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It’s time for another research roundup!
This Spring, I taught Research and Analysis for the first time, to graduate MFT students. And, as expected, I I enjoyed it. I realize, as a former student myself, that grad students come to Research with many misconceptions. So, I began the first class with Brené Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability.
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Metaphor is a figure of speech that consists of naming, describing, or qualifying something through its similarity or analogy to something else. It’s not just about songwriting or poetry-- we use metaphors all the time. After all, we all “fall in love” or “get stuck” at some point in our lives.
In the psychoanalytic approach, metaphors have always been very important, since the unconscious mind is
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Since the coronavirus tipping point, I have been spending more time on social media, in my effort to stay connected with loved ones and stay up to date on therapy-related news.
Friends and colleagues have been sharing state and national updates regarding telehealth regulations, as well as resources for staying refreshed (in life and work) during this time of social distancing. I’m including a roundup of these resources in this post.
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This post includes brief summaries of four articles, and two books I read recently. Three articles are from 2017, and one article is from 2019. I found the articles from 2017 as I researched topics for a few classes I was teaching last fall.
All articles are from the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. As a MFT, I always start my research in this journal.
My regular disclaimer for these posts is: While MFTs are referenced throughout the summaries, the information is relevant to all psychotherapists, regardless of discipline.
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