a psychiatric diagnosis has an insignificant impact” (Sami Timimi, cited in Johnson and Boyle, 2018). We learned along the way about which parents were ready and which were not, and how to create the conditions that facilitated participation.

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Psychotherapy Psychology Psychiatric Therapist 49

Relias

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We can also have a system of checks and balances in place, where peers review our diagnoses or have peer consultation regarding diagnoses. It might be helpful to hire a DEI consultant who can help outline next steps in this process.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Diversity Psychiatry Schizophrenia 52

Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

I started doing an inventory: I launched my own mental health consulting business, completed a few training sessions, quickly boosted my professional network, got involved in various projects and the list goes on. I remember at that time my therapist challenged my concern by asking: “and where did the “old” Pat lead you?”

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Psychiatric Anxiety Recovery 52

Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I was absolutely convinced that if she made that called, the police would force my admission into a psychiatric hospital where I would be locked up for the rest of my life. I remember that for me trying to find a therapist was so hard, complicated and exhausting. Losing everything, including myself. That is pure peer support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Mental Health Recovery Depression 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

I was definitely going to a psychiatric hospital, particularly since this was a weekend and my regular outpatient care team wasn’t available. Part 2: Orientation I’d been in a psychiatric hospital before, almost a year ago to the day. My journal was my first therapist, where I recorded frustration, anxiety and depression.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

The therapist is selling herself, or some simulacrum of herself; the client is being cheated if this fact is played down or veiled. Therapy may look like something which it makes sense to pay for if it’s dressed up as something technical - as if the patient is merely consulting for the therapist’s skill or knowledge.

Psychotherapy 52

Psychotherapy Therapist Justice and Corrections Interviewing 52