Monthly Archives: February 2013

    The National Institute on Drug Abuse  (NIDA) has a lot of resources for students and clinicians wanting to learn more about alcohol and drug abuse. Following our recent intern seminar on assessment of alcohol and drug use, our … Continue reading →

  In case you need a little something to tip your mood scale towards the side of happiness today, read on! The Facial Feedback Hypothesis suggests that you may have the ability to give yourself a little boost in mood–and it … Continue reading →

David J. Wright, MA., MSW WKPIC Doctoral Intern   Schizophrenia causes pain, enormous suffering, and significant physical and emotional distress to the individual, but also to the primary caretakers. Recent headline news has focused on emotional stories that involved mental … Continue reading →

    So, like the internship classes of 1980-1982 (DSM-III) and 1994-1996 (DSM-IV), you’re the “tweeners.” You’re one of those unfortunate few students finishing school and hitting the licensing exam just as we’re switching to a new diagnostic manual. This … Continue reading →

  Keep calm and carry on. . .   Relaxation skills are important for all clinicians and clients. A great resource for guided relaxation exercises is Meditation Oasis. Mary and Richard Maddux have created a great online resource at the … Continue reading →

    Vanderbilt University’s Kennedy Center is in the process of adapting and augmenting an amazing Canadian toolkit to help practitioners better serve people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. VUKC’s new toolkit website won’t officially be live and launched … Continue reading →

    As treating clinicians, we are interested in what makes a great initial interview with a client. We want the client to feel comfortable with us enough for her to share her most difficult memories and reveal aspects about … Continue reading →

    Have a look at the Telepsychology Update by C. Munro Cullum over on the SCN Neuroblog. Interesting stuff!   Susan R. Vaught, Ph.D. WKPIC Training Director    

    It only makes sense that complex trauma generates complex reactions. Courtois (2008) explains these complex reactions are often in addition to those currently included in the DSM-IV diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Complex trauma includes the type … Continue reading →

  In a time where social media has us collecting people as “friends” or “followers,” one wonders how many of these relationships are real and, perhaps more importantly, how many of these bonds are strong enough to really be considered … Continue reading →