Aug 19, 2019
Curt and Katie talk about why mass shootings happen. We look at the complexity of the research and how solely blaming mental illness, doesn’t reflect the research and is stigmatizing. We also talk about how to identify risks and what to do to try to prevent violence.
It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.
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We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.
Tons of articles:
Gun Ownership and Attribution Theory
APA Statement on Shootings at Dayton and El Paso
NAMI Statement on Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio
APA Report on Gun Violence Prevention
SAMHSA Bulletin on Mass Violence
NYT: What Experts Know About Mass Shootings
Washington Post: Mentall Illness, Video Games, and Gun Violence
Why Mental Illness Can’t Predict Mass Shootings
Serious Mental Illness and Mass Shootings
NAMI – Mental Illness and Gun Reporting Laws
Thanks to James Guay, LMFT for sourcing some articles for us!
Relevant Episodes:
On the APA Guidelines for Boys and Men
Episode with Dr. Joel Schwartz
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Curt Widhalm is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a Board Member at Large for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Learn more at: www.curtwidhalm.com
Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant. As a helping professional for two decades, she’s navigated the ups and downs of our unique line of work. She’s run her own solo therapy practice, designed innovative clinical programs, built and managed large, thriving teams of service providers, and consulted hundreds of helping professionals on how to build meaningful AND sustainable practices. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. Learn more at: www.katievernoy.com
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