An Effort To Explain “Psychosis”
In society, “reality” is a cultural construct defined by the majority of that culture
In society, “reality” is a cultural construct defined by the majority of that culture
ACT is a ‘third wave’ behaviour therapy approach with a supposedly ‘expanded perspective on how to guide clients to skilfully self-regulate.emotional distress and conflicting states of mind’,
It subsumes the patient and encircles him or her in its grasp.
I want to introduce a concept called the Early Warning System
The only time mental health issues makes the news is when some tragic involves someone with mental illness.
Why are these the poster patients of AOT? Because the most severely ‘disordered’ folks do not benefit from AOT.
I have insomnia, and only sometimes feel somnolent.
Working together, I am fully convinced this crisis will only embolden our mission and strengthen our skills further in the social work profession.
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People that rate highly on the GAF are termed ‘high-functioning’
The problem runs as deep as what practitioners face when practicing psychotherapy
Thinking about progress is critical for both consumers and practitioners
Fifty one years ago we walked the moon
who are these webinars and conferences for anyway?
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Planning for the future means knowing what went wrong and why,?
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