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The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? Because
In case you missed it (posted on the WTCI Facebook page-slash-sidebar), here’s a two-part New York Review of Books take down of modern-day psychiatry: The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? and The...
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The Mindfulness Movement
The latest Psychotherapy Networker wonders, “Do we even need psychotherapy anymore?” On line: West Meets East As mindfulness practices work their way into the therapy mainstream, we’re asking more...
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On Couples Therapy
The latest issue of Psychotherapy Networker spotlights couples therapy. Articles online include: Facing Our Fears - Why We Avoid Doing Couples Therapy, by Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson Removing the...
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Does Couples Therapy Work?
The New York Times jumps in: Couples Therapists Confront Stresses in Their Field. With individuals, a therapist can stall. “You can always say, ‘Tell me more about that,’ and take a few minutes to...
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Talking Money — An Interview with Sally Palaian, PhD
Sally Palaian, PhD is a Michigan-based psychologist and author of Spent: Break the Buying Obsession and Discover Your True Worth. She talked to WTCI via email about working with clients who struggle...
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Careers in Counseling — An Interview with Shannon Hodges
Shannon Hodges is the author of 101 Careers in Counseling and several other titles. He spoke to WTCI via email about his career and what he’s learned from it. What’s your background? What do you do...
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EMDR Worldwide–An Interview with Carol Forgash, LCSW
Carol Forgash, LCSW is the author of Healing the Heart of Trauma and Dissociation with EMDR and Ego State Therapy and a former board president of EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs. She talked to...
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“That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It”–An Interview with Melody Beattie
Melody Beattie is the author of, most famously, of Codependent No More. She talked to WTCI via email about codependency, therapy, and writing. How can clinicians use the concepts from your books with...
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Licensing Exam Help
WTCI sister site, Social Work Test Prep, has relaunched as a full-fledged licensing preparation site, complete with real-time practice exams. License-bound social workers can use the site prepare for...
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DSM-V Arrives
Here’s the NYT’s take: The committee of doctors appointed by the psychiatric association had attempted to execute a paradigm shift, changing how mental disorders are conceived and posting its proposals...
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A Directory is Born
Here’s a note from past interviewee, Anthony Centore, about his process launching a new therapist directory at Thriveworks.com. Creating a Free “Psychology Today” Style Counselor Directory For years, I...
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Sharing Notes with Clients
It’s being tried (NYT): Mental health patients do not have the ready access to office visit notes that, increasingly, other patients enjoy. But Mr. Baldwin is among about 700 patients at Beth Israel...
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In the Shadow of Freud’s Couch
What Your Shrink’s Office Says About You…or under what circumstances would you let a fellow therapist photograph you in your office? (Daily Beast): Thanks to his unique combination of being both a...
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Book Writing for Therapists–An Interview with Naomi Rose, MA
Naomi Rose, MA, is an Oakland, CA-based book developer with a specialty in helping therapists write books, and the author of Starting Your Book: A Guide to Navigating the Blank Page by Attending to...
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Why a therapist should talk politics (NYT): If the patient describes a nearly unbearable work situation, the therapist will tend to focus on the nature of the patient’s response to the situation,...
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The Trump Effect
Politico headline: America’s Therapists Are Worried About Trump’s Effect on Your Mental Health. Last month, to put some research heft behind his concerns, Doherty commissioned a national poll of 1,000...
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DSM-5 Arrives
UPDATED: Stormy weather for the DSM. Some reactions and reactions to the reactions: DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it? (L.A. Times) The Books Stops Here (NYT)...
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A Directory is Born
Here’s a note from past interviewee, Anthony Centore, about his process launching a new therapist directory at Thriveworks.com. Creating a Free “Psychology Today” Style Counselor Directory For years, I...
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Sharing Notes with Clients
It’s being tried (NYT): Mental health patients do not have the ready access to office visit notes that, increasingly, other patients enjoy. But Mr. Baldwin is among about 700 patients at Beth Israel...
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In the Shadow of Freud’s Couch
What Your Shrink’s Office Says About You…or under what circumstances would you let a fellow therapist photograph you in your office? (Daily Beast): Thanks to his unique combination of being both a...
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