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Help inspire the future of With & For! Click here to take our short survey! Four respondents will get a special box of goodies from the Thrive Center!“People who are patient are not less assertive, they are not passive, and if anything they actually achieve their goals more successfully. Anything worthwhile, you'll have to wait and you'll have to suffer. And so we need patience to be able to suffer well. Patience is not an eradication of emotions. It is the ability to feel those emotions, but to stay level headed to regulate through them. As a virtue, patience, I see as doing that for something beyond the self. So patience is really staying engaged continuing forward and pursuing the good.” (Sarah Schnitker)We live in a high-speed, high-efficiency, get-it-done-yesterday society. Why would we talk about patience? But the old adage, “Patience is a virtue” is true. A core ingredient to our spiritual health in our frenetic modern world is the ability to live fully in the moment, exercise control and stability through arduous or challenging (and even traumatic) circumstances—doing so with poise and style.Research psychologist Dr. Sarah Schnitker of Baylor University has pioneered the scientific study of patience among the virtues, exploring the physical, emotional, spiritual, and philosophical dimensions of this timeless and timely virtue. She defines patience as the ability to remain calm in the face of adversity and suffering—being able to wait well and not become inordinately overwhelmed by anxiety or sorrow.Patience makes us ask not just “What's worth waiting for?”, but “What's worth suffering for?” Our English word for suffering comes from the Latin word for “enduring suffering.” And Sarah Schnitker brings theologically rich dimensions to her psychological study of patience.In this conversation with Sarah Schnitker, we discuss:The definition of patience as a virtueThe essential role patience can play in our pursuit of meaning and purposeThe connections between waiting and suffering—and the theological and spiritual context for patienceHow patience is related to goal-setting and complementary to courageAnd Sarah offers guidance for how to cultivate patience in our own lives, using a research-backed strategy to identify, imagine, and think.Show NotesLearn about Sarah Schnitker's research on virtue and character development on Science of Virtues Lab.Pam King introduces Sarah Schnitker (Baylor University)Biblical concept of patience as “long-suffering”David Bailey Harned—eradicating problems and losing faith in patience“Anything worthwhile you'll have to wait and you'll have to suffer.”“I think many people don't have that clarity about what it is in their life that they are willing to suffer for. So I think that search for meaning and purpose involves that.”Patience as a “beyond the self” virtueDefinition: “the ability to remain calm in the face of adversity, suffering, and waiting”“It's not that you don't get emotions. It is the ability to feel those emotions, but to stay level headed to regulate through them.”Patience and goal-settingPatience and self-control as different but working together“Patience is really part of that facilitation of adaptive goal pursuit, which is really cool to find and also to show that meaning really matters too. That meaning pushes you to be more patient.”Telos: “the intersection of our goals, our roles, and our souls”Patience and courageHabits to help us reappraise meaning and purpose in the world“This moment is not forever…”Kendall Bronk on patience in emerging adultsPatience as “the ability to stay calm, but actively engaged in the face of frustration or suffering.”Depression, mental healthMark Labberton's story of allowing the rituals and habits of Christian sacraments and liturgy to calm and regulate and provide meaningAutopilot as the virtueGratitude and patience as a communal practice—what is communal patience?What is your gratitude? What is your growth?Virtues help us as a fuel system and guidance systemPatience in Sarah Schnitker's personal lifeCyclic Vomiting SyndromeVirtue Ethics and Greek philosopher AristotleThe “Golden Mean” of virtuesImpatience is too little of the virtue of patience (the vice of deficiency)Passivity (or the spiritual vice of “acedia”) is too much of patience (the vice of excess)Weaponizing patience is not a virtue.How patience pairs well with courageWhen you have both patience and courage, that's when you're pursuing your goals well and loving boldly, seeking justicePatience and loving your enemyPractical Steps: How can we become patient?Identify, Imagine, and SyncIdentify your emotions, notice what you're feeling, developing a larger emotional lexiconImagine, think about things differently, think differently, reappraisal to bring down the emotion, perspective takingSync, moving forward with a goal based plan connected to meaning and purpose“Patience is a whole-life game.”Patience and the Muslim practice of RamadanMeasuring the impact of fasting during Ramadan on the cultivation of patienceUnderstanding the sacred practice of spiritual fasting and its connection to virtue developmentPatience increased significantly during RamadanPracticing patience as a spiritual communityHow practices connect us to our bodies, purposes, and beliefsSarah Schnitker on “What is thriving?”Loving God and loving others for the sake of justice in societyPam King's key takeaways:Waiting is not easy, but in our fast-paced world, we need to slow down and cultivate the timeless virtue of patience.Patience helps us both to regulate and reappraise our emotional life, helping us deal with really difficult situations.We can learn and cultivate patience in a variety of contexts in the family, school, work, and its uptake is enhanced when supported by a spiritual community.When paired with courage, patience has the potential to make us truly resilient.Patience is transformative for our thriving and deeply connected to our pursuit of meaning and purpose.About Sarah SchnitkerSarah Schnitker is Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University. She holds a PhD and an MA in Personality and Social Psychology from the University of California, Davis, and a BA in Psychology from Grove City College. Schnitker studies virtue and character development in adolescents and emerging adults, with a focus on the role of spirituality and religion in virtue formation. She specializes in the study of patience, self-control, gratitude, generosity, and thrift. Schnitker has procured more than $3.5 million in funding as a principle investigator on multiple research grants, and she has published in a variety of scientific journals and edited volumes. Schnitker is a Member-at-Large for APA Division 36 – Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, is a Consulting Editor for the organization's flagship journal, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and is the recipient of the Virginia Sexton American Psychological Association's Division 36 Mentoring Award. Follow her on Twitter @DrSchnitker. About the Thrive CenterLearn more at thethrivecenter.org.Follow us on Instagram @thrivecenterFollow us on X @thrivecenterFollow us on LinkedIn @thethrivecenter About Dr. Pam KingDr. Pam King is Executive Director the Thrive Center and is Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science at Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. Follow her @drpamking. About With & ForHost: Pam KingSenior Director and Producer: Jill WestbrookOperations Manager: Lauren KimSocial Media Graphic Designer: Wren JuergensenConsulting Producer: Evan RosaSpecial thanks to the team at Fuller Studio and the Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy.

Today, I have the honor of hosting Dr. Michelle Kerulis on the show to discuss all things psychology and running! Dr. Kerulis is a Sports Psychologist certified through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), an associate professor at Northwestern University, and one of the leaders of the Psyching Team! The Psyching Team was developed to help runners thrive, psychologically, during races and training. Listen to this episode to hear more! Further, Dr. Kerulis discusses topics related to what drives people to run, how to conquer tough races, what to do if you feel "stuck," and even where to start if you want to become a sport psychologist! You can find a list below of the resources discussed during this episode: Dr. Kerulis's website and bio https://www.drmichelekerulis.com  History of psyching team and Mind Over Marathon workbook https://www.drmichelekerulis.com/marathon-psyching-team  The Role of Psychology in Running, Dr. Kerulis's Psychology Today post https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sporting-moments/201906/the-role-psychology-in-running  Her instagram https://www.instagram.com/michelekerulis/  Chicago Psyching Team Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chicagopsychingteam/  Psyching Team Youtube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aD4XO8cpzB8ROJrTE3CmldGiXIJsyK_  Association for Applied Sport Psychology https://appliedsportpsych.org/certification/  APA Division 47 Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance psychology  https://www.apa.org/about/division/div47 Canadian Sport psychology association https://www.cspa-acps.com/  International Association of Sport  Psychology https://issponline.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sabrina30353/support

Join Dr. Afik Faerman as he interviews experts Dr. Daniele Levy and Dr. Helen Ma on their Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) career paths. This episode delves into the real-world aspects of building a career in integrated medical and behavioral health settings. Our expert guests share their career journey, experiences, and lessons learned while discussing the importance of clinical skills, empathy, and even a touch of humor in the realm of health psychology. We'll also explore how psychology integrates into broader healthcare settings and the personal growth that comes with a career in this specialty.  Checkout our Host:  Afik Faerman, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral scholar and an incoming NIMH T32 fellow at Stanford University. He completed his clinical training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Baylor College of Medicine and earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in neuropsychology from Palo Alto University. His research centers on the modulation of consciousness and its clinical relevance. His work has been acknowledged and supported by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Sleep Research Society (SRS), the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH), the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), and more. He is the Membership Chair of the APA Division 30 and the past chair of the Student Committee at the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC).   Checkout our Guests:  Dr. Daniele Levy is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in Menlo Park, CA. Dr. Levy specializes in providing cognitive and behavioral therapy to adults struggling with an array of emotional and interpersonal concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, work problems, and relationship difficulties.  She is a Level 5 Master Clinician and Trainer in TEAM-CBT, an innovative framework for delivering evidence-based psychotherapy developed by Stanford University's Dr. David Burns, and is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She was previously chief of Integrated Behavioral Health at the San Mateo Medical Center, where she led all clinical operations and an APA-accredited training program in addition to providing psychiatric services in primary and specialty care. She is the recipient of San Mateo County's Excellence in Leadership Award, among other recognitions. She also practiced in college counseling, community mental health, and at the VA. Her psychology career follows a prolific business career where she led diverse organizations for global brands and start-ups. You can learn more about her background at cbttherapy.com. Dr. Helen Ma is a pain psychologist working at the Loma Linda VA, where she completed her internship and postdoctoral residency in clinical health psychology. She has conducted suicide research in Hong Kong and in the United States and pursued training in diversity and cultural issues. Her clinical interests include health psychology, Asian American mental health, cultural adaptations of psychological treatments, and reducing mental health care disparities for minority and underserved communities. She has always had a passion for culture and was in global brand management prior to switching to a career in psychology.    Episode Resources:  Overview of Behavioral health in primary care Comprehensive review of the operating model for IBH Provider competencies needed in IBH   Training: Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate (50 hours) Training: Integrated Behavioral Health: An Overview Center for Integrated Primary Care Division 38: Society for Health Psychology    

You're Making This Way Too Hard: Find Your EASY Way to NJOYLFE by Angelo Valenti https://amzn.to/3GcQeoG Angelovalenti.com WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH BEING UNHAPPY What if I told you that the answers to finding your easy way to NJOYLFE already exist inside of you? Stop fighting the systems designed for you to fail! It's time to realize that every problem in your life has a solution that you can take advantage of to make your life more vibrant, more successful, and most importantly, more enjoyable. Forget about keeping up with the Jones, winning the rat race, or getting those ever-so-important likes on social media. It's time to start living for yourself. Join Dr. Angelo Valenti on an eye-opening journey that tears off the blindfold and points the way toward a life of fulfillment, purpose, and joy. If you liked The One Thing and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, you'll love You're Making This Way Too Hard: Find Your EASY Way to NJOYLFE. About the author Dr. Angelo Valenti, The Company Psychologist, is a consulting psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee. The focus of his practice is helping business leaders hire and develop the right talent for their unique businesses and helping individuals live their best personal and professional lives. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1976. He joined the faculty of Oklahoma City University, where he served as Chairman of the Department of Psychology from 1977-79. In 1980, Dr. Valenti joined the psychological consulting firm RHR International. He opened his own practice in 1982. Dr. Valenti is a member of the American Psychological Association and the APA Division of Consulting Psychology. He's married to Rachel and has three children and five grandchildren.

In this episode, we continue our Distant Cousin series with a pair of astounding psychologists. Here, we dive deeper into the psychodynamics of the immigrant experience assimilating into a western culture. We dive deeper into parenting the new generation and how children expose our own deep flaws, organization of our racial identity, the difference between race and ethnicity, and many more fascinating topics. This is a really rich episode and we hope you enjoy it!Below are the bios for our guests:Dr. Latifat Cabirou is an assistant professor of counseling psychology at Auburn University. She conducts research focused on immigrant racial, ethnic, and cultural minority experiences, and mental health help-seeking attitudes and behaviors. Dr. Cabirou also has a private practice where she provides therapy services to adolescents and adults, as well as mental health and diversity consultation services to community organizations. She can be reached at cabirou@imoleps.com and www.imoleps.comDr. Gihane Jérémie-Brink, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at William Paterson University. She studies the psychological well-being of Black emerging adults, women, and couples and families. Her research on these topics explores racial and ethnic socialization, coping strategies, identity development, and critical consciousness as protective factors. She also collaborates with scholars across different universities on field-leading research working with Black couples and families.Dr. Jérémie-Brink is also the Co-Principal Investigator and Director of the WELL Program at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a 5-year grant program that promotes the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of Black and Latinx faith leaders. Dr. Jérémie-Brink enjoys teaching about theory, research, and therapeutic interventions in her graduate (Couple and Family Therapy; Group Interventions) and undergraduate (Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy; Love 101: How to Build Romantic Relationships that Last; Psychology of African Americans; Lifespan Development) courses. She serves in executive leadership for the American Psychological Association's (APA) Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology) and Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology). Dr. Jérémie-Brink engages in her community, through clinical work, consulting, giving talks and keynote addresses, leading workshops on mental health wellness, strengthening couple and family relationships, and prevention and intervention efforts in Black and culturally diverse families. Gihane has been happily married for 18 years and has three wonderful children. Her love Language is BBQ; she prides herself in being a French fry connoisseur, she's a movie trailer watcher (if that's a thing), a lover of travel, and a fierce competitor in family dance offs. If she's cooking or cleaning you can catch her listening to a range of music that includes Haitian Kompa and Zouk, Afrobeats, late 90s/2000's hip hop and R&B, and gospel/spiritual music.Follow us on IG: @vllgboyzIntro: "Tell Me" - Ayamtu

 LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 10, 2023) – The University of Kentucky Alumni Association started the Great Teacher Award program in 1961 to honor excellent teaching at the university. There have been more than 300 teachers honored since that first year. Nominations may only be submitted by current students. To receive the award, a candidate must: Hold the rank of full-time lecturer or above and have been a member of the faculty for the past three years at UK. Have superior knowledge of the subject matter. Have original and innovative classroom presentations. Demonstrate concern for students, both inside and outside the classroom setting. Not have been a recipient of the award for the past 10 years. A committee of the UK Alumni Association Board of Directors and a representative from the student organization Omicron Delta Kappa select the recipients based on objective rating and ranking of the eligible nominations submitted. This episode of Behind the Blue spotlights one of the six 2023 Great Teacher Award winners. Candice Hargons is an associate professor in the Counseling Psychology program where she studies sexual wellness and healing racial trauma – all with a love ethic. She is the interim department chair in the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology in the UK College of Education. Hargons is a core faculty member of the Center for Health Equity and Transformation and a faculty affiliate of African American and Africana Studies and the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies. She serves on the American Psychological Association Board of Directors, is a Fellow in APA Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and an APA Minority Fellow alumna. Hargons has degrees from Spelman College, Georgia State University, Howard University and she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia. She is the PI (person in charge) of the Neighborhood Healers Project and she leads the Big Sex Study, a community-based research project investigating Black sexual wellness. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK's latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. Transcripts for this or other episodes of Behind the Blue can be downloaded from the show's blog page. To discover what's wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

Season Two, Episode 4.Synposis: Sean experiences the fallout of Chad's latest allegation.Content warning: contains strong language.Post Show Talk Back: Clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Sherman talks about the ripple effect of a mental health crisis.Recorded and Edited by Andrew Linn.Podcast icon designed by Fran Pinter-Parrott.Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.Consulting Producer, Ian Southwood of Southwood Productions, LLC.Sean Hayden is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC.  As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in two Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country.    He is a proud union member of Actors' Equity Association.  As a mental health advocate, Sean has provided thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees.  His op-ed on “Men and Mental Health” appeared in The Economic Times.   Sean resides in New York City and upstate New York with his husband, a screenwriter.   Dr. Michelle Sherman earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is in private practice in Minneapolis. Dr. Sherman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology. She is also the Editor in Chief of the APA Division 43 (Society of Couple and Family Psychology) journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. She was recently named the Family Psychologist of the Year by the Society of Couples and Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has received over $3.2 million in grant funding, and has given several hundred workshops nationally and internationally.Follow us:Instagram  instagram.com/stagecombatthepodcastigFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089296591562&mibextid=LQQJ4dTikTok  StageCombatthePodcastEmail us:  stagecombatthepodcast@gmail.comRate, review and follow us on your podcast platform!Sign up for the Stage Combat newsletter and listen to episodes online at stagecombathepodcast.comClaim Your Story!Mental Health Resources:The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition.  Call the help line at 1 800 950 6264 or text to 62640. If you or someone or know is in crisis or contemplating self-harm, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by simply dialing or texting 988.  

Season Two, Episode 3.Synopsis: Things come to a head during the Friday night performance of Billy Elliot at the Goodspeed.Content warning: contains strong language.Post Show Talk Back: Clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Sherman and Sean talk about actions theatres can take NOW to support the mental health of their performing artists.Recorded and Edited by Andrew Linn.Podcast icon designed by Fran Pinter-Parrott.Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.Consulting Producer, Ian Southwood of Southwood Productions, LLC.Sean Hayden is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC.  As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in two Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country.    He is a proud union member of Actors' Equity Association.  As a mental health advocate, Sean has provided thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees.  His op-ed on “Men and Mental Health” appeared in The Economic Times.   Sean resides in New York City and upstate New York with his husband, a screenwriter.   Dr. Michelle Sherman earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is in private practice in Minneapolis. Dr. Sherman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology. She is also the Editor in Chief of the APA Division 43 (Society of Couple and Family Psychology) journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. She was recently named the Family Psychologist of the Year by the Society of Couples and Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has received over $3.2 million in grant funding, and has given several hundred workshops nationally and internationally. Follow us:Instagram  instagram.com/stagecombatthepodcastigFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089296591562&mibextid=LQQJ4dTikTok  StageCombatthePodcastEmail us:  stagecombatthepodcast@gmail.comRate, review and follow us on your podcast platform!Sign up for the Stage Combat newsletter and listen to episodes online at stagecombathepodcast.comClaim Your Story!Mental Health Resources:The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition.  Call the help line at 1 800 950 6264 or text to 62640. If you or someone or know is in crisis or contemplating self-harm, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by simply dialing or texting 988.  

Season 1 Episode 3Synopsis: A replacement actor brought in two weeks before rehearsals for Billy Elliot may change everything for Sean.  Content warning:  strong language.Post Show Talk Back:  Sean chats with clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Sherman about her study with the American Psychological Association about the mental health effects acting can have on performing artists.Directed and narrated by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.Recorded and edited by Andrew Linn.Podcast icon designed by Fran Pinter-Parrott.Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.Sean Hayden is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC.  As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in two Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country.    He is a proud union member of Actors' Equity Association.  As a mental health advocate, Sean has provided thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees in HR Future (South Africa), Workplace Wellbeing Professional (UK), Canadian Occupational Safety and HR.com.   His op-ed on “Men and Mental Health” appears in The Economic Times.   Sean resides in New York City and upstate New York with his husband, a screenwriter.   Dr. Michelle Sherman earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is in private practice in Minneapolis. Dr. Sherman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology. She is also the Editor in Chief of the APA Division 43 (Society of Couple and Family Psychology) journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. She was recently named the Family Psychologist of the Year by the Society of Couples and Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has received over $3.2 million in grant funding, and has given several hundred workshops nationally and internationally. Follow us:Instagram @stagecombatthepodcastIGFacebook, TikTok and LinkedIn:  Stage Combat the PodcastEmail us:  stagecombatthepodcast@gmail.comClaim Your Story!Mental Health Resources:The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition.  Call the help line at 1 800 950 6264 or text to 62640. If you or someone or know is in crisis or contemplating self-harm, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by simply dialing or texting 988.  

“Human beings live in the realm of the possible as much as they do in the here and now of daily experience. We dream, hope, anticipate and create, exploring news spaces of possibility for ourselves and for others. These possibilities are not always appealing or exciting, however. Having too many options can be disorienting, innovating in unsustainable ways harmful, and spending time in virtual realities compete with less satisfying real encounters. And yet, engaging with the possible is, ultimately, what makes us human. Understanding how, when and why this is the case has been a topic of interest for the human and social sciences since their inception. And their exploration led to a variety of answers.” So argues our guest on the Brain for Business, Professor Vlad Glaveanu of Dublin City University. Vlad Glaveanu is Full Professor of psychology in the School of Psychology, Dublin City University, and Professor at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology, University of Bergen. He is the founder and president of the Possibility Studies Network (PSN) that brings together academics, researchers and practitioners from centres, laboratories or societies dedicated to the study of human possibility, its antecedents, processes, limitations and consequences. Vlad's work focuses on creativity, imagination, culture, collaboration, wonder, possibility, and societal challenges. He has edited a number of books, including the Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture (2016) and the Oxford Creativity Reader (2018), co-edited the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains (2017) and the Oxford Handbook of Imagination and Culture (2017). Separately, he has authored The Possible: A Sociocultural Theory (Oxford University Press, 2020), Creativity: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2021), and Wonder: The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Experience (Bloomsbury, 2020), and authored or co-authored more than 200 articles and book chapters in these areas. In Vlad received the Berlyne Award from the APA Division 10 for outstanding early career contributions to the field of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts. You can find out more about the Possibility Studies Network at this link: https://possibilitystudies.net/ Some of Vlad's recent writings on possibility studies are available to access here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/27538699221127580

Rendering Unconscious episode 227. Drs. Mary Kim Brewster and Carter Carter are here to speak about the upcoming they're organizing Our Beautiful Struggle: Destruction, Creation and Psychoanalysis, the 42nd annual conference of APA Division 39, to be held April 26-29, 2023, NYC. https://division39springmeeting.net https://www.ackerman.org/people/mary-brewster/ https://carterjcarter.com This episode available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/ViQHjGmrrWI You can support the podcast at our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is "Transmit" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy from the album of "Dream Exploded". https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: https://division39springmeeting.net

Twitter: @drkensa   Resources: Next Level Mentality: https://jr.nba.com/nextlevelmentality/ Association for Applied Sport Psychology: https://appliedsportpsych.org/blog/ APA Division 47: https://www.apadivisions.org/division-47/

Dr. Laura welcomes Dr. Nina W. Brown back to the show. Dr. Brown is a Distinguished Fellow American Group Psychotherapy Association, an eminent scholar and professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA. Through her career, Nina has authored over forty books, ten of which are on the subject of narcissism. Dr. Brown discusses how her latest book is more a guide to helping individuals understand themselves in order to better cope with the narcissist in their life, a tactic she finds rewarding.Dr. Laura hears from Nina exactly how the approach of understanding self, of gaining awareness, leads to protecting ourselves and thriving into what Dr. Brown terms “positive revenge”. On the subject of wellness, Nina shares how she unwinds and refreshes outside of work by reading mystery and science fiction books. She shares advice on writing something every day, whatever bit you can - a sentence or paragraph even - in order to stay focused on a writing goal. Dr. Brown has a humble and incredibly wise outlook on life. Her insights on coping with narcissism and on cultivating the value of self will inspire everyone who hears her.“And so this is how we can develop ourselves, particularly with the empathy, because one of the defining characteristics of someone with a narcissistic personality disorder, is a lack of empathy. And so what we can work with is developing ourselves so that we can be empathic, that we can feel what the other person is feeling, without losing the sense of ourselves as being separate and distinct from them. We don't become enmeshed, we don't become overwhelmed.”  - Nina W. BrownAbout Dr. Nina W. Brown:Nina W. Brown, EdD, LPC, NCC, Distinguished Fellow American Group Psychotherapy Association, American Psychological Association Fellow is a professor and eminent scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA USA.  She received her doctorate from The College Of William and Mary, and served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Association, Secretary of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, President of APA Division 49 (The Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy), President of The Group Council and other positions.  She writes and publishes books on group psychotherapy and narcissism with 40+ books to date some of which have been translated into other languages. Dr. Brown's first book was Teaching Group Dynamics: Process and Practice and she also published the first book on psychoeducational groups which is now in the 4th edition. Other books on group therapy include Expressive Processes for Groups Counseling, Group Counseling for Elementary and Middle School Students, Creating High Performance Classroom Groups, Facilitating Challenging Groups: Leaderless, Open and Single Session Groups, Creative Activities for Group Therapy, and Effective Psychoeducational Groups. Her ten published books on narcissism are The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern, Understanding Narcissists, Children of the Self-absorbed (Three editions and also translated into Chinese, Dutch, German, Polish, Korean, and Czech), Children of Self-absorbed Aging Parents, Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People, Coping with Your Partner's Jealousy, Loving the Self-absorbed and Working with the Self-absorbed. Other publications include book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles. Resources:Nina W. Brown at Old Dominion UniversityAlanis Morissette Podcast: Episode 18 Nina W. Brown“Understanding Narcissists: How to Cope with Destructive People in Your Life” by Nina W. Brown“Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People: The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern” by Nina. W. Brown“Working with the Self-Absorbed: How to Handle Narcissistic Personalities on the Job” by Nina W. Brown“Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents” by Nina W. Brown“Loving the Self-Absorbed: How to Create a More Satisfying Relationship with a Narcissistic Partner” by Nina W. Brown“Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism” by Otto F. Kernberg, MD Learn more about Dr. Laura on her website: https://drlaura.live For more resources, look into Dr. Laura's organizations: Work EvOHlutionSynthesis PsychologyCalgary Career CounsellingCanada Career CounsellingDr. Laura is a Partner of Humance | Culture and Performance.

