Writing In APA

Check out the links below for help with APA writing. Feel free to use the APA Style Template to begin your paper.

• The Purdue Owl: APA Style
• APA Style Blog
• ​APA Style Tutorial
• APA Style Help​
• Sample Paper from Purdue Owl (PDF) 
• My Favorite University Writing Center Resource Page (Governors State University Writing Center)

Mental Health Resources

• Multicultural Mental Health Resources
• Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)
• Giving Kids Hope (Ted Talk video) 
• Trauma Informed vs Healing Centered Care
• ​National Alliance for Mental illness
• ​Smart Recovery Resources​
• Narrative Therapy
• Narrative Therapy & Adlerian Therapy

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About the Brain

Check out the below links to learn more about the brain!

• ​Neuroscience News
• American Mindfulness Research Association
• The Adolescent Brain (new podcast)
• Interactive Brain
• The Chemical Mind: Crash Course Video
• Getting to Know Your Brain: Crash Course Video

Mental Health in Schools

Theories of Psychotherapy

What is your view of human nature? A theory ​is a set of beliefs that assists a counselor in conceptualizing clients and their problems. A counselor chooses a theory that aligns with his or her view of human nature. Theories provide a framework of therapy and assists a counselor in setting goals for clients to help them with a resolution to a problem. Theories also provide specific techniques that can be used to assist the therapeutic process. There are so many types of therapies! Just check out this list HERE!

• Psychodynamic
• Adlerian Theory
• Reality Therapy
• Person Centered
• Behavior Therapy
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Post-Modern Approaches
• Feminist Therapy