April 25, 2018 8:30am – 12:30pm Chicago Conference Center 5730 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, IL 60644 Presented by Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and MeridianHealth. Speakers will talk about substance abuse, mental health/compassion fatigue and domestic violence. Continuing Education Units (CEU) training will also be offered. The fair is free to attend and will include a…
What’s the Difference Between DBT and CBT?
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By Melissa Riddle Chalos When it comes to friendship — and maintaining those relationships over time — men are certainly the more disadvantaged of the sexes. Generally speaking, women tend to nurture friendships over great distance and time with seemingly little effort. But for men, it can be difficult to do. We’ll get to why…
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By Kathryn Taylor Millán, M.A., LPC/MHSP While all people are susceptible to the effects of trauma, conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder are often discussed without clear definitions or explanations. As with many other mental health concerns, people often guess which trauma reactions are normal or abnormal. Myths about trauma abound, but…