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Apps for Mental Health Professionals
Applications can greatly enhance therapy and help clients when they are away from therapy sessions (1). There are thousands of smartphone applications (or “apps”) for use in the mental health...
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Digital Mood Charting for Mental Health Professionals
There have been many research trials in which mood charting and monitoring was performed via mobile phone, generally with Short Message Service (SMS) messages, frequently referred to as “texts.”...
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Skills Prompts and Biofeedback for Mental Health Professionals
Skills Prompts Heron and Smyth (1) performed a study centered on “ecological momentary interventions,” or EMI, which are interventions given to clients in their everyday lives and settings (hence,...
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The Best Mood Charting Apps for Apple and Android
Frequently, therapists request clients to record their behaviors, triggers, and symptoms to help them become more aware of their reactions. These can include energy levels, medication taken, number of...
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The Therapist Mario and Luigi May Have Been Looking For
Michael Bartlett is a psychotherapist and licensed social worker in Utah. He earned a Master of Social Work from Brigham Young University and works for Utah State Hospital in the forensics unit....
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DBT Basics Presentation
In April, I got to do a DBT basics training for work. Here is the outline and PowerPoint I used for the presentation. Background DBT is a cognitive-behavioral therapy developed by Marsha Linehan at the...
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DBT Skills Training Curriculum for IOP Teens
Over the summer I got to design a 16-week DBT skills training group curriculum for one of the high schools my agency services for the IOP (intensive outpatient) program. The program runs twice in a...
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Common Job Interview Questions for Therapists
There are plenty of websites that focus on general interviewing skills and questions that you may be given, but here are some questions specific to the mental health and social work field. 1. What is...
View ArticleMindfulness Activities for Therapy Groups
Here are some examples of mindfulness activities to do at the beginning of DBT skills training groups, at the beginning of individual therapy sessions, or just at home by yourself. Do a mindful eating...
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Ecotherapy: How Nature Can Improve Your Mental Health
Right now, you are staring at a glowing rectangle, bombarded by modulated light waves forming signs and patterns conveyed across great distance by electricity, fiber optic cables, and scientific magic....
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