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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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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