Trauma & Resilience in Children’s Literature

Joan Kaywell of the University of South Florida facilitated a discussion among five authors who shared stories about surviving chaos and trauma through fiction and real life. The authors, whose books target young children and youth, included Laurie Halse Anderson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Barry Lyga, Kekla Magoon and Meg Medina. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8137

Legacies of Letterman: The Army Medical Corps, 1864-1945 (Lecture)

Education Specialist Barb Sanders explores advancements in military medicine from the end of the Civil War to World War II. From the system of triage, evacuation and hospital care instituted by Medical Director Jonathan Letterman, through both the First and Second World Wars, the medical advances of the Civil War ultimately resulted in the advent of penicillin, blood collection, aeromedical evacuation and the treatment of psychiatric casualties.

Letters to an Asexual #59 (“You’re not qualified to discuss asexuality. You’re not a scientist!”)

This is #59 of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or–more often–misconceptions about asexuality. This Letter is a series of comments left on an article I had published in Psychology Today. The commenter attacked my credibility, kept asking the magazine to remove me for being unqualified (as if they were reading the comments), made a bunch of really ignorant comments about Tumblr and liberals and SJWs, and accused me of having a known history of mental illness, depression, self harm, and other issues I . . . literally have never had. The two articles I’ve written for Psychology Today are linked below: “Asexuality and the Health Professional”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-invisible-orientation/201501/asexuality-and-the-health-professional “Asexuality is Not a Diagnosis” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-invisible-orientation/201503/asexuality-is-not-diagnosis (This second one is the one that JS wrote these comments on.)

Criminal Justice Symposium

SAMHSA’s Criminal Justice Symposium featured criminal justice practitioners, behavioral health providers, & federal staff presenting on early diversion, crisis response, behavioral health screenings, and reentry. Learn more at https://www.samhsa.gov/criminal-juvenile-justice.

Pearson Global Forum 2018

On Friday, October 5, The Pearson Institute will bring together international policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, and academics to create a robust agenda for the inaugural Pearson Global Forum. With keynote addresses from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, President of the U.S. Institute of Peace Nancy Lindborg, and former President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremić, the conference will couple academic research and first-hand experiences to promote research practices and inform public policy.

Rewire Your Anxious Brain

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research. In the book, you will learn how the amygdala and cortex (both important parts of the brain) are essential players in the neuropsychology of anxiety. The amygdala acts as a primal response, and oftentimes, when this part of the brain processes fear, you may not even understand why you are afraid. By comparison, the cortex is the center of “worry.” That is, obsessing, ruminating, and dwelling on things that may or may not happen. In the book, Pittman and Karle make it simple by offering specific examples of how to manage fear by tapping into both of these pathways in the brain. As you read, you’ll gain a greater understanding how anxiety is created in the brain, and as a result, you will feel empowered and motivated to overcome it. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical self-assessments and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will learn to literally “rewire” the brain processes that lie at the root of your fears.

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House Health and Human Services Policy Committee – part 1 2/13/19

01:00 – HF679 (Morrison) Children’s residential treatment payment provisions effective date amended. 05:36 – HF12 (Cantrell) Conversion therapy with children or vulnerable adults prohibited, medical assistance coverage for conversion therapy prohibited, and misrepresentation of conversion therapy services or products prohibited. The committee recessed. Runs 1 hour, minutes. 47 minutes. * Connect with House Public Information Services: www.house.mn/hinfo/hinfo.asp * Find Minnesota House of Representatives news and updates at Session Daily: www.house.mn/sessiondaily/ *Connect with the Minnesota House of Representatives: www.house.mn

Full Board Meeting – August 8, 2019

Agenda and meeting materials can be found here: http://www.mbc.ca.gov/About_Us/Meetings/ 1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum 1:05 2. CLOSED SESSION 1:55 3. Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda 2:53 4. Approval of Minutes from the May 9-10, 2019 Quarterly Board Meeting and the May 28, 2019 Board Meeting 23:41 5. President’s Report, including notable accomplishments and priorities 41:10 6. Board Member Communications with Interested Parties 1:00:30 7. Presentation on Physician Burnout 1:03:48 8. Update and Presentation on the Physician Assistant Board including Licensing and Enforcement Statistics and Training Requirements 2:06:38 9. Discussion and Possible Action on Legislation/Regulation 2:29:04 Recess 5:39:06