Articles/Resources
SAMHSA Publication on Coping with Grief after Community Violence
This 2-page handout was published by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration and was very helpful in having available to the community after the Emmanuel 9 shootings in Charleston. The Red Cross downloaded and printed it and had it available in...
Creative Strategies for the Treatment of Anger — Great article with therapy techiques to use with kids!
Great 7-page article that was posted on Liana Lowestein's website. http://www.lianalowenstein.com/anger_frey_edited.pdf
Documentary: “Back from the Edge: Living with & Recovering from Borderline Personality Disorder”
Great documentary published on Youtube (50 minutes) on Borderline Personality Disorder -- Back from the Edge: Living with and Recovering from Borderline Personality Disorder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967Ckat7f98
Article on Parental Access to (Counseling) Records
Parental Access To Records July 2015 The July 2015 Avoiding Liability Bulletin features Attorney Richard Leslie’s article, "Parental Access to Records" The issue of parental access to the mental health records of a child can be a thorny one, depending upon a variety...
Over 70 FREE Online Assessment Measures
FREE Online Assessment Measures For further clinical evaluation and research, the APA is offering a number of “emerging measures†in Section III of DSM-5. These patient assessment measures were developed to be administered at the initial patient interview and to...
FREE Downloads of 4 Popular Therapy Tools (Limited TIme!)
Between Sessions -- Therapeutic Tools for Growth & Change periodically offers free downloads of great therapy forms/tools to market their site www.betweensessions.com. This week they are giving away four really good ones! See below:  Free Downloads of Four...
FREE 52-page E-Book on Mood Disorders & Self-Defeating Behaviors
Mood Disorders and Self Defeating Behaviors  Author: Rebecca Curtis Ph.D. Description Although people with dependent and self-effacing personality styles may be particularly prone to depression, further investigations into the ways in which views of self and...
Supreme Ct Decision protecting Children too scared to Testify against Abuser(s)
This synopsis of a recent Supreme Court decision was sent to me to share with all of you. It was written by the Co-Chair of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - Child & Adolescent Committee. Thought it might be a handy resource...
FREE Webinar June 25th – Assessing and Reducing Violence in Military Veterans
Assessing and Reducing Violence in Military Veterans June 25, 2015; 1-2:30 p.m. (ET) Research shows that up to one-third of military service members and veterans report engaging in violence or aggression toward others, highlighting the need to improve violence risk...
“Resiliency Envelope” Technique for Use with Children and Families
Click Here to open "Resiliency Envelope" Technique for Use with Children and Families