How Social Workers can fight Cyberbullying
Rena Malai, member of the news staff of the American National Association of Social Workers (NASW), shared her thoughts about on- and offline bullying. Here are the statements I find … Continue reading
Online Tools for Psychotherapy with Young People
Here is a list of online tools that psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg uses in the work work with young people. This list of online tools is taken from an interview … Continue reading
The Fifth Army | An App for Young People dealing with Depression, Bullying or Homophobia [VIDEO]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd17fJxNjRQ] THE FIFTH ARMY is a movement tackling three big issues affecting young people today – depression, homophobia and bullying. By completing missions and earning points to move up the … Continue reading
Top 10 Mental Health Apps | World of Psychology
by SANDRA KIUME, http://psychcentral.com With so many apps on the market, it’s hard to know which are useful. Many are designed by software developers instead of psychologists, without scientific testing. They … Continue reading
Study Compares Effectiveness of Telephone-Administered vs. Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression | Digital News Release
CHICAGO – Patients with major depression who received telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) had lower rates of discontinuing treatment compared to patients who received face-to-face CBT, and telephone administered treatment … Continue reading
Pinterest as a therapeutic tool … In Defense of Pinterest | Wired Design | Wired.com
BY CLIVE THOMPSON, wired.com Therapists often run into a curious problem during treatment: Clients aren’t very good at describing their emotions. How exactly do you express the nature of your … Continue reading
Is Text-Messaging About to Revolutionize Therapy? | Psychology Today
By Colin Weatherby Mental health practitioners have long sought to extend their services to the poor. The high cost and social stigma of therapy in poor communities has proven to … Continue reading
ChildLine held 274 counselling sessions about sexting in 2011/12 | Mail Online
Childline has received hundreds of calls from teenage girls under pressure to send boys sexual images of themselves in a phenomenon known as ‘sexting’. Many say they have already sent … Continue reading
