Today, the director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issued 14 waiver extensions: DCA Waiver DCA-21-180 Order Extending DCA 20-12, Order Waiving Face-to-Face Training and Supervision Requirements for Marriage Family Therapists, Professional Clinical Counselors, and Clinical Social Workers DCA Waiver DCA-21-181 Order Further Extending DCA 20-18, 20-33, 20-51,…
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On May 18, 2020, Todd Tilghman became the 18th winner of NBC’s The Voice. It also kept coach Blake Shelton firmly in the top spot as the coach with the most wins. Did Todd pick the right coach—or did he get lucky? If you’ve watched the show, you know that…
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Do you get the feeling that someone is always watching you? Your feelings are valid; you’re being watched. Not through tracking devices, sci-fi implants under your skin, or some app on your phone—but you are, and it’s happening every day. And, for the last six weeks, it has become more…
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“This sounds crazy, but Kobe spoke this. He used to say all the time ‘I want to die young. I want to be immortalized. You know, I want to have my career be better than Michael Jordan, and I want to die young.’” Tracy McGrady, seven-time NBA All-Star. That wish…
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Words like “grandma” and “aggression” don’t seem to go together. But when grandma reaches out and pinches your cheek so hard it brings tears to your eyes, it can make you think they may not be so far apart after all. Plus, why does she always do that? These days, psychologists…
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. That’s what the old Christmas song says anyway. But once those pretty presents are unwrapped, the festive parties are a memory and the hustle and bustle of the season winds down, many people are left singing the blues. According to the American Psychological Association…
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‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.’ Adults of a certain age may have used this adage to deflect verbal taunts and teasing from a bully during their childhood. Bullies as antagonists have remained the same but some of their tactics have changed. The…
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. That’s what the old Christmas song says anyway. But once those pretty presents are unwrapped, the festive parties are a memory and the hustle and bustle of the season winds down, many people are left singing the blues. According to the American Psychological Association…
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No doubt, we’re inundated with a stream of tragic news—from mass shootings and plane crashes to devastating natural disasters and the next pandemic disease. Although our unfettered access to news and images can be useful and convenient, it can also be detrimental—processing all the bad news can leave one feeling…
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By design, social media connects young people to one another on a regular, even minute-by-minute basis. They see pictures and videos of others vacationing, having fancy meals, getting together for parties. What do these social media-driven images leave them feeling like? Oftentimes, disconnected and lonely. A recent study by the…