Check out my interview with EHR Everywhere on Mental Health Radio on "Stuttering or Disfluent Speech." They are a great program to talk with, check it out.
We Speak with One Voice, International Stuttering Awareness Online Conference, October 1st to 22nd10/5/2014  Welcome to “Connecting to Others: The Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Stuttering Community” forum. This forum provides an interactive, open conversation with a collective of Mental Health Professionals coming together to explore what connects us from both the lens of stuttering and therapy. Daily topics include:
Today I start my journey to Boston. I am honored and excited to attend "Revitalizing our Heritage: A Bridge to the Future" at the 2013 Symposium at the International Association for Social Work and Groups (www.iaswg.org).
I am honored to be a presenter at the Symposium. My workshop is on "Group Work with Men 50+ living with HIV, Mental Illness and Addictions." We will be exploring the experiences that my clients and colleagues have at Harlem United (www.harlemunited.org). Drop by if you are attending! Two beautiful pieces in the NY Times about the changes and faces o Now this group of almost 50,000 men and women moving through middle age is a living science experiment, entering medical and psychological territories that are largely uncharted. What are the consequences of long-term exposure to the virus, or to the medications? How do these interact with the effects of normal aging? And how, after you have braced for death, do you turn around and create a new life, often without the friends and loved ones who gave your life definition? The Faces of H.I.V. in New York in 2013 I applaud the New York Times for this piece on BDSM communities. I especially appreciate this quote about communication and and negotiation:
"“In the vanilla world,” Dr. Ferrer said, you wait for your partner to mess up before you set the rules. “In the dominant/submissive relationship, you’re constantly talking, constantly communicating,” she added. “In the D-S community, there is such a high level of communication that the couples last so much longer.” "A Hush Hush Topic No More" - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/fashion/bondage-domination-and-kink-sex-communities-step-into-view.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 As a practitioner of EMDR, I have found the practice to be healing and gentle experience for my clients. compassionate.
PsychCentral has a great article by Francine Shapiro (EMDR founder) on the Benefits - http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/can-you-benefit-from-emdr-therapy/ Interview with senior partner at Ernst & Young on corporate work and living with a stammer5/24/2013 Research by the British Stammering Association suggests two thirds of employees with a stammer hold back on sharing ideas in the workplace, and that half of them had not gone for a promotion because of their condition.
Iain Wilkie is a senior partner at Ernst & Young who has set up the Employers Stammering network to try and reverse this trend. Meditation Techniques for Children: How to Calm Your Kidhttp://t.co/wrfDdWLpK5 via @thedailybeast
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