Mental Health Matters: Spiritual Inclusivity
Mental Health Matters: Spiritual Inclusivity Spirituality is often an overlooked aspect of life in a mental health facility. Treatment of the mind and body are the predominant evidenced based…
Mental Health Matters: “She Was Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital. What Happened Next…”
“She Was Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital. What Happened Next…” What is it actually like to be psychiatrically hospitalized or seek mental health help? How can we who meet people…
Mental Health Matters: Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization
Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization Sri Kothur, M.S., Therapist “Manipulative,” “attention seeking,” “difficult,” and “treatment resistant” are a few deleterious ways clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are viewed [1].…
Mental Health Matters: “Passive vs. Active Listening: Music Therapy in Mental Health”
Mental Health Matter: “Passive vs. Active Listening: Music Therapy in Mental Health” By: David Ko, MM, MT-BC Music is a universal form of communication. Through the art of writing and…
Mental Health Matters – Can Stress Hinder Weight Loss?
Can Stress Hinder Weight Loss? By: Natalie Lawson, RD Stress is part of our everyday life. Work, kids, finances, relationships… and then you try and throw in something like weight…
Mental Health Matters: You Are What You Eat
You Are What You Eat By: Melanie Mediate, LPN, Civil Residential Supervisor “You are what you eat”. How many times have you either said or heard this idiom? Most of…
Mental Health Matters: Some of Your Anxiety Might Not Belong to You
Some of Your Anxiety Might Not Belong to You Robert Stewart, LMHC Forensic Residential Program Supervisor Recently, one of the training wheels broke on my son’s bike. Rather than…
What is Motivational Interviewing?
What is Motivational Interviewing? By: Taylor Googe, MSW Social Services Supervisor Working in the mental health field you have probably come across that particular client who comes in again…
Mental Health Matters: Empathic Listening
Mental Health Matters Empathic Listening Samantha Tyler, NCC, M.S./Ed.S., Director of Residential Services As a CPI instructor, I always stress to my students that although we may spend a…
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN THERAPY
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN THERAPY Sri Kothur, M.S., Therapist When clients decide to start therapy, they are faced with many choices. It is critical for clients to consider and understand…