Professional Development
Serious Illness, Death and Grieving in the Workplace
Anytime there is a death or other traumatic event in the workplace, powerful feelings of grief can often follow. Learn more about how teams, managers, and leadership can navigate the challenging emotions that typically follow loss.
Responding to Suicide Warning Signs- A Manager’s Guide
Employees may spend more face-to-face time with coworkers and managers than their own family and friends. The workplace may represent a place of belonging. These reasons may contribute to an employee showing suicidal signs in the workplace.
How to Intervene if You’re Concerned Someone is Thinking of Suicide
Every 40 seconds someone takes their life by suicide. Learn how to support someone who is struggling.
Finding Your Focus Through ‘Deep Work’
Working on something while in “deep work” mode will produce much better results than working with distracted, fragmented attention – what most of us do every day.
The Psychology of Teamwork: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams
There’s an old saying among sports coaches: “A champion team will defeat a team of champions.”
Steve Jobs’ Life-Altering Stanford Commencement Speech
Steve Jobs delivers a life changing commencement speech at Stanford that will change your mindset forever.
Four Cs Of Good Writing
After long deliberation and reading what prolific and established writers have been saying about writing, I concluded that writing has four Cs that can determine its quality.
Personal SWOT Analysis: Making the Most of Your Talents and Opportunities
If you look at yourself using the SWOT framework, you can start to separate yourself from your peers, and further develop the specialized talents and abilities you need to advance your career and help you achieve your personal goals .
Mike Robbins- The Power of Appreciation
As Mike discusses, there is an important distinction between “recognition” and “appreciation.” Leaders, teams, organizations, and individuals who understand this distinction can have much more impact, meaning, and productivity in their lives and with the people around them.
How to Have a Good Conversation
A great conversation requires a balance between talking and listening. This balance is important because bad communication leads to bad relationships, at home, at work, everywhere.
It’s Too Much! How to Manage Stress to Stay at Your Best!
Stress can have a severe impact on your health! Learn the signs of excess stress and how you can stay at your best!
How to Practice Culturally Sensitive Social Work
Learn how to practice culturally sensitive social work with minority populations.
Mindset- Are You Mentally Strong?
Do you have the mindset to weather this storm? It starts with the thoughts you water each day and the strength to press on during adversity.
Mental Health? It’s a Big Deal for Organizations
The current decline in American mental health has real, tangible implications for both businesses and our nation as a whole. But, within each of us is the power to make a difference.
Resistant to Change? Breaking Free from Routine
Are you stuck in your routine? Learn what that resistance to change is all about so you can break free into a world of possibilities!
Who Am I? What That Judgment’s All About
Our judgment of others can say a lot about us. Learn what that’s all about and the benefits of working towards being more open-minded.
Child Sexual Abuse- A Betrayal of the Innocent
In the United States, 1 out of every 5 children will be sexually assaulted before their eighteenth birthday. To illustrate that statistic: in a class of thirty children, at least six have or will be sexually abused.
Therapeutic Activity- What Are Your Strengths?
This crafty self-esteem activity is the perfect tool to use with children who are struggling.
My Anger Volcano
This Anger Volcano helps children identify personal signs of anger and coping strategies.
Helena Care Manager, Hayley Blevins, Gives Tips on How to Build Rapport With Families in Clinical Social Services
Being able to build rapport with the youth and families we serve is critical and has a huge impact on their recovery. Due to stigma and poverty, many our families are marginalized in their communities and are in extra need of our support.
Know the Signs of Teen Dating Violence in Youth
Montana State University graduate student and Youth Dynamics Assistant Area Manager, Kristin Bauwens, explains what adults can look for if they are concerned a teen may be involved in an unhealthy relationship.
Countertransference is not a Flesh-Eating Disease
Psychotherapy.net - by Lawrence Rubin, PhD, ABPP Among my varied clinical and clinically-related roles, I supervise master’s level counseling interns who are training in a variety of settings, from alternative schools to psychiatric hospitals. In our group supervision...
Engaging Resistant Clients
Positive People Solutions - July 13, 2017 When I started my career as a therapist in 1986, I actually believed all of my clients would want to work with me, would make the most of that time, and would be appreciative of my efforts. You can stop laughing now. I quickly...
The Ten Essential Traits of Successful Social Workers
Amanda Body - Social Work Degree.Net - 7/13/2017 Social workers help people in need. This can mean providing services directly to people facing a number of challenges, from abuse to health disorders, or it can mean working for change to improve social conditions....
3 Play Therapy Tips for Working with the Quiet Child
PsychCentral - Heather Gilmore, MSW, LLMSW, BCBA - September 7, 2014 Play therapy is an approach to therapy that allows children to express themselves, heal from hurts, and experience personal growth through the medium of toys and activities rather than words as is...
Five Keys to Becoming a Great Case Manager
Mental Health Counseling Options - Martin Gardner - 3/26/2017 Case managers are responsible for the coordination of services for those who receive mental health, developmental services and other health related services Case managers play an important role in ensuring...