This week, we will be joined by Aldo Barrita (he/his/él). Aldo is a queer Latinx doctoral student in his 4th year at the Psychological and Brain Sciences Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was born in Mexico and immigrated to the US when he was 16. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UC Berkeley in 2017 with high honors. His research focus includes how different forms of discrimination, primarily microaggressions, psychologically impact individuals from marginalized communities. Specifically, he has a special interest in Latinx and/or LGBTQ+ experiences with microaggressions as well as psychometrics. Aldo currently serves as the student representative for the National Latinx Psychology Association (NLPA) and student chair-elect for APA Division 52. He has been awarded prestigious honors and recognitions such as National Latinx Psychology Association's 2020 Presidential Citation, 2021 Distinguished Student Service Award, as well as the 2021 SPSP Janessa Shapiro Student Research Award. In 2022 he became a Mellon Fellow receiving the Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship and Barrick Graduate Fellowship from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A full-text transcript of this episode is available via google doc. Want to be a guest or know somebody we should be talking to? Fill out our google form [link] https://tinyurl.com/Be-A-Guest Want to watch the video? All Grad School Life episodes are also available on the PhD Balance YouTube Channel. Follow our host Courtney on Twitter: @CApplewhiteX

Dr. Laura continues her exploration into the subject of narcissism with her guest, eminent scholar and professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA, Dr. Nina W. Brown. Nina is the author of over forty books, ten of which are on the subject of narcissism. Nina shares valuable insight from her own experiences and her extensive research into both psychology and narcissism.A personal experience with a difficult to deal with department chair was what initially sent Nina Brown into researching narcissism. She discovered that everyone on the faculty was feeling the same way as she was, devalued and frustrated by interactions with this person, so she set out to learn why. That led her deep into narcissism study and ten books on the subject. Dr. Brown acutely understands exactly why narcissistic individuals have such a toxic impact on the workplace. She explains why it can be difficult to initially spot the narcissist and what kind of coping strategies can be created once their behavior is revealed.“[Narcissism] can impact [cultures] by being and making the workplace toxic. It can impact individuals, and then it extends out to the whole group. And what it does, is it makes the workplace less effective. And it makes the workers less effective because they don't feel appreciated. They don't feel heard and understood. And they feel that perhaps they're being undercut in some way.” - Nina W. BrownAbout Dr. Nina W. Brown:Nina W. Brown, EdD, LPC, NCC, Distinguished Fellow American Group Psychotherapy Association, American Psychological Association Fellow is a professor and eminent scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA USA.  She received her doctorate from The College Of William and Mary, and served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Association, Secretary of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, President of APA Division 49 (The Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy), President of The Group Council and other positions.  She writes and publishes books on group psychotherapy and narcissism with 40+ books to date some of which have been translated into other languages. Dr. Brown's first book was Teaching Group Dynamics: Process and Practice and she also published the first book on psychoeducational groups which is now in the 4th edition. Other books on group therapy include Expressive Processes for Groups Counseling, Group Counseling for Elementary and Middle School Students, Creating High Performance Classroom Groups, Facilitating Challenging Groups: Leaderless, Open and Single Session Groups, Creative Activities for Group Therapy, and Effective Psychoeducational Groups. Her ten published books on narcissism are The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern, Understanding Narcissists, Children of the Self-absorbed (Three editions and also translated into Chinese, Dutch, German, Polish, Korean, and Czech), Children of Self-absorbed Aging Parents, Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People, Coping with Your Partner's Jealousy, Loving the Self-absorbed and Working with the Self-absorbed. Other publications include book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles. Resources:Nina W. Brown at Old Dominion University“Working with the Self-Absorbed: How to Handle Narcissistic Personalities on the Job” by Nina W. Brown“Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents” by Nina W. Brown“Loving the Self-Absorbed: How to Create a More Satisfying Relationship with a Narcissistic Partner” by Nina W. Brown“Understanding Narcissists: How to Cope with Destructive People in Your Life” by Nina W. Brown“Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People: The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern” by Nina. W. Brown“Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism” by Otto F. Kernberg, MDLearn more about Dr. Laura on her website: https://drlaura.live For more resources, look into Dr. Laura's organizations:  Work EvOHlutionSynthesis PsychologyCalgary Career CounsellingCanada Career CounsellingDr. Laura is a Partner of Humance | Culture and Performance.

Kathleen chats with me about how breastfeeding protects a mother's mental health but also how mental health comes into play with successful breastfeeding and how postpartum support and health is a major player in the equation. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Psychological Trauma and was Founding Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Lactation, a position she held for 11 years. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of APA's Publications and Communications Board. Visit Her Website: https://kathleenkendall-tackett.com/ Resources: Depression, Sleep Quality, and Maternal Well-Being in Postpartum Women with a History of Sexual Assault: A Comparison of Breastfeeding, Mixed-Feeding, and Formula-Feeding Mothers The Role of Breastfeeding in Protecting Mothers' Mental Health Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Mood, and Breastfeeding Outcomes among Primiparous Women Order Breastfeeding Doesn't Need to Suck Breastfeeding and Mental Health Guidance for Professionals I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoyed making it. Our journey doesn't need to end here! Don't forget to hit that bell button to get alerts on any new episodes and if you like what you hear give the podcast a five-star review! The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner. Instagram Website *affiliate links may be included* --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebirthrebel/support

Episode 201 of Rendering Unconscious Podcast. Manya Steinkoler and I discuss our book On Psychoanalysis and Violence: Contemporary Lacanian Perspectives: https://www.routledge.com/On-Psychoanalysis-and-Violence-Contemporary-Lacanian-Perspectives/Sinclair-Steinkoler/p/book/9781138346338 This talk presented virtually at the 40th annual conference of APA Division 39: https://division39springmeeting.net If you enjoy what we're doing, please support the podcast at www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry (Trapart 2019): store.trapart.net/details/00000 For more info visit: www.drvanessasinclair.net www.trapart.net www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is My Consciousness Changes by Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson from the album The Pathways of the Heart: https://vanessasinclaircarlabrahamsson.bandcamp.com Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for the intro and outro music for the podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: cover of book On Psychoanalysis and Violence: Contemporary Lacanian Perspectives: https://www.routledge.com/On-Psychoanalysis-and-Violence-Contemporary-Lacanian-Perspectives/Sinclair-Steinkoler/p/book/9781138346338

EPISODE 192: Interview with Sharon M. Flicker, Michelle D. Vaughan and Marie Thouin Interview. Dr. Sharon M. Flicker is a clinical psychologist who researches intimate relationships, most recently focusing on consensual non-monogamy and love languages. She is licensed to practice psychology in NY and PA and is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University - Sacramento. Dr. Flicker currently serves as the co-lead of the Inclusive Education initiative of the American Psychological Association's Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non-Monogamy.    Michelle D. Vaughan, Ph.D. is a white, cis, pan, queer, able-bodied, polyamorous psychologist and an Associate Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. She serves as the Executive Director of PolyColumbus, a co-lead within APA Division 44's Committee on Consensual Non-Monogamy and an editor and co-author of The Handbook of CNM Affirming Mental Health Practice from Rowman & Littlefield. Marie Thouin, Ph.D. is the founder of Love InSight, a mindful dating & relationship coaching practice where she helps people of all backgrounds design intentional love lives. Marie completed her doctoral dissertation on compersion in consensually non-monogamous individuals at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She also serves as Editor at the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, a leading peer-reviewed publication in the field of whole-person psychologies. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

In the US, violence is a major problem. We hear news stories about mass shootings, war, and sexual and domestic violence daily. Last week in episode 333, therapist and author Terry Real talked about how patriarchal conditioning limits those who are socialized as male in their emotional expression.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a prior interview with the co-authors of "The Tough Standard: The hard truths about masculinity and violence," Dr. Ronald Levant and Shana Pryor. In this conversation you'll learn about the construct of masculinity and how it impinges upon men and others, contributing to violent behavior.  Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The University of Akron; Past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 51; and two-term Editor of APA Division 51's quarterly journal, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. He has developed and evaluated a number of measures designed to assess a variety of gender constructs. Dr. Levant's signature contribution has been in establishing the empirical foundation for the “Normative Male Alexithymia” hypothesis. In addition, he developed Alexithymia Reduction Treatment (ART), a brief psychoeducational intervention designed to remediate normative male alexithymia in order to prepare men to engage more fully in psychotherapy. This is his 19th book. Shana Pryor, MA, is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Akron. She has spent the majority of her career focusing on men, masculinity and sexual trauma. Resources Learn more about their work and find a book excerpt at: www.thetoughstandard.com.  Find The Tough Standard here.   Listen to last week's episode or read a transcript here.  Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes! This episode is also sponsored by Trauma Therapist Network. Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Therapists, registration opens in July for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training.  Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here: https://traumatherapistnetwork.com/wait-list/  Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio 

Dr. Tiffanie Fennell -2021-22 Division 18 president gives updates on upcoming and recent past events. She also describes collaborations with other organizations. See the following links for reference: Div. 18 Awards (apadivisions.org) show notes APF/Division 18 Grant (apa.org) APA Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service - YouTube

