The Growing Demand for Mental Health Services: Opportunities for NPs

Fortunately, mental health treatment has turned from something hush hush into something that is more and more accepted in modern society, and in many cases even encouraged.  And while that is truly a great thing, it ends up that there is a severe shortage of mental health practitioners in so many places. Waiting lists for […]

The Future of Mental Healthcare: How Strategic Planning Can Drive Change

Once upon a time, therapy used to be seen as this taboo, hush hush thing that we can’t talk about, because it says there’s something seriously wrong with you. Fortunately the attitude towards therapy has changed, and it no longer is embarassing to refer to your therapist, or talk about going to therapy. It is […]

My New Favorite Parenting Purchase- a CBT Cognitive Distortions Chart

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy used to treat different mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. It works by noticing and stopping the cycle of negative thought patterns, which helps people individuals manage stress, improve their coping skills, and in general improve their mental health. While I haven’t […]

The Transformative Role of Fieldwork in Enhancing Social Work Education

While I don’t have a degree, one of the professions I strongly considered learning was to be a therapist. At the time I thought all therapists needed to be psychologists and when I heard the education for that was 10 years that turned me off that entirely. But I’ve been to clinical social workers for […]