Breaking The Rules Saved A Man’s Life
I told him he “looked like shit” and asked if he had slept or eaten.
MARCH WINDS AND APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY REVENGE
With therapy every other week and medication from a psychiatrist monthly, his life has improved
Reflections on ‘Peerness’, Social Work and Supported Housing
I love this work
SNL’s ‘LOCO’ Speaks a Truth about ‘Displays’ rooted in Mental Illness
hen the worker finds him or herself front and center in the life of the client. Becoming the object of their desire and madness, emotions and even feelings of safety become subsumed into the client’s new playground.
Undiagnosed (Part One): Why Was I Given a Psychiatric Diagnosis?
My parents were taught that “love” was the same as “abuse”; and sadly, it has always been that way.
Language and Stigma: The Objectification of Mental Illness
‘Othering’ serves to not only create an object of hatred but also of people’s discrimination.
Auschwitz and the the Liberation of Ruth
I worked alongside Ruth at a mental health clinic down in the bario, 3rd Avenue.
Learned Helplessness Must be Stopped🔴
One of my biggest struggles as a social worker in human services is challenging learned helplessness.
The Modern Psychiatric In-Patient ‘Technician’
I would be at this disposal and will of these poorly trained and quick-tempered workers.
Psychiatric Advanced Directives
I have put out flyers and solicited friends & family to fill out applications for my Health Care Proxy
The Jüdische and the Jewish Instinct for Survival
The Judenrat has an unmistakable hand in the execution and carrying out of the Final Solution.
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