1,100 backpacks dotted the lawn of Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, April 26th as part of Mental Health Awareness Day. Each backpack represented the college students lost to suicide each year and serve as a way for student groups to help connect people with mental health resources. Just like when you suffer a physical injury, student groups on campus are urging students who are suffering with mental illness to get help and reduce the stigma mental health and wellness. The students also had a flash mob freeze for five minutes to commemorate the event.

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One month prior to coming to therapy, Cholo was charged of sexual harassment. As of the first session, he is still working as a bouncer in a night club. He came to therapy after realizing that he needs help in managing his problems. He reported that it’s hard for him to control himself especially when he is drunk. He also thinks and admits that he is a sex addict and reports that this behavior gets worst when he is drunk. Furthermore, he reports that his wife left him because of his behavior. He is willing to change his negative behaviors and start a new life but finds it hard to do so. I gave him an article which he can reflect on and will be evaluated next counseling session.

Diagnosis:
Lack of self-control related to alcoholism

Recommendations:
Individual therapy or group therapy

Related Counseling Theories:
1.Psychoanalytic theory(Sigmund Freud,et al.)
2. Developmental theory (Erik Erikson)
3. Existential Theory (Butler, et al.)
4. Humanistic Theory

Multidisciplinary approach or integration of other fields as an alternating approach to interventions:
1. Non-directive counseling (Rogers, et al)
2. Individual psychotherapy (Alfred Adler)
3. Group therapy
4. Cognitive behavior therapy (B.F. Skinner
5. Gestalt therapy (Frederick Perls)
6. Logotherapy (Viktor Frankl)

Actors:
Louie Blake Sarmiento as the counselor
Pocholo Randy Estimo as the counselee

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Explore the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology experience through the first-hand accounts of Pepperdine students, faculty, and alumni. Founded on the understanding of service through leadership, the psychology master’s and doctoral programs at Pepperdine prepare students to make a difference in their community.

http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/psychology/

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Dr. Ivory A. Toldson presents findings from “Breaking Barriers: Plotting the Path to Academic Success for School-Age African-American Males.”

Quality of life, as measured by how happy the student felt about his life, was the strongest emotional predictor of academic success among school-age black males. Academically successful African-American males were almost twice as likely to report feeling happy about the quality of their life when compared to those with failing grades. Feeling tired in the morning and feeling lonely were additional mental health factors that significantly impaired academic functioning among black male students.

Presentation at “Breaking Barriers: The Obama Administration, The 111th Congress and the Future of School-age Black Males” The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), along with Howard Universitys School of Education and the Open Society Institutes Campaign for Black Male Achievement, hosted the forum. The three-hour event took place in the Senate Caucus Room (SR-325) of the Russell Senate Office Building on Friday April 24.

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This astonishing video shows the story of Jeff Matovic, the first guy in America who received a DBS treatment for Tourette Syndrome.

Questo filmato ripercorre la vicenda di Jeff Matovic, il primo paziente in America su cui sia stata sperimentata la Stimolazione Cerebrale Profonda (DBS) per curare i sintomi della sindrome di Tourette.

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