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The Importance of Psychological First Aid in Japan

…ver they take a breath. Help them engage in breathing exercises. This will help their physiological system to become regulated. Meet the person’s basic needs. After Hurricane Katrina, 9-11 and the earthquake in Haiti, methods of Psychological First Aid were key in helping people get their needs met. Once calm, individuals are better able to comprehend their own needs to get through the next few minutes, hours or days. The person may need water or…

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Effectively Saving Lives: A FREE Webinar with the Director of the National Suicide Prevention LifeLine

…to empower them to want to keep themselves safe.” In this compelling talk, Dr. Draper will discuss how we can amplify and magnetize hope and empower people to prevent suicides among their families and friends, in their schools, work, and communities. Dr. John Draper is an expert in crisis center practices, with over 25 years of experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Since 2004, he has served as the director of the National Suici…

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How to Heal Trauma or Just Get Unstuck with EMDR

…ugs, or something to help them feel less. You can’t effectively practice EMDR phases 3 – 8 with someone who has yet to experience a safe, trusting relationship. Without sobriety and trust between client and therapist, it is not reasonable to expect 1) that EMDR will work, or more importantly, that 2) EMDR processing will be in the best interest of the patient’s wellbeing. You must remain in phase 1 and 2 of the EMDR model until safety and stabiliz…

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A Guide to EMDR and Trauma

…ugs, or something to help them feel less. You can’t effectively practice EMDR phases 3 – 8 with someone who has yet to experience a safe, trusting relationship. Without sobriety and trust between client and therapist, it is not reasonable to expect 1) that EMDR will work, or more importantly, that 2) EMDR processing will be in the best interest of the patient’s wellbeing. You must remain in phase 1 and 2 of the EMDR model until safety and stabiliz…

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Treating Suicide – A Cognitive Behavioral Approach: An Interview with Dr. David Rudd

…l Association. His books, includingTreating Suicidal Behavior and Managing Suicide Risk in Primary Care, have received much acclaim. Dr. Rudd has also served as a consultant to organizations worldwide, including the United States Air Force and Army, the Department of Defense, and the Beijing Suicide Prevention and Research Center. In this DVD, Dr. David Rudd discusses treating suicide. Dr. Rudd begins by describing the developmental pathways to su…

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Fear of Abandonment

…xed. We can develop earned secure attachment as adults in several ways. As Dr. Lisa Firestone, who recently co-taught the online course Making Sense of Your Life: Understanding Your Past to Liberate Your Present and Empower Your Future with Dr. Daniel Siegel, has said, “What’s broken in a relationship can often be fixed in a relationship.” What she means by this is not that a person’s current partner can be expected to fill the voids or heal all w…

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Is Mental Illness a Bigger Threat to Kids than Physical Illness?

…t our kids the most effective treatment possible. We can demand better resources and care for children and families who are in psychological distress and build a better future for all of our children. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the free Webinar “How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children” on Dec. 4. Learn more or register here. Learn more about children’s mental health by visiting APA.org…

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Free Brochure: How You Can Help Prevent a Suicide

…Download the Brochure: How You Can Help Prevent a Suicide  …

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How To Bully Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience

…heir actions. Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice, a book I co-authored with Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, provides exercises for recognizing and overcoming this internal bully. Be Critical, Coddling, or Ignore Issues: We should always support our kids in new challenges. We can help by putting them in somewhat novel situations in which they’re slightly uncomfortable, but we’re there to back them up. We shouldn’t over-push them, leading the…

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7 Steps to Keep Your Teenagers Brains Healthy and Strong for the Final Weeks of School

…ngths: Visual: If your teen is more visual in how he or she learns, it can help to have them draw pictures or images for words or terminology they are trying to learn. Or you can have them try to picture the word in their head. They also may do well with highlighting while they read. Watching films with visual images of what they are studying can be useful as well. Auditory: If your kid is more auditory, it can help to read out loud, listen to lec…

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