Hi Everyone! Just a quick note to say that I have a guest post up at Tamara Suttle’s Private Practice from the Inside Out website, about the occupational hazards about getting burned out as a mental health professional and some things that you can do in the self-care realm so as to avoid this. I […]
Secrets for Passing the LMSW Exam
Do you want to pass your LMSW exam on your first try? 74.5% of those who take the LMSW exam nationally pass on their first try; however, 90% of those who take the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) course pass the exam on their first try. Below are some helpful study tips from […]
Gestalt Therapy: Interactive, Here & Now
Have you heard about Gestalt Therapy but not really understood what it means or entails?To clear up some of the mysteries around this type of therapy, I interviewed Robert Mauksch, who is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Gestalt Therapist, as well as an adjunct lecturer for the psychology department at CUNY Brooklyn […]
10 Take-Aways from Workshop on Neuroscience, Meditation & Health
The other day, I had the pleasure of being able to attend a “Wise Heart and the Mindful Brain” workshop given by Jack Kornfield, a world renowned expert in Buddhist Psychology, and Dan Siegel, an authority on interpersonal neurobiology. Both speakers were extremely eloquent and knowledgeable about their respective fields and they brought together the […]
Fat Oppression: Stigma Comes in Large Sizes
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Matthews, a first year social work student at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. While Michelle is just at the beginning of her social work career, I think you will find her story quite inspiring. She is already working as an advocate at her school on […]
Reflections About Termination in Therapy
The process of terminating (the official term employed when a therapist and a client stop working together) can be a rather difficult time for both the clinician and the client because of the feelings of sadness, loss and previous endings that it may raise. That said, termination may also be a time of positive reflection […]
8 Steps to Obtaining Your LMSW
Are you about to graduate with your Master’s in Social Work? If yes, follow these 8 steps to take the LMSW exam and obtain your license: Fill out the application for licensure (Form 1) available for download at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/sw/ Sign application and get it notarized. Mail to NYS Education Department: application $294 fee and a […]
Eating Disorders Are About Relationships
To help clients address their eating disorders, Jodi Rubin, ACSW, LCSW, tries to “be mindful of joining people in understanding the ways in which their eating disorder has served them and in doing this, am able to slowly shift into looking at the ways in which it is no longer serving them.” This week, I […]
Spirituality, Compassion and Gestalt Therapy
Earlier this week, my school had a “Maintaining Our Commitment to Social Justice” day including a keynote address and three workshops of our choice amongst a selection of workshops. It was a very informative and interesting day and I felt very appreciative of my school having hosted such an event. Kalima DeSuze, an African American […]
Art Therapy – The Power of Art in Healing
Art therapy can have a potent healing effect. Pamela Hayes describes it as having “provided some of my clients with clarity and the strength to change their lives. In other instances, Art Therapy has moved people through the grief process. I have even seen art diagnosis my clients with medical problems.“ Pamela Hayes is a […]
