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    Gifts for mentors / supervisors

    Only gift alcohol if you’re sure the person drinks alcohol tho! Otherwise could be awk also
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    Gifts for mentors / supervisors

    Just a card is totally sufficient for a graduation thank you. Tbh I would feel awkward if my student, whose stipend was 12%ish of my salary, spent money on a thank you gift.
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    Not another EMDR thread! (actually, it's a new research article)

    It was explained to me in a thing I went to that the eye movements “unclog the patient’s brain pipes.”
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    Commenting on patient's appearance

    The upper and lower 10% of people, in terms of looks, live in different worlds.
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    Endless TV shows about heroic, idealized portrayals of physicians. Why none about psychologists? Grinds my gears a bit.....

    I’ve seen plenty of media that alternatingly call the same character a psychiatrist and a psychologist 😂
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    American Psychologist article about (not needing) exposure

    I see you’re new to the APA.
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    American Psychologist article about (not needing) exposure

    OT but we need a moratorium on “cute title: real title” journal article titles.
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    American Psychologist article about (not needing) exposure

    Can’t have a post traumatic disorder if the trauma never ends!
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    Psychotherapy certifications: The good, the bad, and the grifty

    I’m abpp in counseling psych. When I was in academia it was nice for the program to have faculty who were licensed and boarded, but it didn’t really do anything for me. Mildly nice to be able to list board certified in my PP, but I was already full and turning down patients anyway. I’d had some...
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    The Cass Review

    Your ignorance and erasure of other liquids is problematic.
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    PhD/PsyD Just a thread to post the weirdest/whackiest/dumbest mental health-related stuff you come across in the (social) media...

    ✅ Saw some say animal abuse is mandated to be reported bc “they’re the same as us.”
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    PhD/PsyD Just a thread to post the weirdest/whackiest/dumbest mental health-related stuff you come across in the (social) media...

    Nightmarishly, they also think they’re great at it. Bc the patients come in, vent about the problem of the week, and feel better in a kind of cathartic way. I suspect these same therapists eagerly triangular against anyone else the patient chooses to name as a problem. Bc the patient identifies...
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    PhD/PsyD RANT: Arguing with therapists with no research background is like screaming at the ocean and begging the waves to subside

    Obviously due to toxin buildup from the trauma. I’d prescribe some essential oils, which I luckily have at the front desk.
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