Ed Johnson recently used this handout in a training he did that helps professionals use different more respectful language when referring to clients who have substance use disorders.  Please share! Language of Recovery.pdf

Are you paying attention to your and your client’s summer dreams?   Catch up with DREAMS in Justina Lasley’s Summer Newsletter.   Click here for the newsletter:   Mother Emanuel AME & News from DreamSynergy  

A client shared this resource with me, and even though it is quite dated, the information is still good and presented in a solid educational format. Produced by Walt Disney "The Story Of Menstruation" and sponsored by Kotex - about a 10 minute YouTube video...

New National Children Traumatic Stress Network Podcast "Is It ADHD or Trauma Symptoms?" Do you know a toddler who can be unusually aggressive or easily frustrated? A school-aged child who is frequently distracted in class or a teenager who struggles to focus on more...

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...

Great 7-page article that was posted on Liana Lowestein's website. http://www.lianalowenstein.com/anger_frey_edited.pdf

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

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...

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...

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...