http://www.counselinginchicago.com Exploring counseling & psychotherapy, what works, and the research that supports it. Bill Martin, LCSW 312-409-0632 Bmartin222@aol.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Confused about a relationship or fighting too much? Here's a free workshop for you to learn what healthy talking and listening looks and sounds like, and how you might be able to turn things around in your relationships. Designed for a comfortable, fun learning experience, the workshops are offered separately for men ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/24/february-7-and-21-2012-free-relationship-skills-workshops-for-men-and-women/ In his website article, "Victory for Bloggers: Illinois Blog Wins Lawsuit", Warner Todd Huston, reports: "In a good sign for blogger free speech, a lawsuit against a high profile conservative blog in Illinois has just been tossed out. A political contributor brought the lawsuit over a story about property tax reassessments ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/23/victory-for-lllinois-bloggers-further-legitimizes-the-right-of-free-speech-to-blogs/ The term "blog" is derived from the words, web and log. Literally, it means that it is a record of something stored on the internet on a website. Blogs have increased exponentially over the last few years and are credited with becoming an incredible way to publish information on the internet instantaneously.  Social ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/23/internet-and-free-speech-ethical-demands-in-a-free-society/ I do love the digital age we're in. A colleague in the United Kingdom responded to one of my ethics posts with an interesting case study. If you think people, especially psychologists and other therapsts can't get into ethical trouble writing online in a listserv or blog, think again. For more on ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/23/ethics-and-listservs-case-of-zippy-and-bungle-in-the-united-kingdom/ Listservs create a ready made opportunity for boundary crossings and violations.   If you decide to explore participating, not just signing up, here are 5 Steps to take to protect yourself, your privacy, and your integrity. I. Evaluate the Moderator Usually, there is a single or team of moderators who read, review, approve posts ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/21/psychotherapy-listservs-5-steps-before-signing-up/ The proliferation of internet listservs for psychologists, social workers and other licensed therapists has posed important ethical challenges, especially in the proper way of acknowledging research discussed, confidentiality, and respectful and courteous professional behavior while online. There are beginning to be articles written about this topic, as it is a serious matter ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/20/psychology-internet-listservs-when-participants-identify-themselves-as-psychologists-social-workers-therapists-they-are-bound-by-their-respective-ethical-codes/ This workshop will introduce participants to the powerful way stress influences the way we communicate and contributes to the repetitious, often problematic, patterns in our lives. Designed for a comfortable, fun learning experience, the workshops are offered separately for men and women and will include video examples, a workbook and bibliography. February ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/08/february-7-and-21-2012-relationship-skills-workshops-for-adults/ The first goal in my work with couples is to teach a method of speaking and listening using research based communication concepts. These concepts include "I" statements,  non-defensive or active listening, and asking clearly for what you want.It's more difficult than it looks. The key problem is most ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/12/07/listening-a-first-step-in-improving-couples-communication/ Listen to this tape recording here. http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/11/28/sex-abuse-in-the-sports-world-tape-recording-with-laurie-fine-wife-of-bernie-fine-confirming-sexual-abuse-of-bobby-davis-is-chilling/ One only needs to examine the work of Freud to see the origins of the recovered memory debate. In 1896, Freud wrote of a pattern of sexual abuse of women in eighteen consecutive cases. Robert Dewey quotes Freud in his "Introduction to Psychology": "The event of which the subject has retained ... http://www.counselinginchicago.com/2011/11/28/recovered-memory-freuds-belief-then-rejection-of-recovered-memories-of-abuse/