What to Know When Providing Therapy for Elite Athletes Curt and Katie chat about the specific competence required to work with elite athletes. We explore how elite athletes present (including diagnosis) as well as what treatment looks like for elite athletes. We also talk about the training cycles and periodization, developmental stages, and identity formation for competitive athletes. We also look at what healthy training environments include and how athletes can take care of their own well-being.   In this podcast episode we look at what therapists need to know about working with elite athletes For our second continuing education worthy podcast, we wanted to support therapists in understanding what they need to know (or know that they don't know) about working with elite athletes. The differences between being a fan and being competent to work with elite athletes The types of competence needed to support athletes who are at an elite level Sports psychology and other areas of specialty to support athletes The stringent criteria to be called a sports psychologist What diagnoses do athletes present with when they enter therapy? Not necessarily anxiety, but it can be anxiety related or unrelated to sport Diagnoses can be related to the sport due to body, substance, or changes in circumstances Diagnoses can also be related to other elements of their life and transitions What does treatment look like for elite athletes? High school and college athletes are most likely the clients we'll see The integral nature of their team and who is best to be included in the treatment team Logistics and scheduling due to games and practices, obtaining required consents Training schedules, food information is relevant to therapeutic work The different goals for elite athletes than for other folks who enjoy sports Looking at in the moment frustrations versus a desire to leave the sport Sports assessments to identify athletic coping skills Helping athletes to make decisions for themselves and identify when it's burnout and when it's a mismatch Understanding training cycles and the impact on athlete clients Specific language that athletes may use Periodization, micro, meso, and macro cycles in training The importance of planned growth and rest as well as peaking at the right time The focus of timing for everything How injuries or changes in schedule (like with covid) can impact this timing and what that means for athletes Developmental factors for young athletes The focus of training for younger children as well as the investment phase for youth Developing one's identity as an athlete What can positively impact and negatively impact the future commitment to sport Other developmental factors related to being a teen interacting with these developmental elements What a balanced life looks like for elite athletes Who athletes spend time with, share their life with The hobbies that complement the sport Understanding how maintenance impacts the rest of the schedule The factors that improve an athlete's well-being Myths related to the tangential benefits of being an elite athlete (i.e., I'll get college paid for) The importance of having a therapist who isn't just a “fan” The differences between team and individual sports The competency needed related to understanding the sport to understand all of the dynamics What good social systems around athletes have in common The understanding of how each person in the athlete's circle interacts with the goals The culture created within the team and with the people around the athlete Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka – a look at how they have been taking care of themselves The transition out of being an elite athlete Injury and unplanned retirement Planning for an intentional retirement Moving out of the athlete identity into something new Our Generous Sponsor for this episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide: SuperBill Interested in making it easier for your clients to use their out-of-network-benefits for therapy? SuperBill is a service that can help your clients get reimbursed without having to jump through hoops. Getting started is simple - clients complete a quick, HIPAA-compliant sign-up process, and you send their superbills directly to us so that we can file claims with their insurance companies. No more spending hours on the phone wrangling with insurance companies for reimbursement. Superbill eliminates that hassle, and clients just pay a low monthly fee for the service. If your practice doesn't accept insurance, SuperBill can help your clients get reimbursed. SuperBill is free for therapists, and your clients can use the code SUPERBILL22 to get a free month of SuperBill. Also, you can earn $100 for every therapist you refer to SuperBill. After your clients complete the one-time, HIPAA-compliant onboarding process, you can just send their superbills to claims@thesuperbill.com. SuperBill will then file claims for your clients and track them all the way to reimbursement. By helping your clients get reimbursed without the stress of dealing with insurance companies, SuperBill can increase your new client acquisition rate by over 25%. The next time a potential client asks if you accept insurance, let them know that you partner with SuperBill to help your clients effortlessly receive reimbursement. Visit thesuperbill.com to get started. Receive Continuing Education for this Episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Hey modern therapists, we're so excited to offer the opportunity for 1 unit of continuing education for this podcast episode – Therapy Reimagined is bringing you the Modern Therapist Learning Community!  Once you've listened to this episode, to get CE credit you just need to go to moderntherapistcommunity.com/podcourse, register for your free profile, purchase this course, pass the post-test, and complete the evaluation! Once that's all completed - you'll get a CE certificate in your profile or you can download it for your records. For our current list of CE approvals, check out moderntherapistcommunity.com. You can find this course here: What to Know When Providing Therapy for Elite Athletes Continuing Education Approvals: When we are airing this podcast episode, we have the following CE approval. Please check back as we add other approval bodies: Continuing Education Information CAMFT CEPA: Therapy Reimagined is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs (CAMFT CEPA provider #132270). Therapy Reimagined maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Courses meet the qualifications for the listed hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. We are working on additional provider approvals, but solely are able to provide CAMFT CEs at this time. Please check with your licensing body to ensure that they will accept this as an equivalent learning credit. Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode: We've pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below may be affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance! APA Division 47: https://www.apadivisions.org/division-47 Offensive lineman weight maintenance: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/5/5/21246544/offensive-linemen-diet-weight-loss-gain-eating Some sports psychology assessments: https://premiersportpsychology.com/assessments/ Kaplan, E. (2020, July 6). How NFL offensive linemen escape the 5,000-calorie lunch and transform in retirement. Retrieved on January 30, 2022 from https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29399747/how-nfl-offensive-linemen-escape-5000-calorie-lunch-transform-retirement   For the full references list, please see the course on our learning platform.   Relevant Episodes of MTSG Podcast: Outside Obsessions Finding Your Blind Spots (Deliberate Practice Part 1) Be a Better Therapist (Deliberate Practice Part 2)   Who we are: Curt Widhalm, LMFT Curt Widhalm is in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists ethics committee, an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, lecturer in Counseling Laws and Ethics at California State University Northridge, a former Law & Ethics Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and former CFO of CAMFT. Learn more at: www.curtwidhalm.com Katie Vernoy, LMFT Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from California State University, Fullerton and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Theater from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Katie has always loved leadership and began stepping into management positions soon after gaining her license in 2005. Katie's experience spans many leadership and management roles in the mental health field: program coordinator, director, clinical supervisor, hiring manager, recruiter, and former President of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Now in business for herself, Katie provides therapy, consultation, or business strategy to support leaders, visionaries, and helping professionals in pursuing their mission to help others. Learn more at: www.katievernoy.com A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We're working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren't trying to take their voice, and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don't want to, but hey. Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: www.mtsgpodcast.com www.therapyreimagined.com www.moderntherapistcommunity.com Patreon Profile Buy Me A Coffee Profile https://www.facebook.com/therapyreimagined/ https://twitter.com/therapymovement https://www.instagram.com/therapyreimagined/ Consultation services with Curt Widhalm or Katie Vernoy: The Fifty-Minute Hour Connect with the Modern Therapist Community: Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapists Group   Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/ Transcript for this episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide podcast (Autogenerated): Curt Widhalm  00:00 This episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide is brought to you by SuperBill.   Katie Vernoy  00:05 Interested in making it easier for your clients to use their out of network benefits for therapy. Super bill is a service that can help your clients get reimbursed without having to jump through hoops. Getting Started as simple. Clients complete a quick HIPAA compliant signup process and you send their super bills directly to us so that we can file claims with their insurance companies. No more spending hours on the phone wrangling with insurance companies for reimbursement. Super bill eliminates that hassle and clients just pay a low monthly fee for the service.   Curt Widhalm  00:34 Stay tuned for details on SuperBill's therapist referral program and a special discount code for your clients to get a free month of service.   Announcer  00:42 You're listening to the modern therapist survival guide where therapists live, breathe and practice as human beings to support you as a whole person and a therapist. Here are your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy.   Curt Widhalm  00:58 Hey, modern therapists, we're so excited to offer the opportunity for one unit of continuing education for this podcast episode. Once you've listened to this episode, to get CE credit, you just need to go to moderntherapistcommunity.com register for your free profile, purchase this course pass the post test and complete the evaluation. Once that's all completed, you'll get a CE certificate in your profile, or you can download it for your records. For a current list of our CE approvals, check out moderntherapistcommunity.com.   Katie Vernoy  01:30 Once again, hop over to moderntherapistcommunity.com. For one CE once you've listened well.   Curt Widhalm  01:37 Welcome back modern therapists. This is the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide. I'm Curt Widhalm with Katie Vernoy. And this is the podcast for therapists about the things that we do in our practice the clients that we see and considerations that we need to take into account. And this is another one of our deep dive continuing education eligible episodes. And you can find information about how to get your continuing education in the announcements before and at the end of the show, as well as in our show notes over at mtsgpodcast.com. Today, we are diving into the world of working with clients who are elite athletes.   Katie Vernoy  02:22 Yay.   Curt Widhalm  02:23 Now, this is something where the Olympics are going on right now. And this year's Olympics are a little bit weird. But I think it's important to frame kind of where we're coming from and the qualifications that we have as far as being able to talk about this to the level that we are and this being a very introductory level workshop as far as working with elite athletes. Katie I'm going to let you go first. What is your background and qualifications to be teaching other therapists about working with elite athletes?   Katie Vernoy  02:57 Well, in fact, I don't have qualifications of that I've I've had my own forays into some sports and worked with some athletes. But I would say that I am here in the role of facilitator and interviewer and excited to learn more. How about you, Curt?   Curt Widhalm  03:17 Thank you for asking. So in addition to being a therapist and podcast host, I am actually a USA track and field certified level two coach. And there are three levels of certification within USA Track and Fields. This is kind of the masters level of those three certifications. It is a and my particular area of coaching expertise here comes in endurance events, typically considered the 800 meter race and up through ultra marathon distances. So I have been doing this for several years I have competed regionally competitively. I've placed in a marathon before, it was a boutique one. So but I think that this brings us to kind of our first point is that a lot of us in the world are fans of sport. And a lot of us are going to have a lot of opinions about sports and about things that are going on with athletes. And this is one of those big reminders that you got to have the right competencies to work with specialized populations. And this is one where I think that we have the potential as a lot of people in this profession to let our fandum-ness get in the way of our own assessments of our abilities to accurately work with clients who come from these backgrounds. And that's going to be a really big common theme throughout the episode today is: are you competent to be able to work with this kind of a population? Because at the elite levels, we're not talking recreational people, you know, when I was running and competing myself, I still considered myself a very recreational runner. And I was running most weeks, 60 - 70 miles a week, some weeks, I'd be running up to 90 miles a week, and I tell a lot of my friends this and they go, I can't possibly conceive of what that means. And so these are the kinds of things where these are people whose schedules are filled with being the best physically performing that they can be. They're going to have schedules that are all over the place, they're going to be inconsistently available, they're going to have a lot of commands and demands that might come across as entitled, but the biggest priority of their life is being physically capable of performing. So this is where you have to be on your game, knowing the type of client that you're working with, and what it's going to take to work with this client successfully, in order to actually have good successful therapeutic treatments.   Katie Vernoy  06:20 And when we were talking ahead of time, I think there's the clarification that there are folks where this is their specialty that you know, sports psychologists, folks that have gone through that extra training. And we can link to some of that in the show notes. So if you're wanting to pursue this as a career, that would be the way to go. Again, reiterating this as a entry level course to let you know what you don't know, really, to say, hey, refer out or get more training. I think it makes sense to talk about what are some of the basics of what would make someone competent to work with elite athletes or becoming a competent, quote unquote sports therapist,   Curt Widhalm  06:58 The American Psychological Association division 47, is who outlines what a sports psychologist is. And they go so far as to say you really have to have the competencies to do this, to call yourself as a sports psychologist, you have to be trained in sports psychology. And they go so far as to have an FAQ on their page. As far as, hey, I've got an athletic background, I was super competitive in this. And now I'm a psychologist. Can I call myself a sports psychologist? And the APA's answer is basically, no. So. So what makes a competent sports psychologist is having a knowledge that encompasses and having a training that encompasses knowledge of the psychological skills of athletes, the well-being of athletes, and the systemic issues associated with sports organizations, and in the development and social aspects of sports participation. In other words, this is knowing all of the ins and outs of what it takes to be a participant in the sport, the developmental aspects of being able to approach sport, understanding the systemic pressures around them, and how to navigate them. And I think that that last piece of it is where this is a population where we can have a lot of opinions of how people handle things in normal, everyday life that just does not apply to the systemic issues in a sports world. And I think we'll talk about some people in stories throughout this episode today that kind of illustrate some of these points. And apropos to our last continuing education podcast, we won't be making any diagnostics of any of those people showing up in the media, but talking about what their experiences are, and what their descriptions and some of these media releases that they've had or interviews that they've done for other people.   Katie Vernoy  09:06 So let's start with the treatment part just to kind of get that out of the way. Because it seems like that's the minimal piece that a lot of people will will interact with, but then there's like, what's the real deal? So starting with the kinds of diagnoses that athletes are usually going to present with.   Curt Widhalm  09:27 Sure. So, most of the time, athletes are not going to be coming in with necessarily anxiety related issues. And while they might come in with, you know, having this block towards performance, a lot of times they're going to be referred for things like eating disorders, that especially for a lot of weight or image based sports, things like gymnastics, wrestling, crew as another example where weight is going to have a factor into, especially losing weight is going to have a factor into performance. This is sometimes where athletes can go too far and end up into disordered eating territory. Stress is obviously a very, very common one. While sometimes there is anxiety, it's not necessarily always about performance, it might be anxiety about maintaining a position on the team, or anxiety about managing other aspects of their life. There are also a tremendous number of substance use disorders that athletes end up presenting with, typically, you're gonna see this with alcohol. But by far, the most common diagnosis that you're gonna see with elite athletes is adjustment disorders.   Katie Vernoy  10:47 Explain that a little bit more   Curt Widhalm  10:48 There are a number of different aspects of changing in life that athletes are going to go through and a little bit we're going to talk about this as far as some of the developmental factors. But it helps to think that people don't just one day as adults magically appear as elite athletes. That this is something where many of them have been practicing and finely tuning themselves for years to be able to get to where they are, where they want to be. And along the way, comes bumps and bruises, injuries that prevent them from being able to perform, there comes a time in your life where developmentally you're, you're hoping for just a nice linear growth of your ability to continue to get better and better at something. And when you inevitably don't, there is a mental adjustment that goes along with understanding why you're not performing in the way that you are. There are adjustments of things happening outside of the sport, family issues, friend issues, school issues, at the very highest levels - media issues that end up needing to have an adjustment, or at the very end of people's careers, also adjusting to retirement and changes in identity from things that they have spent their whole life doing to now the absence of that thing completely.   Katie Vernoy  12:20 Makes sense. I think one diagnosis that you didn't include here was PTSD. And I know for myself, I had people that I had people that were no longer elite athletes are not on that, that trajectory. But I'm even just thinking about, you know, huge amounts of women, gymnasts, who were sexually assaulted. I know that there are even kind of a parody of, you know, abusive coaches, those types of things. Is that Is that relevant here the PTSD diagnosis?   Curt Widhalm  12:51 It is, but it's not. And I'll tell you why.   Katie Vernoy  12:55 Okay.   Curt Widhalm  12:57 A lot of our research on working with elite athletes does not consider former athletes or retired athletes as part of their research base. So we'll include our reference lists over in our show notes of some of the stuff that we're talking about here. But the the particular research is focused on people who are currently athletes, or people who are at the end of being in their athletic career potentially looking at transitioning out. And this does not discount what you're saying, as Yeah, that stuff does happen. But what you're talking about, in particular, is more of working with former athletes. So...   Katie Vernoy  13:40 Sure, my mind's working with former athletes, but I'm thinking about like, the whole US Olympic gymnast gymnastics team, you know, like, I would imagine, there would be a lot of PTSD there around sexual assault.   Curt Widhalm  13:51 I think we're going to come back to that point later in the episode because of some of the stuff that we're going to talk about in the middle of the episode.   Katie Vernoy  14:00 All right. All right. I'll leave that there then. Okay, so you have someone come in, they might have one of these diagnoses, the fact that most likely it's adjustment disorder, and there's going to be a lot of stuff we talked about, that you've already previewed for me, which is really, really interesting. may seem like it's surprising that we're looking at just an adjustment disorder. So, okay. And then solo practitioners oftentimes work solo, it seems like there might need to be a treatment team here who is in that treatment team for athletes.   Curt Widhalm  14:31 So think of what the world of somebody whose life revolves around athletics might include, and recognizing that realistically, most of our audience, well, while we would all love the LeBron Jameses to be our clients and the wonderful, you know, pride that you might have in working with them, realistically, the most common people that we're going to have coming from this world into our offices. are high school and college athletes operating at the highest levels of their performance. And while there might be, you know, some consent issues, as far as getting enough signed releases around to everybody, you have to consider the major important people in a athlete's life. And first and foremost is going to be their coach. Because at the end of the day, the coach's decision, as far as who plays, how they play, how often they play is going to be something that really ends up factoring into a lot of the individual decisions that your client is going to make. And it's understanding the coaches culture idea. And realistically, knowing that you're not going to be probably talking with a lot of coaches very often, of what the environment that they set up is. And so you're talking about, you know, women's gymnastics team here and some of the abusive situations that have happened since forever. It does start with the culture that the coach ends up bringing to a certain gym or a certain team type attitude, that is going to set up where your client is approaching their day to day job. Now, as I mentioned earlier, this is people who are very, very busy. So a lot of scheduling might end up taking place through parents, that having to work around schedules, and especially with a lot of athletics that take you know, multiple days out of the week. Baseball is an example where it wouldn't be unrealistic for a client to be having three or four baseball games in a week, scheduling is gonna change a lot. And when your client shows up to the office, it may be irregular, it may be done through communications with the parents. Particularly in those weight based sports - but also, I do see a lot of colleges appropriately, having nutritionists working with teams. So you might be working with nutritionists as well, in helping to understand where your client's food plans are going to go. And even that's going to be very dependent on the sport that they're talking about. We were talking before the show of the major differences in what happens with eating as an offensive lineman on the football team, versus what might be different with an endurance athlete who's running marathons.   Katie Vernoy  17:31 Sure.   Curt Widhalm  17:31 And then, because of the amount of time that athletics takes up, you may also be working with educators as far as what the role of education is taking, and particularly if you're working with athletes who might not be spending as much time in class or falling behind on their grades, and needing to be able to work with educators to keep them eligible as well.   Katie Vernoy  17:58 So these are all people who have a lot of impact on the client. Who are part of their team, and, and thus should be part of the treatment team. The question that comes up for me here is really about identifying where, where the client fits in. And maybe this goes later too, but I just feel like there's they're oftentimes when we're working with some of these folks, they are, especially the ones who are not health professionals, you know, coaches, parents, that kind of stuff. They are not objective, they have very specific motives they have specific outcomes they are looking for, how do you manage a coach or a parent who is pushing for something that may not be in the best interest of the client? And or not what the client wants? I mean, I think there's, there's elements of this that maybe we talk about in the social systems, but I'm just curious on like, how do you develop the relationships with the this broad array of people that have very different perspectives on what might be best for the client?   Curt Widhalm  19:01 And I think inherent in your question is a little bit of the naivete that we take, as a typical mental health professional   Katie Vernoy  19:10 Yes.   Curt Widhalm  19:12 That from a team approach, the end of the day, it's whether or not the team won. That that is, what the the goal of the team is and kind of that social environment is geared around how to get towards winning. And while what you're talking about may apply to kind of more of our garden variety recreational athletes or people who are happy to be on the team sort of things when we're talking about the elite athlete sort of things. This is a world that is built around winning and losing. Your role as a mental health professional in this is understanding the psychological skill of your client to be able to get back into that winning environment. And while you're talking about some more of that client choice into this aspect is, it's being able to really tease out with clients like this. That what is their in-the-moment sort of voice? Or is this a consideration of leaving the sport altogether? Oftentimes, when I've worked with college athletes, or I've read autobiographies or interviews with people, you know, Andre Agassi's book that he wrote back in the 90s, talks about one of his first dates with Steffi Graf, before they got married, and they sat down to dinner. And their first conversation was, I fucking hate tennis. And these are people who continued to play at in elite level for quite a while after that, and have remained a big part of the tennis world. That if you're working with an athlete who's considering what is best for them, it's got to be done through the competence lens of understanding what their role and what their identity is to the sport, and how they can come back to that. And the specialized training that goes into this is going to need to use quite a few different assessments that frankly, most therapists just don't end up getting trained in, unless they go through specialized training, I'm talking about things like you know, the athletic coping skills inventory, the ACSI-28, it's a psychology assessment that measures an athlete's psychological coping skills in seven different areas. There's the disc model that can be used not only with athletes, but also with coaches that looks at dominance, influence, steadiness and compliance. These are the kinds of assessments that should be a regular part of what you have at your disposal to help determine the scope of competence of the scope of practice that you're going to end up doing with an elite athlete. Beyond kind of the naivete of the where does the athlete fit into this? These are the kinds of things that help the athlete come to some of those decisions themselves.   Katie Vernoy  22:17 That makes sense. I think the the thing that I am still trying to sort out and maybe maybe this is more of a clarifying question, does do these assessments, assess for this? But as I mentioned, I've worked with folks who were kind of on that elite path, and fell out. And a lot of the the ways they discussed it, were this was: I was good at it, I enjoyed it, I no longer enjoyed it. It was really my parents pushing me to do this, or my coach pushing me to do this. And I am so relieved that I'm no longer in it. And granted, this could be that they didn't have the right person at the right time saying the right thing. But I feel like there, there are folks that at many different stages fall out and say what was I doing? This wasn't good for me. It was never good for me, why didn't anybody help me? Why did people keep pushing me to try to do this thing? And so how do we does the assessment, sort those questions out to see what the influences are around them?   Curt Widhalm  23:19 And those two are just a couple of the assessments that sports therapists and sports psychologists end up using. That part of being able to take into account some of the factors like burnout that you're talking about that is going to look at people as you're describing who have been so pushed beyond burnout, that they no longer want to be in the sport. You know, I've heard from again my world for it's more endurance, athletics sort of things is heard from division one athletes who run 5k 10k Cross Country type races that say, I never want to run a race again, that... And those are typically in sports, where the competition outside of you know, at that division one level is going to be participating in road races gather are professional, you know, sort of circuits that they can go and compete in, but they're not as popular of professional sports, the livelihoods in those sports are are going to be much smaller than compared to something like basketball or or football or something where there's the potential to make millions of dollars in in a career. It is a question that you can ask and help athletes kind of figure out what their involvement and what their continued desire to participate is. And it's helping them to accept and understand what that means as far as their ongoing participation in it. And I think that part of what I hear from some of the younger athletes who, whose parents do push them into kind of some of these training things is helping to understand training cycles and development, not only physically but also psychologically as well.   Katie Vernoy  25:15 So let's let's move into that then because I think that's really helpful to give us a little bit more context. So what what the therapists need to understand about training then? Let's start there.   Curt Widhalm  25:26 So, training does not have a linear progression to it. And longtime listeners of the show know that I'm a big fan of Scott Miller as far as his work towards development of therapist and therapeutic skills. In turn, Scott Miller's work is largely influenced and started by Anders Ericsson, who was one of the first people to look at development and expertise across a number of different fields. And both of them led to the whole big deliberate practice sort of movement.   Katie Vernoy  26:02 Sure.   Curt Widhalm  26:03 Now with psychological or conversational type skills. Those are things where we all experienced burnout, a lot of us take steps back, and you know, we come back after an appropriate time away, we come back and we start doing therapy better. Just because we are recharged correctly. It's understanding that we physically, in response to physical stressors, like practices and training, also go through very predictable periodization techniques, or have to use periodization techniques, in order to train at our best. You can't just go out and practice at 100% every single day, and expect to see the same kind of linear growth throughout a season. And this takes into account that there are different terminologies for different kinds of things, a workout might be a specific one hour set of activities that somebody does, a series of workouts across a week is called a micro cycle, a seven day period. And this is where, you know, you might hear this from your crossfitter friends or people at the gym, you know, today's an arm day, the next the next day is a back and chest day, the next day, never skip leg day, folks. But you know, it's being able to kind of cycle through all of the different parts of the body in a predictable and structured way to optimize the development of those muscles.   Katie Vernoy  27:34 And that's a micro cycle.   Curt Widhalm  27:35 That is a micro cycle across a week. So you've got your Monday workout, you've got your Tuesday workout.   Katie Vernoy  27:40 Yes,   Curt Widhalm  27:41 Typically, we're going to see about three weeks of growth. So three micro cycles of growth, of increasing strenuous activity from week to week, that then requires a larger rest day in response to it. And so we're looking at a month of four micro cycles. We call this a meso cycle. And so this is where you might see a buildup of, you know, three weeks of increasing workouts and then a week where you're still having your workouts, you're still going through a very intentional shorter microcycle that backs off allows for some recovery allows for more rest, and this is intentionally done. So that way just like us coming back from vacation, this is a little bit of a vacation that's built into a schedule for athletes to kind of rest and recover and build back in.   Katie Vernoy  28:38 Okay, so we've got a microcycle, which is a week. Meso cycles, which are a month and that's, you know, increasing and then dropping off for a rest week. What's a motorcycle?   Curt Widhalm  28:50 A motorcycle? A motorcycle is a two wheeled engine driven machine. I think what you're going for is a macro cycle.   Katie Vernoy  29:03 No, I was going for motorcycle but what is a macrocycle?   Curt Widhalm  29:08 A macro cycle is going to be how different meso cycles fit together. And this can range anything from a year to four years. As far as some training plans go.   Katie Vernoy  29:19 That's pretty macro.   Curt Widhalm  29:21 And this is talking about the people at the very highest levels of of sport. Olympic athletes are going to plan for years of how their training is going to fit together. Lower levels this is planning through a season or it might be planning through academic year for those like cross country and then distance running athletes who would have like a fall season and then a spring season. But oftentimes, athletes physically are going to peak at one to two times per year. That once you reach kind of your your peakness as far as a physical response, you're not going to hold on to that for months and months. Typically, at least in the endurance athlete community, you're gonna hold on to that for about three weeks. And then your body is naturally going to need a much longer sort of recovery time, this is where a lot of marathon training plans are going to sit between 20 and 24 weeks, it's going to be that your peak is on race day. You don't want in other sports, you don't want your athletes peaking, the third game of the season and then just kind of trying to hold on to that all season puts them at greater risk for injury. So understanding these cycles is important. Because the way that workouts are laid out physically, are going to have different responses to different kinds of workouts, and particularly for a population that when they feel that things aren't going well for them physically, where their response is going to be, I need to make up for that workout. I need to work out more in order to catch up. It's having an understanding of this on the therapeutic side of hey, where are you at in your in your cycle? Are you in week 13, you in week 15, because there's a difference between those that we have to understand is going to bring out different emotions. Because a lot of mesocycles, that month long thing are going to plan for overload, an intentional functional overload in that third week of the mezzo cycle. In other words, that's where you're going to be build build build. And it's going to be tiring, and it's going to be frustrating. And it's going to take up more of your time where you're gonna hear some of that burnout language. I don't know if I can do this, again, I don't... that helps the clients to be able to step back and understand there's an emotional reaction depending on where they're at in their cycle.   Katie Vernoy  32:01 Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I mean, to me, understanding, having the language and understanding what someone's microcycle is meso cycle is, macro cycle is, and whether they drive a motorcycle. Alright, so understanding the language, understanding what somebody's training cycles look like being able to have some sort of a prediction, or predictive ability, maybe, of how that part of the cycle is going to impact them is pretty important. So if they're at that build, build, build and burning out that makes sense. If they're on the rest week, or at the end of the rest week, maybe not so much. You know, maybe there's there's some different elements that are really important to consider. To me, in the the folks who I've worked with kind of peripherally. It seems like timing of injuries, even kind of the minor injuries that oftentimes get worked through or you only take a few days break, it seems like that could be really hard to navigate within these different cycles.   Curt Widhalm  33:07 Yeah, and timing starts to become everything for some people. I have permission to share this. But I was told years ago by a former Olympic gymnast, that their plans for children revolved around being born in the correct years for the Olympics, that being, especially in women's gymnastics where you know, your career peak is going to typically fall somewhere between the ages of 16 and 24. That the difference between showing up as a 14 year old versus showing up as a 16 year old is a decision that your parents are making when they're making love to create you.   Katie Vernoy  33:55 That's intense.   Curt Widhalm  33:57 And so some of the pressures around this are, you know, your born in the right here, put if COVID happens in your Olympic year.   Katie Vernoy  34:07 Oh, that is ridiculously sad.   Curt Widhalm  34:10 So timing on some of this kind of stuff is that, hey, some of the injuries that show up is then helping to create and these are again, little tiny adjustment disorders. No, don't fit that workout in into your periodization you know, rest week or Recovery Week, that that is a recovery week to let your body recover. And it's and this is where having that understanding of at least knowing what the coach's training plans for training cycles are going to be. So that way you can help create the emotional support because if there's one thing that I know from back in my training days as well as the coaching that I have done, and then also the athletes that have come into my office, the number one thing that I end up working most with clients on is getting appropriate rest and recovery, that it's not just about stressing and working out more. But it's allowing for body and mind recovery, to be able to trust their training.   Katie Vernoy  35:16 I think that's interesting, because I think that resonates probably with a lot of therapists is that most of the people we work with who are on the the more driven side or anxious side, we're also pushing for that rest. But I think we're pushing for different things. So what does rest actually look like for an elite athlete?   Curt Widhalm  35:37 Depends on where in their cycle that they are. And so, for example, a lot of this is going to come down to active versus passive recovery. Passive recovery is just like, go lounge around, sit on the couch, kick up your feet and watch Netflix, which.. There is space for it, but a lot more of athletic. active recovery is going to be things like stretching, slow walks, being able to make sure that that is part of what their plan is, it's cross training appropriately. In a meso cycle, it might be making sure that in the build weeks, it's getting enough sleep, it's being able to remain hydrated enough, it's getting the appropriate sort of nutritional intake and caloric intake. It's not adding in a bunch of extra things into their recovery week, just because they have more time because their workout schedules are less. And if you're talking about macrocycles, former Olympian Bernard Lagat is a middle distance runner from Kenya competed for America, but would take typically the entire month of December off each year without running at all, in order to be able to prepare for the next year in his macro cycle. So it's being able to look at it not only as a here's a blanket plan, but it's here's a specific and catered plan to you and your sport. On a day by day on a week by week and a year by year sort of approach.   Katie Vernoy  37:15 We're back at this year by year thing. I'm curious because we you mentioned stuff around kind of the developmental factors. And it seems like for the the clients that most of our folks would interact with, you know, high school and college athletes. There's a lot of just normal development that's happening during those critical years. But you're also suggesting that there is development that happens in the identity as an athlete.   Curt Widhalm  37:44 Absolutely. And I think where you're talking about some of these parents that are pushing their kids into sports is the biggest goal for introducing a lot of sports to young kids. I'm talking kids ages five to 12 is going to be fun and recreation. And while there's going to be some kids who are good, some kids who are naturally a lot more athletically developed, may even have the the setup to become a bigger, stronger athlete later on. This particular developmental phase as far as their identity to athletics is to have fun, and to keep them in the sport. Now, you can't make a six year old into a major leaguer as a six year old, but you can definitely set them up on a path to hate baseball and not become a major leaguer at six years old.   Katie Vernoy  38:38 Sure.   Curt Widhalm  38:40 And so the developmental factors at that age are just around being able to have fun in relation to a sport becoming an area of interest. Now we're talking about the typically high schoolers, maybe post high school into college, but usually high schoolers. This phase is the investment phase into sports. This is where it needs for those people who are going into that elite caliber of athlete track. This is where the investment to get there really has its basis in most sports. And this is where it's going to be more time playing the game more time practicing more time traveling more time doing the extra things to fit in that create the basis for either being able to compete at the next level. It might be a traveling team. It might be an all star team. It might be you know, moving into the collegiate ranks, that people who don't make those same kinds of investments typically don't get. And it's not just playing well on the field. It's also doing all of the connecting with other coaches and getting your highlight reels up onto YouTube so that way they're shareable and getting you noticed by other people, that ends up taking up a bigger portion of your life. Now, I don't know if you remember being a teenager?   Katie Vernoy  40:12 Are you saying something about my age, Curt?   Curt Widhalm  40:15 I'm saying that for a lot of people who don't remember all of the other parts of being a teenager, there's also your social development, there's also wanting a girlfriend or a boyfriend or wanting to not have to, you know, train and perform every single day. And it's being able to help clarify what some of the internal goals are towards this kind of a pathway. I obviously did not become a professional athlete, I did not get offered any sort of collegiate, you know, hey, we're really wanting you to come out and be a star on our team. In fact, I got exactly one letter in the four sports that I played in high school, I got a letter from one university being like, if maybe you're kind of interested, you can come and try out as a walk on at our very teeny, tiny college. And I chose not to do that whatsoever. I'm fairly certain that they sent this letter out to everybody.   Katie Vernoy  41:28 Got it. So that wasn't your your specific experience.   Curt Widhalm  41:34 But looking back at my own specific experience, one of my high school classmates did play Major League Baseball. And so there is a little bit of a comparison here that the investment that he made into sports was much greater than mine, I pursued a lot of different interests. I was in clubs, I had jobs I had, I didn't have girlfriends. He did. But, but his development became more and more specified towards baseball, the older that we became, and it paid off for him and took a lot of extra training for him to do that. That was more and more sports specific.   Katie Vernoy  42:24 Yeah - Yeah, I mean, my experience was more I was, I was performing elitely as a singer of all things. So I was spending tons and tons of time on singing and making sure that I could speak and sing at the right times, and, and all of that. So there was a little of that, that I experienced, I did not get a music scholarship, but I didn't want to continue to pursue music. So it wasn't a thing. But my dad actually was a an athlete on and was recruited for a football team. And I actually was born while he was there. And, and so that the stories were all around that, you know, really how his life was centered around being a football player. And, and so to me, it is a very, it's a center point of a, an identity. But I think there are other pieces that go into it. I wasn't just a singer, My dad wasn't just a football player, there were other things that went into that, and, and to me, and now neither of us are doing those things professionally. So it's not the same thing. But I think there is an element of how balanced can a life be when you're pursuing this higher, higher goal, because it seems like the amount of time it takes for, especially depending on the sport, but the amount of time it takes, and the focus and the the need to be on your game, even when you're not playing your game. Because of the impacts on your body. And when you need to show up and when you need to peak and all those things, it seems like it would be hard to have a balanced life.   Curt Widhalm  44:03 And for those on that trajectory towards becoming an elite athlete, that you are working typically with teenagers or very young adults, to get them to be able to take a step back and looking at how the things in their life serve as a balance within what their primary identity goal as an athlete is. For instance, the people who you know, typically are elite college athletes tend to date other elite college athletes because their training cycles end up needing to be around people who a) understand it b) you know, kind of have their own thing to do that. But c), and maybe most importantly, aren't interfering with their own cycle, that there's exceptions to every relationship rule -  everybody don't send us you know, complaints on that - but but this kind of a pairing is really where it's the day to day intricacies of it, of being able to find the hobbies that you can rest and relax with, but don't become so consuming that they become the side hustle that interferes with being able to go out and perform at the top of your game at the right point in your macro cycles.   Katie Vernoy  45:25 So there really is kind of a curation of the people around you when you're that focused.   Curt Widhalm  45:31 Yes. And this is, you know, really where the mentality and the pathway to get to some of these multi million paying jobs in those areas where there are those jobs, or the areas that don't necessarily have all of the, you know, flash and sizzle - the, you know, non revenue, sports and colleges, that that does end up having a lot of reliance on parents to pay for things. You know, a lot of, you know, division one college athletes get like five meals per week provided by the school as part of their educational allowance. Going back to offensive lineman, I was showing Katie a video - we'll link to this in the show notes - of an offensive lineman who may need four or 5000 calories a day, is not getting 5000 calories a day off of five meals a week from the school cafeteria. And, and so the food bills for these kinds of athletes end up becoming exorbitant. But it's also something where the video that we're gonna share shows that the relationship to not only foods but also to the people around you can be something that's greatly impactful and a consideration that we have to have with the kind of athlete and the kind of sport that we're working with. Because, in this video, for those of you who aren't going to go and watch it, he blends up grits, a couple of bananas, six scrambled eggs, peanut butter, and red Gatorade, I will forever die on the Hill that Gatorade flavors are only based on the color that they are, but blends it up, chugs it down. And this video went out on social media kind of went viral. And a couple of weeks later, he's like, I don't get why people are making such a big deal out of this. I do this a couple of times a day, in addition to all of these other giant meals that I eat. And so the maintenance of having a day to day life as an elite athlete has a lot of things beyond just what they're doing out on the field. But it's the things that they put themselves into, in order to continue to show up even when they don't want to. And what really ends up separating out the people that do show up every day who do continue to perform. And the people that you kind of keep bringing this question back to of like, well, you know, those who are considering maybe not, the difference in that grit is the ability to accept some of these roles that being in this particular sport for them end up having as a part of that sport society,   Katie Vernoy  48:25 I hear you, I understand what you're saying. And I have this other element that I think about, which is folks who are talented, they enjoy the sport. But getting to college sports is critical, so they can afford to go to college. And there's this other element of I need to earn the money. And it becomes -  it has a different flavor to it. And there's also a big push from the people around them. Like if you don't do this, you can't go to college, we can't afford it. Or this is how you're going to make your mark like it seems like and maybe it's both can be true that someone really wants to pursue this. And they're, they're leaning into it. And it's still hard and all those things, but that the people I'm talking about are people who do make it and it's sacrificing completely, not just to the sport and the talent they have around the sport and the skills they develop on the sport but also to the financial reward.   Curt Widhalm  49:27 I will say from being around this community long enough talking with enough parents and athletes themselves. That is a myth. As far as college being paid for by sports that the number of available athletic scholarships for the vast majority of athletes who are participating in sports get there. They're paying more money to participate in sports, get these extra trainings and this kind of stuff than what their scholarships will actually end up paying out statistically.   Katie Vernoy  50:00 That makes sense. I think there's another piece of getting into a good college and being able to up their ability to do those things. I mean, to me, it seems, it feels a little bit - this is the wrong word, but I can't think of a better one -  mercenary. Like it feels like I have to do this like that who, ah, because of this end goal, I mean, is that just all a myth?   Curt Widhalm  50:23 No. People do get into that mindset. And it's being able to help channel the mindset into when they eventually hit the reality of that not being what's actually true.   Katie Vernoy  50:36 Got it.   Curt Widhalm  50:37 And so, you know, this is where, you know, as much as I crap on CBT. This is where CBT really ends up working well with a lot of athletes as far as being able to look at some of those specific mindsets and challenge some of those ideas. And even beyond CBT, particularly Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ends up being something that really helps to balance out some of these concerns that you're bringing up with the realities of the environments that these kinds of clients are operating in, in their day to day life.   Katie Vernoy  51:13 Are there cultural considerations here that we're not talking about yet?   Curt Widhalm  51:17 There will be I think that those are going to depend not only on a, the particular client cultures that people are facing, whether it's race, gender, economic, but I think that there's also culture within individual sports that are going to be unique, and there's going to be a lot of intersectionality about, I'm acknowledging that. And that goes way beyond the scope of the introduction of these ideas today. And those are largely going to be dependent on first looking at it from the sport perspective first, and then all of those other intersectional identities. I mean, one of the major ongoing ones today is the role of trans athletes. And that's going to be pages and pages of an hours of discussion that I'm not qualified to be the one leading a discussion on that, nor am I, the one who would be the best for you to listen to on that.   Katie Vernoy  52:18 I guess the other element of the the cultural aspects are also in how the system is set up around an athlete given some of their demographics. So let's, let's table the trans athletes conversation, because I think that is beyond the scope of this conversation. And I don't think we should shortchange that conversation. But I think there there are, are ways in which people are going to interact around sports, the sports they choose, but also the society and the system that builds up around them. And so to me, it feels like understanding that better would be helpful, because I think we're talking about kind of athletes in a vacuum almost to this point.   Curt Widhalm  53:03 And it's looking at the ways that we even conceive of it. You know, if anybody is getting a phone call of, hey, this caliber of athletes wants to be your client, there's an excitement of like, I get to be a part of this world. And owning your own relationship to sports and athletics is a really key part of it, because you don't want to be, you know, fanboying or fangirling out to your clients in front of you, that's a easy way to have them quickly move on to somebody else. But it's also looking at the ways that they end up relating to, you know, any other even within their own sports, any other athlete and the way that that sport gets looked at differently. And when I was in high school, I played offensive and defensive line on in football. And so I have a particular appreciation for the unappreciated guys in the trenches, you know, your dad is a center I appreciate nobody is looking at the left guard being like, that is somebody that we want to you know, really go and hang out with everybody's looking at the quarterback, the the flashy, wide receivers those guys. And I've seen, you know, social media posts from some former offensive line people who are like, I'm more famous for how much weight I've lost since playing than anything that I did in my 10 year career as an athlete.   Katie Vernoy  54:37 Yeah, well, yeah. And even talking earlier about how you were saying how, like, you know, after you retire, you know, the body size changes and depending on what sport you're in the body size changes. So I'm assuming as a football player, you were a little bit larger and then getting down to marathon size. My dad's a cyclist, so you know, you just go a totally different body shape and it's it's a very weird thing, but we're off topic, but so the system's around them. So it depends on the sport, it depends on how the team interacts. What are the different presentations on individual versus team?   Curt Widhalm  55:11 So individual sports, you're out there all by yourself, you know, whether it's a one to one sports, something like boxing, wrestling, MMA you are out there, and it's you against somebody else. And there is no place to hide if you lose. Athletes coming from individual sports, or, you know, there's also, you know, individual sports like marathon running, where it's everybody's competing all at once. Athletes in individual sports tend to be less resilient, when it comes to not performing at their level of expectations. And this is because of unique protective factors in the team environment where you win as a team, you lose as a team, it might be one player's mistake out there that cost a game. But overall, the the positive athletic environments end up having a team identity first. And so there's a lot more of being able to relate well to other teammates that helps make athletes from team sports responds to things better, they're less likely to, you know, present with things like depression, or that depressive adjustment disorder type diagnostics, whereas individual athletes are putting themselves in a position to be evaluated and having to face the ownership and sometimes shame of not placing or performing as well as they individually felt that they could.   Katie Vernoy  56:42 What about the the kind of hybrid sports so like, you know, a lot of I'm thinking gymnastics, I'm thinking the track team, like I had individual events when I was running track. And then I also did a relay. And so obviously, the relay is a team sport and or team event and you know, doing the 880 was individual. But when you have both of those elements within how you work, I'm thinking specifically of like gymnastics, you have the individual, and then you also have the team scores, how does that impact an athlete?   Curt Widhalm  57:16 So and this is, again, another opportunity to gently point out the competency of knowing the sports that your athletes are participating in. You're specifically talking about gymnastics as a individual in a team thing, which is particular to Olympic Gymnastics, whereas at like collegiate gymnastics, it's about the team score. And that's where you'll see a lot more, you know, of that celebratory team aspects that goes along with collegiate gymnasts, as you might in comparison to seeing more of that individually focused Olympic gymnast thing. There's also entirely different scoring systems. But you do bring up a good point, as far as some of that hybrid aspect, I think that this speaks to what good social systems around athletes end up having in common. And a big piece of that is the opportunities for inclusion in a supportive training community. And one of the athletics that I did in high school was one of the things that you listed was track and field. And what I can say is that I did not contribute very often to the overall team score. I did once and that is forever my favorite day on the track team.   Katie Vernoy  58:37 Nice.   Curt Widhalm  58:39 And there were people on my team that carried us to second place in the state my senior year that I and I did not contribute to that team score whatsoever.   Katie Vernoy  58:52 It sounds like we were similar high school athletes.   Curt Widhalm  58:56 But that's that environment did is there was a lot of support, there was a lot of, hey, you're out there performing as an individual, your success is supported by the team that in comparison to you know, more of those individualized sports even, you know, as I'm looking back on it now, in comparison to other sports, like this - wrestling, cross country where there's an individual component and a team component. I think it's gonna vary depending on the sport some,   Katie Vernoy  59:29 Okay   Curt Widhalm  59:29 It's and maybe it's just because the other teams that I was on didn't place but it felt like, you know, in wrestling that the individual accolades mattered more than the team ones, whereas in track and field both seem to really come and maybe it was the environment that our particular track coaches had really set up well there.   Katie Vernoy  59:50 Well, let's, let's get to a little bit more of of what these social systems should look like. Because it seems to me having a really nice supportive training community is one of them. What else should an athlete be looking at? What else should therapists be supporting their clients and accessing?   Curt Widhalm  1:00:08 Exciting some research from Hendrickson at all hear that there are certain components of a successful athletic environment that share a unique number of features. And that first one is that supportive training community. The second one that they identified as having role models, in other words, people who've done this and done it well, and this is a community that is, you know, elite athletes that is largely based on, they're gonna listen to people who have been there and done that, where maybe, you know, a lot of coaches and stuff do come from their own high performance, athletic backgrounds themselves, Of hey, I can trust you, because you've done this. The third factor, and this is really where therapists can either get on board with this or get in the way of this is having the support of the sporting goals by the wider environment, you are part of the wider environment.   Katie Vernoy  1:01:08 Yeah.   Curt Widhalm  1:01:09 And if where you're not, you know, supportive of how this particular athlete fits into the team, then you're going to not make it. Other components that Hendrickson et al discuss is focusing on long term development rather than short term success. Where are you at in your cycle, you're outperforming you know, where you're at in your macro cycle, you need to back off, this is the goal of this particular workout or this particular race, it's not necessarily to win, it's for you to get this kind of a performance out of it.   Katie Vernoy  1:01:43 That makes sense   Curt Widhalm  1:01:44 Integration of factors outside of sports, such as school, family, other components to the environment, dating, relationships, those kinds of things. And a coherent organizational culture. And this is where, you know, I've heard from some of my clients before that, they knew that t

