Does Sex Offender Treatment Work? In a nutshell, sex offender treatment does help, but studies show varying results due to underreporting of actual reoffending, difficulties in measurement of recidivism and the variation in the ways recidivism rates are calculated. Recidivism is defined as the reversion to criminal behavior by an individual who was previously convicted of a criminal offense. Observed […]
How to Build Mental Strength (Even If You’re Overwhelmed)
Want to know how to build mental strength even when you’re feeling overwhelmed? This review of Amy Morin’s Mental Strength course reveals proven CBT-based techniques for regulating your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Learn how building mental strength differs from mental health, why getting rid of bad habits matters as much as developing good ones, and specific strategies to improve resilience, increase happiness, and enhance decision-making. Based on Amy Morin’s bestselling book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,” this course offers practical exercises, progress tracking, and tools especially valuable for social workers and helping professionals. Discover how to control your emotions so they don’t control you and behave productively regardless of your circumstances.
Play Therapy: Healing Through Play
Comprehensive play therapy interview with Jennifer Taylor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) specializing in individual, group, and family therapy with children. Learn what play therapy is—a developmentally sensitive mental health counseling approach that allows children to use a specially designed playroom to facilitate expression of emotions and feelings. Discover how play therapy helps children who are not yet ready for traditional talk therapy designed for adults. Jennifer explains child-centered play therapy where children choose what they’d like to do and the therapist follows the child’s lead, with the relationship valued over specific techniques. Includes real examples of how play helps children process trauma like witnessing violence, an Inside Out Feelings Activity video and infographic for ages 5-8, assessment tools (ASQ-3, MCHAT, CATS, PHQ-9), recommended play therapy room equipment (expressive, aggressive, real-life toys, sandbox), essential books (The Art of the Relationship by Gary Landreth, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry), and 9 practical tips for mental health professionals interested in becoming play therapists including joining the Association for Play Therapy, getting quality training and supervision, and trusting the process.
3 Secrets Every Macro Social Worker Must Know
3 Macro Social Work Job Search Tips Are you interested in a Macro Social Work position but are having a hard time finding one? This post will provide you with some guidance to both help you find a Macro Social Work job and move up the Macro Social Worker career ladder. We are fortunate to have Rachel L. […]
10 Must-Know Private Practice Start-Up Tips
Essential private practice startup tips infographic from Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC – mental health counselor with 20+ years experience and private practice coach. This visual summary distills the most critical strategies for successfully launching your private practice: start networking NOW even if practice is years away, create your self-care plan before scheduling your first client, join or create a consultation group to combat isolation, be strategic in networking by declaring both strengths and weaknesses, build reciprocal referring relationships, get paperwork in order before seeing clients, establish systems for everything early, invest in a quality WordPress website, blog to get known online efficiently, and remember private practice is a marathon not a sprint. Includes bonus Q&A on establishing a practice in foreign countries. Based on comprehensive interview featured in “Complete Guide to Starting Your Private Practice” where Tamara shares decades of wisdom alongside social worker Michael Langlois.
