Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), while physical in nature, incorporate a breadth of social and psychological contributing factors and consequences. In recent years, sexually transmitted diseases in the United States are more common than ever with reported cases reaching a record high at 2,457,188 cases in 2018 (2019). No one who is sexually active is exempt …
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, TPN.Health is sharing the some of the realities around sexual violence in the United States. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), sexual violence includes rape, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, unwanted sexual touch or contact, masturbating in public spaces, exposing sexual body parts and sharing …
TPN.Health member Angela James, LPC, like many behavioral health professionals, wears several hats. In addition to consulting and practicing privately, she serves as Assistant Director of the Accessibility Center at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. Years of experience working in disability services in higher education and a social justice lens inform Angela’s passion for …
Here at TPN.Health, we are celebrating National Autism Awareness Month throughout the whole month of April, 2020. We celebrate those whom autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects as well as the committed behavioral health practitioners, researchers, and teachers who specialize in the realm of ASD. ASD is classified as a set of developmental disorders ranging in …
Happy Spring! A season of new growth, planting, and preparing for abundance awaits us. It is a good time to remember the work of those who planted seeds and tilled the soil in the field of behavioral health. So, to kick off the month, TPN.Health is recognizing a few April-born historical figures who have cultivated …
Does anyone remember a time when we did not have at-a-glance access to a screen that could tell us exactly what we want to know? A time when physically digging for hard copies, traveling to a destination, and relating to human beings were the only available pathways to get to information? Generation X-ers (and some …
So far, the month of March in 2020 has offered a curious intersection of sociocultural stirrings. On on end, the world at large is swept up in navigating a pandemic. One response to COVID-19, according to Jones (2020) drawing from the work of Charles Rosenburg on outbreak archetypes, is that disease outbreaks serve to provide …
We remind you, TPN.Health members, that you are part of a clinical community supporting its members in the collective mission to confidently navigate behavioral health. You are supported also in the shared experiences–the questions, challenges, and successes–of the professionals to whom are connected. Katie Godshall, LCSW, founder of the Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative (BLHC), and …
As a response to the COVID-19 outbreak framed in Charles Rosenburg’s work on the archetypal structure of an outbreak, Jones (2020) offers that epidemics are social phenomena that reveal the structures that drive a society’s operation. He notes, “Rosenberg argued that epidemics put pressure on the societies they strike. This strain makes visible latent structures …
In an increasingly digital age and especially in the current climate involving COVID-19, the capacity to do effective remote work is vital. For behavioral health clinicians and clientele, remote work requires effective navigation of today’s digital landscape. This means knowing and taking full advantage of tools that are available. For behavioral health professionals, part of …