Saturday, February 26, 2011

Theoretical Orientation? Yup I am still stuck on this...

I found this commentary from a Psy.D student at the Wright Institute in Berkley quite helpful and I hope you all do too :)

http://psychgrads.com/?p=264

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Don't Laugh at Me Program

http://www.dontlaugh.org/index.php

Operation Respect is a non-profit organization that disseminates educational resources in order to create a respectful and safe learning environment for students. Their website provides the "Don't Laugh at Me" program free of charge! Three different versions are available (grade 2-5, grades 6-8 and after-school programs or summer camps). The programs are very comprehensive and provide dozens of lessons in this area.

Seven Insightful Patients Describe Bout with Psychosis

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/16/health/healthguide/te_schizophrenia.html

This series was brought to my attention a while back but I thought you guys may find it interesting. The Voices of Schizophrenia was created by Tara Parker=Pope in Sept. 2010. This segment, called Patient Voices, features seven men and women who talk about living with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Theoretical Orientation?

I was beginning to work on my Theoretical Orientation Piece for Career and Internship and continue to struggle between a few orientations so i took the following quiz and it was really helpful to narrow my thoughts and forced me to think about how I see people and change and what I value- It only took a few minutes too!

http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/counseling-center/Documents/Top%20Ten%20Ways%20to%20Find%20your%20Theoretical%20Orientation.pdf

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Looking for Job Connections in Eating Disorders Treatment

Does anyone have any connections to Renfrew Center or other treatment centers? It would be an ideal work environment for me, but I've yet to meet anyone who has an in... Thanks for your help!