Monthly Archives: February 2013

Excellent Resource for Working With People Who Have Intellectual or Developmental Disability

    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

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Friday Factoids: Maximizing the Initial Interview

    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

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Great Post on Telehealth

    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    

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Article Summary: Complex Trauma

    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

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Friday Factoids: Does “Friending” Mean Friend?

  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

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