Got DSM-5? Watch These Free Webinars! Are you having trouble wrapping your head around all the changes from DSM IV-TR to DSM V? No worries. This post will provide you with some excellent handouts, presentations and webinar recordings to help you feel on top of this material. After many years of negotiation and controversy, the […]
Social Worker Living Successfully with Dissociative Identity Disorder
I’m Here by Nancy-Lee Mauger You Can Have Dissociative Identity Disorder and Thrive ! Are you shocked to hear that a mental health professional with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is able to lead a productive life? You need not be. Many individuals with DID live healthy and fulfilling lives (ISSTD, n.d.). However, as a result of […]
The ABCs of Getting a Strong Letter of Recommendation
Learn how to get a strong letter of recommendation: ask professors who know you well, give 1-2 months notice, prepare comprehensive information packets (GPA, goals, courses, resume), and follow up with thank you notes. Includes template for drafting your own letter of recommendation when requested. Complete guide for students and helpful for professors requesting student information.
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [1 of 3]
What is trauma-informed care and why do we need it? With 90% of behavioral health clients having experienced trauma, understanding trauma-informed care principles is essential for all helping professionals. This post explores the core principles (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment) and 7 domains of trauma-informed care based on NYU’s conference. Includes powerful insights from trauma survivor and therapist Nelba Marquez-Greene, who shares what actually helps trauma survivors—from practical support to avoiding voyeuristic curiosity. Part 1 of a 3-part series covering trauma-informed care essentials, evidence-based practices, and neurobiology.
Dare to Go For All of Your Dreams!
The Fear of New Beginnings Do you feel a bit anxious or worried, Right before you’re going to try something new? It is totally normal, you see, Our brain interprets novel activities, Such as our reaching for new goals, As mistakes and/or possible threats! Your brain sends out danger alert messages, Throughout your body, You […]
Parts Psychology: A Trauma-Based Treatment Approach
Parts psychology is an innovative trauma treatment that heals painful memories by working with subpersonalities (parts). Dr. Jay Noricks explains how parts psychology differs from IFS, the 4-step protocol (define problem, find the part, elicit memories, neutralize pain), treating DID clients, and why visualization, not talk therapy, neutralizes trauma memories. Extremely efficient: average 20 sessions.
Battered Women’s Protective Strategies – Book Review
Do you work with women who are physically abused and wonder how best to help them? Contrary to public opinion and the views of many domestic violence agencies, leaving the batterer is not necessarily the only or best solution available to intimate violence survivors. Sherry Hamby proposes in her book: Battered Women’s Protective Strategies, an […]
Got LMSW Exam Anxiety? 4 Strategies + 10 Practice Questions
Are you feeling a bit anxious about your upcoming LMSW exam? You are not alone… Many of us feel this way whether we end up taking the licensure test right after we graduate or do so years later. What can you do to feel less anxious about the test? Prepare for the exam: As Alexander […]
Can Hypnosis Be Used As a Therapeutic Tool?
Dan Short, Ph.D. Hypnosis can be an effective modality with a variety of symptoms such mood regulation, panic attacks, pain management and smoking cessation. As per Dan Short, Ph.D., therapeutic hypnosis is a “collaborative exploration of possibility, as previously unrecognized resources and potentials are brought to awareness.” The primary objective of therapeutic hypnosis is for the benefit of a […]
3 Free Resources to Jumpstart Your Jobsearch
3 Quick On-Demand JobSearch Courses Could you use some help with your job search? Are you having a hard time either motivating yourself to start looking for a new position, or wish you could just have some interviewing guidance? There are three free online courses from GCFLearnFree.org that can provide you with just the right amount of information and […]
