As this was my first time being in Japan for New Year’s Eve, I wanted to do as the locals do. I went to Tsujiki Hongan-ji Temple for Joya No Kane or the ringing of the bells. The Buddhist service held prior to the bell ringing is an opportunity to express upon one’s gratitude for …
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Holiday Envision-ings!
Happy Holidays! The holiday season is always a time of great reflection for me. As I begin preparing for the New Year and setting my goals, I think about what happened over the last year and what I hope for in the next. This year, in addition to my goals I will be setting some …
JUNE 18 CEU EVENT CANCELLED
The New HIV: Clinical Implications and Ethical Practice for the 21st Century June 18, 2013 8:30 am – 4:30 pm 1050 Connecticut Ave NW 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036 An HIV diagnosis is no longer the death sentence it used to be. Medical advances have transformed being HIV Positive from …
Dine Out For Life with Food and Friends
Anyone who knows me, knows that I never need an excuse to go out to eat. If you need a reason here is a link to 10 great reasons! On April 25 Dine Out for Life to support Food and Friends, an incredible organization that provides meals to people in the DC metro area who …
When the Blues are More than Just a Song
I confess, I’m a lover of sad songs. And I’m not the only one. As a culture, we romanticize “feeling blue”. We have a whole genre of music, The Blues, that revels in hard times and love lost. But what happens when all that revelry turns to pure pain and melancholy? How do we know when …
Listening 101
I recently enrolled in a short term course on analytic listening. The idea of this class is to help therapists think about how we listen and to improve our listening skills. After the first class, I was struck by how complicated listening is. It’s not just a one-way exchange. We are taking information in, processing …
Envision Therapeutic Services to Offer HIV and Ethics Training to Clinical Social Workers!!
SAVE THE DATE: HIV and ETHICS Workshop MAY 15, 2013 Join Envision Therapeutic Services on May 15,2013 for a day of training on HIV/AIDS related issues and implications for clinical practice. This day-long, 6 credit course will offer 3 Ethics credits as well as satisfy the DC Licensing Board requirements for specialized HIV training for …
First Envision-ings
This summer I had the pleasure of accepting a consulting in job in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was my first time ever going to Las Vegas and I had fully bought into the city’s last ad campaign, expecting to find gambling, drunken debauchery and a multitude of expensive circus performances. Although, all of those of …
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