Karen Perez, PsyD, PhD

Your guide to relactation after a gap. https://ow.ly/8KkJ50RYOzr

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Find out how to improve your self-esteem by reading this article: https://lnkd.in/e6NrD4Dp

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Maintaining sustainable clinical practice requires burnout prevention knowledge and skills. In this interactive workshop with Natasha D'Arcangelo, QS, LMHC, NCC, CCTP, CCFP, you will be walked through the neuroscience of compassion fatigue and be provided with specific tools to curb and revert the process. Participants will gain new insight and skills to manage clinical practice in more sustainable ways. This session will address the impact of working through the pandemic, and specific issues that impact BIPOC clinicians and provide evidence-based techniques clinicians can immediately implement to improve their quality of life. https://lnkd.in/gVdpF9CF

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Your guide to relactation after a gap. https://ow.ly/fJzr50RYOG0

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Almost half of all people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) will also struggle with alcohol use disorder (AUD) concurrently, and over half will develop AUD in their lifetime. Yet, no treatment has been validated and widely disseminated for treating both simultaneously. Even specialist settings for either disorders are ill-equipped for treating both adequately. Good psychiatric management (GPM) is a generalist approach to care management for BPD, found to be comparable in outcomes to DBT. GPM is now adapted by experts in both areas to use standards of care for treatment of AUD and BPD in an informed, pragmatic, and easily implemented way. GPM-AUD is in proofs for publication by American Psychiatric Association Publishing, co-edited by Hilary Connery MD, PhD, McLean's Clinical Director of the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, and myself. We worked with an amazing team of co-authors (see below), including Robert Gregory, the developer of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy, the only treatment to date expressly tested and shown to be effective for treating both BPD and AUD simultaneously, which is unfortunately not widely disseminated. We can do better by treating these commonly co-occurring disorders together using more widely available clinical strategies that more non-specialist clinicians and patients can access. I am giving a preview of GPM-AUD at the AAP this Wednesday 5:30-7p EST which offers 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Thanks to the many authors of GPM-AUD: Robert Gregory, Marcelo Brañas, M.D., Marcos Signoretti Croci, Carl Fleisher, MD Rocco Iannucci MD, Jeff DeVido MD, Erik Ydrefelt, Kim Siscoe MD, Robin Gay PhD, Dan Price MD, Steve Conway MD, Edward Patzelt, PhD, Grace Murray, Sam Mermin, and Julia Jurist. We must do better for the many people with co-occurring BPD and AUD.

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The Surgeon General recently recommended warning labels on social media to address its impact on teen mental health. Studies reveal teens using social media over three hours daily face double the risk of depression and anxiety. With 95% of teens on social media, over a third use it almost constantly, exacerbating mental health issues like body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and sleep problems. In many ways, this recent report simply confirms what we already knew. Will warning labels make a difference? How do we appropriately limit social media time? https://lnkd.in/e8CNEPK8 #MentalHealth #TeenWellbeing #SocialMedia #SurgeonGeneral #Depression #Anxiety #YouthMentalHealth #TechAwareness #adolescentmentalhealth

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THIS SATURDAY 5/18/24 10AM-11:30AM WEST CHESTER, OH Please join us for this free workshop to learn more about neurofeedback and how it can help to reduce the trauma response in clients/patients/students so they can make progress. We will hear from some practioners who have incorporated neurofeedback into their practice about their own personal journey with neurofeedback, and we will hear some client testemonials as well. People seek out neurofeedback to address a variety of diagnosis: autism, ADHD, chemo brain, head injury, anxiety, depression, sleep issues, tics, seizures and so on. What neurofeedback providers hear from their clients: * I feel calmer * I am not as reactive * I can think more clearly * I can focus better * I am sleeping better * My mood is better * I am making better decisions * I am handling life stressors more easily * I am able to connect with others better * I am not as overwhelmed by sensory stimulus https://lnkd.in/ghdJejVu

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Targeted TECHNIQUES for CHRISTIAN and FAITH-BASED COUNSELING for Brain Injury. #ChristianandFaithBasedCounselingforBrainInjuryTechniquesforSurvivorsandFamilies #Routledge #StraightTalkwithPatti

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This is an excellent study reconfirming the importance of treating individuals with ADHD.

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Dr. Fara White and I discuss "Therapy Under Fire" in this recent episode of Doorknob Comments. Therapists and therapy represent so many complex things on so many different levels... https://lnkd.in/eVQ9YhYy #therapy #podcasts #psychiatry

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Finding an appropriate inpatient facility for your loved one can be an incredibly daunting and disorienting process. Families are often left in a state of confusion and despair when trying to find the best fit for their loved one. Finding an appropriate clinical fit based on individual needs and figuring out how to afford a facility is very difficult. Join me on this recent segment with the Mental Health Television Network (MHTN) as we briefly discuss all of these important issues. Full Life Comprehensive Care #FullLifeComprehensiveCare #fulllife #psychosisawareness #schizoaffectivedisorder #mentalhealth #schizophreniasupport #Schizophreniatreatment #addictiontreatment #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness #mentalhealthawareness #MentalHealthMatters #mensmentalhealth #adolescentmentalhealth #mhtn

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More on thought disturbances in #borderline disorders #BPD: The similarity between the psychotic thought processes of borderline and schizophrenia patients has been noted for over a century, as evidenced by Bleuler's (1911) term "latent schizophrenia," Peterson's (1954) "subclinical schizophrenia," and, most notably, Hoch and Polatin's (1949) "pseudoneurotic schizophrenia" to describe borderline personalities. Some similarities between the two groups include the use of circumstantial rather than logical thinking (making connections between unrelated percepts); affect-laden perception ("because I feel something, it must be true"); ideas of reference ("this must have to do with me"); externalization (these problems are "out there" rather than "in here"); and paranoid tendencies, especially delusions of jealousy. In their seminal paper on BPD, Gunderson & Singer (1975) write that the disturbed thinking in borderline patients may, in fact, be "more flamboyant and more ego-syntonic than that found among schizophrenic persons." Unfortunately, in a rush to normalize or depathologize BPD as an understandable trauma reaction, the psychotic thought processes of these patients, which render significant suffering and are quintessentially pathological, are all-too-frequently ignored.

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Supported: Your Guide to Birth and Baby gives modern families information and resources to confidently prep for pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. https://ow.ly/F0UE50RPB4B

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Embracing diversity and addressing social determinants of health during National Minority Health Month. Together, let's champion equity, access, and well-being for all communities. #MinorityHealthMonth #HealthEquity #CommunityWellness #publichealth #SourceForBetterHealth #NMHM24 #equity #wellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #psychology #psychology 

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Free webinar training please join us….. Black Lives Are Beautiful: Strategies for Supporting Positive Racial Identity Development Among Black K-12 Students Positive racial identity development has a significant impact on the academic achievement of Black children. Accordingly, to promote the success of these children in K-12 school settings, school counselors should utilize interventions that foster positive racial identity and challenge negative, anti-Black messages received from the environment. During this webinar, Drs. Janeé Steele and Charmeka Newton draw from their book Black Lives Are Beautiful to describe specific interventions school counselors may implement to support positive racial identity and improve outcomes among Black students. Participants who attend the webinar will be asked to complete pre- and post-measures assessing their learning on knowledge, awareness, and skills associated with the webinar objectives. These objectives are as follows: * Conceptualize the role of positive racial identity development in the academic achievement of Black children * Learn culturally sensitive interventions that facilitate positive racial identity development through healing, self-esteem, resilience, empowerment, and community 2 NBCC CE will be provided to you! https://lnkd.in/gSUZEhS9

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