Category Archives: Diversity In Practice

Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Bilingualism, Biculturalism and Personality

There is plenty of research dedicated to the topics of bilingualism and biculturalism, but they may often be lumped together and defined as one in the same. Grosjean (2015) attempts to describe how a bicultural bilingual can take on different … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Continuing Education, Current Interns, Diversity In Practice, Friday Factoids, Resources for Interns | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Friday Factoids Catch-Up: You Arenā€™t ā€œOne of Themā€: Stories and Themes of People Who Felt Treatment Wasnā€™t Effective

Mental health treatment ā€œfailureā€ is a subject, which is overlooked by many. I have been approached by acquaintances who have asked some interesting, and at times difficult questions about mental health treatment. I listened to some of their stories, views, … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Continuing Education, Current Interns, Diversity In Practice, Friday Factoids, Resources for Interns | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Living with Mental Wellness

I have a group about living with mental illness on Wednesdays, and as a group, we decided to rename it to ā€œLiving with Mental Wellness.ā€Ā  One of the things we discussed was taking the power away from our mental illnesses.Ā  … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Continuing Education, Diversity In Practice, Information About Peer Specialists, Mental Health and Wellness, Resources for Interns | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Friday Factoids: Islamophobia

At the beginning of the 1990s, the term Islamophobia emerged for the first time in the United States and Great Britain. It is a term used to describe an intense fear, dislike or hate of Muslims. A wealth of misinformation … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Continuing Education, Current Interns, Diversity In Practice, Friday Factoids, Mental Health and Wellness, Resources for Interns | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Friday Factoid- Rising Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged White Americans

Case and Deaton (2015), both economists from Princeton, found that mortality rates for middle-aged white Americans have risen since 1999. In contrast, the death rate for middle-aged blacks and Hispanics continued to decline during the same period, as did death … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Continuing Education, Current Interns, Diversity In Practice, Friday Factoids, Mental Health and Wellness, Resources for Interns | Leave a comment