For close to a decade, the Conversations program, based north of Boston, has offered trainings to both professional and volunteer providers with the goal of serving some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. As a result of the pandemic, the live regional events became virtual events, providing the opportunity to extend our reach nationally.
The monthly trainings address some of the most challenging issues facing providers today. They include but are not limited to the following topics: • Addiction • Mental/behavioral health • Trauma • Provider self-care • Parkinson’s • Homelessness
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I often think my childhood was no big deal but I get about a 7/10 I can’t believe one third of the population scores a zero. How does that even happen in this shitty world?
I respectfully disagree. In MANY ways, I think it DOES excuse behavior, if the child was not given the tools, support, guidance, security, resources & love that they NEEDED growing up, then certain behaviors & crimes of the child actually SHOULD be blamed on the parents & the PARENTS should take the punishment for the children & the children should be free to heal. If America wants to see things improve & change then they really need to start licensing parenthood, it is treated as a right but it NEEDS to be treated as a privilege that has to be EARNED
My mother can afford it, i even offered to pay for help for her but she doesn’t want to talk to anyone about getting rid of her stuff…..watch the show hoarders, they are getting free counseling and they are rabid about getting rid of stuff. It’s a serious mental illness, they like their trash better than their kids and friends
This video was assigned for my Adolescent-Focused Family Therapy course, and wow, I'm so glad it was! Practical, helpful, and well communicated. I would love to watch more material from Dr. Malcolm!
Im sure the books on the shelves beheind the good doctor are relavent to the therapy he is providing not too mention he can share those books with collegues, that is not an example of hoarding
I think in many cases it does forgive bad behavior, because at the end of the day, it's the adult's job to care for & properly equip the child & if the adult(s) didn't do their job, or do it well enough, then the children don't necessarily have to take responsibility for their behavior, if it was truly their body doing the best that it could, to get through the moment it was trying to get through with the only tools he or she had available to them. I think children are constantly trying to seek Justice & understanding of situations, to hold people accountable, to reconcile the wrongs they were dealt & right those wrongs.. If a person is not properly equipt, than they slip into survival mode or survival of the fittest so to speak, every child for himself, So to be punished for that seems an even greater injustice. The answer is to properly equip & empower the child.
………. *Climate Stabilization versus Climate Change* ………. If we dig a canal 10 km wide and 100 m deep on the Isthmus of Suez and build a pumping station, then the warm water from the Indian Ocean will be pumped into the Mediterranean Sea. If pumped at a rate of 1 million m³/s, then the warm water will lead to increased evaporation from the waters of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and increase precipitation by approximately 820 km³ per year. 1-2 billion people will benefit from a better climate, especially from the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. 1-2 billion people will get a better climate. More rain in dry areas, milder winters, fewer heat waves and fewer catastrophic cyclones. Coastal areas will maintain comfortable water temperatures for the marine ecosystem. There will be more favorable conditions for agriculture, and potential yields will increase. Forests will grow better and burn less. There will be more water in the rivers, making navigation easier. Electricity production from hydroelectric power plants will increase. A virtual battery of electricity will appear. To pump seawater, we use renewable electricity when it is available. And hydroelectric power plants will generate electricity when it is needed. Moreover, the total cost of additional hydroelectricity may be greater than the cost of electricity consumed by the Suez climate machine. How much energy is needed to pump water at a speed of 1 million m³/s? The evaluations show that at most 33 GW of power. At the price of $0.04 per kW*h the cost of electricity will be $12 billion per year. Is that a lot or a little? If the climate will improve for 1 billion people, then on average $12 per person per year. The package includes 820 km³ of additional atmospheric precipitation. This amount of water is enough to grow food for another 1 billion people. In addition, the “Suez Climate Machine” will halve the rate of global warming. Thus, the "Suez Climate Machine" will have a global effect, from Antarctica to the Arctic. 1-2 billion people will benefit from a better climate, especially from the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The threat of a dramatic rise in sea levels will be removed for another 1 billion people. How much energy is needed to pump water at a speed of 1 million m³/s? The evaluations show that at most 33 GW of power. At the price of $0.04 per kW*h the cost of electricity will be $12 billion per year. Is that a lot or a little? If the climate will improve for 1 billion people, then on average $12 per person per year. The package includes 820 km³ of additional atmospheric precipitation. This amount of water is enough to grow food for another 1 billion people.
From what has been said about hoarding, childhood trauma leads to hoarding. When my brother & I were young, Dad would beat us with his belt. He also had a routine right before he beat us by snapping his belt in his hands. I know my younger brother would get worse beatings than me. I'm 71 & I have a hoarding disorder; my brother does not. During the beatings, I dissociated & would float up to the ceiling so I could watch it. When I feel threatened, I still dissociate & go to the ceiling & watch whatever stressful confrontation is going on that & have memories of the beatings, but my brother & I have never talked about it. When I think about the beatings, I also conjure up lots of memories of what I've seen in the news, & I get very disturbed, like torture scenes or some serious fighting. I cleaned my apartment today & did gather everything I didn't really need & it went straight to the trash. I feel better, but I know there's more to do tomorrow.
I know it's been months since you posted this comment, but I want you to know I read it today and I weep for the child you were. You did not deserve that abuse and I wish I could take away those memories. I cannot, but I put my arms around you now and wish you peace and safety.
