Professional Development

Telemental Health, Continuing Education and What I offer at Development Counts

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Telemental Health and Continuing Education 2016 from Ruby Blow on Vimeo.

The Money Issue

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Money There is a recurring theme in my discussions with supervisees and colleagues. The discussions are also happening on listservs and on social media. That theme is “money” and experience of lack, worry or concern! Supervisees by and large lament the low wages & fees that they earn coming out of graduate school. There is … Read more

Manipulation and Getting Our Needs Met!

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Manipulation and Getting Our Needs Met! When we say someone is manipulative we are often taking a short cut. As people and as clinicians we often describe someone as manipulative as a means to describe undesirable and unbecoming behavior. The fact is when we feel that someone is manipulative, what we are suggesting is that … Read more

How to Respond When Someone is Upset

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What Were You Thinking? Our culture is overly focused on thinking. The irony is that the depth of our exploration of our own thoughts and the thoughts of others often lingers on the surface of our potential understanding, when we focus too much on thinking and not enough on feeling. For example we ask questions like: … Read more