Today's guest, Dr. John Norcross, is an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Dr. Norcross is the author of more than 400 scholarly publications, and his work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews. In this episode, Dr. Norcross provides insight on setting our New Year's resolutions: the history behind the tradition, how we keep them, and the reasons behind why we let them slip. Tune in to hear Dr. Norcross explain how the pandemic affected our resolutions, the number one resolution people make each year, the statistics on how many succeed, and the research behind how a “slip” can become a success. IN THIS EPISODE: [03:00] There is a historical and psychological tradition to resolutions. [05:00] Weight loss is at the top of the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans [08:00] The success rate for resolutions is actually higher than many people think. . [10:00] Not only Americans have this concept of a New Year's resolution. [15:00] There is no difference when people make changes at other times of the year, other than they gain a lot more support from the society due to the timing at the beginning of a year. [19:00] Create reminders for resolutions, and limit exposure to high risk situations.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: New Year's resolutions stem back to ancient and medieval times. 60% of Americans declare to make a resolution in December but come New Year's day only 35 to 40% actually do so. There are ways to successfully stick to your resolutions, like creating reminders, declaring your intentions publicly, and limiting exposure to high risk situations.   BIO: An internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy, Dr. John C. Norcross is Distinguished Professor & Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Author of more than 400 scholarly publications, Dr. Norcross has co-written or edited 25 books, most of them in multiple editions. These include the 5-volume APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy Relationships that Work, and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, now in its 9th edition. He also published the acclaimed self-help books, Changeology and Changing for Good (with Prochaska & DiClemente). Dr. Norcross has been elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Clinical Psychology, the APA Division of Psychotherapy, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists as well as on APA's governing Council of Representatives. Dr. Norcross edited the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session for a decade and has been on the editorial boards of a dozen journals. Dr. Norcross has also served as a clinical and research consultant to a number of organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies. A Fellow of 10 professional associations, he has been honored with APA's Distinguished Career Contributions to Education & Training Award, the Pennsylvania Professor of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation, and election to the National Academies of Practice. His work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews, and he has appeared dozens of times on national television shows, such as the Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN. www.changeologybook.com/ www.scranton.edu/faculty/norcross/index.shtml https://www.facebook.com/john.c.norcross

In this episode, Dr. John Norcross is back to provide insight on how the science of behavior change can help us be successful in keeping our resolutions not only in the new year but throughout the year! Dr. John Norcross is an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Dr. Norcross is the author of more than 400 scholarly publications, and his work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews. In this episode, Dr. Norcross discusses the science behind making resolutions and change, and his book ‘Changeology' which is based on 40 years of scientific research.   IN THIS EPISODE: [04:00] The book Changeology [06:00] The five steps in making change [08:00] The right thing at the right time [11:00] How to maintain change [15:00] Population-based interventions [18:00] Getting back on the horse KEY TAKEAWAYS: It takes 90 days to implement real change The book Changeology will help you not only with addictions but a variety of areas including relationship issues and organizational change. If you slip up, get back on the horse. BIO: An internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy, Dr. John C. Norcross is Distinguished Professor & Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Author of more than 400 scholarly publications, Dr. Norcross has co-written or edited 25 books, most of them in multiple editions. These include the 5-volume APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy Relationships that Work, and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, now in its 9th edition. He also published the acclaimed self-help books, Changeology and Changing for Good (with Prochaska & DiClemente). Dr. Norcross has been elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Clinical Psychology, the APA Division of Psychotherapy, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists as well as on APA's governing Council of Representatives. Dr. Norcross edited the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session for a decade and has been on the editorial boards of a dozen journals. Dr. Norcross has also served as a clinical and research consultant to a number of organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies. A Fellow of 10 professional associations, he has been honored with APA's Distinguished Career Contributions to Education & Training Award, the Pennsylvania Professor of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation, and election to the National Academies of Practice. His work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews, and he has appeared dozens of times on national television shows, such as the Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN. www.changeologybook.com/ www.scranton.edu/faculty/norcross/index.shtml https://www.facebook.com/john.c.norcross

In this podcast, Dr. Sarah Raskin uses her hippocampus to recall what ignited her interest in neuropsychology. She walks us down memory lane and explains why she chose Johns Hopkins University for her B.A. in Behavioral Biology and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center for her Ph.D. in Neuropsychology. She also discusses her ReMIND Lab, her recent research, and offers practical advice to those interested in getting a graduate degree in neuropsychology. From the time she took her first class with David Olton called Physiological Psychology, Dr. Raskin was hooked. During our discussion, Dr. Raskin revealed that she actually teaches the same class now at Trinity College, but it is called Brain and Behavior. Continuing our walk down memory lane, she recalls jumping at the chance to enroll in Dr. Olton's newly created program called Behavioral Biology which Dr. Raskin believes might have been “one of the very first programs in what we would now call Neuroscience.” Ever since then, she has been enthralled with blending psychology and neuroscience. Apparently, she is not the only one as more and more fields of study are now incorporating a component of neuroscience or psychology (or both) into their lines of research. What is clear during my discussion with Dr. Raskin is her love for her students, her research, and her career at Trinity College. She states “I really fell in love with Trinity” because “…it felt like the right fit for me. It felt like a life where I could be happy.” Dr. Raskin is the Director of the Neuroscience program at Trinity College, and she has a joint appointment (half neuroscience and half psychology), so she is always thinking about increasing awareness of both programs and how to help students. Therefore, it was no surprise to me that she offered practical advice to those interested in psychology or neuroscience throughout our discussion. In fact, she took a few minutes to highlight how the neuroscience program at Trinity College is really unique. Dr. Raskin explains how neuropsychology is different from the other branches of psychology. She also discusses the ReMIND Lab and some of her recent work on prospective memory and the tests she and her colleagues created specifically to measure this concept. Dr. Raskin and I then highlighted some of the organizations and resources available to those interested in neuropsychology including APA Division 40: The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, International Neuropsychological Society (INS), KnowNeuropsychology, the upcoming NEURON Conference 2022, and the ReMIND prospective memory training page. One of Dr. Raskin's favorite theories is Hebb's rule and Hebbian theory from 1949. The idea that learning something new actually changes your brain physiologically, at the synaptic level, way before anyone could test it, was “so prescient.” Near the end of the podcast interview, Dr. Raskin revealed that she is writing a book on what she is conceptualizing as preventable brain injuries. She is Co-writing each chapter with someone who has lived the experience. For example, one chapter is with a woman who had a severe brain injury from domestic violence, and it includes her medical history, personal history and experiences, and her neuropsychology assessment. Another chapter is with a man who experienced a gunshot wound to the head. Given Dr. Raskin's passion and drive, I am sure the book and remaining chapters will be powerful and moving. Connect with Dr. Sarah Raskin: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedInConnect with the Show: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn https://vimeo.com/667013727 Interests and Specializations Dr. Sarah Raskin's research focuses on better understanding neuroplasticity and its applications in creating cognitive interventions for people with brain injury. She is particularly interested in prospective memory which is the ability to remember to do things in the future. She and her colleagues developed specific test...

When Dr. Malissa Clark graduated from The University of Michigan with her B.A. in Organizational Studies, she wasn't planning on attending graduate school, let alone knowing that she would eventually end up in the growing field of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology. In this podcast interview, Dr. Clark shares her unique academic and career journey while offering tips and suggestions to students who want to increase their chances of getting accepted into a graduate school or program in the field of psychology. She also discusses the Work and Family Experience Research (WAFER) Lab and how she ended up at the University of Georgia as an Associate Professor of I/O Psychology. Dr. Clark recalls working “a lot of different jobs growing up and some of them were kind of crazy sales jobs.” She sold knives in high school and sold books door to door in college. Upon graduating, she worked in sales for a couple of years before realizing that she wasn't happy with her career choice. To help figure out what she should do, she thought back to the classes that she really liked and what kept coming to mind for her was an Organizational Psychology class taught by Dr. Fiona Lee. After looking her up and looking into the field further, she realized that there were graduate programs in I/O Psychology and decided to go back to school. She applied to many graduate schools and when she received some offers, she was surprised to find out that they were going to pay her to be a graduate student. Even during her graduate career, Dr. Clark never thought that she would be a professor. She kept thinking that she would do something in business or some sort of consulting work. During our discussion, she reminisces about her graduate experiences and how she realized that she “really loved this research stuff” and began thinking that she would like a career in academics. Dr. Clark admits that she loves the flexibility of being a researcher and professor within the field of psychology. She states, “I love the fact that I get to engage in research, and I get paid for it.” She feels like she is always a student and always learning and absorbing new information from her research and her students. Later in the podcast, Dr. Clark discusses her experiences serving as Chair of the APA Division 14 Program (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology [SIOP]) 2020-2021 and what areas of research she enjoys most. When asked if she had the time and money to complete one project or go on one trip, what would she do? She is into travel hacking and she would love to travel the world. Connect with Dr. Malissa A. Clark: Facebook | Linkedin | TwitterConnect with the Show: Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter https://vimeo.com/665141314 Interests and Specializations Dr. Malissa Clark's research focuses on employee well-being and the intersection of work and family domains. Her research streams loosely follow three main areas including (a) work-family conflict, (b) workaholism, and (c) emotions at work and home. Education Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Organizational Studies (2002); The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.Master of Arts (M.A.), Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2007); Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2010); Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Other Sources and Links of Interest University of Georgia Department of PsychologyUniversity of Michigan Department of PsychologyWayne State University Department of PsychologyDr. Malissa Clark on Google ScholarOwens Institute for Behavioral Research Dr. Malissa Clark Video Podcast Transcription 00:00:13 Bradley SchumacherWelcome to the Master's in Psychology podcast where psychology students can learn from psychologists, educators, and practitioners to better understand what they do, how they got there, and hear the advice they have for those interested in getting a graduate degree in psychology.

