According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 10 adults lives with clinical depression. Depression sufferer Winston Churchill oft referred to his “black dog” that would visit him. In this important video from the World Health Organization, find out more about depression and how you can help yourself or others to keep that black dog at bay.
A fact sheet is available for families on choosing a therapist to help with adoption issues.
from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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10:45 am - Noon | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 11:30 am, those who wish to discuss posters 416-01 through 416-02 will move to the Curtis A Room.
POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Health Issues. POSTER TOPICS: Therapy/Counseling; Substance Abuse/Addictions; Challenges of Parents and Adolescents; Challenges of Young Adults
I'm unemployed. I know I'm not alone. Even though I have a doctorate and 20 years of experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I haven't been able to find a job in some time. Back when my mentor told me I had passed the doctoral examination, she said that I would have a permanent credential-one that no one could take away from me. She was right. I do have the credential. Now where is the job? My mentor couldn't possibly have foreseen the fact that I would be headed out into the market in the worst economic climate since the Great Depression.
The Alaska Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AkAFT) 2011 annual conference is on cyber therapy and supervision and on the role that technology plays in the lives of individuals, couple and families.
This session will examine the integration of the personal values of professionals (based in religious, gender, and ethnic identity) with professional practice (therapy, education, research, etc.), addressing issues from the perspectives of both professionals and their audiences.
