Public Policy

Coloring Outside the Lines

2019-03-26T14:52:32-04:00March 26th, 2019|

Arthur C. Evans, Jr, Ph.D., current CEO of the American Psychological Association chatted with the Shrinks on Third about part of his southern upbringing in Florida, his own growth as a leader, insights about leadership in general, and his vision for using psychology to promote social justice. Listen to Coloring Outside the Lines at Shrinks on [...]

How to Get Along with Others – Utilizing Bibliotherapy and Examples from History by Marcy Shoemaker, Psy.D.

2019-02-19T00:57:14-05:00February 19th, 2019|

With the current political climate, many clients have difficulty dealing with different political leanings. Using bibliotherapy and examples from history may be very helpful to our clients, both during therapy and as a follow-up to therapy in the form of homework. How do we help clients get along with the significant others in their lives? One [...]

Running for the bus

2019-01-27T18:43:10-05:00November 5th, 2018|

This is the session in which the Shrinks interview Dr. Gail Karafin, past president of PSCP: The Psychology Network, about teen sleep needs and implications for changing school start times. Since the interview with Dr. Karafin, Pennsylvania Senate Resolution No. 417 was passed. This resolution directs the Joint State Government Commision to establish an advisory committee [...]

Bills being considered in our state capital relating to mental health.

2018-10-27T16:18:11-04:00October 14th, 2018|

The first is SB 554 for Safe Harbor for Child Victims of Trafficking, which was introduced by retiring Senator Stewart Greenleaf. Importantly, this bill provides safe harbor for sexually exploited children less than 18 years of age, and sets up a fund to provide victim services, to increase public awareness, and to suppress demand for human [...]

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