Blog posts with the tag "Providers"

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “AI and Mental Health: Why Should I Care?!”

By Jenna Ermold  on 16.04.2025 10:56 am

If you’ve been side-eyeing the rise of AI in mental health, this episode of Practical for Your Practice is one you don’t want to miss. Dr. David Cooper, Executive Director of Therapists in Tech and member of the APA's Mobile Health Tech Advisory Committee (AND one of our EBP Conference 2025 PMI workshop presenters), joins us for a down-to-earth and engaging deep dive into what AI actually means for therapists. Spoiler: it’s not Skynet.

Research at CDP: The Turning Training into Action Study

By  on 15.04.2025 10:03 am

The collaboration study "Turning Training into Action: Translating Training of Behavioral Health Providers into Evidence-Based Practices" is led by Dr. Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth from the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, with CDP site-PI Jeffrey Cook. The study utilizes the Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) program, a training and referral system used by the National Guard Bureau to elevate the standard of community-based behavioral health services. SBHP recruits and equips community providers with evidence-based knowledge through online and in-person training delivered to thousands across the country.

Staff Perspective: Military Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

By Jessica Strong  on 26.03.2025 9:27 am
Dr. Jessica Strong

As a military spouse, mother of three extraordinary military children, and researcher on military families, I know military families and children are resilient. Like many other military families, our story includes cross-country and global moves, navigating the emotional terrain of multiple deployments, making friends and moving away from them, and growing through it all. However, personally and through my research, I also know that resilience isn't an innate characteristic; it's a dynamic quality that is carefully cultivated.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “You Are NOT Unacceptable: Traumatic Invalidation and PTSD”

By Jenna Ermold  on 19.03.2025 10:29 am
Dr. Jenna Ermold

Traumatic invalidation is a powerful and often misunderstood concept that can play a significant role in the development and maintenance of PTSD. In our latest P4P episode, we sit down with Dr. Robin Brody who shared her insights on what traumatic invalidation is and how it contributes to trauma responses, including PTSD.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - Confident Connection and Telehealth Suicide Prevention

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 19.02.2025 8:59 am
Dr. Carin Lefkowitz

The utilization of telehealth platforms dramatically increased access to psychotherapy in 2020. Nearly five years later, providers can deliver treatment more efficiently to patients across the globe and in locations where there are a dearth of behavioral health providers. Of course, telehealth is not without its challenges, and some providers are anxious to make (or maintain) the transition from in-person treatment. This is perhaps nowhere more true than in the area of suicide prevention.

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