Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 6, 2021

2020 was a strange year with many firsts for me – first global pandemic, first sabbatical, first live sessions in an online course, etc. Because of all these firsts, blogging took a bit of back seat to some of my other projects and goals for the year. I had four goals for the blog over the year, and some minor successes. They were: #1 – Publish 30 posts – only published 19. #2 – Enhance the reach of the blog – there were almost 45,500 visitors from 153 different cou

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 31, 2021

Photo by Kat Stokes. Many of us struggle with self-awareness and self-love. We’re capable of helping others, understanding their problems, and providing support, but when it comes to our own issues, we have a hard time doing the same. We’re unable to recognize or analyze our behavior objectively. The truth is many of us are forced into repetitive patterns we believe are an innate part of us.

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Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 21, 2021

Social media has many uses these days but being a reliable resource for facts isn’t one. It’s like the kids’ game telephone; one person whispers into someone’s ear an anecdote about a turtle crossing a stream to meet a butterfly. The story is whispered from person to person until it’s been changed so much a dinosaur is traveling the globe to butter a waffle.

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2021

Talk given to Applied Section Meeting of the British Psychoanalytical Society - 9th December 2020 (Pulling together various previously blogged thoughts regarding narcissism and narcissistic abuse.) Abstract Gaslighting is often portrayed in terms of blame-shifting and lying, but in reality also involves far more subtle manipulations that aren't straightforward to describe.

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Abuse Survivor

JANUARY 4, 2021

I have been doing a lot of writing even though this blog has not been getting regular updates. I have notebooks I write in but I’ve been free writing on twitter and letting it fly. It’s been liberating and I feel more free than ever. I don’t keep the abuser’s secrets anymore. It’s more clear than ever now what was abusive and harmful to me. My thought threads don’t seem to always fit a long blog post.

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Creative Play Therapist

JANUARY 3, 2021

Click here for a free download of the Monster Relaxation Script (a monster-themed version of Progressive Muscle Relaxation).

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 27, 2021

Photo of the author. 2020 was a doozy. Collectively, we’ve faced unprecedented levels of uncertainty, grief, loss and frustration. It was a year that called on us to dig deep from our well of inner resources. At the end of our poise and patience, we rolled up our tattered sweatshirt sleeves and set out desperately to find more resources. We found them in creature comforts.

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SECTIONED

JANUARY 27, 2021

Your periodic reminder that a mental health assessment is neither neutral nor is it help. Whilst carrying out an assessment may count as “contact” or “activity” for the purposes of a service’s records, it is not help. If you yank my sprained ankle back & forth to determine whether it is sprained, that hurts. A mental health assessment is not help for the person being assessed.

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 13, 2021

A review of a talk by Iain McGilchrist to the Oxford Psychotherapy Society on 9th Dec 2020 in which he set forth a highly compressed version (“this will be like drinking from a fire hose I imagine”) of key themes from his 2009 work The Master and His Emissary on the divided brain and the making of the western world. He set the scene by describing how, when working as a fellow in English at All Souls, Oxford, he’d written an earlier book called ‘Against Criticism’ (1982).

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NASW Foundation

JANUARY 17, 2021

The NASW Foundation is very pleased to extend congratulations to Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman on her nomination by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as Deputy U.S. Secretary of State. Originally a.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Editor’s note: This post was written by Melanie Sage from the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She originally posted it on LinkedIn and is re-published here with her permission. This is a follow-up to her post – A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19. You can follow Melanie on Twitter at @melaniesage.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 26, 2021

Summary -Mental health is a biopsychosocial issue -A healthy body, positive emotional experiences, effective thinking strategies, positive environments and healthy interpersonal relationships are essential -A weakness in any of these areas can contribute to extended distress and HPA-Axis dysregulation which can lead to mental health or addiction relapse.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 27, 2021

Photo by Amanda Jones. If you’ve ever been around someone who seems a little bit too happy, that no matter what happens, they always put on a smile and tell you how okay it will be, or if you want to find comfort in a friend only for them to turn around and be just a little bit too nice after your life falls apart, you could be experiencing toxic positivity.

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SECTIONED

JANUARY 24, 2021

The psychiatric system has beaten me. I’ve lost. I tried my best to get the help I need. But all that my efforts have done is show me there is no way to hold mental health professionals to account; that the system will protect itself at all costs. There’s no hope for me now. I tried my best – but my efforts came to nothing. So this is it now.

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

A talk for a Confer London webinar on Psychotherapeutic Forms of Love 30th January 2021 Introduction Patients come to therapy voicing all sorts of problems. Sometimes they talk about, say, anxiety or depression or hypomania, sometimes about relationship and work difficulties. But all going well, I suggest, what they’ll be met with in therapy is the opportunity to engage in a form of interaction which leaves them with a greater trust in their lovability, a greater clarity regarding what it is to

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 20, 2021

Photo by Maria Soledad. Introduce mental wellness practices into your life Every year coming January, I would set good old resolutions. Like many, I ended up failing (studies have shown that approximately 80% of New Year's resolutions fail). Why is that? For me, it was setting goals that were either unrealistic, based on social pressure, people-pleasing or I would just set too many.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 11, 2021

Photo by Artiom Vallat. Pay attention to these signs your mind and body might be sending. If you’re anything like most people, you probably find yourself busy running errands, working, doing chores, and caring for people. Sometimes too much work and responsibilities can take their toll, leading to the dreaded burnout. While symptoms of burnout may vary from person to person, here are 8 common signs your mind and body might be sending to let you know you’re experiencing burnout, even if you haven

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 10, 2021

Forest bathing became even more important to me in 2020. “It’s been a hard year for everybody,” was how I initially answered people when they asked me how I was doing. It’s still true. Everyone had a difficult 2020—and some of us have gone through some really awful times. But it took me a few months to realize that that response wasn’t helpful. It never made me feel better, it didn’t reassure people who were asking because they were concerned for me, and it didn’t help anyone asking because they

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 24, 2021

Summary ~ Neurotransmitters and hormones exist in a very delicate balance. ~ Changing one often results in a cascade of other changes ~ Mood and cognitive symptoms may be caused by problems with a variety of different neurotransmitters or hormones ~ Aging naturally reduces certain hormones and consequently neurotransmitters ~ Differential diagnoses requires exploring the possibility of a deficit in a neurotransmitter or hormone due to ~ Insufficient raw materials to make it ~ Deficiency in other

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 22, 2021

Summary - Helping your body to balance hormones and neurotransmitters requires. - Good nutrition and good health behaviors(exercise, sleep, breathing) to reduce physical stress and inflammation - Addressing cognitive and emotional stress Summary - Helping your body to balance hormones and neurotransmitters requires.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 20, 2021

Summary. ~ More than 60% of people have experienced ACEs ~ It is believed the rate of exposure to ACEs has increased significantly during COVID ~ Not everyone who experiences ACEs will develop traumatic injury ~ Injuries related to ACE trauma include: ~ Borderline and antisocial personality disorder ~ Mood disorders ~ PTSD ~ Addictions ~ Autoimmune issues including IBS, Chron’s, Diabetes ~ Heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, liver disease ~ Increased difficulty in interpersonal relation

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 19, 2021

Mindfulness and Self Care to Prevent Burnout Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP Counselor Toolbox Podcast CEUs available at: [link] Objectives – Identify signs and causes of burnout – Explore techniques for burnout prevention Signs of Burnout – Physical and emotional exhaustion – Insomnia – Impaired concentration or memory – Physical symptoms (heart palpitations, HBP) – […] Mindfulness and Self Care to Prevent Burnout Dr.

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