This post is part of a weekly series, Best Tweets in Mental Health, featuring the best posts of the week, in social work, psychology, mindfulness, non-profit and private practice concerns on Social Work Career Development.
Social Work:
Do Some Social Good On Your Lunch Break: Sparked.com
Aunt Bertha (Mozart Guerrier, MSW)
"Sparked works with non-profits all across the world to match your skills and interests with small tasks you complete for them on your computer ! The jobs are fun, high impact, and usually require less than 15 minutes to complete..."
Howard Stern and How I Practice Social Work
Hack Social Work (Ignacio)
"In consideration of the type of work that social workers perform, including listening to some of the difficult truths that some of our clients have experienced, I personally need a break from real life sometimes...For me to hold it together, Howard is my Self Care!..."Leadership Roles in a Leaderless Movement: Insights from Rural and Urban “Occupy” Experiences
The Nonprofit Quarterly (
"While both rural and urban demonstrators have tied income inequality, unemployment, corporate influence on politics, and banking practices together in their emerging messages, they’ve taken on some differences in approach..."Penn. State: The Power of Culture
ACA (Patricia Myers)
"Sue and Sue write that ‘social justice is…about building a healthy, validating society for all groups” ...Believing a child’s story would have required substantial systemic change...Those of us outraged by this story must do something to change our culture...I may not be powerful but I gain power in speaking the truth..."Process Recording is a Life Skill (really!)
Practice Wisdom (Natalie L. Hill, LICSW)
"across the continuum of care, we're working with clients to help them develop insight (awareness of their thoughts, feelings, associations, reactions, and behaviors), and adaptive ways of interacting with the world (i.e., coping)..."Race and American Inequalities
Understanding Society (Daniel Little)
"Massey leads off his analysis with a theory of the social psychology of racism and discrimination against poor people. He argues that the stereotyping that is inevitably associated with social cognition leads to a pattern of discrimination..."The role of social media in a social worker’s continuing professional development
Martin Webber's Blog (Dr. Martin Weber)
"Engaging in social media over the last six months or so has helped me both as a social worker and as an academic. It has put me in touch with some wonderful, passionate people whose defense of social work values, ethos and professionalism is inspiring..."Traditions
The New Social Worker's Blog (
"I head up to Northeast Ohio on Tuesday so I am ready for my favorite holiday tradition of the year; co-running a soup kitchen. We make everything from scratch, so it takes all day Wednesday and the entire morning Thursday to prepare the foods..."On Truth Telling: Notes from the Race 2 Equity Conference in Detroit
NAH Blog (Relando Thompkins, MSW)
"...many people in history who have sought to be champions for justice have been punished, threatened, or even killed...It was not until after I had gone to college that I was able to hear in-depth accounts of slavery in the United states and abroad..."For Thanksgiving, take time to learn both sides of "Pilgrims & Indians"
CASCW_MN (
"But for many other Americans, this holiday serves as an unwelcome memory to the trauma their ancestors endured as a foreign population inhabited their lands and committed acts of violence against them..."Use and Application of Social Media in Social Work and Social Care Education
Social Work/Social Care & Media (Claudia, @SWSCMedia)
"Our next [twitter] debate on Tuesday, 29 November, is dedicated to social work and social care students...there are those who suggest that social work and social care should embrace social media and transform its’ operation and learning model..."White Ribbon Day: Violence against women, disabilities and where to begin
The Fat Social Worker (Michelle, MSW Student)
"A spade is a spade, rape is rape and assault is assault...Recognize sexist images. Challenge them...Practice radical self-care...you cannot be an instrument of change if you allow yourself to burn out..."
Psychology:
Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health and Self-Care
Healthy Place (Natasha Tracy)
"Self-care is simply any act that is kind towards yourself...You have to build self-esteem and self-love...self-caring behaviors will help your brain to change and help reduce the negative thoughts about yourself..."The Biological Aspect of Depression
Beck Institute Blog
"Dr. Aaron Beck discusses the neurological effects of depression and how Cognitive Behavior Therapy works in treating it. He also describes the biological aspect of the negative bias and how CBT can be used to reverse that bias..."Career Development Via Holiday Gatherings
ACA (Michael Walters)
"...many people are in employment situations which are causing them grief and stress...sharing your career development story and career network just may be the gift which helps a person with his/her career development—a good gift to give..."I Quit–Because it’s Healthy! (Part 1)
Dr. Ann Becker Schutte
"Earlier this year, I was listening to a fascinating radio story, from the Freakonomics program, about the value of quitting...I don’t know about you, but I have certainly stayed in jobs where I wasn’t happy...Why...Because we had sunk costs..."Limited
What a Shrink Thinks (Martha Crawford, LCSW)
"On a professional level, I fancy that that I am, for the most-part, a good-enough therapist...I’ve come to understand that my inability to hide my weaknesses coupled with my ability to accept them, somehow gives others permission to accept..."Mindfulness & Gratitude
Laura Schenck, M.A.
"When you apply the attitude of mindfulness to cultivating gratitude, you may find that you become aware of far more qualities of yourself, others, and the world for which to be grateful..."The Neuroscience of Holiday Shopping
The Mindful Self-Express (Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D.)
"At the neuronal level, our brains weigh options and assign value to different choices based on our tastes and preference... Gifts with purchase are another strategy often used by makeup brands to make shoppers feel they are getting something for nothing..."PTSD Recovery Tip: Anger Management is Key
HealMyPTSD (Michelle Rosenthal)
"Step One: Notice Your Body Sensations — This is your alarm system. It’s letting you know what’s coming: Pay attention to it! Step Two: Make a list of alternative actions - As you think back..., what could you have done differently..."Toxic Couple Relationships – Intensity, Destabilizing Tactics & Preconceived Perceptions (2 of 3)
Neuroscience and Relationships (Dr. Athena Staik)
"When a relationship becomes toxic it is often because each person came to the relationship not knowing how to manage their emotions, in particular, how to regulate the two most difficult emotions, anger and fear in ways that allow them to remain..."Vibrator Miscellanea
The Irreverent Psychologist (Jason Evan Mihalko, Psy.D)
"We forget in our current modernity that we all one day will be obsolete...We have the ancient Greeks to thank for the notion of hysteria...We do the best we can with the knowledge and understanding of the world that is currently available to us..."
Nonprofit:
The Internet Domain .NGO Should Serve Best Interests of Nonprofits Worldwide
Beth's Blog (Thuy LeDinh)
"As a complement to your existing .ORG site, .NGO will be an exclusive domain address for self-identified NGOs worldwide who are looking for a unique online signature to be immediately recognized and to broaden opportunities..."Trends in Volunteerism: From Candy Striper to Microvolunteer
Joanne Fritz
Susan suggests that nonprofits vary the labels they use for volunteers in order to attract as many skills as possible...The trend toward short-term volunteering, from the weekend or one-day warrior to the microvolunteer, is no longer a trend, but a fact..."
Private Practice:
Encrypting Health and Wellness Information
Online Therapy Institute
"All therapeutic communication should be encrypted...so that if anyone (a hacker, for instance) intercepts the message, it will not be readable...This link provides excellent information about encryption based on HIPAA requirements and sets the standard..."Should Therapists Blog?
Gamer Therapist (Mike Langlois, LICSW)
"Successful bloggers and therapists have at least one thing in common, personal presence...You need to have some area of expertise, something you feel competent in...if you want to blog I suggest you adopt an attitude of radical transparency..."Please share your comments below. I love hearing from you :)
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