TLPCA Diversity Committee would like to convey our despair over the recent killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis, MN. Though one of the most recent, we know that this incident is one of many through years and years of oppression and systemic violence and racism. As...
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Whimsy #2
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind, I will never die. ~ author unknown
TLPCA GATHERINGS: CARE FOR THE CAREGIVERS
Beginning Thursday, May 28th 12-1:00 pm, Ann White, TLPCA’s Membership Chair, will kick off a series of GATHERINGS designed to support our membership as they support their communities and clients. The topic this month is: Making Space for Being Human. GATHERINGS are...
Enough, Already!
There’s too much to do. There’s work, family, staying healthy (to stay, to go….?), taking care of kids at home, teaching kids at home, and the never ending bills…to name just a few. There’s not enough time in any given day to get it all done, and done in the way that...
Brainspotting training – Sept. 11-13, 2020
The MTSU Counseling Program is pleased to host Brainspotting Phase 1 on Sept. 11-13, 2020. Please see attached for more details. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at robin.lee@mtsu.edu.
Grief in the Time of Transition
We grieve all sorts of things. Basically, we grieve when things change, and things are always changing. It feels as if more things are changing at the moment, although I’m not completely sure that’s true. What I do know is true is that we and our clients are grieving...
Call to Action – please consider responding!
AMHCA Call to Action: Medicare Advocacy Shifts to Senate The House released its fifth COVID-19 relief package on Tuesday and counselor Medicare language was not included. While this is a setback, we still have the opportunity to pass of our legislation. At the...
I’m Sorry
It turns out that during a crisis where one can imagine the end his or her life, people have the urge to clean up old relationships, end family quarrels and complete uncompleted actions. Social psychologists have studied this tendency. It certainly makes sense. We...
Whimsy #1
I hope you’ll forgive me for not having preserved important data in my accumulated files, from which I pull lots of valuable snippets. We weren’t very careful in the olden days. You might think of my undesignated offerings as a trivia problem. If you come up with the...
Information about Executive Order 36
On May 12, 2020, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 36, which have several items that impacted mental health professionals, which are items 7.4, 9.2, 38, and 41. Details about each item include: 7.4 – please note the language that states “as a condition of...
