Monthly Archives: January 2013
I’ve got the mid-January blues….
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Winter begins to feel not only dreary but interminable, football fans’ hearts beat faster, and the last of the holiday cookies are long gone. While the smell of Superbowl Subs may be in … Continue reading
FINAL COUNTDOWN
I, and the rest of my cohort in the 2013 MAOP program, am almost done!! Yes, done done, with the WHOLE program- as everyone keeps asking, since it seems like I only just started! That’s the beauty of an … Continue reading
Career Building in Student Affairs
Every job field is hard to break into. Companies, organizations, and institutions want to hire applicants with experience, but it’s difficult to get experience if no one will hire you. Student Affairs seems to be no different. Thankfully, however, there … Continue reading
Posted in Change of Career, Personal Growth
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A Little DBT
As a second-year psychology student, you hear a lot about DBT (“Oh, DBT is so great”), but never really get an opportunity to thoroughly learn about it. Luckily, my practicum site, Wheelock College, hosted a DBT training for staff and interns. … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical PsyD, Personal Growth
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Community Mental Health Histories
Every person on this planet is affected in some way by mental health issues, either directly or indirectly. If someone does not have a personal history with mental health struggles, he/she is still affected by his/her community’s history with mental … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical PsyD
Tagged connecticut valley hospital, cvh, mental health history, middletown, wesleyan
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg
Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg is an adjunct faculty member teaching Media Psychology courses at MSPP. Since Dr. Hogg has recently joined the MSPP family, I was asked to a do a faculty spotlight blog post on her. Dr. Hogg actually … Continue reading
Full of hope
Guys won’t understand this, but a new tube of mascara holds so much hope. As you open the package and see that fresh wand, you think “Is this the mascara I’ve been waiting for? Is this the one that will … Continue reading
Tonight I was going to blog about the instant connection I had with a client on the kids’ crisis unit last night at work. I was afforded a unique opportunity to connect with her through the sole fact that I … Continue reading
Online Learning
As I’ve mentioned before, my Higher Education: Student Personnel Administration degree program is completely online. I never have to go to campus to meet with a professor or go to class or anything, which is nice since I live in … Continue reading
Tagged online learning
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Finding the Re-Frame
It has been a tremendous first week. I know exhaustion has started to hit when “dumb” things start happening. For example, I stopped at the gas station right after the grocery store a yesterday evening… And then drove home 40 … Continue reading
Tagged counseling
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