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What makes most of us who we are most of all, is not our minds and not our bodies, and not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us.

Joshua Prager (TED talk)

2 weeks ago

Last day of school… ever.

How I feel about my last day of classes:

Also how I feel about my last day of classes:

3 weeks ago -

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Article HERE.

Incredible story of Susan Griffiths, a women who suffered with Multiple System Atrophy. A must read. Should the laws change in Canada? What do you think?

3 weeks ago -

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*Not my video: created for the ALS Society of Canada*

Moving. This Counseling course I’m taking this week is heavy. Take care, friends!

3 weeks ago

Taking care of yourselves as both a new clinician and as a seasoned clinican is important. We learned breifly today about Vicarious Trauma. Just wanted to spread some awareness of this, and perhaps you can explore this further:

Vicarious Trauma: is a transformation in the self of a trauma worker or helper that results from empathic engagement with traumatized clients and their reports of traumatic experiences.

—Wikipedia

Links:

Supporting practitioner effectiveness with young children in high-risk families (Sick Kids)

Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solution for Anti-Violence Workers (Health Canada)

4 weeks ago -

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What makes most of us who we are most of all, is not our minds and not our bodies, and not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us.

Last day of school… ever.

Vicarious trauma