National Depression Screening Day was October 8 RESOURCES South Carolina Department of Mental Health - Telephone numbers Practical online mental health info - links for mental health professionals, psychiatry residents, graduate students, mental health clients, and...

We Have to Talk: A Step-By-Step Checklist for Difficult Conversations   by Judy Ringer  www.judyringer.com    There are dozens of books on the topic of difficult, crucial, challenging, important (you get the idea) kinds of conversations. Those times when you know...

If you're like me, you were trained to think of therapeutic neutrality as the gold standard-in both individual and couples work. But renowned couples therapist, Terry Real, says that's not always true-especially in the case of contentious couples on the brink of...

South Carolina ranks third-worst in the nation for household financial security and nearly half of South Carolina residents are living on the edge of financial disaster, according to a January 2013 report produced by the Corporation for Enterprise Development....

Kathy Stringer shared this super-easy resource (website) to help with the transition between DSM-IV/ICD-9 and DSM-5/ICD-10 codes.    http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes

Understanding The DSM-5 Single-Axis (vs. Multi-Axial) Coding System: With the introduction of the DSM-5 the multiaxial system of coding diagnostics was removed. In most cases clinicians have stopped using the multiaxial system in favor of the new single-axis coding...

ICD-10-CM arrives this Thursday ICD-10-CM Transition Resources View our pre-recorded ICD-10 Webinar (25 min.) ICD-10 and DSM-5 Resources Expanded You Asked, We Answered Q&A from our ICD-10 Webinar series

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How the Internet is Changing the Way We Create Connection   Steering the Way We Form Relationships in the Digital Age Melinda Blau • September 23, 2015 • “Hey, Lynn, I just read about this new device,” I said to a therapist friend who’d come for dinner....

Every year the Charleston Co Library has a HUGE book sale.  Usually hardbacks are $2 and paperbacks are $1.  The Psychology and Sociology sections usually have some great selections!  Books are half price on Sunday!  Well worth a trip to check it out!    Oct...