I recenlty listened to a telephone seminar by Karyn Harvey, PhD, regarding positive identity development with people with intellectual disabilities. Based on positive psychology (the work of Seligman) and Erikson, Karyn offers a wonderful treatment meathod that can easily be meshed into the Recovery Model, as well as more “traditional” models used with DD clients, [...]
Check out this slide show offered by Discover Magazine.
Also, here’s a link to the book by Jill Mullin—the inspiration for the slide show.
Creativity Explored, a non profit located in San Francisco, is a studio for developmentally disabled artists. The artists are taught by other professional artists, and their work is sold in the Creativity Explored galley, as well as during art exhibitions.
It’s a wonderful place to visit and the artwork is stunning. In fact, some of [...]
A new film, Autistic Kids with Cameras by Alex Rotaru will be available in the near future for purchase. View the trailer below.
Last week I had the privilege of attending a small DBT training by Julie Brown LICSW hosted by Telecare, the company I work for. WOW is she a dynamic speaker! She systematically broke down and explained DBT theory in a clear, concise and accessible way- something that tends to be rare with DBT trainings.
Julie [...]
I recently organized an art show at Redwood Place (for staff and clients only), where the masks discussed in a previous post were featured. The art show took place at lunch time during a special barbq. The masks were hung all around the dinning room, and underneath each mask was a personal explanation or story, [...]
I recently attended a conference in San Jose hosted by UCLA’s TARJAN Center for Developmental disabilities entitled, Innovative Approaches: Treatment for People with Developmental Disabilities & Psychiatric Disorders. There I discovered that a new DSM specifically tailored to individuals with developmental disabilities is now available. The title is: The Diagnostic Manual- Intellectual Disability (DM-ID): A [...]
I first learned how to make a stress ball, using a balloon and flour, when I was working with Jeanette Pailas ATR-BC at the Friends Hospital Eating Disorder Unit in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of making the stress balls was so that the clients could use the final product itself during times of anxiety, but [...]