Dr. Gorgens is a Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She teaches Psychophysiology and Clinical Neuropsychology sequence at the doctoral level, is the Principal Investigator on a $3M portfolio of research, and has lectured extensively on those issues (including a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussion, a 2018 TED talk on brain injuries in criminal justice viewed by almost 2 million people, several NPR spots and interviews on CNN with Anderson Cooper and 20/20 on ABC). She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology and is board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology.In addition to her work with patients in various settings, she also engages in advocacy and previously served as the Chair of Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund, President of the Colorado Neuropsychological Society, Chair of the American Psychology Association (APA) Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology, and as an elected Council Representative for the APA. She is currently serving as Vice President of the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology and President of APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology). Dr. Gorgens was involved in drafting and supporting the 2011 concussion law for the State of Colorado (Senate Bill 40 – The Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act) and supported 2021 Senate Bill 138 which requires brain injury screening in criminal justice--she continued to engage in legislative advocacy for brain injury programming.Dr. Gorgens is also passionate about education and women's leadership (as a LIWP and HERS alumna). She engages in community education and outreach in areas of brain health and injury awareness, biopsychosocial models, and also psychopathy-her lectures are featured in venues around the country.As the Director of the Colorado Opiate and Substance Use Disorder training (COST) program at the University of Denver, she oversees classroom and clinical training for underserved populations. As Director of the Continuing Education at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Kim has secured accreditation for the University of Denver to be a sponsor of American Psychological Association continuing education for mental health professionals. Her commitment to lifelong learning and novel educational strategies has established GSPP as a national leader in workshop, conference, classroom, and distance education.Listen to Dr. Gorgens on My Best Healer Podcast now and learn from her experience why sleep is everything. https://www.mybesthealer.com/podcastSupport the show (https://www.mybesthealer.com/)

In this episode, Kimberly and Kathleen discuss connections between birth, trauma, and breastfeeding. As a researcher and writer on these subjects, Kathleen describes much of her research that centers around birth-related trauma, how trauma affects breastfeeding, as well as secondary trauma experienced by providers and birth workers. They discuss the importance of oxytocin as an antidote to stress, particularly during the early postpartum period. In addition, they discuss how many mothers, care providers, and birth workers experience secondary trauma within labor and delivery units and the importance of more substantial support and postpartum care for mothers.   Bio Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Psychological Trauma and was Founding Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Lactation. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and the chair-elect of APA's Publications and Communications Board. Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in women's-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2019 President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 470 articles or chapters and is author or editor of 40 books.   What She Shares: --Breastfeeding after trauma --Need for more adequate breastfeeding and postpartum care and support --Increasing oxytocin amidst stress and trauma --Mothers' mental health --Secondary trauma experienced by providers and professionals --Plans and hope for future generations in birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding support   What You'll Hear: --Connections between trauma and breastfeeding --Birth trauma impacts two key hormones in breastfeeding --Important to honor mother's wishes around breastfeeding --Seeing trauma as opportunity for extra breastfeeding support instead of limiting it --Being careful not to put negative expectations on breastfeeding after trauma --In 80s started identifying birth trauma as factor of postpartum depression --Trauma and context when identifying women's mental health --Uptick in preterm births related to anxiety, stress, and depression --Fish oil/DHA in reducing risk of preterm birth --Three part stress system: Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal glands --Inflammatory response system also connected to mental health and preterm birth --Oxytocin as a stress fighter which is why breastfeeding is beneficial for mother --Supporting women's decisions and goals for breastfeeding --Tending to our bodies to feel hormonal surges and differences of baby/partner touch --Understaffed lactation consultants in hospital causing lack of support --Study shows epidurals related to lower rates of exclusively breastfeeding --Study of epidurals related to more depression despite other common factors --Postpartum hemorrhage, postpartum surgery, and epidurals all linked to postpartum depression --Needs to be competency checking in with women postpartum much earlier around breastfeeding and mental health --Lack of adequate pelvic floor health --Secondary trauma happens to providers when witnessing trauma --Secondary trauma vs. professional burn-out --Obstetricians and nurse midwives secondary trauma almost always associated with baby --Labor and Delivery nurses note when providers do something or cause unnecessary harm to mothers and babies --”Moral injury” occurs when forced to participate or witnessed something you knew what wrong --”Acts of omission” (failing to stop harm) causing secondary trauma with birth practitioners --Nurses and doulas reporting witnessing harm done they wish they stopped but couldn't --25-35% rates of secondary trauma in providers in US compared to other countries --Sanctuary trauma and institutional betrayal trauma to victims of trauma --Getting used to low-level, chronic stress and effects postpartum --Oxytocin to repair trauma --Oxytocin builders: touching a pet, infant massage, skin to skin on chest, being warm, warm bath, wanted touch, positive social interaction, etc. --Bigger goal of breastfeeding is connecting mother with baby --Importance of supporting mental health of providers --Care-providers knowing where they're vulnerable to avoid secondary trauma --Positive ways to turn off hyper-active stress responses (omega 3s, exercise, cognitive therapy and mindfulness) --Hope for moving forward in repairing traumas and systems and reclamation of birth and postpartum --Early intervention as hope against spiraling from trauma and mental illness   Resources Website: https://www.kathleenkendall-tackett.com/ Book: https://stores.praeclaruspress.com/breastfeeding-doesnt-need-to-suck-how-to-nurture-your-baby-and-your-mental-health-by-kathleen-kendall-tackett/?showHidden=true

If you're a BCBA supporting kids in public school settings, or even if you're a parent who has kids in school, you probably already know that sound classroom management is hard to come by. This phenomenon is perhaps more acute as schools have to contend with the disruptions in continuity imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. As such, it is reasonable to ask what Behavior Analysis has to offer when it comes to helping teachers spend more time teaching, and less time dealing with conduct problems. Luckily, Behavior Analysis has provided us with a tried and true, easily implemented strategy for improving classroom management, and it's called The Good Behavior Game (GBG for short). And in Session 171, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeanne Donaldson from Louisiana State University about the GBG in quite a bit of detail. As you'll discover in the interview, Jeanne earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University, where she conducts research on commonly-encountered childhood behavioral challenges. She was the 2018 recipient of the B. F. Skinner Foundation New Applied Researcher Award from APA Division 25. She is currently an Associate Editor at the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Donaldson is a BCBA-D and Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of Louisiana. In this episode we discuss how Jeanne got into Behavior Analysis, we provide an overview of the general structure of the GBG, and we hear what it was like for Jeanne to run the GBG for the first time in a classroom setting. We also talk about procedural variations of the GBG as well as how to troubleshoot when the GBG. In these exchanges, I hope you'll develop an appreciation of the broad applicability of this approach, especially in light of some of the positive outcomes that have been documented in some longitudinal studies of the GBG. At the same time, I always get a bit disappointed when discussing the GBG, because we have an extraordinarily robust intervention ready to offer the world, but as we discuss in this episode, most public school teachers have no clue about it. It's kind of the opposite of the Habit Reversal literature, where the behavioral treatment of tic disorders could be considered standard-of-care these days. As such, for my fellow school-based practitioners, I'd love to hear what you think the barriers are to this intervention. Lastly, Jeanne has also contributed to the Time Out literature, and for Patreon subscribers, we spend the last 15 minutes or so discussing what some current best practices are for using this procedure. Patreon subscribers can get early access and ad-free episodes, along with bonus content like this. Here are links to the resources we discussed: Kindergarten Cop. Perone (2013), The Negative Effects of Positive Reinforcement. Groves and Austin (2018), Does the GBG Evoke Negative Peer Pressure? Joslyn et al (2020), A Practitioner's Guide to the GBG (ed note: highly recommended!). Donaldson et al (2013), An Evaluation of the GBG in Kindergarten Classrooms (data from Jeanne's first use of the GBG, as discussed in the episode). Where to sign up to hear Jeanne's talk at MABA 2021. Asking for a discount/the world is more flexible than you think (comfort challenge reference) This podcast is brought to you with the support of: HRIC Recruiting. Barb Voss has been placing BCBAs in permanent positions throughout the US for just about a decade, and has been in the business more generally for 30 years. When you work with HRIC, you work directly with Barb, thereby accessing highly personalized service. So if you're about to graduate, you're looking for a change of pace, or you just want to know if the grass really is greener on the other side, head over to HRIColorado.com to schedule a confidential chat right away. Behavior University.  Their mission is to provide university quality professional development for the busy Behavior Analyst. Learn about their CEU offerings, including their brand new 8-hour Supervision Course, as well as their RBT offerings over at behavioruniversity.com/observations. Consider joining the BOP Patreon. Patreon members get early access to podcasts, bonus podcast material, discounts on CEU events from FTF and other continuing ed purveyors, occasional Zoom hangouts, and more! Institutional Tier Patron Greenspace Behavioral Technology. Greenspace behavior offers cutting edge supervisor coaching, performance and competency-based trainings, and organizational supports for new BCBA and trainees. Find out how you can optimize your supervision practices, improve clinical outcomes, and increase employee satisfaction at Greenspacebehavior.com.

Michelle Vaughan, PhD, chats with Sarah and our special guest host, Mr BLK, about compersion! We talk about the COMPERSe scale - which is the first ever scholarly work to explore how people experience compersion in ethically non-monogamous relationships - and the misconceptions and challenges around what feeling compersion actually means. Michelle Vaughan's Twitter: @MichelleDVPhD More About Dr. Vaughan: https://people.wright.edu/michelle.vaughan APA Division 44 info: https://www.apa.org/about/division/div44 Compersion Study: https://bit.ly/COMPERSe Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks  Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with award winning Black feminist scholars and psychologists, Drs. Bryana French and Jioni Lewis about Black women and radical healing. Drs. French and Lewis share their own radical healing journeys. They also discuss what radical healing for Black women looks like, identify practices that can promote radical healing among Black women as individuals and collectively, provide an analysis of the R. Kelly racketeering and sex trafficking conviction (min. 33), and share dreams for a more liberated future. Learn more about the role of gendered racism on Black women's health, the importance of prioritizing mind-body healing, the curative function of therapy, the potential harms of the strong Black woman schema, and the joys of Black women sister networks. ABOUT THE GUESTS Bryana H. French, PhD, LP is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas.  Her research, teaching, and community engagement focuses on racial and sexual trauma and recovery, specifically among BIPOC. Dr. French's training interests focus on multicultural counseling development, and she provides intersectional education and consultation for universities and nonprofit organizations across the country. Dr. French has received several local and national awards including the Minnesota Psychological Association Outstanding Early Career Professional Award. Jioni A. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research is focused on investigating the influence of discrimination on the mental and physical health of people of color, with a specific focus on the impact of gendered racism on Black women's health and well-being. She also examines protective factors that buffer individuals against the negative effects of gendered racism, such as gendered racial identity, coping/resistance strategies, and radical healing. Dr. Lewis has received several national awards for her research and scholarship, including the 2019 Emerging Professional Contributions to Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (APA Division 45), the 2020 Social Justice Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology (APA Division 17), and the 2020 Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology. She is also the current President of the Psychology of Black Women, APA Division 35, Section 1. GUESTS SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. French Select Publications: French, B. H., Lewis, J. A., Mosley, D. V., Adames, H. Y., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., Chen, G. A., Neville, H. A. (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color. The Counseling Psychologist, 48, 6-13. French, B. H., Teti, M., Suh, H. N., & *Serafin, M. R. (2018). A path analysis of racially diverse men's sexual victimization, risk-taking, and attitudes.Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 20, 1-11.  French, B. H., *Suh, H., & Arterberry, B. J. (2017). Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the sexual coercion inventory. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 962-970. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2016). What is nonconsensual sex? Young women identify sources of coerced sex.Violence Against Women, 1-27. French, B. H., *Bi, Y., *Latimore, T. G., *Klemp, H. R., & *Butler, E. E. (2014). Sexual victimization using latent class analysis: Exploring patterns and psycho-behavioral correlates. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29, 1111-1131. French, B.H. (2013). More than jezebels and freaks: Exploring how Black girls navigate sexual coercion and sexual scripts. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 35-50. French, B. H., *Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2013). Naming and reclaiming: An interdisciplinary analysis of Black girls' and women's resistance strategies. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 1-6. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2013). Sexual coercion sequelae among Black and White teenagers: Sexual stereotypes and psycho-behavioral correlates. The Counseling Psychologist, 41, 1185-1211. Dr. Lewis Select Publications: Lewis, J. A. (in press). #SayHerName: The impact of gendered racism and misogynoir on the lives of Black women. In K. O. Cokley (Ed.), Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism. Cognella Academic Publishing. *Gadson, C. A., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Devalued, overdisciplined, and stereotyped: An exploration of gendered racial microaggression among Black adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. *Williams, M. G., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Developing a conceptual framework of Black women's gendered racial identity development. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Advance online publication.  Lewis, J. A., Cameron, R. P., Kim-Ju, G., & Meyers, L. S. (2020). Examining the relations between racial identity and coping with race-related stress among African American, Asian American, and Latinx college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48, 108-119.  *Williams, M., G. & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and depressive symptoms among Black women: A moderated mediation model. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 368-380.  *Moody, A., & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms among Black women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(2), 201-214.  Lewis, J. A., Raque-Bogdan, T. L., Lee, S., & Rao, M. A. (2018). Examining the influence of ethnic identity and meaning in life on career decision-making self-efficacy. Journal of Career Development, 45(1), 68-82. Lewis, J. A., *Williams, M. G., *Peppers, E., & *Gadson, C. A. (2017). Applying intersectionality to explore the relations between gendered racism and health among Black women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(5), 475-486.  Lewis, J. A., Mendenhall, R., Harwood, S., & Browne-Huntt, M. (2016). “Ain't I a Woman?” Exploring gendered racial microaggressions experienced by Black women. The Counseling Psychologist, 44(5), 758–780. Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2015). Construction and initial validation of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Black. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62, 289-302. BLACK WOMEN AND RADICAL HEALING RESOURCES Looking for a Culturally Informed Therapist?  Directory for Therapy for Black Girls https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/ National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color Network https://www.nqttcn.com INNOPSYCH https://www.innopsych.com National Alliance on Mental Health https://www.nami.org/find-support/diverse-communities/african-americans Black Women's Wellness Organizations Black Women for Wellness (https://www.bwwla.org/) Black Women's Health Imperative (https://bwhi.org/) Black Women's Blueprint (https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org) JOI Unlimited (https://joiunlimited.com/) GirlTrek (https://www.girltrek.org) Harriet's Apothecary (http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/) Black Women's Wellness Podcasts Therapy for Black Girls Podcast with Dr. Joy Homecoming the Podcast with Dr. Thema Intersectionality Matters with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talks by Black Women on Emotional & Physical Wellness Dear Black Women, Let's Talk about Healing | Angela Bowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJd1X6YW-I Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth | Adia Gooden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EirlZ7fy3bE Unpacking Bias in Seeking Mental Health Care for WOC | Chandra Carey  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLhRbKV0ji0 Emotional Well-being Affects Personal Growth | Simone Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTiVXLbHWY Make Emotional Intelligence Great Again | Janice Gassam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS60_5bALFs Blueprint for the Black Joy Era | Jazmine Walker & Amber Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP3AxOmmjY Self -care as a Tool of Liberation | Malebo Sephodi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja4CE4s9gj4 The Trauma of Systematic Racism is Killing Black Women. A First Step Toward Change... | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olL43PKJKw Moving From ‘Woke' To Working for Black Futures | Della Mosley | https://youtu.be/Tqy77gIYFRw Books by Black Women about Emotional & Physical Wellness Self-Care Prescription by Robyn L. Gobin Black Girls Heal by Shena Tubbs Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic by Angela Neal-Barnett What's for Dinner? A free digital cookbook by Dr. Lauren https://dinnerwithdrlauren.com/whats-for-dinner Psychology of Radical Healing Collective: Healing through Social Justice Psychology Today Blog Posts The Psychology of Radical Healing: What can psychology tell us about healing from racial and ethnic trauma?    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201903/the-psychology-radical-healing #SayHerName: Radical Healing for Black Women and Gender Expansive Folx       https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/202005/sayhername Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress: Cultivating Hope through Acts of Affirmation https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201911/radical-self-care-in-the-face-mounting-racial-stress STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast    Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    Episode Credits:    Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi   Episode Editing: Helen Neville   Episode Transcript:  bit.ly/LibNowE7

Public service psychologists are not simply defined by the setting in which we work. In this episode, we interview Dr. Nadine Kaslow, who served as Division 18 president from 2018-2019. Dr. Kaslow shares about stepping into new roles as a public service psychologist, supporting essential healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how Division 18 members have a critical role in public health during global healthcare crises. She describes updating the Division's strategic plan during her time of service, and challenges within the division during this period. Dr. Kaslow provides reflection and insight on the steps towards leadership within APA Division, as well as the organization as a whole. Candid advice for early, mid and advanced career psychologists is shared, including pivotal moments in Dr. Kaslow's career that helped her conceptualize her successes and professional values as a leader.

What is the place of patience in a life worth living? Evidence from psychology suggests that it plays an important role in managing life's stresses, contributing to a greater sense of well-being, and is even negatively correlated with depression and suicide risk. Psychologist Sarah Schnitker (Baylor University) explains her research on patience, how psychological methodology integrates with theology and philosophy to define and measure the virtue, and offers an evidence-based intervention for becoming more patient. She also discusses the connection between patience and gratitude, the role of patience in a meaningful life, and how acedia, a forgotten vice to modern people, lurks in the shadows when we are deficient in patience.Part 5 of a 6-episode series on Patience, hosted by Ryan McAnnally-Linz.Show NotesThis episode was made possible in part by a grant from Blueprint 1543.Why study patience from a psychological perspective?Patience as notably absentCan we suffer well? Can we wait well?David Baily Harned: Has patience gone out of style since the industrial revolution (Patience: How We Wait Upon the World)Waiting as a form of sufferingDaily hassles patience, interpersonal patience, and life hardships patienceMeasuring patience is easier than measuring love, joy, or gratitude, because it isn't as socially valued in contemporary lifeHow virtue channels toward different goalsPatience can help you achieve your goals by helping you regulate emotion, allowing you to stay calm, making decisions, persist through difficultiesPatience and the pursuit of justicePatience and assertiveness“If you're a doormat, it's not because you are patient, it's because you lack assertiveness."Aristotelian "Golden Mean” thinking: neither recklessly pushing through or giving up and disengaging. Patience allows you to pursue the goal in an emotionally stable wayUnity of the virtues: “We need a constellation of virtues for a person to really flourish in this world."Golden Mean, excess, deficiency, too much and too littleAcedia and Me, Kathleen Norris on a forgotten viceAcedia in relationship: “Even in the pandemic… monotony…"The overlapping symptoms of acedia and depressionPatience is negatively correlated with depression symptoms; people with more life-hardships patience is a strength that helps people cope with some types of depressionPatience and gratitude buffer against ultimate struggles with existential meaning and suicide riskHow do you become more patient? “It requires patience to become more patient."Three Step Process for becoming more patient: Identify, Imagine, and SyncStep 1: Identify your emotional state. Patience is not suppression; it begins with attention and noticing—identifying what's going on.Step 2: Cognitive reappraisal: one of the most effective ways to regulate our emotions. Think about your own emotions from another person's perspective, or in light of the bigger picture. Take each particular situation and reappraise it. Find benefits. Turn a curse into a blessing. Find opportunities.Step 3: Sync with your purpose. Create a narrative that supports the meaning of suffering. For many this is religious faithReappraising cognitive reappraisal: How convinced do you have to be? You'd have to find something with “epistemic teeth”—is this something you can rationally endorse and know, and can you feel it? Combining patience and gratitude practices, allowing for multiple emotions at once, and reimagining and reappraising one's life within your understanding of purpose and meaning.Provide psychological distance to attenuate emotional response.The existential relevance of faith for patience; theological background of patiencePatience and a life worth livingLove, the unity of the virtues, and "the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation" (2 Peter 3)About Sarah SchnitkerSarah Schnitker is Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University. She holds a PhD and an MA in Personality and Social Psychology from the University of California, Davis, and a BA in Psychology from Grove City College. Schnitker studies virtue and character development in adolescents and emerging adults, with a focus on the role of spirituality and religion in virtue formation. She specializes in the study of patience, self-control, gratitude, generosity, and thrift. Schnitker has procured more than $3.5 million in funding as a principle investigator on multiple research grants, and she has published in a variety of scientific journals and edited volumes. Schnitker is a Member-at-Large for APA Division 36 – Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, is a Consulting Editor for the organization's flagship journal, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and is the recipient of the Virginia Sexton American Psychological Association's Division 36 Mentoring Award. Follow her on Twitter @DrSchnitker.Production NotesThis podcast featured psychologist Sarah Schnitker and theologian Ryan McAnnally-LinzEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Martin Chan & Nathan JowersA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Pauline Wallin, PhD is a psychologist in central Pennsylvania. Sought out as a mental health expert commentator, Pauline is frequently quoted in major media, including, including CBS News, the Associated Press, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Huffpost, Buzzfeed News, CNN, Yahoo News, USA Today, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Self, Ladies' Home Journal, Modern Bride, Fitness, Prevention, Woman's Day, and Consumer Reports on Health.Pauline co-founded TPI (The Practice Institue). She teaches and coaches other mental health professionals to earn a good living while doing what they love. She is also co-founder of The Center for Advanced Professional Education (CAPE) based at the University of Redlands.Pauline is past president of APA Division 42, Independent Practice, and Division 46, Media Technology & Psychology. She has also chaired or served on numerous committees within APA and the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.In addition to writing and teaching about the business of practice, Pauline has written a self-help book (Taming Your Inner Brat: A Guide for Transforming Self-defeating Behavior) and was a magazine columnist for several years.She is a two-time recipient of the "Psychologist in the Media" award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.Since 1997 Pauline has taught workshops  on using the internet for research and for marketing. She has conducted practice development workshops and webinars in the US and Canada, and is a frequently invited speaker for professional conferences. Dr. WallinDr. Wallin on LinkedInThe Practice InstituteBarbara Rozgonyi on LinkedInThanks for listening, commenting, liking, sharing, and adding Growing Social Now to your podcast playlist!!Cheers to your success,Barbara RozgonyiFounder, CoryWest Media, Top PR Blogger, Host of Growing Social Now, International Speaker and Inspirational Storyteller, Creative Marketing Team Coach, LinkedIn Social Selling Trainer, Avid Hiker, Natural Photographer Barbara Rozgonyi on Facebook Barbara Rozgonyi on InstagramBarbara Rozgonyi on LinkedInBarbara Rozgonyi on TikTokBarbara Rozgonyi on TwitterYouTubeGrowing Social Now wiredPRworksBarbaraRozgonyi.com

In this episode, Dr. Earl discussed Surviving & Thriving in Grad School with Nekolas Milton, M.S. We discussed the impact of the pandemic on graduate education, imposter feelings, and what has helped him thrive as a graduate student. Nekolas “Neko” Milton is a PsyD candidate at the University of San Francisco. He is currently completing his predoctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology (CMTP) at Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine. He is also currently serving as the student representative on the APA Division 37 Board of Directors. His clinical interests include working with infant and early childhood mental health. He will be a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA TIES for Families providing culturally responsive trauma-informed care to foster/adoption youth. His research interests include cultural identity development and mental health concerns among Black and Deaf communities. Guest: You can connect with Neko on Instagram at @thealmostdoctor Connect w/ Dr. Earl Turner on: Instagram: @thebreakdownwithdrearl Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBreakdownWithDrEarl/ Twitter: @DrEarlTurner Email: thebreakdownwithdrearl@gmail.com Learn more about Dr. Earl on his website at: www.drerlangerturner.com Be sure to subscribe and share the comments on social media #TheBreakdownWithDrEarl. Listen to The Breakdown with Dr. Earl Podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcast! ------------- Music from The Free MusicArchive by Audiobinger (CC BY NC: freemusicarchive.org/music/Audiobinger/)

BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE   Tonight we are doing something a little different. We are not going anywhere creepy. We aren't talking about UFOs, cryptids, or ghosts. You may have noticed our love of unsolved murders and true crime as well. Well, tonight we are looking at one of the most revolutionary tools used in diagnosing those criminals. We are talking about the DSM. This is going to be a little nerdy, but definitely interesting.   What is the DSM 5?   The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Their dedication and hard work have yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.   DSM 1   The DSM 1 was released by the American psychiatric association in 1952. It contained 60 recognized disorders and was very different from the current DSM. The objective of DSM I was to create a single nomenclature for psychopathology. Three separate diagnostic systems were in use, none of which matched systems used by hospitals for reporting purposes: Standard Nomenclature of Disease, (1942 revision) War Department Technical Bulletin (Medical 203), 1943 (US Navy) Veteran's Administration (modified version of Medical 203) rooted in Adolf Meyer's psychobiology: all disorders considered to be reactions to stress (e.g., depressive reaction)   psychoanalytic (i.e., Fruedian) which was constructed by sending questionnaires to 10% of APA members, 46% of whom responded.   Final approval obtained from vote of full APA membership   There were three broad classes of psychopathology:   organic brain syndromes (e.g., Korsakoff's syndrome, epilepsy)   functional disorders (e.g., depression, schizophrenia)   mental deficiency (mental retardation [now called intellectual disability])   one childhood disorder, adjustment reaction of childhood/adolescence.   The structure and conceptual framework were the same as in Medical 203, and many passages of text were identical. The APA listed homosexuality in the DSM as a sociopathic personality disturbance. In 1956, the psychologist Evelyn Hooker performed a study comparing the happiness and well-adjusted nature of self-identified homosexual men with heterosexual men and found no difference. Her study stunned the medical community and made her a heroine to many gay men and lesbians, Homosexuality: A Psychoanalytic Study of Male Homosexuals, a large-scale 1962 study of homosexuality by Irving Bieber and other authors, was used to justify inclusion of the disorder as a supposed pathological hidden fear of the opposite sex caused by traumatic parent–child relationships. This view was influential in the medical profession. Unfortunately homosexuality remained in the DSM until May 1974. DSM was criticized for its reliability and validity. The major limitation of the DSM was that the concept had not been scientifically tested. Also, all of the disorders listed were considered to be reactions to events occurring in an individual’s environment. Another problem was that there really was no distinction between abnormal and normal behavior. Despite this, it gained acceptance.   DSM 2   This second edition was released in 1969 by the APA. This edition featured a jump to 182 disorders. There were few changes in either process or philosophy (still psychoanalytic)   For the first time, international treaty dictated that the DSM and International Classification of Diseases (version 8; World Health Organization, 1966) be compatible.   Another primary objective was to improve communication among psychiatrists. Major psychiatric classes were expanded from 3 to 11 and several child and adolescent disorders added. They were: group delinquent reaction, hyperkinetic reaction, overanxious reaction, runaway reaction, unsocialized aggressive reaction, withdrawing reaction. The term "reaction" was dropped, but the term "neurosis" was retained. Both the DSM-I and the DSM-II reflected the predominant psychodynamic psychiatry,[24] although both manuals also included biological perspectives and concepts from Kraepelin's system of classification. Symptoms were not specified in detail for specific disorders. Many were seen as reflections of broad underlying conflicts or maladaptive reactions to life problems that were rooted in a distinction between neurosis and psychosis (roughly, anxiety/depression broadly in touch with reality, as opposed to hallucinations or delusions disconnected from reality). The idea that personality disorders did not involve emotional distress was discarded. There was still a disconnect between many doctors on whether the DSM was a reliable diagnostic tool. Robert Spitzer and Joseph L. Fleiss found that different practitioners using the DSM-II rarely agreed when diagnosing patients with similar problems. In reviewing previous studies of eighteen major diagnostic categories, Spitzer and Fleiss concluded that "there are no diagnostic categories for which reliability is uniformly high. Reliability appears to be only satisfactory for three categories: mental deficiency, organic brain syndrome (but not its subtypes), and alcoholism. The level of reliability is no better than fair for psychosis and schizophrenia and is poor for the remaining categories".   DSM 2: 7TH PRINTING   Homosexuality was removed as a mental disorder following protests by gay rights activists at the 1974 annual convention of the APA in San Francisco   This landmark event illustrates several important points about conceptualization and diagnosis of mental illness:   diagnostic systems such as the DSM, which are constructed by social institutions, reflect social values   Psychiatry and related disciplines reinforce prevailing social values, which can lead to stigmatization, with considerable potential for negative effects on mental health.   As a social institution, the APA is not indifferent to socio political influence.   DSM 3   The DSM 3 was released in 1980 and showed a radical shift in philosophy from earlier versions.  It contained 265 disorders. Available (albeit limited) research weighted heavily for the first time. It was designed to be descriptive and atheoretical in order to appeal to professionals across theoretical orientations (e.g., social workers, psychologists) instead of just psychiatrists. Psychoanalytic paradigm was supplanted by the 'biological psychiatry' perspective. A major objective was to make psychiatry more scientific, bringing it into mainstream medicine. There was a pretty big problem though. There were low inter-rater agreements in psychiatric diagnosis, the major dependent variable in psychiatry. The US-UK Cross National Diagnostic Project revealed much higher rates of schizophrenia diagnoses in NY and much higher rates of mood disorder diagnoses in London, despite nearly identical symptoms among psychiatric admissions. A meta analysis by Spitzer and Fleiss (1974) revealed the following kappa (κ) statistics for major psychiatric disorders:   depression: .41   mania: .33   anxiety: .45   schizophrenia: .57   alcoholism: .71   In general κs greater than .6 are unacceptable, so basically what this is saying is that these numbers are too high and there's too much disagreement in diagnosis. Low agreement was attributed to two sources, criterion variance and information variance.   criterion variance is when  diagnosticians are using different criteria when rendering diagnoses. Information variance is when diagnosticians are obtaining different information when interviewing patients. Both of these things led to major breakthroughs in diagnosis techniques but we're getting nerdy and scientific enough, and frankly we don't have the time… Just know they were important! The DSM-III also introduced multi-axial classification:   Axis I: clinical disorders, and conditions that need clinical attention (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder)   Axis II: personality disorders and mental retardation (e.g., antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, autism spectrum disorder)   Axis III: general medical conditions (e.g., hypothyroidism, Huntington's disease)   Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems (e.g., homelessness, child abuse)   Axis V: global assessment of functioning scale (0-100)   DSM 3-R   The revision of the DSM 3 was released in 1987. It added a few more disorders bringing the number to 292.  The explicit goal was to revise diagnostic criteria that were inconsistent, unclear, or were contradicted by subsequent research.   It eliminated most exclusion criteria, thereby doing away with implementing diagnostic hierarchies, which simplify diagnosis.   pre- DSM-III-R:   organic brain syndrome (i.e., illness attributable to CNS disease, brain trauma, etc.); if absent, then   schizophrenia; if absent, then   mood disorders; if absent, then   personality disorders   Eliminating diagnostic hierarchies resulted in a major increase in prevalence of disorders, and on rates of comorbidity.   DSM 4   The DSM 4 was released in 1994. The DSM 4 contained 365 disorders. A new version was needed to be compatible with the ICD 10. It is more data driven than any previous version. Some of the things done to collect now data were as follows: 13 work groups, populated with experts in each domain (e.g., anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, multi-axial issues, etc.)   review papers commissioned   12 multisite field trials to collect new data with 5-10 sites per field trial with 70 total sites involving 6000 participants   workgroups were to use data from the field trials to "compare alternative options and to study the possible impact of suggested changes"    McArthur foundation funding for re-analysis of existing datasets   publication of a multivolume DSM Sourcebook   Side note: looking into different sources, the number of disorders and diagnosis in each edition vary from source to source. For example three different sources list the the amount of disorders for the DSM 4 at 297, 365, and 410 respectively. If you've been listening and say this point are like: these idiots can't even get the number right… Well we're doing our best goddammit, and as we like to say, Blame the internet!.    Ok back to it   DSM 4 TR   A text revision of DSM-IV, titled DSM-IV-TR, was published in 2000. The diagnostic categories were unchanged as were the diagnostic criteria for all but 9 diagnoses. The majority of the text was unchanged; however, the text of two disorders, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified and Asperger's disorder, had significant and/or multiple changes made. The definition of pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified was changed back to what it was in DSM-III-R and the text for Asperger's disorder was practically entirely rewritten. Most other changes were to the associated features sections of diagnoses that contained additional information such as lab findings, demographic information, prevalence, course. Also, some diagnostic codes were changed to maintain consistency with ICD-9-CM .    Ok so that covers the first four editions and their revisions. And yes, for those of you who knows your DSMs, there is much more to editions 3 and 4 that we didn't go into. We are aware of this. But for the sake of time and sanity we did it the way we felt best… So back off.   That brings us to the present edition, the one that had piqued Jons interest so much, the DSM 5.    Turns it the joke may be on Jon as big changes were anticipated but few were implemented.  A similar revision process to that used for DSM IV was used including:   11 expensive field trails at medical/academic sites to assess "...reliability, feasibility, and clinical utility of select revisions"    19 expert work/study groups   re-analyses of large datasets   Here are done of the major highlights:   autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subsumes what were autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and PDD NOS   ADHD placed in the neurodevelopmental disorders category (with intellectual developmental disorder, ASD, specific LDs, motor disorders, etc.)   a schizophrenia spectrum is now recognized   disruptive mood dysregulation disorder added to depressive disorders   several new obsessive compulsive disorders added (e.g., hoarding, skin-picking, substance-induced)   gender dysphoria added   gambling disorder added to the the substance-related and addictive disorders chapter   ALMOST NO CHANGES TO THE PERSONALITY DISORDERS!    Multi-axial classification that characterized the DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-IV-TR was abandoned.    The DSM spawned the five factor model, or FFM. The FFM came about as an idea that it could be used to describe and understand the official personality disorder (PD) constructs from the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manuals. The FFM while spawned from the DSM is not exactly the same thing they are often confused and many think they are the same thing. The five factor model (FFM) is based on five personality factors, often referred to by the acronym OCEAN for Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.   They are measured on continua, whereby an individual may be highly extraverted, low in extraversion (introverted) or somewhere between these two extremes.  It enables the analysis of human personality based on observations carried out from clinical practices. Psychologist Lewis Goldberg referred to these as the ‘Big Five’ factors of personality, and developed the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) - an inventory of descriptive statements relating to each trait. Within each factor, a set of individual traits relate to more specific aspects of personality.   FIVE FACTORS AT A GLANCE:   Openness to Experience The openness to experience dimension of personality is characterised by a willingness to try new activities. Openness to experience is often associated with intelligence when measuring personality factors.   Individuals who score highly on verbal/crystallized intelligence measures have been found to also report being more open to experience.   CONSCIENTIOUSNESS:   People who are conscientious are more aware of their actions and the consequences of their behavior than people who are unconscientious. They feel a sense of responsibility towards others and are generally careful to carry out the duties assigned to them.Conscientious individuals like to keep a tidy environment and are well-organized. They are keen to maintain good timekeeping. People with high conscientious levels also exhibit more goal-oriented behavior. Low levels of conscientiousness are reflected in less motivated behavior. Unconscientious individuals are less concerned by tidiness and punctuality. Unconscientious people tend to engage in more impulsive behavior. They will act on a last-minute whim rather than considering the consequences of their choices. Research suggests that both environmental factors and heritability may influence conscientiousness.   EXTRAVERSION:   Extraversion is characterised by outgoing, socially confident behavior. Extraverts are sociable, talkative and often forward in social situations. They enjoy being the center of a group and will often seek the attention of others.This personality trait is measured on an introversion-extraversion continuum. Individuals who fit in the middle of the two traits are described as ambiverts. Introverts are people with low levels of extraversion, display contrasting behavior. They are quieter and often feel shy around other people. They may feel intimidated being in large groups such as parties, and will often try to avoid demanding social gatherings.    AGREEABLENESS:   Individuals who score highly on agreeableness measures are friendly and co-operative. Often considered more likeable by their peers and colleagues, agreeable people are trusting of others and are more altruistic, willing to help others during times of need. Their ability to work with others means that they often work well as members of a team. Individuals who are disagreeable score lower on this dimension of personality. They are less concerned with pleasing other people and making friends. Disagreeable individuals are more suspicious of other people’s intentions and are less charitable. As with some of the other ‘Big Five’ personality factors, our agreeableness levels are fluid throughout our lives, tending to increase as we grow older.   Neuroticism This personality dimension is measured on a continuum ranging from emotional stability to emotional instability, or neuroticism. People with high neuroticism scores are often persistent worriers. They are more fearful and often feel anxious, over-thinking their problems and exaggerating their significance. Rather than seeing the positive in a situation, they may dwell on its negative aspects.People with low neuroticism scores are less preoccupied by these negative concerns. They are able to remain more calm in response to stressful situations, and view problems in proportion to their importance. As a result, they tend to worry about such problems to a lesser extent. A person’s neuroticism can have repercussions in terms of their relationship with others. A study found that people in relationships were less happy than other couples if their partner scored highly on the personality trait.   These 5 major traits contain facets, and within these facets are the 18 items that experts link with psychopathy.    We started with the DSM 5 which led us to the FFM, which brings us to psychos. There were so many damn case studies and legal papers from law students, this shit was hard to research past the basic explanations. As for both being used in legal settings that is an even more gigantic pile of stinky shit to wade through. There were at least 6 pages worth of google his about the misuses of both in diagnosing criminals for court cases. A good amount of the misuses were dealing with trying to use the dsm 5 and the FFM as proof for an insanity plea. Not necessarily a misuse, but it seems that even when these are used to help determine personality and/or mental illness, even these are rarely convincing enough to actually grant an insanity ruling. The FFM can help determine a person's personality and possibly if they are a psychopath, but even being a psychopath won't automatically guarantee any kind of insanity defence. The DSM 5 can help identify any mental disorders, but mental disorders alone don't call for an automatic insanity defence. Even put together, personality profile and any underlying mental disorders, they are not necessarily a recipe insanity. Successful insanity defenses are rare. While rates vary from state to state, on average 0.85 percent actually raises the insanity defense nationwide. Interestingly, states with higher rates of insanity defenses tend to have lower success rates for insanity defenses; the percentage of all defendants found NGRI is fairly constant, at around 0.26 percent.   Another reason that it is hard to use the dsm5 in insanity defences is the factor of the many differing opinions on how the dsm5 is applied. We saw earlier in the episode that there was a large amount of different diagnosis on patients that had the same symptoms.    After all this we then looked into the DSM as it pertains to profiling as Jon had mentioned. It turns out profilers don't really use the dsm 5 to help them. Which maybe they should,  seeing as how profilers are right only around 66%, they could probably use all the help they can get. Some, however, believe by using the dsm 5 you can find the common mental illness of serial killers and use that to help determine a profile. Speaking of mental illness, let's look at the top three mental illnesses most commonly found in serial killers. First up schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Symptoms range from hallucinations and delusions to emotional flatness and catatonia. It is one of the most common mental disorders diagnosed among criminals, especially serial killers. David Berkowitz, Richard Chase, James holmes, and Ed Vein all had schizophrenia. Next up, Borderline Personality Disorder.  Characterized by impulsive behaviors, intense mood swings, feelings of low self-worth and problems in interpersonal relationships, borderline personality disorder seems more common among female criminals. Jeffrey Dahmer, Kristin H Gilbert, and Aileen Wuornos were all found to have borderline personality. Antisocial Personality Disorder is the third major illness. Known in the past as “psychopathy,” this mental disorder is characterized by a total lack of remorse and disregard of the feelings of others. People with APD may lie, act out violently, or break the law. While it’s reported that APD only affects 0.6% of the population, it may affect up to 47% of male inmates and 21% of female inmates. It’s also been diagnosed among three of the most ruthless serial killers. So we know that we just said that it was formerly known as psychopathy but turn out they may be two distinct things. There's actually pushback from both sides that there are traits of each that are distinct from the other. Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy were all diagnosed with antisocial Personality Disorder. These determinations of the diagnoses were carried out using the dsm5 guidelines for determining illnesses. So while it may not be used in profiling so to speak, you can use it to gather information to help see the traits of other people like the one they are looking for.   The DSM has been a valuable tool for mental health development and treatment. Every mental health professional uses the DSM in his or her own way. Some practitioners rigidly stick to the manual, developing treatment plans for each client based solely on the book's diagnoses. Others use the DSM as a guideline—a tool to help them conceptualize cases while focusing on each client's unique set of circumstances.    Despite its flaws, the DSM is uniquely helpful for several reasons.   Standardization Beyond billing and coding, standardization provides a number of important benefits to the clinician and the client. Standardization of diagnoses helps ensure that clients receive appropriate, helpful treatment regardless of location, social class, or ability to pay. It provides a concrete assessment of issues and helps therapists develop specific goals of therapy, as well as assess the effectiveness of treatment.4   Research Guidance In addition, the DSM helps guide research in the mental health field. The diagnostic checklists help ensure that different groups of researchers are studying the same disorder—although this may be more theoretical than practical, as so many disorders have such widely varying symptoms. Therapeutic Guidance For the mental health professional, the DSM eliminates a lot of guesswork. Proper diagnosis and treatment of mental illness remains an art, but the DSM diagnostic criteria serve as a sort of map.   In the age of brief therapy, a clinician may see a specific client only a handful of times, which may not be long enough to delve fully into the client's background and issues. Using the diagnostic criteria contained in the DSM, the therapist can develop a quick frame of reference, which is then refined during individual sessions.   No tool is perfect, and the DSM is no exception. Being aware of its drawbacks is important for both patients and therapists. Oversimplification The latest round of criticism echoes a long running debate on the nature of mental health. Many critics of the DSM see it as an oversimplification of the vast continuum of human behavior.6 Some worry that by reducing complex problems to labels and numbers, the scientific community risks losing track of the unique human element.   Misdiagnoses and Over-Diagnoses Possible risks include misdiagnosis or even over-diagnosis, in which vast groups of people are labeled as having a disorder simply because their behavior does not always line up with the current ideal.7 Childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common example. Shifts in terminology and diagnostic criteria in DSM-IV coincided with a massive upturn in the number of children on Ritalin or other medications.   Labeling and Stigmatization Other risks involve the possibility of stigmatization. Although mental health disorders are not viewed in the negative light that they once were, specific disorders can be perceived as labels. Some therapists take great care to avoid attaching labels to their clients. But for a variety of reasons, a specific diagnosis may be required.   While doing the research, many many many boring ass theses were read trying to give Jon what he wanted as far as the link between the DSMs and serial killers and such. The thing is, there isn't much and what's out there is basically just the same stuff over and over. The biggest link you'll find between the dsm and serial killers is the use of the dsm in diagnosing psychopathy and sociopathy in a majority of the cases. One cool thing we found was that at one point, psychologists were asked to look into the personality and mental well being of Ted Bundy. Perhaps the most obvious reason for this interest in Bundy is the fact that he was able to function and even flourish in his career and personal life, while carrying out and evading arrest for a longstanding series of brutal rapes and murders. Seventy-three psychologists from APA Division 42 recently took the opportunity to participate in a study concerned with the personality structure of Ted Bundy. The psychologists were provided a brief one and a half page vignette compiled from historical sources and reference materials. The psychologists were then asked to describe Bundy in terms of the American Psychiatric Association s personality disorder nomenclature. This means using the DSM for their evaluations of his mental disorders.The most commonly diagnosed personality disorder was antisocial, which was endorsed by almost 96% of the sample. In fact, nearly 80% of the respondents described Bundy as a prototypic case of antisocial personality disorder. Considering the history of brutal rapes and violent murders perpetrated by Bundy, this diagnosis is not particularly surprising. However, it is also worth noting that nearly 95% of the sample also saw Bundy as meeting sufficient criteria to be given the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder. Over 50% of the psychologists also viewed Bundy as being above the diagnostic threshold for the borderline and schizoid diagnoses. This variety of personality disorder diagnoses offered by the members of Division 42 certainly supports the complex nature of Bundy s personality. As a comparison the psychologists were also asked to describe Bundy using the FFM system. Of course, the most notable aspect of Bundy s FFM profile was the consistently low ratings on all six facets of antagonism, indicating that the clinicians saw him as manipulative, deceitful, mistrustful, arrogant and callous. However, consistent with the reports of Bundy s success in political endeavors, the clinicians also rated him highly in the domain of extraversion, describing him as assertive, active, and thrill-seeking although also extremely low in the extraversion facet of warmth. Bundy was described as being particularly low on all the facets of neuroticism, with the exception of angry hostility. This indicates that he was seen as relatively free from experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, and selfconsciousness, but also as having great difficulty controlling his anger. Perhaps the most noteworthy finding from the FFM ratings was his generally high ratings on the domain of conscientiousness. In contrast with the impulsive, undercontrolled behavior that one would typically expect from an antisocial criminal, Bundy was described as being , orderly, achievement oriented and deliberate. Perhaps it was his characteristic style of careful planning and deliberate execution that enabled Bundy to avoid capture and arrest for so many years. The reasons for this evaluation was to determine which system was more useful for clinicians when looking for a diagnosis, working with patients, and being able to relay the information to the average person not familiar with all of the psychology jargon. They also used this as a study for what they may have needed to change from the DSM 4 to the dsm 5. The cool part was that they were able to dig into the mind of a killer and show the use of both the dsm and ffm models.   So look at know that this was more of a nerd out episode. Hopefully you find it interesting. Getting into the mind of criminals to determine what drives them is important for future dishonoring and treatment research. The DSM and ffm are critical tools used to help do this. The DSM is pretty much the exclusive tool used by psychologists to diagnose mental disorders and come up with treatment plans.    Another question that is being explored using the dsm is whether serial killers, repeat violent offenders, serial rapists and the like, can be rehabilitated. There are many studies in the world using the DSM 5 and other tools trying to determine if there are visible treatment options to use for this purpose. The big question here is, who would want to take the risk on rehabbing a serial killer, then putting their name on a piece of paper saying that person is ok to rejoin society, and theeeeen have that person revert back to their old habit of you know…. Killing people. There are plenty of people out there doing research on this topic. It was hard to find any solid answers as of now, but hopefully there will be more information soon.    We would also like to take a moment to say a couple things about this research. Most of the research was hampered but the fact that most of the good papers written on the subjects we discussed you actually have to pay to read. There many good papers with much good info that we could not access due to that fact. We wanted a DSM episode as we are both very interested in the minds of killers and criminals and the dsm and the FFM are the major tools in diagnosing the personalities and mental disorders of these killers and criminals. We know this wasn't our usual type of episode but sometimes we like to get nerdy and this one of those times. Hopefully you guys entity getting nerdy with us.   https://screenrant.com/great-binge-worthy-serial-killer-movies-based-on-real-murderers-ranked-imdb/    

E-cigarettes have increased in prevalence over the past decade and provided a powerful alternative to tobacco products like cigarettes. E-cigarettes have the potential to be addictive in part because qualities that are typically inherent to a substance (e.g., flavor, "harshness") can actually be modified to increase the reinforcing efficacy of the nicotine from the e-cigarettes. However, the full picture of both acute and chronic consequences are yet to be understood. Dr. Adam Leventhal provides an overview of the science of e-cigarettes and vaping, including what we now about it's harm and addictive potential. He also discusses his work regarding the regulation "sweet spot": making it appealing enough for cigarette smokers to want to start using e-cigarettes, but aversive enough to prevent uptake among at-risk groups, such as adolescents. He also discusses how to develop a research career that has a focus on public health impact. Dr. Adam Leventhal is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Psychology in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is also the Director of the USC Institute for Addiction Science and Health, Emotion & Addiction Laboratory; a new Fellows Chair in the APA Division on Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse (Division 28); and a recently appointed member of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration.

Guest Description:Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPAKathleen Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Psychological Trauma and was Founding Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Lactation, a position she held for 11 years. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of APA’s Publications and Communications Board, a committee that oversees all APA journals.Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in women's-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2019 President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association’s Division of Trauma Psychology.Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 470 articles or chapters and is author or editor of 39 books. Her most recent books include Depression in New Mothers, 3rd Edition (2017, Routledge UK), Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan (2017, Routledge US, with Lesia Ruglass), The Phantom of the Opera: A Social History of the World’s Most Popular Musical (2018, Praeclarus). She is editor of the Clinical Lactation Monograph series, which has 11 volumes including Breast and Nipple Pain, Milk Supply, and Tongue-Tie (Praeclarus).

