HEALTH
I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders
Here's why I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders. In 1988 I was forced to grow breasts at…
SELF HELP
The Clinical ‘Gaze’
Walk into the therapist’s office. Sit down on the chair or canonical Freudian sofa. Now, look up at your therapist, and behold their eyes peering at…
PROSUMER
I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders
Here's why I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders. In 1988 I was forced to grow breasts at…
'Systems' Issues
I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders
Here's why I stand in support and solidarity for LGBTQ folks and Survivors of all genders. In 1988 I was forced to grow breasts at…
SATIRE
Selfies Rule In the Psycho World
[caption id="attachment_8872" align="aligncenter" width="683"] Photo by Дарья Шелкович on Pexels.com[/caption] Narcissism. From the Greek myth of Narcissus, a young man so fascinated by his own…
REFORM
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THE TRIANGLE OF DISPAIR: A Stain of Disgrace on America
Mental Illness, Incarceration and Quality of Life (Homelessness), a vicious…
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Your typical ‘crazy’ person or ‘nutbag’
In the mental health community, we generally discourage, and for…
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THOSE LIKE US AND FIGHT FOR US
[gallery ids="8194,8195,8196,8197" type="circle"] Most of us with mental illness are…
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Psychotic Variations and new Endings to the Crisis in the Academy
A motorcade of vans of all sizes trickled into New…
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Learned Helplessness Must be Stopped🔴
One of my biggest struggles as a social worker in…
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Article 🔘
This following presentation is the long-overdue plan and proposal to…
Now 'THIS'
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The Clinical ‘Gaze’
Walk into the therapist’s office. Sit down on the chair or canonical Freudian sofa. Now, look up at your therapist, and behold their eyes peering at…
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THANKSGIVING MEAL AND FUN, FOR SOME?
[gallery ids="8371,8372,8373,8374" type="rectangular"] Thanksgiving is here with many people to greet Thanksgiving is here with plenty of food to eat Everyone have your pants…
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I’m a Social Worker: My Mental Health and Well-being Have Been Put to the Test by COVID-19
[caption id="attachment_7970" align="aligncenter" width="867"] Photo by Prateek Katyal on Pexels.com[/caption] These are hands down stressful times for everyone. After all, we are essential workers. As…
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REMEMBER MOON VISIT BY NOT RETURNING SOON
[gallery ids="5401,5402,5403" type="rectangular"] Fifty one years ago we walked the moon Now there are plans to return there soon As time flies by, we celebrate…
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Learned Helplessness Must be Stopped🔴
One of my biggest struggles as a social worker in human services is challenging learned helplessness. Learned helplessness is a phenomenon in which clients, patients,…
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The power of Social Work language: a linguistic analysis🔠 (REMASTERED)
Social interventionists and people who work with people must have a command of language. How else can they be effective? There is no question that social…
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The Changing of Signs🔮
I have said before that there is no universal way or signified to capturing or expressing in words the experience of psychosis. I still may…
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The Mystique of Psychosis
[gallery ids="5937,5938,5939,5940,5941,5942,5943,5944,5945" type="columns"] Psychosis is experienced by people carrying its active constellation of corresponding and altogether unique symptoms differently. At different times, psychosis symptoms exist…
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Managing the Unknown: Reducing Rumination and Committing to your Goals
Too many disorders have a common symptom: rumination, perseveration, and the greater experience of fear that disturbs our moments and may even evoke enough agitation…
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