A Plug: Life of a Social Worker

I don't have a lot to say about this post that I want to offer, other than it really touched me. It's a great way about how to think about how we define success with clients: A Gift

A Plug: Life of a Social Worker

Random Thoughts, Again.

I tend to think these random post posts are more my style, for now. There's so much going on, and I'm so busy, that I just can't sit down and really delve into a post. I don't think I ever have, actually. Huh, interesting to get out on the screen, to admit that. Anyways, here's some random thoughts from the past little while.

• I'm disappointed that I won't get the group experience that I wanted out of this internship. I did get one opportunity to co-facilitate, and am having another opportunity to observe, but the co-facilitation was weird and rushed, and the observation is just that, observing. Bleh.
• I love the variety of clients that I have. I want to work in private practice one day, and am concerned that I won't get the same range of clients. Is private practice the realm of the "worried well"?
• Some people may have noticed that I'm reading Irvin Yalom's The Gift of Therapy, listed on my sidebar. I just finished it the other day, and I can honestly say it will be a reference book for the future. So much wisdom and so much heart. It is what therapy is about, IMO. I love it and recommend it.
• I am reading currently about symptom coherence, the idea that each symptom that we want to get rid of has a coherent reason for existing, and our job is to find that reason and bring it to light. It's not a new idea, but it really speaks to some previous ideas that I had about life. I think Satir had some similar ideas...

Ok, that's it for now. I'm off to do some reading and maybe relax in preparation for tomorrow. I have a full day ahead of me. :)

Random Thoughts, Again.

What about Self Help?

So what about Self Help. We walk into a major bookstore these days, and there are rows upon rows of self help books. There are books for every flavor of problem that we may have, but do they work? I think it depends on many different variables. What's the motivation level? Is it the right fit? Can the book help you into the emotional realm, or is it all in the cognitive realm?

There's this blog article on self help that I thought interesting enough to share. The writer talks about the science (or lack of it) behind some of these techniques, and plugs his book. Here's the post: The Self-Help Psychologist Is In

Let me know what you think.

What about Self Help?

Coolest Psychotherapy Intervention

I've been following this blog post on the Psychology Today blog area about psychotherapy interventions. He's doing a countdown, and so far, has three posted, along with a related post discussing it.

Lately, I've been exploring more and more what will work in what I'm doing, and have used The Miracle Question, at the very least. I thought a few of you might be interested in this post, as he does his countdown. Here is the post: The Ten Coolest Therapy Interventions

 I shy away from overt interventions, unless it really fits into the flow of a session. I can't say I yet have a favorite one that I use often. Does anyone have a favorite intervention that they want to share, either from using it, or having experienced it in therapy?

Coolest Psychotherapy Intervention