Children – the demographic referred to as the future of coming generations, the building blocks of society, and the pioneers of the future, in addition to the inheritors of our mistakes. Therefore, one way to attempt to shape the next generation for the better is to practice and teach skills such as active listening, empathy, and self-regulation – essential skills to carry into …
Cultural competence is a skill or ability to include and take into account the cultural beliefs, experiences, and mindsets of a client into the course of therapeutic treatment. Essentially, it is professional conduct that is founded on awareness, knowledge, and comprehension of the cultural impacts on psychological work. To provide professional psychological treatments that acknowledge the …
The Importance of Cultural Competence in Therapy Read More »
When someone you know has been sexually assaulted, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. Oftentimes, the best thing you can do is to just make yourself available. It is also important to actively listen to what they have to say if they want to talk. Strive to be supportive and nonjudgmental and …
Cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation are two very significant terms that have “canceled” celebrities on social media. Unfortunately, many still cannot distinguish between the two terms and their differences and how cultural appropriation is detrimental to the materialist and mental wellbeing of the community that is being appropriated. When an aspect of a certain culture …
The Difference Between Cultural Appreciation & Appropriation Read More »
There are very high chances that either you or someone you know has suffered or is suffering from any form of mental illness, whether it was major or minor. While we may live in a society that does not acknowledge the presence of these illnesses the way that they should, they are still very real …
Communication within any relationship is often misunderstood as only talking to the other person or only sparking conversation. Communication is more than that. In a relationship, communication refers to informing your partner about your expectations, needs, and boundaries, which your partner should be able to understand. Having open and transparent communication with your beloved is …
The Importance of Communication Within Any Relationship Read More »
Spoiler alert: this article discusses the plot of a movie. Girl, Interrupted – one of the earliest depictions of mental health in film back in 1999 – is an American psychological drama film directed by James Mangold and starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood like Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, …
Just like many facilities around the world, the pandemic has negatively impacted nursing homes and their residents. However, the situation in nursing homes was not great to begin with. Today, many research studies have been successful in bringing forth attention to the darker and less publicized version of nursing homes. As much as it seems …
Many of us have had instances where we were scrolling through social media and saw a controversial couple such as Harley Quinn and The Joker posted with a corny love caption accompanying the picture. Most of us have been so desensitized to it that we do not really see anything wrong with it anymore. Romanticization …
The Romanticization of Toxic Relationships in the Media Read More »
Carl Rogers once said that “empathy is in itself a healing agent. It is one of the most potent aspects of therapy because it releases and confirms. It brings even the most frightened client into the human race. If a person is understood, he or she belongs.” The Power of Being Understood Too often, we come across situations …