by Laurie L Charles | Jan 19, 2015 | AFTA Blog, Community, Family Therapy, Health, Health Care System, Training, Wellness |
***Originally published at Mental Health Innovation Network*** Every Tuesday afternoon, my family therapy trainees and I meet to see clients at our university supported family therapy clinic. Yesterday, Simone,* a woman in her late 40s who was once a legal...
by Saliha Bava | Oct 15, 2014 | AFTA Blog, Couples, Families, Mental Health, Parenting, Wellness |
Shame is so pervasive in our culture. We experience it in personal and professional relationships. As coworkers and partners shaming can become a tool to get what we want. Or as parents it might help to keep our children "in line." Yet the question we need to ask is,...
by Ramon Rojano | Nov 19, 2013 | AFTA Blog, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Health, Mental Health, Wellness |
I just came out from the fall AFTA retreat in Auburndale, Massachusetts, where I found out again why it is such a pleasure to be a member of this family. The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) is a non-for profit organization that was founded in the 70s by leaders...
