Mental Health Articles & Blogs
All posts below have been written, compiled and/or edited by Shamontiel
65. Insight (TCSPP): TCSPP graduate honored in Crain’s Chicago’s 2018 class of ‘20 In Their 20s’
64. Insight (TCSPP): Predicting the unpredictable (When is a teenager just being a teenager? And when is their angst a sign that more destructive behavior is just around the corner?)
63. Insight (TCSPP): Aging alone (As more baby boomers enter the third stage of life, mental health practitioners are taking a closer look at the mental health impact of aging—and oftentimes aging alone.)
62. Insight (TCSPP): Rhymes + Rhythms = Revolution (Hip-hop therapy has made its mark in the mental health community. Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Ph.D., learned early how influential this music genre could be in clinical therapy.)
61. Insight (TCSPP): Hip hop therapy in practice (Find out how TCSPP faculty Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Ph.D.'s students have used hip-hop therapy in their own Psy.D. projects.)
60. Insight (TCSPP): Project 1948: Bosnia (The Chicago School alumna Jenifer White, Ph.D., founded Project 1948 to help Bosnian youth confront and cope with the aftermath of the Bosnian Civil War and genocide.)
59. Insight (TCSPP): Global education in action (Representatives from The Chicago School traveled to Costa Rica for a three-day interdisciplinary summit on global education.)
58. Pacific Oaks College: Community psychology builds bridge between social justice and mental health
57. Santa Barbara & Venture Colleges of Law: Finding a sense of purpose in family law
56. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Course Spotlight: 'Trauma and Crisis' in forensic psychology
55. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Marriage & Family Therapy faculty helps build volunteer programs to empower youth
54. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: TCSPP students embark on the 'art' of expressive arts therapy
53. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Trending: #FightforJustice
52. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Roundtable Q&A: The new American family
51. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: A greater purpose
50. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Journey: 5 steps to a transformation
49. Saybrook: Wellness coaching: A new career path
48. TCS International: PO explores ‘Identity in Context’ study abroad course and trek to South Africa
47. Pacific Oaks: How Pacific Oaks changed the life of Pasadena's Stark Spirits owner
46. Dallas Nursing Institute: Working through patient bias as a nurse
45. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Providing positive patient care for all
44. Dallas Nursing Institute: How nurses can become the liaisons before, during, and after natural disasters
43. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology fellow helps reduce stigma of mental illness with LatinX elders
42. Saybrook: Scholarship winner proves #ChangingLivesMatter
41. Dallas Nursing Institute: 3 ways to combat nurse burnout
40. Dallas Nursing Institute: Nurses get proactive about sickle cell disease awareness
39. Unbound: Our Silenced Soldiers (When one in four confirm they’ve experienced sexual trauma while serving in the military, what can mental health professionals do to help?) (Note: This article was a finalist in the 2018 Content Marketing Awards for "Best Feature Article - Digital.")
38. Unbound: Justifiably Maladjusted (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., preached that we must be maladjusted to the bigotry and racism in our society. Find out what that means today.)
37. Unbound: Spiritually Speaking (Learning how to balance emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and traditional intelligence can be a recipe for stability.)
36. Unbound: Mindful Technology (Saybrook doctoral student Julia Garcia connects social change, mindfulness, and her transformative degree through technology)
35. Saybrook: 'Child of apartheid' Carolyn Burns helps youth, victims of apartheid
34. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: A public health crisis in Puerto Rico, post-Hurricane Maria
33. The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law: Mental health justice in the criminal justice system
32. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Learning about education with a South African lens
31. Insight: Lifting the veil (How two Muslim psychologists are combating Islamophobia)
30. Insight: From cooking to counseling (Clinical therapist teaching the art of culinary therapy)
29. Insight: And social justice for all (Air Force veteran fights for LGBTQ rights)
28. Insight: Life after trauma (Psychologist helps with treatment of Yazidi refugees)
27. Insight: Public health in Peru (TCSPP's Public Health program visits Peru)
26. Unbound: Cyberhero League combats bystander effect
25. Pacific Oaks: It's all in the language: PO sees no barriers, only diversity
24. Pacific Oaks: Pacific Oaks develops an adjunct faculty mentoring program
23. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: One woman's journey to help destigmatize psychology within the Muslim community
22. Saybrook University: Calm, cool, collected: Saybrook alum assists highly sensitive people find inner joy
21. Pacific Oaks: Alumna adding value to early childhood classrooms, multiculturalism in every room
20. Pacific Oaks: The psychology of Barbie and Ken: PO's Dr. Fider consults with Mattel, Inc.
19. Saybrook University: Saybrook psychologist questions the normalcy of eating meat
18. Pacific Oaks: How one dean is ‘schooling’ diverse crowds on social activism
17. Unbound: The Obsolete Office (Today’s work environment requires leaders who can adapt, innovate, and inspire in the interconnected global economy.)
