Posts under ‘mental health and wellness’

Beginning in October 2011, the New Jersey Professional Counselors Examiners Committee of the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners will require all supervisors to be appropriately qualified. From NJAC 13:34-13.11 On or after October 5, 2011, the indcidiaul shall hold an approved clinical supervisor credential from the Center for Credentialing Education of the [...]

A new  Hallmark Hall of Fame special, “When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, “  is the biography of Al-Anon creator and wife of AA cofounder Bill W. This movie tells the story of the beginnings of the recovery movement. Historically, the movie marks the begining of self-help, recovery and addiction programs, all [...]

Hi All- it has been awhile since I posted. I have spent the winter finishing a few writing deadlines. But just prior to spring’s official arrival I visited friends in Arizona and we took a weekend trip to Sedona. What a beautiful place! I did not have enough time to take in all that is [...]

That’s an odd blog title, eh? But it is true~ I hesitate to add “Addiction” as the last word of this post title because there is such debate in the field about whether sex addiction or internet addiction exists. So let’s just say, if you are struggling with finding balance in your life, and things [...]

I had the pleasure of seeing Wishful Drinking at Studio 54 Sunday in New York. Wishful Drinking is Carrie Fisher’s life story given quite conversationally from her chair on a warm broadway stage.   I never had the opportunity to go to Studio 54 in it’s hey day as a thriving disco for celebs and those [...]

It is a cold cold day in New Jersey. I won’t be going to NYC on days like this.  But I imagine there may be warmer days soon and I might venture into the city to see two exhibits currently on display at the Rubin Museum of Art. I stumbled across these exhibits as I [...]

In the fall of 1991 I was an undergraduate student at Georgia State University. I was a student in the health sciences department and I majored in Mental Health and Human Services.  To be sure all students received hands-on experience, we were required to complete 3 practicums.  And so, approaching time to register for my [...]

I recently had a conversation with a colleague who said she just couldn’t find her “calling.” She is a counselor and she knows she was led to help people but she feels she is called to deeply fulfill her vocation- she just doesn’t know what or how. She told me about her jobs (plural). One [...]

I have spent time lately training therapists and writing about a therapist’s boundaries online.  And so now I am curious from the other perspective, what people think about connecting with their therapist online via social media sites like Facebook, MySpace or other similar social networks? I guess it might help for those of you who [...]

I have used this infomation for over 10 years helping parents modify aggressive parenting styles that include spanking and corporal punishment. In the years that I have been in the mental health field this has by far been the most controversial topic I have presented- whether to friends, family, colleagues or clients. I wonder if [...]