The Kentucky House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 495. As I understand it, the bill as originally proposed by David Hale sought to protect counselors, pastors, and therapists providing therapy to minors from discrimination by the government. An amendment added to the bill ended up containing language that invalidated an executive order by Governor... Continue Reading →
I used to lean in, heart open wide,To stories of sorrow, of battles inside.A beacon, a harbor where hearts could unmoor,A refuge for souls battered, weary, and sore. But sorrow, like rain, can erode even stone,Day after day, seeped into bone.I once felt their grief like a knife in my chest,Now numbness grows stronger; and... Continue Reading →
I am preparing to teach a class on ethics to students starting their education in human services. In putting together one of the weekly quizzes I included a question on empathy fatigue. In a nutshell, empathy fatigue is being desensitized to things you would normally care about (empathize about) due to repeated exposure to stressful,... Continue Reading →
I’m reading Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. The book is about the effects of the modern age of technology on the mental health of children and adolescents. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged... Continue Reading →
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