by Deb Henson | Sep 18, 2017 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
I recently started teaching again in a masters level social work program (DUGSSW). It is such a fulfilling experience to be in a room with 20 fresh-hearted MSWs-to-be … so idealistic and full of compassion and curiosity and … engagement with our group....
by Deb Henson | Jul 10, 2017 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
I have had the great fortune of spending time with both of my adult offspring, as I now affectionately call them, over the past months. It dawned on me to write this blog about how much these relationships mean to me and to ask readers to write in and share some of...
by Deb Henson | Apr 10, 2017 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
Recently, I had a new experience, which many of you probably have had or have had something similar: knee surgery. I apparently tore my meniscus – hey, before this event, I didn’t even know what a meniscus was (or how to spell it). But, in training my rescue dog with...
by Deb Henson | Jan 16, 2017 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
My idea for writing this blog is to ask to questions about such resolutions. First, why do we make them? Second, is there a particular type or version of the age-old New Year Resolution that is more likely than other types to remain part of our consciousness past...
by Deb Henson | Nov 7, 2016 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
Last week I traveled to the Wind River Reservation close to Lander, Wyoming to be a part of the Eastern Shoshone’s welcome to their spiritual and survival animal – the buffalo – back to their land after 130 years of the bisons’ absence and some 70 years of the tribal...
by Deb Henson | Oct 3, 2016 | Law: Mental Health Defense, Psychotherapy
I wrote about this topic last month and asked for feedback from readers. Here is a compilation of what I received and what I have pondered about this topic over the last month. Separation – in its varying forms and stages – is a challenge for most of us. Separation...
