Social Work
Counseling for Adults in Homeless Shelters
Therapy for the StreetsA therapist must abandon his treatment plan to provide mental health services to the homeless population. Read more
On the Front Lines of Crisis Work
What Keeps a Clinician Going in High-Stakes Therapy?By Gary Weinstein - I've been doing crisis work for nearly 30 years. I've confronted a number of forks in my professional road, opportunities to take a less... Read more
Couples Therapy, Brainspotting, and Truth in Love
Testimonials from the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumI had the pleasure of attending the Brainspotting seminar with David Grand today. What fresh and amazing information! I am drawn to anything that involves the... Read more
Larger than Life
Marianne Walters Was Family Therapy's Foremost FeministMarianne Walters didn't invent a brilliant new therapeutic paradigm, publish a large and magisterial body of research, or establish her own unique school of... Read more
Stronger Medicine
Anti-Depressants Haven't Made Therapy ObsoleteAmericans have a history of valuing quick-fix solutions to difficult problems. But the simplistic psychopharmacological approach to depressive disorders... Read more
Rediscovering the Myth
For John O'Donohue, Therapy Is a Journey into the Unknown SelfPoet John O'Donohue's introduction to the therapy field came through his unlikely friendship with neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel, known for his book The... Read more
The Whole World Is Watching
Therapy and the TED Talk StageEarlier this year, therapist Michele Weiner-Davis spent hours in front of a camera, her husband patiently hitting the record button as she rehearsed for what... Read more
The Ethics Gray Zone: Is it an Ethical Violation or Not?
When Unique Issues Arise, Therapist Need to Determine Whether or Not it’s a Potential Ethical ViolationSometimes ethical violations we face with our clients become so subtle and complex that we risk alienating clients when we’re trying our best to protect them. Read more
Life, Death, Madness
Confronting the Raw Reality of the Emergency DepartmentAn emergency room social worker's day revolves around handling emotional crises of strangers facing terrible moments of their lives. Read more