All posts by wszalek@illinois.edu
World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2016
http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/2016/en/
Psychological first aid
When terrible things happen in our communities, we can reach out a helping hand to those who are affected. Perhaps you find yourself at the scene of an accident where people are hurt. Perhaps you are a health-care worker or teacher talking with someone from your community who has just witnessed the violent death of a loved one. Perhaps you are called upon as a staff member in a disaster or volunteer to help asylum seekers who have recently arrived in your community. Learning the basic principles of psychological first aid will help you to provide support to people who are very distressed, and, importantly, to know what not to say.
The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, covers “psychological first aid”. Efforts in support of the day will focus on basic pragmatic psychological support by people who find themselves in a helping role whether they be health staff, teachers, firemen, community workers, or police officers.
Despite its name, psychological first aid covers both psychological and social support. Just like general health care never consists of physical first aid alone, similarly no mental health care system should consist of psychological first aid alone. Indeed, the investment in psychological first aid is part of a longer-term effort to ensure that anyone in acute distress due to a crisis is able to receive basic support, and that those who need more than psychological first aid will receive additional advanced support from health, mental health and social services.
Clinical Psychology Guide (from a former student)
A former PSYC student who is now in a PhD program at Texas A&M, created this guide. Very helpful information!
https://hackpad.com/A-guide-to-applying-for-a-PhD-in-Clinical-Psychology-kOBC9g7V0xi
Four questions to ask before applying to graduate school
Four questions to ask before applying to graduate school:
APA article – http://apa.org/ed/precollege/psn/2014/01/applying-graduate.aspx
Psychology News and Information – Week of September 12
Gary’s Advising Hours – Scheduled 30-minute appointments filled for the week. Availability for the weeks of September 12/19
Drop-ins: Monday 1-4 & Friday 9-11
Scheduled appointments for Weeks of September 19/26 – https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/advising/
Emergency Advising: Please send me an e-mail and we’ll chat.
PSYC 102 Students: We’ll be working in class to construct your Spring 2017 schedule and we can use class time to answer questions.
Continue reading Psychology News and Information – Week of September 12
Best Wishes on Bid Night!
Hope you’re as happy as Hermione
Study confirms long-term effects of ‘chemobrain’ in mice
Professor Justin Rhodes among team of researchers publishing a new study that reports long-lasting cognitive impairments in mice when they are administered a chemotherapy regimen used to treat breast cancer in humans.
https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/396468
Studying Female Serial Killers – PSI CHI article
Happy 3-Day Weekend!
Gary’s Advising Hours
Fall Registration Questions
(please, no long term planning during this time)
Monday, August 29: 1:00 – 4:00
Tuesday, August 30: 9:00 – Noon
Wednesday, August 31: 9:00 – Noon and 1:30 – 4:00
Thursday, September 1: 9:00 – Noon and 2:00 – 4:00
Friday, September 2: 9:00 – 11:00