This is a podcast series for APA Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) members to keep informed on division activities. In this episode, hosts Jen and Tiffanie interview Dr. Lucy Allbaugh, co-editor of a special issue of Psychological Services®, the official journal of Division 18, which is focused on behavioral health advocacy in the context of public service settings. Check out this special issue online now: https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/ser/17/S1 Additionally, Jen shares her vision for her presidential year. For more information about Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) of the American Psychological Association, check out our website. You can also contact us at apadiv18@outlook.com

An important and enlightening conversation with two of the top experts on masculinity - Dr. Ron Levant and Shayna Pryor, M.A. What is the difference between being a man (biological sex) and masculinity (gender roles)? Why should we care about masculinity and Man Box culture? How do men learn what it means to be a man? How do men deal with divorce? How do men deal with being a single parent? Are boys as emotional as girls? Or are they more rational as is commonly assumed? To what extent are men the recipient of sexual or physical abuse? To what extent are most men happy? Why is shaming so important for men policing other men? What percentage of men subscribe to traditional masculine ideology? What makes up traditional masculine ideology? Homophobia? Being a player? Avoid all things feminine? Restrict vulnerable and caring emotions? Toughness? Is there a connection between physical and sexual violence and a strong belief to traditional masculine beliefs? Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The University of Akron; Past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 51; and two-term Editor of APA Division 51's quarterly journal, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Shana Pryor, MA, is a doctoral student of Counseling Psychology at The University of Akron. She has spent the majority of her career focusing on issues surrounding men, masculinity, and sexual trauma. Ron and Shana are co-authors of the book The Tough Standard: The Hard Truth About Masculinity and Violence. Dr. LeVant has also authored numerous other books such as Masculinity Reconstructed: Changing the Rules of Manhood at Work, in Relationships, and in Family Life, and numerous others. If you like what you've heard, support The Evolved Caveman Podcast w/ Dr. John Schinnerer by liking, reviewing, subscribing on Apple podcasts. Every review helps to get the message out! Please share the podcast with friends and colleagues. Follow Dr. John Schinnerer on | Instagram | Instagram.com/@TheEvolvedCaveman | Facebook | Facebook.com/Anger.Management.Expert | Twitter | Twitter.com/@JohnSchin | LinkedIn | Linkedin.com/in/DrJohnSchinnerer Or join the email list by visiting: GuideToSelf.com Please visit our YouTube channel and remember to Like & Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/user/jschinnerer Editing/Mixing/Mastering by: Brian Donat of B/Line Studios www.BLineStudios.com Music by: Zak Gay http://otonamimusic.com/

This is a podcast series for APA Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) members to keep informed on division activities. In this episode, hosts Jen and Tiffanie interview Dr. Mary Jansen about the journey toward establishing Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Psychology as a specialty. This episode references a websites, including the Specialty Council website (http://www.psychtrainingsmi.com/) and the American Board of Professional Psychology (https://www.abpp.org/). For more information about Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) of the American Psychological Association, check out our website. You can also contact us at apadiv18@outlook.com

Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. She is also in independent practice in Cambridge, MA. Her scholarship focuses on immigration, trauma, race, cultural competence, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She has served as the chair of the Multicultural Concerns Committee in American Psychological Association Division 39 (Psychoanalysis), and as a member of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration, and the APA Task Force on Revising the Multicultural Guidelines. She is currently a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors of APA Division 39, and a member of the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the American Psychoanalytic Association. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy, published by APA (American Psychological Association) Books in 2016. https://www.nwaps.org/events/usha-tummala-narra-phdhttps://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/faculty-research/faculty-directory/usha-tummala-narra.htmlhttps://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-dark-history-behind-sati-a-banned-funeral-custom-in-india/The Sati or suttee[note 1] was a historical practice found chiefly among Hindus in the northern and pre-modern regions of South Asia, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband funeral pyreDowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage cultures in which marriage rarely occurs without dowry or bride-pricehttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowryCaste SystemThe rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616ColorismPrejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.

Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. She is also in independent practice in Cambridge, MA. Her scholarship focuses on immigration, trauma, race, cultural competence, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She has served as the chair of the Multicultural Concerns Committee in American Psychological Association Division 39 (Psychoanalysis), and as a member of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration, and the APA Task Force on Revising the Multicultural Guidelines. She is currently a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors of APA Division 39, and a member of the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the American Psychoanalytic Association. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy, published by APA (American Psychological Association) Books in 2016. https://www.nwaps.org/events/usha-tummala-narra-phdhttps://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/faculty-research/faculty-directory/usha-tummala-narra.htmlhttps://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-dark-history-behind-sati-a-banned-funeral-custom-in-india/The Sati or suttee[note 1] was a historical practice found chiefly among Hindus in the northern and pre-modern regions of South Asia, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband funeral pyreDowry the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage cultures in which marriage rarely occurs without dowry or bride-pricehttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowryCaste SystemThe rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616ColorismPrejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.

In honor of Minority Mental Health Month, host Jan Desper Peters is joined by Dr. Vabren Watts, Deputy Director of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Division of Diversity and Health. Dr. Watts received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Meharry Medical College and completed his post-doctoral training in Cardiology Research at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has worked in a space where you find few African Americans, research, and scientific journalism. Take a deep dive with Jan and the witty Dr. Watts as they discuss the science behind COVID-19, the history of health inequity, and the resources available through APA addressing Black mental health. Are you concerned about finding providers that look like you? Want to explore the history of mistrust between medical professionals and the Black community? Tune in for the answers on this episode!

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews the co-authors of "The Tough Standard: The hard truths about masculinity and violence," Dr. Ronald Levant and Shana Pryor. In this conversation you'll learn about the construct of masculinity and how it impinges upon men and others. Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The University of Akron; Past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 51; and two-term Editor of APA Division 51’s quarterly journal, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. He has developed and evaluated a number of measures designed to assess a variety of gender constructs. Dr. Levant’s signature contribution has been in establishing the empirical foundation for the “Normative Male Alexithymia” hypothesis. In addition, he developed Alexithymia Reduction Treatment (ART), a brief psychoeducational intervention designed to remediate normative male alexithymia in order to prepare men to engage more fully in psychotherapy. This is his 19th book. Shana Pryor, MA, is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Akron. She has spent the majority of her career focusing on men, masculinity and sexual trauma. Resources Learn more about their work and find a book excerpt at: www.thetoughstandard.com.  Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com and clicking on the green Speakpipe button. Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes. You can also download the Therapy Chat app on iTunes by clicking here. Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio

On this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Dr. Mary Kite. Mary Kite received her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from Purdue University. A social psychologist, she is currently Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University. Strongly committed to psychology education at all levels, she is Past-President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, APA Division 2); she has held a number of other leadership roles for STP. She also chaired the APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education Resources and is Past President of the Midwestern Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2, 8, 9, 35, & 44 and of the Association for Psychological Science and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She maintains an active research program in the area of stereotyping and prejudice, including co-authoring The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3e) with Bernard Whitley, Jr.; Kite and Whitley also co-authored Principles of Research in Behavioral Science (4e). Recognitions include the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (2014) and a Presidential Citation from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2011). She was selected as a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer for the American Psychological Association in 2009 and was named a Minority Access National Role Model in 2007. Segment 1: External Validity [00:00-08:03] In this first segment, Dr. Kite discusses the importance of external validity in experimental research. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Kite, M. E., & Whitley, Jr., B. E.(2016). The psychology of prejudice and discrimination (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge. Kite, M. E., & Whitley, Jr., B. E. (2018). Principles of research in behavioral science (4th ed.). New York: Routledge. Darley, J. M., & Latané, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8, 377-383. Piliavin, I. M., Rodin, J., & Piliavin, J. A. (1969). Good Samaritanism: An underground phenomenon? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 289-299. Ebbinghaus’ research on nonsense syllables Segment 2: Sampling [08:04-18:12] In segment two, Dr. Kite discusses sampling issues in quantitative research methods. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Arnett, J. (2008). The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American. American Psychologist, 67, 602-614. Fraley, R. C. (2007). Using the Internet for personality research. In R. W. Robins, R. C. Fraley, & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in personality psychology (pp. 130-148). New York: Guilford. Henrich, J., Heine, S. J. & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33, 61-135. Henry, P. J. (2008). College sophomores in the laboratory redux: Influences of a narrow data base on social psychology’s view of the nature of prejudice. Psychological Inquiry, 19, 49-71. Kraut, R., Olson, J., Banaji, M., Bruckman, A., Cohen, J., & Couper, M. (2004). Psychological research online: Report of Board of Scientific Affairs’ Advisory Group on the conduct of research on the Internet. American Psychologist, 59, 105-117. Rosenthal, R., & Rosnow, R. L. (1975). The volunteer subject. New York: Wiley. Amazon Mechanical Turk Qualitrics To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.

Guest, Dr. Sandy Chafouleas, shared the Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) can be effective and efficient as a progress monitoring tool as well as a targeted screening tool. Dr. Sandra M. Chafouleas is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology within the Neag School of Education. She also serves as the founder and Co-Director of the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH). Dr. Chafouleas received her Ph.D. in psychology (school) from Syracuse University and has been a licensed psychologist in Connecticut since 2001. Dr. Chafouleas has demonstrated continued success with extramurally funded research since 2006, with work focused on supporting school system implementation of evidence-informed practices and expertise in areas of integrated health and learning (whole child), school mental health, and behavior assessment. She has authored over 150 publications, and regularly serves as a national presenter and invited speaker.  She is a fellow in both the American Psychological Association and Association for Psychological Science, and is and Invited Member and Past-President of the Society for the Study of School Psychology.  She received the 2018 Edward C. Marth Graduate Mentorship award from the University of Connecticut AAUP; the 2018 UConn Alumni Foundation award for Faculty Excellence in Research and Creativity Award in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; the 2016 APA Division 16 Oakland Mid-Career Scholar Award; the 2009 UConn Alumni Association award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching; and previously served as associate dean for The Graduate School (2012-2014) and then the associate dean for research in the Neag School (2014-2016). Prior to becoming a university trainer, she worked as a school psychologist and school administrator in a variety of settings supporting the needs of children with behavior disorders.

Learn what actually works in therapy. It’s hard to verbalize the problem with “evidence-based” models of care, but renowned psychoanalyst and psychologist Nancy McWilliams does just that. She further describes what happens in quality depth-oriented therapies such as psychoanalytically-informed, attachment-oriented therapy, and integrates the neurobiological aspect that Freud started that has now been confirmed. Who is Nancy McWilliams? Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP, is Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and has a private practice in Flemington, New Jersey. She is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology and has authored three classic books on psychotherapy, including the award-winning Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. Dr. McWilliams is an Honorary Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association and a former Erikson Scholar at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She is a recipient of the Leadership and Scholarship Awards from Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Hans H. Strupp Award from the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society, and delivered the Dr. Rosalee G. Weiss Lecture for Outstanding Leaders in Psychology for APA Division 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice). She has demonstrated psychodynamic psychotherapy in three APA educational videos and has spoken at the commencement ceremonies of the Yale University School of Medicine and the Smith College School for Social Work. Show Notes – Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Therapy with Nancy McWilliams Psychoanalytic Perspective, Trauma & Attachment Based Treatment • Challenges – academic and scientific • Short term focused • Technique driven • However, deprives individuals of the time needed to establish secure attachment to therapist, develop motivation to change, feel root feelings, etc. • Psychoananalytic Perspective • Humanistic-evidence based relationships • Proving and disproving Freud  Trauma treatment history • Long term Therapy Benefits • Devoted Therapist Negative Transference “Difficult patients” typically are the ones that evoke parts of ourselves that we don’t like. Our own ugliness, our own badness, all of that. And again, that goes back to long-term treatment, but also long-term treatment of ourselves, you know, as doing our own work and really, you know, a lifelong process. Research on non-verbal communications and what works in therapy. Learning the defenses and what lies underneath • Narcissism/soft toss • Borderline • what would you advise for people to get the most out of their therapy or any close relationship that they’re in? Do you have thoughts about that?   If you enjoy this episode you may also enjoy these: TU105: Narcissism, What is Going On Under the Defense w Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley TU90: Avoidance and the Difficulty Opening Up with Guest Robert T. Muller TU41: The Dark Side Of Therapy: Recognizing When The Therapeutic Relationship Goes Bad   Resources: Psychoanalytic Diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams (textbook for therapists and students) To Know and to Care – A_Review of Psychoanalysis by Nancy McWilliams A psychodynamic formulation masterclass by Nancy McWilliams In Conversation Wih Dr Nancy McWilliam The Therapeutic Presence In Psychoanalys by Nancy McWilliams Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb (Sue read this at Dr. McWilliams suggestion and found it hilarious, poignant and much like therapy occurs in real life. Highly recommended.)   Who doesn’t love special offers? Our course is now available for a deeply discounted early release price! While this course is aimed toward clinicians (CE’s available!), all who are highly interested in deepening the security in ...

Learn what actually works in therapy. It’s hard to verbalize the problem with “evidence-based” models of care, but renowned psychoanalyst and psychologist Nancy McWilliams does just that. She further describes what happens in quality depth-oriented therapies such as psychoanalytically-informed, attachment-oriented therapy, and integrates the neurobiological aspect that Freud started that has now been confirmed. Who is Nancy McWilliams?Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP, is Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and has a private practice in Flemington, New Jersey. She is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology and has authored three classic books on psychotherapy, including the award-winning  (https://www.guilford.com/books/Psychoanalytic-Diagnosis/Nancy-McWilliams/9781609184940) . Dr. McWilliams is an Honorary Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association and a former Erikson Scholar at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She is a recipient of the Leadership and Scholarship Awards from Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Hans H. Strupp Award from the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society, and delivered the Dr. Rosalee G. Weiss Lecture for Outstanding Leaders in Psychology for APA Division 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice). She has demonstrated psychodynamic psychotherapy in three APA educational videos and has spoken at the commencement ceremonies of the Yale University School of Medicine and the Smith College School for Social Work. Show Notes – Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Therapy with Nancy McWilliamsPsychoanalytic Perspective, Trauma & Attachment Based Treatment• Challenges – academic and scientific • Short term focused • Technique driven • However, deprives individuals of the time needed to establish secure attachment to therapist, develop motivation to change, feel root feelings, etc. • Psychoananalytic Perspective • Humanistic-evidence based relationships • Proving and disproving Freud  Trauma treatment history• Long term Therapy Benefits • Devoted Therapist Negative Transference“Difficult patients” typically are the ones that evoke parts of ourselves that we don’t like. Our own ugliness, our own badness, all of that. And again, that goes back to long-term treatment, but also long-term treatment of ourselves, you know, as doing our own work and really, you know, a lifelong process. Research on non-verbal communications and what works in therapy. Learning the defenses and what lies underneath• Narcissism/soft toss • Borderline • what would you advise for people to get the most out of their therapy or any close relationship that they’re in? Do you have thoughts about that?   If you enjoy this episode you may also enjoy these: TU105: Narcissism, What is Going On Under the Defense w Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley (https://www.therapistuncensored.com/tu104-narcissism-what-is-going-on-under-the-defense/) TU90: Avoidance and the Difficulty Opening Up with Guest Robert T. Muller (https://www.therapistuncensored.com/tu90_avoidance_robert_muller/) TU41: The Dark Side Of Therapy: Recognizing When The Therapeutic Relationship Goes Bad (https://www.therapistuncensored.com/tu-41/)   Resources: Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (https://amzn.to/2X4X2NT) by Nancy McWilliams (textbook for therapists and students) To Know and to Care – A_Review of Psychoanalysis by Nancy McWilliams (https://www.therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/To_Know_and_to_Care_A_Review_of_Psychoan.pdf) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis – Nancy McWilliams (https://www.therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Psychoanalytic_Diagnosis_-_Nancy_McWilli.pdf) A psychodynamic formulation masterclass by Nancy McWilliams... Support this podcast

In this episode, Neal Christopher and Badr Raknakaran give an overview of other podcasts that may be of interest to psychiatrists. Links to some resources below: (Not all are discussed in the episode)   Psychopharmacology Updates Practical psychopharmacology updates for mental health clinicians. Useful for psychiatry / mental health professionals. Expert interviews and soundbites from CME presentations. Practical and free of commercial bias. Not sponsored by any pharmaceutical company. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychopharmacology-and-psychiatry-updates/id1425185370   MDedge https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mdedge-psychcast/id1382898254?mt=2 MDedge Psychcast is a weekly podcast from MDedge Psychiatry, online home of Clinical Psychiatry News and Current Psychiatry. Hosted by Editor in Chief Lorenzo Norris, MD, Psychcast features psychiatric clinicians discussing the issues and concerns that most affect their specialty. The information in this podcast is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The Medical Mind Podcast A podcast about innovation in mental health care from the APA Division of Education. APA Administration host Ann Thomas interviews APA members and other healthcare professionals about new initiatives in psychiatry. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/education/podcasts/the-medical-mind-podcast   Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice Psychiatric Services Editor Lisa Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Podcast Editor and co-host Josh Berezin, M.D., M.S., discuss key aspects of research recently published by Psychiatric Services. Tune in to Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice to learn about the latest mental health services research and why it is relevant. Topics include community-based treatment programs, collaborative care, evidence-based treatment and service delivery, criminal and social justice, policy analysis, and more. https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast   Psychiatry Unbound APA Publishing's Books podcast, hosted by APA Books Editor-in-Chief, Laura Roberts, M.D. Psychiatry Unbound offers the opportunity to hear the voices behind the most prominent psychiatric scholarship in the field today. Subscribe now to learn about important topics in the field of psychiatry and see how our authors are making an impact in clinical settings throughout the world. http://psychiatryunbound.apapublishing.libsynpro.com/   AJP Audio brings you highlights from each issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/audio   The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Publisher's Podcast includes monthly audio updates of the features in each issue of JCP, plus special features added from time to time. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-journal-of-clinical-psychiatry-publishers-podcast/id386299220   Concepts in Psychiatry The premiere podcast for psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, and other mental health professionals interested in strengthening their knowledge of the fundamental concepts of psychiatry and learning the latest news in the treatment of mental health disorders. Hosted by Sarah DeLeon, MD, a third year psychiatry resident. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/concepts-in-psychiatry/id1257416543   PsychEd: educational psychiatry podcast This podcast is written and produced by psychiatry residents at the University of Toronto and is aimed at medical students and residents. Listeners will learn about fundamental and more advanced topics in psychiatry as our resident team explore these topics with world-class psychiatrists at U of T and abroad. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psyched-educational-psychiatry-podcast/id1215646896 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Each month JAACAP highlights a selected article found within the pages of the Journal by providing a podcast interview with the author. Tune in regularly to this feature of JAACAP, where we strive for a relaxed 'fireside chat' atmosphere in which authors can share aspects of their science that we are less often privy to. Podcasts are typically 15 to 20 minutes in length. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journal-american-academy-child-adolescent-psychiatry/id660778429   Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry by ReachMD New research and clinical trials yield frequent developments in neuroscience and mental health. ReachMD welcomes an array of leading thinkers who lend their focused expertise to these principles, central to human function and ability. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/id913720346 Mad in America podcast Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide. This podcast is part of Mad in America's mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change. On the podcast we have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/id913720346   SAGE Psychology & Psychiatry Welcome to the official free Podcast site from SAGE for Psychology & Psychiatry. SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets with principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sage-psychology-psychiatry/id871125966   Mental Health and Psychiatry (Video & Audio) Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore mental illness and mental health. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-health-and-psychiatry-video/id522813934 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-health-and-psychiatry-audio/id522813323 PeerView Neuroscience & Psychiatry CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast PeerView is an independent, professional medical publishing company focused on gathering and reporting information pertaining to clinically relevant advances and developments in the science and practice of medicine. As publishers of PeerView Publications, PeerView is solely responsible for the selection of publication topics, the preparation of editorial content and the distribution of all materials it publishes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peerview-neuroscience-psychiatry-cme-cne-cpe-audio/id179489480 Mental Health Book Club Podcast Sydney Timmins - a writer and Becky Lawrence - a secondary school teacher discuss books that contain mental health issues. Sydney and Becky will combine their love of reading and talking, working their way through anything from self-help, fiction and memoirs tackling a range of mental health issues. Trigger warning: this podcast discusses mental health topics that may cause distress to some listeners, we will give a full list of topics in each episodes show notes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-health-book-club-podcast/id1279210164 Mental - The Podcast to Destigmatise Mental Health Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each week joined by a special guest Mental is intended to be a safe space to hear honest and open discussion about mental health in the hope listeners will feel more empowered to continue the conversation with others. This podcast is a chance for Bobby to give back for the support he has received and share what he continues to learn in the ongoing journey for optimum mental wellbeing. Covering many, many topics that influence mental health, we focus on identity and the sheer weight of being a human in our modern, technology-filled world. Learn about different conditions from first-hand experience, with statistics you can trust and inspiring guests. Mental health is something to be mindful of just as much as physical health, and Mental strives to let listeners know that they don't have to do so alone. Oh, and remember… you are enough! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-the-podcast-to-destigmatise-mental-health/id1358920477   MQ Open Mind  MQ: Transforming Mental Health https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/ MQ Open Mind looks at the science behind mental health and its potential to transform lives. The show digs deep into the cutting-edge research taking on mental illness and speaks to the people it could help. Hear conversations on a range of different conditions, from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and bipolar. Brought to you by MQ: Transforming Mental Health, the new major mental health research charity https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mq-open-mind/id1271690765 Piece of Mind: Mental Health & Psychiatry We bring you the latest on mental health research at Cardiff University's MRC Centre and the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH), plus real-life experiences of people affected by mental health problems. We would love to hear your feedback or ideas for future episodes, either comment on our latest episode, message us at info@ncmh.info or Tweet/Insta with #POMpod. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/piece-of-mind-mental-health-psychiatry/id1326789920 Mental Health Foundation podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-health-foundation-podcast/id665005881   JAMA Psychiatry Author Interviews Interviews with authors of articles from JAMA Psychiatry. JAMA Psychiatry is an international peer-reviewed journal for clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and allied fields. JAMA Psychiatry strives to publish original, state-of-the-art studies and commentaries of general interest to clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in the field. The journal seeks to inform and to educate its readers as well as to stimulate debate and further exploration into the nature, causes, treatment, and public health importance of mental illness. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jama-psychiatry-author-interviews/id1227007379   ADD Lancet NEI Podcast Neuroscience Education Institute The Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) is committed to help raise the standard of mental health by providing imaginative medical education that focuses on the highest level of learning. Each episode offers an opportunity to learn about current issues in psychiatry from key opinion leaders in the medical field. NEI's Podcast would be of value to anyone with an interest in neuropsychiatric diseases and psychopharmacology. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nei-podcast/id288425495 Therapy We All Wear It Differently A podcast for early career psychologists. If you're looking for inspiration and advice for your psychology career, you're in the right place. Amy Felman interviews working psychologists from diverse fields with all levels of experience as they share their journeys, challenges and career breakthroughs that have lead them to where they are today. Tune in and discover how we all wear it differently. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-all-wear-it-differently-podcast-for-early-career/id992827102 Psychologists Off The Clock: A Psychology Podcast About The Science And Practice Of Living Well Ever wonder what therapists talk about over coffee? We are three clinical psychologists who love to chat about the best ideas from psychology. In this podcast, we explore the psychological principles we use in our clinical work, and bring you ideas from psychology that can help you flourish in your work, parenting, relationships, and health. Thank you for listening to Psychologists Off The Clock! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychologists-off-clock-psychology-podcast-about-science/id1176171178 Shrink Rap Radio David Van Nuys, Ph.D. All the psychology you need to know and just enough to make you dangerous... This podcast features renowned psychologist,Dr. David Van Nuys , brining you in-depth interviews on a broad array of psychological topics including: psychotherapy, dreams, consciousness, depth psychology, business psychology, developmental psychology, mind/body psychology, personal growth, psychology and art, research psychology, social issues, and spirituality. The roster of world-class guests includes: Philip Zimbardo, Charles Tart, Irvin Yalom, Jonathan Haidt, Sara Lazar, Robert Altemeyer, Stanley Krippner, Arnold Mindell, Dacher Keltner, Michael Meade, and David Barlow among others. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shrink-rap-radio/id79491957 Speaking of Psychology American Psychological Association "Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association, these podcasts will help listeners apply the science of psychology to their everyday lives. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of-psychology/id705934263 Counselor Toolbox Podcast  Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counselor-toolbox-podcast/id1120947649 The Trauma Therapist Guy Macpherson, PhD This is a podcast about people helping people. Bruce Perry, Gabor Mate, Janina Fisher and many other of the world's leading master therapists, thought leaders and game-changers who specialize in PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma, complex trauma and related fields join Guy Macpherson, PhD at thetraumatherapistpodcast.com for inspiring interviews about what it takes and what it means to sit with those who've been impacted by trauma. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trauma-therapist/id899009517 The Thoughtful Counselor The Thoughful Counselor Team The Thoughtful Counselor is a podcast that is dedicated to producing great conversations around current topics in counseling and psychotherapy. We view counseling and psychotherapy as a deeply beautiful and complex process, and strive to incorporate both the art and science of the field in each episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thoughtful-counselor/id1152853871 Between Us: A Psychotherapy Podcast    Psychotherapists John Totten and Mason Neely bring you this psychotherapy podcast that explores what is happening between therapists and patients, from both sides of the relationship. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-us-a-psychotherapy-podcast/id1152775317 The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy Curt Widhalm, LMFT and Katie Vernoy, LMFT The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide: Where Therapists Live, Breathe, and Practice as Human Beings It's time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when clinicians must develop a personal brand to market their private practices, and are connecting over social media, engaging in social activism, pushing back against mental health stigma, and facing a whole new style of entrepreneurship. To support you as a whole person, a business owner, and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-therapists-survival-guide-curt-widhalm-katie/id1310770477   ACT in Context Association for Contextual Behavioral Science ACT in Context is freely available to anyone, and its episodes will take listeners on a journey from the history and development of ACT through its clinical application and the future of the work. This podcast will primarily focus on ACT, but it will often touch upon several related issues such as behavioral principles, the underlying theory of language (Relational Frame Theory) and philosophy of science. We hope that informal learners, potential consumers, researchers and clinicians alike find it useful. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/act-in-context/id748513885   The Learn Psych Podcast is a monthly educational podcast on topics in psychiatry. It is targeted towards students and trainees, though it is often relevant to a wide variety of healthcare providers. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learn-psych-podcast/id1118809594   Psychiatry Today Join Dr. Scot Bay every Wednesday night at 7PM while he discusses Psychiatry and mental health with guests. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychiatry-today/id279601313   Psychiatric videos for teaching Psychiatric interviews created for teaching purposes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychiatric-videos-for-teaching/id670271700   Psyched??! We answer your call for psychiatry and mental health topics with our new upcoming podcast. We are two psychiatrists, David Carreon, 100%-nerd with a side of philosophy, and Jessi Gold, down-to-earth, empathic and, at times, sarcastic. We're starting a podcast called "Psyched!" aimed to communicate stories in neuroscience and psychiatry to a wider audience. We're targeting psychiatrists as our primary listeners, but hope to have a program that's accessible, entertaining and informative for a broader audience. Basically, we want to be the Economist for psychiatry. We'll cover everything from the foundational to the cutting-edge, from the popular to the weird. We hope to capture and communicate the excitement of psychiatry, and have fun while doing it. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psyched-a-psychiatry-blog-episodes/id1299266826   Let's Talk about Borderline Personality Disorder A podcast about Borderline Personality Disorder by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-about-borderline-personality-disorder/id1310234795   Psychiatry from University of Oxford Psychiatry is a medical discipline seeking to understand and treat mental illness. These podcasts provide an introduction to core topics in psychiatry, and to research undertaken in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry. This series is relevant to health-care professionals and members of the public. The topic podcasts are particularly relevant to medical students studying psychiatry. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychiatry/id796432735   MGH Psychiatry Academy Podcasts https://player.fm/series/mgh-psychiatry-academy-podcasts  

