Category Archives: Continuing Education

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.Ā  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 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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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: City Interns Have Higher Burnout!

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Susan Vaught

City Interns, have higher burnout rates!   Or, one current internā€™s shameful ā€“but heartfelt-plug, to incoming interns.   Going through this stressful ordeal only one year ago, I often wondered about the creators of the psychology internship process? Obviously, self-care, … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Kids and Coping

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Susan Vaught

Coping skills are important not only because they allow children to manage their social emotional challenges, they may also contribute to their feelings of connectedness. Success for Kids (SFK) is a program that provides a curriculum for childrenā€™s social emotional … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Susan Vaught

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been a hot topic for some time now and more and more children are being diagnosed with ADHD than ever before. Lunau (2014) quoted Enrico Gnaulati by writing that an ADHD diagnosis is ā€œas … Continue reading →

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