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Implementing PFA/SBT In Public Schools (with BCBA+Teacher Tina Gunn, M.Ed/Helping Teacher Julie Grundy and Alexis Wone, Classroom Teacher)

Behavioral Collective Podcast

District BCBA Tina Gunn and one of the district helping teachers, Julie Grundy have returned with a teacher, Alexis Wone, to chat about their implementation of the PFA and SBT process in a public education setting. She’s a Project Coordinator for the PFA/SBT project in Surrey Schools — overseeing the project for nearly 5 years.

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Schizoaffective Disorder: Understanding the Incidence, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Now Psych

While the exact cause is still not clear, most experts point to a combination of genetics, brain chemistry and structure, and environment. Stressful events like trauma and substance abuse can trigger onset of or make symptoms worse in people who might be vulnerable. How Common is Schizoaffective Disorder? How is it Diagnosed?

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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.

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Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What I’ve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and Patient

Mad in America

We were not given any advice or support from healthcare services to help our family adjust to this enormous change in our circumstances. “T he only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” said Edmund Burke. It is how and why the tyrants prevail. They still struggle to understand what happened to me.

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How Mad Studies and the Psychological Humanities are Changing Mental Health: An Interview with Narrative Psychiatrist Bradley Lewis

Mad in America

B radley Lewis works at the intersections of medicine, psychiatry, philosophy, the psychological humanities, mad studies, and disability studies, balancing roles as both a humanities professor and a practicing psychiatrist. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Humanities. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Mad in Ireland

Mad in America

I knew she didn’t have a brain disease. Yet the trauma underlying Valeries struggles was generally treated as irrelevant to her psychological state, something that only became worse once Valerie received a diagnosis. To me, she was just my sister, Hough explains. Theres no room for your story.

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‘A Playground for Predators’: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship

Mad in America

As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and former television correspondent, her reporting and commentary have been featured in newspapers, magazines, and TV news outlets across the country. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. I appreciate your time.