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16 Causes of Workplace Stress & How to Prevent Its Effects
Are you falling behind with your work commitments? Snappy with loved ones and having trouble sleeping? Are you working long hours yet not getting enough [...]
Training in Schema Therapy: 14 Courses and Online Options
Our childhood experiences pave the way for enduring patterns and themes that can shape our relationships, coping styles, and ultimately, the direction of our lives. [...]
Applying Social Learning Theory in Social Work & Education
Many of us are familiar with the notorious Bobo Doll experiment by Bandura, Ross, and Ross (1961), but what does it have to do with [...]
Unconditional Positive Regard: 17 Worksheets & Activities
Unconditional positive regard describes an essential attitude that person-centered therapists adopt toward their clients, promoting growth and personal change (Wilkins, 2000). As mental health professionals, [...]
What Is Validation in Therapy & Why Is It Important?
Validation means that you understand where the other person is coming from, even if you disagree with what they say or do (Rather & Miller, [...]
Psychology of Procrastination: 10 Worksheets & Games (PDF)
Procrastination is an interesting concept in our culture. Perceptions of procrastination range from being the topic of jokes to being associated with mental illness (Svartdal, [...]
What Is Cognitive Development? 3 Psychology Theories
Cognitive development is certainly not an easy topic to grasp. But don’t worry, we will try our best to help you with the essentials of [...]
How to Relieve Stress: 37 Simple Activities and Games
Periodic stress is a fact of modern life. But we need not see stress as something perpetual, punishing, and unmanageable. Instead, by learning to apply [...]
25 Counseling Activities to Better Help Your Therapy Clients
The practice of counseling is full of exercises, role-play, and metaphors. By wielding the power of experiential learning and analogy through such activities, counselors can [...]
Motivational Interviewing Training: Top 14 Courses
Even if we know changing our behavior is good for us, change involves chartering unknown territories, putting forth effort, and letting go of familiar habits. [...]