Do you have a social work interview scheduled soon? Do you tend to feel anxious and/or nervous as soon as you have a job interview planned? If yes, please feel assured that you are not alone. In fact, I am addressing this topic today because several of you have asked for help about how to […]
How to Be Culturally Competent with Latino Clients
Would you like to be able to provide culturally appropriate mental health services to your Latino clients? A few days ago, I had the pleasure of attending Dr. Parra-Cardona’s workshop at the Ackerman Institute for the Family on providing an ecological and culturally relevant framework for working with the Latino population in clinical practice. According to Dr. Parra […]
Got clients? Learn about cyberculture!
Therapy’s Digital Future Are you a social worker or other mental health professional who is curious about online therapy? DeeAnna Nagel, LPC, DCC, gave an informative presentation about Therapy’s Digital Future at the 2013 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. While I was not able to personally attend DeeAnna’s talk, I was fortunate to be able to listen to the audio […]
The Secrets to Increasing Your Willpower
Do you wish that you had more willpower to do (or not do) certain things? This post will provide you with some helpful guidance on how you can build up your willpower (or information on how you may assist your clients to increase theirs). It will be based upon learnings that Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. has […]
Can Emotional Stress Cause Pain? [5 of 5]
Have you heard of Integral Somatic Psychotherapy? This final post of the “Can Emotional Stress Cause Pain?” series will be providing you with the Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP) approach to addressing chronic pain. It is based upon the presentation that Dr. Raja Selvam, PhD gave at the When Stress Causes Pain: Innovative Treatments for Psychophysiologic Disorders conference. For those of you […]
Social Worker on Job Interview: A Drunk/High Client Shows Up…
Have you ever been asked on a job interview for a prospective new social work position: How would you react to a person who just walked in and appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol? To help you be prepared for such a question, I consulted with two social workers who are currently […]
Repair and Resilience in the Trans-Generational Transmission of Trauma
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend The Wounds of History: Repair and Resilience in the Trans-Generational Transmission of Trauma conference that was sponsored by the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, The Psychoanalytic Society of the Postdoctoral Program, and the NYU-GSAS Trauma and Violence Transdisciplinary Studies Program. The speakers were expert trauma-related mental health professionals (a […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (2 of 2)
Last week, we learned from Kathleen Sciacca, a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders, that “Motivational Interviewing (MI) is grounded in Carl Rogers’ “client-centered” counseling and “empathic reflective listening.” This week, we are fortunate to have another opportunity to learn more about this client-centered approach with Kathleen […]
Ten Tips for Passing the LMSW Exam
How I passed my LMSW exam and you can too ! Take the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Preparation Course – it is a one-day course that not only prepares you mentally for the big day but also provides you with an invaluable study guide that covers all that you need to know for the exam […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (1 of 2)
What is motivational interviewing? Have you heard about this term and wondered what exactly it was referring to? Today’s interview is with Kathleen Sciacca, a trainer and programmer for Motivational Interviewing, as well as a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders. Her integrated treatment programs and motivational […]