16. Unbound: Winning the nutritional food fight (Balancing mindfulness, self-care, and healthy eating without going overboard can be tricky. Here are some tips to help fight against orthorexia nervosa.)
15. Unbound: Think of Calvin (In Kelly Amis’ new documentary “Think of Calvin,” viewers get a first-hand look at how racial profiling affects a family.)
14. Saybrook University: Dr. Drayton Patterson ~ How one psychologist didn’t let the fear of striking out hold him back
13. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Dr. Courtland Lee: Why he feels obligated to be a mentor to African-American males
12. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Priscilla Dass-Brailsford: Lived through apartheid, joined crisis response team, psychology
11. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology student profile for Ronald Love Jr.: Kappa Alpha Psi member wants to change the stigma of mental health
10. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Andrew Cassens: From forensic work in prisons to aiding veterans with PTSD
9. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Dr. Rachel Singer: How her grandfather's history of helping Jewish people escape Eastern Europe lead her to studying trauma psychology
8. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Roundtable Q&A: Wearing intelligence on your sleeve
7. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Making autism education the new gavel in the criminal justice system
6. Saybrook University: Sudarshan Kriya and yoga: Saybrook student chooses new way to overcome addiction
5. Saybrook University: Saybrook students collaborate with Austria’s IMC Krems for global leadership course
4. Saybrook University: ‘Scared Selfless’ author finds inspiration about trauma at Saybrook University
3. Saybrook University: Why one psychologist took clinical hypnosis to ‘heart’
2. Saybrook University: ‘Visions of Warriors’ brings attention to ongoing PTSD concerns for veterans
1. Pacific Oaks: The open school opens minds
64. Insight (TCSPP): Predicting the unpredictable (When is a teenager just being a teenager? And when is their angst a sign that more destructive behavior is just around the corner?)
63. Insight (TCSPP): Aging alone (As more baby boomers enter the third stage of life, mental health practitioners are taking a closer look at the mental health impact of aging—and oftentimes aging alone.)
62. Insight (TCSPP): Rhymes + Rhythms = Revolution (Hip-hop therapy has made its mark in the mental health community. Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Ph.D., learned early how influential this music genre could be in clinical therapy.)
61. Insight (TCSPP): Hip hop therapy in practice (Find out how TCSPP faculty Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Ph.D.'s students have used hip-hop therapy in their own Psy.D. projects.)
60. Insight (TCSPP): Project 1948: Bosnia (The Chicago School alumna Jenifer White, Ph.D., founded Project 1948 to help Bosnian youth confront and cope with the aftermath of the Bosnian Civil War and genocide.)
59. Insight (TCSPP): Global education in action (Representatives from The Chicago School traveled to Costa Rica for a three-day interdisciplinary summit on global education.)
58. Pacific Oaks College: Community psychology builds bridge between social justice and mental health
57. Santa Barbara & Venture Colleges of Law: Finding a sense of purpose in family law
56. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Course Spotlight: 'Trauma and Crisis' in forensic psychology
55. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Marriage & Family Therapy faculty helps build volunteer programs to empower youth
54. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: TCSPP students embark on the 'art' of expressive arts therapy
53. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Trending: #FightforJustice
52. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Roundtable Q&A: The new American family
51. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: A greater purpose
50. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Journey: 5 steps to a transformation
49. Saybrook: Wellness coaching: A new career path
48. TCS International: PO explores ‘Identity in Context’ study abroad course and trek to South Africa
47. Pacific Oaks: How Pacific Oaks changed the life of Pasadena's Stark Spirits owner
46. Dallas Nursing Institute: Working through patient bias as a nurse
45. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Providing positive patient care for all
44. Dallas Nursing Institute: How nurses can become the liaisons before, during, and after natural disasters
43. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology fellow helps reduce stigma of mental illness with LatinX elders
42. Saybrook: Scholarship winner proves #ChangingLivesMatter
41. Dallas Nursing Institute: 3 ways to combat nurse burnout
40. Dallas Nursing Institute: Nurses get proactive about sickle cell disease awareness
39. Unbound: Our Silenced Soldiers (When one in four confirm they’ve experienced sexual trauma while serving in the military, what can mental health professionals do to help?) (Note: This article was a finalist in the 2018 Content Marketing Awards for "Best Feature Article - Digital.")
