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Psychologists grapple with issues of racism, diversity in therapy
By Pamela Berard
Tags: client-therapist interaction, cultural diversity, different backgrounds, discrimination, diversity, MeToo movement, microaggression, political issues, psychologists, racial epithet, racism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, social issues, therapy
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Rural Massachusetts experiences psychiatric bed increase
By Phyllis Hanlon
Tags: adolescents, detox unit, Harrington HealthCare System, Heywood Healthcare, mental health issues, patients, psychiatric inpatient beds, Quabbin Retreat, residential dormitory, SAMHSA, TaraVista
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Psychologists help people navigate life transitions
By Phyllis Hanlon
Tags: chronic illness, counseling, death of a loved one, divorce, injury, marriage, new baby, new job, Psychological intervention, therapy
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Trauma training, reality TV all in a day’s work for Jessica Griffin, Psy.D
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Report documents problems at Maine detention center
By Janine Weisman
Tags: forced overtime, juvenile detention center, kids, Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine, residential facilities, self-harming behavior, suicide prevention, transgender death, understaffing, youth
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More work to be done to meet need for child mental health services
By Janine Weisman
Treatment varies for sexual offenders
By Phyllis Hanlon
Clinicians who treat sexual offenders tailor treatment to the offense.
Throughout her career Susan Rudman, Ph.D., Northern Regional representative for the Massachusetts...