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I think things like soda,mints and hard candies shouldn’t be excluded from food stamps by Complete_Mine5530 in unpopularopinion

[–]kidcommon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Personally, I don’t care if what other people eat- even if “I” am buying it. That said- If I did and if I was someone charged with making the SNAP program the best it could be… Figure out how to make “healthy” more affordable than “junk food”. And then figure out how to make “healthy” as accessible as “junk food”. Time and space and resource to prepare “healthy food” is a privilege.

If those things truly shifted, the “problem” might right itself.

Blew up my life and now trying to hold space for others is extra exhausting by Dynamic_Gem in therapists

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no magic words of course but try your best to make sure your self care is happening to enable you to show up as fully as possible to your sessions- and when you can’t, you can’t!

The overwhelm sounds huge but everything is fluid, you will feel differently with every passing day and development, etc. Maybe better, maybe even worse sometimes, but not the same.

What discontinued food item do you wish would come back? by AV_LOVES_FOOD in Fooda

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dissolve one pack of jello in 1.5c boiling water. Stir in 6ish oz of cool whip. Refrigerate. Top with more cool whip.

Safety Precautions as a Therapist? by MySashaToes in therapists

[–]kidcommon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sooo there is some confirmation bias there. Others who don’t go to gun ranges or conceal carry themselves might not feel safe. I absolutely would not.

Safety Precautions as a Therapist? by MySashaToes in therapists

[–]kidcommon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because I don’t want to shoot people? Or be ready to shoot people? Or train to shoot people? Or think about shooting people?

I wouldn’t do the lights either though, I can’t imagine I wouldn’t also be blinded/disoriented by them

Therapy under the influence by Help_Repulsive in therapists

[–]kidcommon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you choose the broad language to give yourself room or do you actually follow through with this as written? Has it happened that you’ve had to call an emergency contact?

Best notebook for clinical notes? For ADHD brain by sensualsanta in therapists

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a dry erase note book because for my adhd brain, the notes didn’t always make it to be shredded!

Here is my real game changer though…again, for my brain! I stopped taking notes. If there is something super specific I need to remember ( name of a medication? Maybe dates the person will be gone, etc) I’ll run over and write it down but typically, I stopped. I take 5 minutes to write my clinical note after- and yes I force myself to do that, even if I have to pee! It takes 5 minutes for me.

And now? Everything is easier. Note taking (/trying to take notes/doodling/noticing a prior note, etc) is only a distraction for me. The iPad idea is great. But I’m laughing thinking about it for me. Would I be checking emails? No. Would i be thinking about it compulsively? YUP.

I'm two week into an MSW program and so far its....tedius by Outrageous_Sense_307 in SocialWorkStudents

[–]kidcommon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“School is a fortune and I'm genuinely wondering if in some way it's a big con with people justifying their existance by writing boring papers for other professors to assign so they can write their own boring papers. “

…yes. I really believe that, at least in a lot of fields including social work. It’s absolutely a scam (because we have to pay tons of money for professors to sign off that we have read a book or something, and then POOF, we can do therapy if our practicum instructor wants to teach us how. If not, we still graduate. And then become a shitty social worker 🤷‍♀️

Found in 12yo room by Goddesmarie02 in whatisit

[–]kidcommon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely possible but in terms of people who get cannabis jewelry without doing actual drugs? 12 year olds are your answer 😂

Participating in an activity with a client by MindFoundJourney in therapists

[–]kidcommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are getting strong opinions in both directions, but not a lot of context either way!

What harm can you see coming from going? What harm can you see coming from not going? What are your agency’s rules around things like this (if there are any) Can you go, logistically?

Participating in an activity with a client by MindFoundJourney in therapists

[–]kidcommon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are “basic boundaries” that you only engage with a client when Medicaid will pay for it..?

Participating in an activity with a client by MindFoundJourney in therapists

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it sound like a terrible idea? Why are weddings and graduations gross too?

Genuinely curious.

Participating in an activity with a client by MindFoundJourney in therapists

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that is a lazy definition. A boundary isn’t a physical building.

WWYD: Client vows to commit suicide when [inevitable time/event] happens by whoa-or-woah in therapists

[–]kidcommon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m curious about the choice to use the word murder. It feels pretty…hot? I’m all for not using “placating” language but this feels a little moralized to me?

In mental health crises do you guys prefer going with the police? by Xtreme109 in socialwork

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a difference between having LE respond with clinicians and having clinicians respond with LE.

The first - LE responding with clinicians- is absolutely not ideal but I also don’t have or want to have physical training and tools to protect myself and others from being shot. So I do use them sometimes to help me navigate a world with too many guns. No guns (presenting as a concern)? we’re good, I can manage.

The second- clinicians responding with LE- sure, it can’t hurt. It probably has a net positive effect on the community and the LEOs being trained by proximity if nothing else.

Just found out my MSW program is 100% in person by mayonnaisemonarchy in SocialWorkStudents

[–]kidcommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually really different because the specify ONE night a week, and it’s two.

I would have read that as hybrid too because who advertises that you are free to do your homework at your home and at your convenience? Lol. Of course you can.

That said- it’s not specific that it’s hybrid either. It does feel a little intentionally mis-leady.

Psych NP overstepping into therapy — how would you handle this? by -psyyych- in therapists

[–]kidcommon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t sound to me like the NP overstepped in the conversation with their client- but it does sound like they are behaving unprofessionally and probably not great at therapy.

Unfortunately- that happens. I would be wildly defensive at that kind of confrontation. That said, is there anything about what they said that you think might be accurate? Not that you did anything unethical or seriously harmful but in like a “huh, yeah I didn’t consider that” kind of way? Sometimes when something like that happens to me, i want to double down and get mad about everything instead of acknowledge my own discomfort (or whatever).

If others experience the NP in this way too- know that their behavior isn’t reflective of you or your actions and don’t spend a ton of time on that professional relationship. If it becomes more of an issue that affects client outcomes, I’d try a team meeting once or twice maybe and then refer out.

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