Work Issues Library

• The Blueprint for a Sucessful Practice: Methods of Marketing Your Business and Increasing Your Bottom Line
  The Blueprint for a Successful Practice by Gina Spielman is a book for people who have decided to take the plunge and start their own business. Although Spielman is a licensed clinical social worker ...
• The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
  A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
• Therapists Spill: The Best Advice I’ve Received On Living a Meaningful Life
  We all want to lead a life with some sort of meaning. What that meaning ...
• Reflections on Grass Root Changes in Educating Children
  A few years ago, I was sitting at my desk this morning and reviewing several articles ...
• iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us
  One of Dr. Larry Rosen’s friends feels he must be continuously connected to his electronic devices. If he is in a conversation that is more than 15 minutes long, “he excuses himself to go to ...
• Dealing with Difficult People
  In an article titled “Becoming Adept at Dealing with Difficult People and Avoiding Conflict,” Elizabeth Scott states people should “work to maintain ...
• Schools Fail to Educate at Least 30 Percent of Our Students
  “No Child Left Behind” is a joke. Most of the ...
• The Escape of Sigmund Freud
  Eighty years old, sick with cancer, and reeling from the Nazis' takeover of his beloved Vienna, Sigmund Freud, in 1936, faced a harsh reality: he had to leave. But where would he go, and how ...
• Young Families Face New Problems
  Ed and Carol were seeking help for a number of common complaints: poor communication, ...
• The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
  I've borrowed the title of Dr. Ned Hallowell's book (2002, Ballentine Books) as the title of this ...
• What You Need to Consider Before Having Kids
  Having a baby is a big decision that requires couples to do some serious self-reflecting ...
• A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival
  You thought of Aesop when you read the subtitle, didn't you?  The story in this book is not your typical Aesop's fable.  Not by a long shot.  In fact, Aesop's got nothing on the author ...
• How Clinicians Balance Work and Life
  When you’re passionate about your profession, balancing work with your personal life can get tricky. It gets even trickier when your work requires you to ...
• How Clinicians Practice Self-Care & 9 Tips for Readers
  Self-care is vital for well-being, and no group knows that better than clinicians. Not only do they help clients learn to take better care ...
• Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Technique: A Lacanian Approach for Practitioners
  The popular TV series "Mad Men" contains several scenes depicting psychoanalysis. Betty Draper lies on the couch in her analyst’s office, the doctor seated impassively behind her. Betty reports on her mundane thoughts in great ...
• 15 ADHD-Friendly Tips to Fire Up Your Focus
  A wandering mind is common for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Whether you’re talking to your ...
• 5 Tips to Increase Your Assertiveness
  “Assertiveness is all about being present in a relationship,” according to Randy Paterson, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and author ...
• 8 Tips for Working from Home with Mental Illness
  People with mental illness struggle with the same time management troubles, distraction dilemmas and isolation issues as others ...
• The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking
  Sometimes self-help authors can’t help but fall into the trap of being overly positive. But not Michelle Tillis Lederman -- she knows how to remain balanced.  In her book, The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship ...
• How to Find a Fulfilling Career Path
  Finding a fulfilling career can seem like a dream, especially if you’re currently miserable at your job. You might have ...
• Permission for Moms To Have Negative Feelings
  Q: I have a toddler who doesn't sleep well and never naps. She exhausts me with her never-ending need for ...
• Career Coaching 101: Finding a Professional to Help You Find Your Fulfilling Career
  “Career coaching is a great way to get personal help with establishing your professional ...
• Clinicians on the Couch: 10 Questions with Therapist Julie Hanks
  Want to get a glimpse into a therapist’s world? Learn what therapy is really like? And get some wise advice ...
• 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
  In 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, Peter Bregman doesn’t offer a slew of strategies to accomplish all your activities per day. What he does offer is an ...
• Private Practice Made Simple
  There are plenty of books and websites out there offering advice to mental health professionals who want to know how to establish their own private practice. With this new release Randy J. Paterson, PhD offers ...