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Healer, Heal Thyself!

Digest for Power In The Helping Professions

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I would like to recommend a book that is used in the training of the best psychotherapists and analysts.  I believe it should be a required study for anyone in any branch of the medical professions!

If you are of curious mind and don’t mind stimulation of your thinking, I would suggest this book not only for medical professionals, but for anyone who has ever had the feeling that medical treatment can be inhumane in terms of the attitudes of the supposed helpers – including those who consider it their main job to dish out drugs!  Clients and patients BEWARE.  If your ‘professional’ does not KNOW the information in this book – there’s a problem!!

I think these professionals are around sickness so much, their own minds and attitudes get sick, and they can be so cocky and sure of themselves and their power that they can become extremely toxic when they are ‘out of balance’!  This book has information that can help professionals be accountable for their biases, attitudes and often their stupidity and rudeness.  It will help consumers to be more responsible for their own care.

Beware, be-wary, be-aware.  If you ever walk out of any professional medical appointment of any kind and feel icky, disrespected or even contaminated, it is NOT you that’s the problem.  I guarantee it!!  Take a look at this book — get a copy from your public library — order yourself a copy — it is worth every penny you will pay for it!!

Power in the Helping Professions by Adolf Guggenbuhl-Craig (Paperback – Feb 23, 2009)

And, yes, something happened to me today that instigated the posting of this title — but I am too mad to write about it now!

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Prevent Child Abuse New York Blog

October is Parental Involvement Month, a time to highlight various ways parents can work with their children’s school to accomplish a shared goal—helping children learn and be successful.

Studies have continually shown that students from families of all different backgrounds and incomes who have involved parents are more likely to: earn higher grades and test scores and enroll in higher level programs; be promoted; pass their classes and earn academic credits; attend school regularly; have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school; and graduate and go on to post secondary education.

Quite simply, research shows that students learn more, have higher grades, and have better school attendance when parents are involved.

Tips for becoming more involve in your child’s education:

• Look for school activities or events that you could be involved in.
• Attend Parent teacher meetings at your child’s school
• Eat dinner together as a family.
• Help your child with homework.
• Take your child on regular trips to the library.
• Have a family game night. Have your child keep score.
• Have a family reading night. One person can read aloud, or everyone can read silently.
• Talk with your children about their day. What was the best part?

PSA on parental involvement from our friends at Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey.