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What Is Compassion Fatigue? 24 Causes & Symptoms Explained
Are you in a caring profession? If so, do you ever feel preoccupied with the suffering of the people you work with? In a helping [...]
How to Improve Communication Skills: 14 Best Worksheets
In his acclaimed book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie (2019, p. 32) hints at a key strategy involved in effective communication [...]
Social Skills Support Groups: 10 Helpful Activities & Games
Have you ever met someone brimming with confidence and communication skills, and thought to yourself, ‘I want to be like them‘? Social skills can be [...]
16 Causes of Workplace Stress & How to Prevent Its Effects
Are you falling behind with your work commitments? Snappy with loved ones and having trouble sleeping? Are you working long hours yet not getting enough [...]
Training in Schema Therapy: 14 Courses and Online Options
Our childhood experiences pave the way for enduring patterns and themes that can shape our relationships, coping styles, and ultimately, the direction of our lives. [...]
Applying Social Learning Theory in Social Work & Education
Many of us are familiar with the notorious Bobo Doll experiment by Bandura, Ross, and Ross (1961), but what does it have to do with [...]
Unconditional Positive Regard: 17 Worksheets & Activities
Unconditional positive regard describes an essential attitude that person-centered therapists adopt toward their clients, promoting growth and personal change (Wilkins, 2000). As mental health professionals, [...]
What Is Validation in Therapy & Why Is It Important?
Validation means that you understand where the other person is coming from, even if you disagree with what they say or do (Rather & Miller, [...]
Psychology of Procrastination: 10 Worksheets & Games (PDF)
Procrastination is an interesting concept in our culture. Perceptions of procrastination range from being the topic of jokes to being associated with mental illness (Svartdal, [...]
What Is Cognitive Development? 3 Psychology Theories
Cognitive development is certainly not an easy topic to grasp. But don’t worry, we will try our best to help you with the essentials of [...]