Monthly Archives: February 2017

Article Review: Marek, R. J., Heinberg, L. J., Lavery, M., Rish, J M., & Ashton, K. (2016)’s A Review of Psychological Assessment Instruments For Use in Bariatric Surgery Evaluations

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Susan Vaught

  Marek, Heinberg, Lavery, Rish, and Ashton (2016) offer a thorough review of psychological assessment instruments for bariatric surgery patients.  Through their literature review, they highlight the association of pre-surgical psychological factors with weight gain post-op and recurrence of behavioral … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids: Robots could help solve social care crisis, and evolutionarily destroy the function of our mirror neurons at the same time! (How wonderful?)

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Susan Vaught

    International teams of engineers are developing humanoid robots to deal with our ‘social care crisis’.   Tasked with the responsibility to interact with the elderly in care homes, these ‘personal social’ robots will be able to be specifically … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: If You Want To Be An Effective Therapist, You Should Learn How To Use POTT!!!

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Susan Vaught

  Research findings have finally drawn our attention to something tantalizingly useful: the benefits of POTT use among therapist. Even better news, its cost effective, sharing is encouraged and it is totally legal to use in any state at any … Continue reading →

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