38. Unbound: Justifiably Maladjusted (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., preached that we must be maladjusted to the bigotry and racism in our society. Find out what that means today.)
37. Unbound: Spiritually Speaking (Learning how to balance emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and traditional intelligence can be a recipe for stability.)
36. Unbound: Mindful Technology (Saybrook doctoral student Julia Garcia connects social change, mindfulness, and her transformative degree through technology)
35. Saybrook: 'Child of apartheid' Carolyn Burns helps youth, victims of apartheid
34. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: A public health crisis in Puerto Rico, post-Hurricane Maria
33. The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law: Mental health justice in the criminal justice system
32. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Learning about education with a South African lens
31. Insight: Lifting the veil (How two Muslim psychologists are combating Islamophobia)
30. Insight: From cooking to counseling (Clinical therapist teaching the art of culinary therapy)
29. Insight: And social justice for all (Air Force veteran fights for LGBTQ rights)
28. Insight: Life after trauma (Psychologist helps with treatment of Yazidi refugees)
27. Insight: Public health in Peru (TCSPP's Public Health program visits Peru)
26. Unbound: Cyberhero League combats bystander effect
25. Pacific Oaks: It's all in the language: PO sees no barriers, only diversity
24. Pacific Oaks: Pacific Oaks develops an adjunct faculty mentoring program
23. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: One woman's journey to help destigmatize psychology within the Muslim community
22. Saybrook University: Calm, cool, collected: Saybrook alum assists highly sensitive people find inner joy
21. Pacific Oaks: Alumna adding value to early childhood classrooms, multiculturalism in every room
20. Pacific Oaks: The psychology of Barbie and Ken: PO's Dr. Fider consults with Mattel, Inc.
19. Saybrook University: Saybrook psychologist questions the normalcy of eating meat
18. Pacific Oaks: How one dean is ‘schooling’ diverse crowds on social activism
17. Unbound: The Obsolete Office (Today’s work environment requires leaders who can adapt, innovate, and inspire in the interconnected global economy.)
16. Unbound: Winning the nutritional food fight (Balancing mindfulness, self-care, and healthy eating without going overboard can be tricky. Here are some tips to help fight against orthorexia nervosa.)
15. Unbound: Think of Calvin (In Kelly Amis’ new documentary “Think of Calvin,” viewers get a first-hand look at how racial profiling affects a family.)
14. Saybrook University: Dr. Drayton Patterson ~ How one psychologist didn’t let the fear of striking out hold him back
13. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Dr. Courtland Lee: Why he feels obligated to be a mentor to African-American males
12. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Priscilla Dass-Brailsford: Lived through apartheid, joined crisis response team, psychology
11. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology student profile for Ronald Love Jr.: Kappa Alpha Psi member wants to change the stigma of mental health
10. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Andrew Cassens: From forensic work in prisons to aiding veterans with PTSD
9. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty profile for Dr. Rachel Singer: How her grandfather's history of helping Jewish people escape Eastern Europe lead her to studying trauma psychology
8. Pacific Oaks Voices magazine: Roundtable Q&A: Wearing intelligence on your sleeve
7. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Making autism education the new gavel in the criminal justice system
6. Saybrook University: Sudarshan Kriya and yoga: Saybrook student chooses new way to overcome addiction
5. Saybrook University: Saybrook students collaborate with Austria’s IMC Krems for global leadership course
4. Saybrook University: ‘Scared Selfless’ author finds inspiration about trauma at Saybrook University
3. Saybrook University: Why one psychologist took clinical hypnosis to ‘heart’
2. Saybrook University: ‘Visions of Warriors’ brings attention to ongoing PTSD concerns for veterans
1. Pacific Oaks: The open school opens minds