After I turned 65 I could not deny that I began to play with the concept of some sort of change in my employment. I could almost feel an internal shift take place as I contemplated the freedom of leisure time– an unexpected gift. At the same time I knew
Dr. Blau is the President of the Michigan School of Professional Psychology (originally the Center for Humanistic Studies Graduate School), which she co-founded in 1980. Prior to becoming its president in 2012, Dr. Blau held multiple academic and administrative roles at the school, including master’s and doctoral faculty, Master’s Program
Life is full of dialectics. Some can be very difficult to accept. In my practice, I utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).聽DBT was designed to treat Borderline Personality Disorder, a diagnosis that many clinicians view as both impossible and undesirable to treat.聽The key dialectic of DBT is 鈥渢he need for a
I recently revisited an article for The New Yorker written by Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author, entitled 鈥淔ace-Blind.鈥� Initially, the article explores a condition suffered by Dr. Sacks known as 鈥減rosopagnosia鈥�; the inability to recognize faces and places. Dr. Sacks initially discusses the importance of facial recognition to the human
Controversies in Mental Health Diagnosis: The Future and Beyond Or “You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows”* *(B. Dylan, 1965)聽 Current Status of Confusion聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Mental health providers are struggling with the changes in how to diagnosis a client鈥檚 psychopathology. The American Psychiatric Association introduced the
Now that it鈥檚 over, I am coming out of the Christmas closet and proclaiming that I am not a fan of the, euphemistically called, 鈥渉olidays鈥�. 鈥淗oliday鈥� implies fun and relaxation, and I rarely experience either between Thanksgiving and Jan 2nd. I am consequently聽not only聽not 鈥渉appy,鈥� I am usually聽more聽tired and stressed
The season of rituals has begun, and will carry us into the new calendar year. From the Latin r墨tu膩lis, rite or ceremony, rituals have been present since the beginning of time and across all cultures as an integral part of religious, spiritual, political, social, and family life. Rituals help us
Dr. Betz King is the Program Coordinator of 海角乱伦鈥檚 master鈥檚 program and Core Faculty member.聽 She provides leadership for the MA program in the areas of curriculum development, practicum training and supervision, admission criteria and interviewing, and student retention.聽 As an MA program faculty member, she teaches courses related to
Many movies function as 鈥渆quipment for living,鈥� a phrase coined by Skip Dine Young based on Kenneth Burke鈥檚 idea of literature as equipment for living. This phrase means that movies provide edification, inspiration, and thoughtful debate among viewers about important aspects of living. For example, Thelma and Louise is a
Dr. Dustin Shepler joined the Michigan School of Professional Psychology as a Core Faculty member in 2012.聽聽He teaches in both the MA and PsyD programs. For more on Dr. Shepler click here. Hometown: Bluffton, Ohio Favorite book (non-academic): Catcher in the Rye; Atlas Shrugged Favorite place to grade papers: My
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