Patricia Bamonti, PhD, is a licensed clinical geropsychologist who specializes in providing psychotherapy to older adults and caregivers in an outpatient geriatric mental health setting. She earned a degree in clinical psychology, focusing in geropsychology, at West Virginia University, and then she went on to complete an internship and fellowship with a geropsychology emphasis at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Dr. Bamonti's research interests are depression and suicide in late life and coping with chronic medical conditions and adapting to related functional impairment. Currently, she serves as the Secretary for the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training programs and Social Media Overseer for the Society of Clinical Geropsychology, which is APA Division 12 Section II. She is active in training future geropsychologists, providing clinical supervision to trainees at the practicum, internship, and fellowship levels.Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of this episode, listeners will be able to:1. Discuss to how conceptualize and address issues related to transference or patient-therapist boundaries in the context of age differences between the therapist and patient.2. List modification strategies and one tool to use when providing psychotherapy to older adults who have cognitive impairment.3. Identify ways in which ageism impacts mental health and treatment for older adults.4. Discuss factors to consider when thinking about using a trauma-focused treatment.5. Describe how to orient an older adult patient to mental health treatment.For resources on clinical issues in outpatient psychotherapy with older adults, visit GeroCentral's webpage “Psychotherapy for Older Adults” in the Clinical Toolbox: https://gerocentral.org/clinical-toolbox/psychotherapy-for-older-adults/

Dr. Patricia Bamonti, PhD, is a licensed clinical geropsychologist who specializes in providing psychotherapy to older adults and caregivers in an outpatient geriatric mental health setting. She earned a degree in clinical psychology, focusing in geropsychology, at West Virginia University, and then she went on to complete an internship and fellowship with a geropsychology emphasis at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Dr. Bamonti's research interests are depression and suicide in late life and coping with chronic medical conditions and adapting to related functional impairment. Currently, she serves as the Secretary for the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training programs and Social Media Overseer for the Society of Clinical Geropsychology, which is APA Division 12 Section II. She is active in training future geropsychologists, providing clinical supervision to trainees at the practicum, internship, and fellowship levels.Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of this episode, listeners will be able to:1. Summarize the importance of having a mental health outpatient clinic specifically for older adults and the services frequently offered in this setting2. Describe the patient population served in a geriatric mental health outpatient clinic3. Identify evidence-based treatments for psychiatric conditions in late life4. Give examples of possible modifications or adaptations for psychotherapy in late life5. List important components of a psychodiagnostic assessment6. Explain the importance/benefits of having an interdisciplinary team in a geriatric mental health settingAlso mentioned in the episode are the following websites/organizations/resources:GeroCentral's Clinical Toolbox: https://gerocentral.org/clinical-toolbox/APA's publication titled “Working with Older Adults: What Practitioners Should Know”: https://www.apa.org/pi/aging/resources/guides/practitioners-should-knowAPA's professional practice guidelines titles “Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults”: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/older-adultsAPA Division 12/II Society of Clinical Geropsychology: http://www.geropsychology.org/The Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs (CoPGTP): http://copgtp.org/?target=home

Our guest today is Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest.   We will be speaking with Dr. Kendall-Tackett about violence, trauma, depression, breastfeeding, mothering and their intersection and impact in domestic violence and child custody cases. In our conversation, Dr. Kendall-Tackett and I referenced the following resources: "The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood" in USA Today Managing Pain Before It Manages You, by Margaret Caudill The work of Dr. Doug Drossman on the link between chronic pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) "Violence against women and the perinatal period:  The impact of lifetime violence and abuse on pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding."  Trauma, Violence and Abuse," 8(3), 344-353, by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, 2007. American Academy of Pediatric's Guidelines on Breastfeeding "The bottle-feeding culture is alive and well:  Lessons from stock photo sites," Clinical Lactation, 7(2), 45-47, by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, 2016. "The health effects of childhood abuse:  Four pathways by which abuse can influence health," Child Abuse & Neglect, 6/7, 715-730, 2002. The origins of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and the connection between child sexual abuse and obesity --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

Countless individuals experience debilitating anxiety or major trauma that can lead to conditions like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). My guest this week is psychologist Dr. Mark Powers, who specializes in research on the treatment of anxiety and PTSD. I've always respected Mark's rich training on these conditions and his knowledge of the research findings, which he shares in this episode. [Click on the link to download my free guide, 10 Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety Every Day.] We touched on topics including: The definition of trauma The similarity of symptoms across different types of trauma (e.g., combat, physical assault, natural disaster) How the diagnosis of PTSD was developed The advantages and disadvantages of defining what “counts” as a PTSD-type trauma Variations in treatment required for treating complex PTSD Common physical, mental, and emotional responses to trauma The high prevalence of trauma at some point in a person’s life Our need to make sense of our experiences, and the difficulty in processing traumatic events The difference between stress and anxiety The positive side of stress How the body can get stuck in the stress response Importance of education about trauma reactions in treatment The challenge of interpersonal trauma The effectiveness of exposure treatment in decreasing fear and changing our thoughts The importance of personal agency during exposure treatment Similarities and differences between anxiety treatment and PTSD treatment Experimental models of PTSD Cognitive processing therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and EMDR The therapeutic effect of telling the story of one’s trauma The therapeutic effects of exercise and vagus nerve stimulation Mark B. Powers, PhD, is the Director of Trauma Research at Baylor Scott & White Health, running federally funded projects at two Level 1 Trauma Centers. He is also conducting research on pain reduction and virtual reality at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas. In addition to conducting research, Mark is a licensed clinical psychologist. He completed his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and a pre-doctoral fellowship at Boston University and Harvard Medical School. Mark was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam for two years studying exposure augmentation strategies, followed by a position an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (where Mark and I met), focusing on research in OCD and PTSD. He then joined the faculty  at Southern Methodist University before moving to the University of Texas at Austin. Mark is currently the Chair of the APA Division 12 Presidential Task Force on Empirically Supported Treatment Dissemination, and is a member of the Scientific Council at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. He conducts international workshops in ERP for OCD and PE for PTSD. Mark is prolific in his research output, with over 150 publications. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Some of Mark's most-cited research studies include: A meta-analytic review of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder Exercise interventions for mental health: A quantitative and qualitative review Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A meta-analytic review Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a meta-analysis of treatment outcome and moderators Find Mark online at Baylor's website as well as through Google Scholar.

On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Gale M. Sinatra, the Stephen H. Crocker Chair and Professor of Psychology and Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She is the past Editor of the APA Division 15 journal, Educational Psychologist and she is currently the President Elect of Division 15. She is a Fellow of APA, AERA, and the Society for Text and Discourse. She heads the Motivated Change Research Lab, the mission of which is understanding the cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes that lead to attitude change, conceptual change, and successful STEM learning. Segment 1: Conceptual Change Learning [00:00-17:15] In this first segment, Gale shares about her research on conceptual change learning. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Educational Psychologist Segment 2: Gale's Experience as a Journal Editor [17:16-32:53] In segment two, Gale shares about how she came to be a journal editor and what she has learned in that role. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Psychological Bulletin Educational Psychologist International Journal of STEM Learning Bonus Clip [00:00-03:09]: Gale's Next Book Project Oxford University Press To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.

On this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Dr. Mary Kite. Mary Kite received her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from Purdue University. A social psychologist, she is currently Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University. Strongly committed to psychology education at all levels, she is Past-President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, APA Division 2); she has held a number of other leadership roles for STP. She also chaired the APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education Resources and is Past President of the Midwestern Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2, 8, 9, 35, & 44 and of the Association for Psychological Science and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She maintains an active research program in the area of stereotyping and prejudice, including co-authoring The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3e) with Bernard Whitley, Jr.; Kite and Whitley also co-authored Principles of Research in Behavioral Science (4e). Recognitions include the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (2014) and a Presidential Citation from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2011). She was selected as a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer for the American Psychological Association in 2009 and was named a Minority Access National Role Model in 2007.   Segment 1: External Validity [00:00-08:03] In this first segment, Dr. Kite discusses the importance of external validity in experimental research. Segment 2: Sampling [08:04-18:12] In segment two, Dr. Kite discusses sampling issues in quantitative research methods. Segment 3: Meta-analysis [18:13-31:20] In segment three, Dr. Kite describes the statistical technique of meta-analysis and shares finding from a recent meta-analysis. Bonus Clip [00:00-04:39]: Generalizability and Representative Samples To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.

In today’s episode I speak with accomplished author, health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett.  We dive deeply into an important and timely discussion about racial disparity and the effects of breastfeeding and infant mortality.  Black babies are  more then three to four times likely to die then a white baby from pregnancy related causes.  According to a recent NY Times article, black women in NYC are 12 times as likely to die due pregnancy related caused compared to white women.  These staggering numbers are frightening and simply unfair.  With years of research behind her, Dr Kendall-Tackett sheds some light on why these there is such disparity in women and baby health care. In this episode:  What brought Dr. Kendall-Tackett to this work.Dr. Kendall-Tackett’s work on race/ethnic health disparity.The current racial disparity in terms of infant mortality and women’s health.Contributing factors that create this wide chasm of infant mortality.How trauma plays a role in the health of mother and baby.The impact trauma has on breastfeeding.The relationship between inflammation and preterm labor.Ways to lessen the chance of preterm labor for black women.The relationship between breastfeeding and infant mortality.Why black babies are still twice as likely to die as white babies.From Dr. Kendall-Tackett’s research, why black women have a higher rate of post traumatic stress symptoms following birth than both white and Hispanic women.Why black women experience more traumatic birth.Some of the barriers black women are facing in terms of successful and supportive breastfeeding.Are we seeing change happening and if so, what is helping create this change?Organizations that support breastfeeding in black communities:Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) More Excellent Way Health Improvement Organization (MEW) Blacktating   About Dr. Kendall Tackett: Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women’s health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the APA’s Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in women’s-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2017 President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association’s Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 420 articles or chapters, and is author or editor of 35 books. Her most recent books include: Depression in New Mothers, 3rd Edition (2017, Routledge UK), Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan (2017, Routledge US, with Lesia Ruglass), The Phantom of the Opera: A Social History of the World’s Most Popular Musical (2018, Praeclarus), Ps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Wayne Fisher has spent decades researching the assessment and treatment of severe behavior problems. In Session 45 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, he joins me to discuss current Functional Analysis and Function-Based Treatment strategies, his concerns for the field as it experiences rapid expansion, and advice for new practitioners. Here is his bio-sketch from the Munroe-Meyer Institute's website: Wayne Fisher is the H.B. Munroe professor of behavioral research in the Munroe-Meyer Institute and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is also the director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, a board certified behavior analyst at the doctoral level (BCBA-D), and a licensed psychologist. He was previously a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and served as executive director of the Neurobehavioral Programs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Marcus Behavior Center at the Marcus Institute, where he built clinical-research programs in autism and developmental disabilities with national reputations for excellence. Fisher’s methodologically sophisticated research has focused on several intersecting lines, including preference, choice, and the assessment and treatment of autism and severe behavior disorders, that have been notable for the creative use of concurrent schedules of reinforcement, which have become more commonplace in clinical research primarily as a result of his influence. He has published over 175 peer-reviewed research studies in over 30 different behavioral and/or medical journals, including: the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; Psychological Reports; American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Pediatrics; the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; Pediatrics; and The Lancet. Fisher is a past editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, a past president of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, a fellow in the Association for Behavior Analysis, and recipient of the Bush Leadership Award, the APA (Division 25) Award for Outstanding Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research, the UNMC Distinguished Scientist Award, and the University of Nebraska system-wide Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity Activity. Session 45 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast is sponsored by Chartlytics.com and Operantcoffee.com.  Chartlytics has set up a special page on their site for listeners to this podcast. Specifically, they are offering the following: A free webinar that provides a 1-Credit Type 2 Continuing Education Unit A free eBook on Precision Teaching and Standard Celeration Charting A 10% discount on upcoming Chartlytics workshops To learn more about these discounts and freebies, go to Chartlytics.com/matt. If you want some awesome coffee that is sustainably produced that happens to be 10% off, go to operantcoffee.com/shop and use the discount code BEHAVIORCOFFEE.

What does a fatal plane crash by a veteran pilot and a patient death from a wrongful dosage by an expert nurse have in common? They both might have been interrupted in the middle of critical procedures and may not have remembered to come back to where they left off. While processing information in working memory, your attention acts like a 360° searchlight and whatever it happens to illuminate is what gets attended. Even though we cannot multitask or ‘multi-attend,' our mind foolishly persuades us that we can. Today, my guest, world-renowned working memory expert, Dr. Randy Engle, discusses how the secret of training our working memory lies in managing our attention and intention.About Randall Engle, Ph.D.Randall W. Engle, went to W. Va. State College because it was the only school he could afford to attend but it was one of the transforming experiences of his life. State was a public all-black college prior to 1954. As a consequence, most of his faculty were outstanding scholars who could not get jobs at top universities. He graduated with nearly as many hours in zoology and math as he had in psychology so it was probably inevitable that he gravitate to experimental psychology. The job market was tough in 1972 and Engle was lucky to land a job at King College in Tennessee. His two years there, with 10 classes per year, made him a teacher. Fortunately, two of his classes each year were senior research seminars, which he used to conduct experiments. At the end of two years, he had two publications, enough to land him a job at the University of South Carolina where he spent the next 21 years.He moved to the School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology as Chair, a position he held for 13 years. He stepped down as chair to found the GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI) on the Georgia Tech campus. He is editor of Current Directions in Psychological Science and has been on the editorial board of numerous other journals over his career. His research for the past 30 years has explored the nature of working memory, the nature and causes of limitations in working memory capacity, the role of those differences in real-world cognitive tasks, and the association of working memory capacity and cognitive control to fluid intelligence. His work has been funded by various agencies including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Office of Naval Research. His work has been highly influential across a wide array of areas including social psychology, emotion, psychopathology, developmental psychology, psychological testing, and has contributed to modern theory of cognitive and emotional control. Harzing's Publish or Perish shows that Engle's work has been cited over 17,000 times. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association of Psychological Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of Experimental Psychology, and the Memory Disorders Research Society. He has served as Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, Chair of the Board of the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP), and President of Division 3 of APA. He received the first APA Division 3 Lifetime Achievement Award.Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

If life was a play, some activities would be the star of show and others would be just ‘extras'. The mind is often full of thoughts about the upcoming main act while plowing through the mundane, such as unloading the dishwasher, taking out the garbage or rescheduling a doctor's appointment. But no matter what the task is we are always deploying Working Memory. Working Memory is the fine-china of cognition on which you either serve an ordinary burger and fries or a rib-eye steak. On today's podcast, Dr. Randy Engle will talk about the fascinating ‘system' that let's you hold on to, for example, a riddle, “Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside” and solve it without getting distracted by cars honking, people talking, or computers humming.About Randall Engle, Ph.D.Randall W. Engle, went to W. Va. State College because it was the only school he could afford to attend but it was one of the transforming experiences of his life. State was a public all-black college prior to 1954. As a consequence, most of his faculty were outstanding scholars who could not get jobs at top universities. He graduated with nearly as many hours in zoology and math as he had in psychology so it was probably inevitable that he gravitate to experimental psychology. The job market was tough in 1972 and Engle was lucky to land a job at King College in Tennessee. His two years there, with 10 classes per year, made him a teacher. Fortunately, two of his classes each year were senior research seminars, which he used to conduct experiments. At the end of two years, he had two publications, enough to land him a job at the University of South Carolina where he spent the next 21 years.He moved to the School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology as Chair, a position he held for 13 years. He stepped down as chair to found the GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI) on the Georgia Tech campus. He is editor of Current Directions in Psychological Science and has been on the editorial board of numerous other journals over his career. His research for the past 30 years has explored the nature of working memory, the nature and causes of limitations in working memory capacity, the role of those differences in real-world cognitive tasks, and the association of working memory capacity and cognitive control to fluid intelligence. His work has been funded by various agencies including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Office of Naval Research. His work has been highly influential across a wide array of areas including social psychology, emotion, psychopathology, developmental psychology, psychological testing, and has contributed to modern theory of cognitive and emotional control. Harzing's Publish or Perish shows that Engle's work has been cited over 17,000 times. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association of Psychological Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of Experimental Psychology, and the Memory Disorders Research Society. He has served as Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, Chair of the Board of the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP), and President of Division 3 of APA. He received the first APA Division 3 Lifetime Achievement Award.Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

Episode 48 Join the discussion with #psychedpodcast to learn about Division 16’s Early Career Professionals Workgroup! http://apadivision16.org/division-16-early-career-professional-workgroup/ Handouts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JkmPE1QnD6dDNJX3VNN09TQU9uTkJ3Sm9YQmlZV3ZlM0Vj/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JkmPE1QnD6bmJqV3hNY3hkY0M0d2MtcnhSUHdvMEdQNi1n/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JkmPE1QnD6T0tmOGh5eGl3TnF5NXhjTHZ3UlRCelloN1dB/view?usp=sharing Early Career Professionals (ECPs), individuals within ten years of the receipt of their degree, are a unique group with particular needs within the field of psychology. In line with Division’s 16 continued interests in… Continue reading Episode 48 – APA Division 16 Early Career Professionals Workgroup

Episode 44 #psychedpodcast chats with Dr. Lea Theodore of Division 16! http://apadivision16.org/about-apa-division-16/leadership/ Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?usp=sharing   https://www.facebook.com/School-Psyched-Podcast-1494498527497140/timeline/ https://plus.google.com/communities/107500016711274208603

Guest: Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, health psychologist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and author who specializes in women's-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and other health psychology issues. In this episode, we will cover: why the commonly sited figure of "10-15% of women suffer from post-partum depression" is dangerously low and what the current research shows how to use her free self-screening tool to see if you should seek help for post-partum depression (link to the screening tool is in the Resources section) 5 natural alternatives to prescription medications to successfully treat post-partum depression Resources mentioned in the conversation: Kathy's website: www.KathleenKendall-Tackett.com her book Depression in New Mothers, 3rd Ed in Amazon.com Kathy's free Post-Partum Screening Tool www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com her publishing house with other natural birth related books: www.PraeclarusPress.com About Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett: Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in women's-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2016 Outstanding Service to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association’s Division 56. Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 400 articles and her most recent books include: Depression in New Mothers, 3rd Edition (2016), Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan (2016 with Lesia Ruglass), Psychology of Trauma 101 (2015 with Lesia Ruglass) and The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep (2014 with Wendy Middlemiss). Her websites are UppityScienceChick.com, BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com, KathleenKendall-Tackett.com, and PraeclarusPress.com.

SMART Recovery is honored to bring you Dr. Carlo DiClemente, PhD, ABPP, co-creator of the the Stages of Change, speaking about how people maintain change and ways in which to support that in the field of addiction and recovery. Carlo C. DiClemente's Stages of Change, or the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change (TTM), are foundational to SMART's approach to supporting people where they are as they embark in the process of change with regard to addictive behavior. Dr. DiClemente is most widely known for his co-authorship of the self-help book, Changing for Good. Dr. DiClemente's career-long passion and dedication to create and research a functional, multidimensional and integrated care model for treating addictions has influenced the practice of providers from multiple disciplines. His thoughtful articles are highly cited in the field of addictive behavior. His pioneering views on motivation, mechanisms of change and natural recovery have transformed clinical practice and influenced research in psychology, health and mental health. He has used stages and processes of change to understand how risk and protective factors influence initiation and recovery from addictions and created an innovative framework for linking prevention and treatment. In this talk, he emphasizes that the locus of change lies within the individual's personal processes, even while counselors, therapists, and facilitators may offer a variety of helpful methods and choices for healthy change.   Dr. Carlo DiClemente is currently University of Maryland, Baltimore County presidential research professor of psychology, Director of MDQuit, Tobacco Resource Center, the Center for Community Collaboration. For his work in the addictions, Dr. DiClemente was given the Innovators Combating Substance Abuse award by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the John P. McGovern Award from the American Society on Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and a Distinguished Contribution to Scientific Psychology award by the Maryland Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association Division on Addictions. He has served as president of the APA Division on Addictions (50) and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. In 2007 he was named the first Lipitz Professor of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UMBC, in 2011 he was named as Presidential Research Professor at UMBC. He serves on SMART Recovery's International Advisory Board. SMART Recovery was privileged to host this private presentation with Dr. Carlo DiClemente for professionals in mental health and addiction treatment: Graciously, Dr. DiClemente allowed us to record and present that talk, free, as a service to the general public.  SMART Recovery depends on your donations! Please visit SMART Recovery or Click the Donate button below. ©2016 SMART Recovery®.  Music created and copyright 2016 Donald Sheeley with unlimited use as is donated to SMART Recovery.