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This post is part of a weekly series, Best in Mental Health, featuring the best posts of the week, in
social work, psychology, evidence-based practice/healthcare, non-profit and private practice concerns on Social Work Career Development.
Last, but not least, please check out this month's selection of free
mental health webinars [it is
continually being updated].
To get a quick idea of the topics covered in this week's round-up, please see the above word cloud :)
Evidence Based Practice/Healthcare:
The Mental Elf (Mark Horowitz)
"the most effective types of intervention were intensive, individualised postpartum home visits, lay (peer)-based telephone support, and interpersonal psychotherapy... Individual and group-based interventions were found to have similar effectiveness..."
Social Work
Being mindful of power and wealth
Mindfulness for NGOs (Alessandra Pigni)
"In the nonprofit sector power and money are two big taboos... There’s one thing worse than bragging about one’s privileges, it is denying them. Denying your power or wealth, does not support any cause... "
Become a Pick Up Artist App isn’t Just Creepy: It’s Proof of a Rape Culture
Where Is Your Line (Jen)
"Become a Pick Up Artist perpetuates rape culture because rape culture is the idea that women are obtainable objects for a “prize,” and that their sexual agency isn’t important... Women are not people in this app..."