MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'educational'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139701&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5dtKfNMRi2s%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonEarlier this summer, I released a study comparing the performance of California’s charter school networks with the amount of philanthropic grant funding they have received. The purpose was to find out if this model for replicating excellence was consistently effective. The answer, regrettably, was no. But a new study we are releasing today finds that there is at least one place where better schools HAVE consistently scaled-up: Chile. Thanks to that nation’s public and private school choice program, chains of private schools have arisen, and they not only outperform the public schools, they also outperform the independent “mom-and-pop” private schools. For anyone interested in replicating educational excellence, this study by a team of Chilean sch... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139701 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:09:48 +0100 5139701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118679&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fglobal-kidney-academy.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118679 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:07:00 +0100 5118679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107557&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcheck-out-blitter.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107557 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:50:00 +0100 5107557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096267&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fercast.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096267 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:57:00 +0100 5096267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077773&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F6sS4sxfqvDo%2F URL: http://www.jeffstanden.net/Jeff Standen is a psychology professor. His website is chock full of useful bits of psychology information. Listed on the Jeff Standen website are: links to web resources and other websites that you will find useful, as well as links to recent items of topical interest Links to interactive pages with quizzes, challenges and revision pointers. For: Anyone, StudentsTopics: Academia, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Life, Mental Health, OCR Level-A Psychology, Social Psychology, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, File Sharing, Information, Links, Resources, e-learning Jeff Standen is a psychology professor.  His website is chock full of useful bits of psychology information. Listed... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077773 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:00:53 +0100 5077773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077722&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fclinical-image-collection.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077722 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:24:00 +0100 5077722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050523&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaJpLqZdEme8%2F Chicago’s new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has followed in the footsteps of President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, choosing to send his kids to the elite private UC Lab School. It’s a very good school by all accounts, so it’s probably an excellent choice. So why did Rahm get so grouchy when asked about it? I think it might have something to do with the obvious hypocrisy of cherishing and exercising educational choice for one’s own kids while advocating a one-size fits-few state monopoly school system that makes private schooling unaffordable to the majority of your fellow citizens. Just a thought. Rahm Emanuel Practices School Choice… Grouchily is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050523 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:16:34 +0100 5050523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008306&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Ftherapists-online-a-new-norm%2F Therapists, psychologists and even psychiatrists are dotting the online landscape with websites, blogs and even with their activity on social networking sites!  Has a new norm in our field been established? It’s been almost two years since the first post in my Psych Central series on the paradigm shift occurring for therapists in how we present ourselves on the web.  In October 2009, in Psychotherapists Unmasked on the Internet, I used an exchange between my psychiatrist father (of 45 years) and myself, a new Marriage and Family Therapist, to demonstrate the clash of eras and belief systems occurring.  He had given me a hard time about putting my picture up on my website several years back but in the end asked me to help him figure out how to get a website up for himself (sheepish gri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008306 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:23:57 +0100 5008306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934241&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fon-line-biology-resource.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934241 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:19:00 +0100 4934241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934550&cid=t_115329_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fr7ddNltOXQU%2F (Editor’s Note: the recent trade book Computer Games and Instruction brings together the leading edge perspectives of over a dozen scientists in the area of videogames and learning, including a very insightful analysis –excerpted below– by Harvard’s Chris Dede. Please pay attention to his thoughts on scalability below, and enjoy!) — The research overview provided by Tobias, Fletcher, and Dai (this volume) is very helpful in summarizing studies to date on various dimensions of educational games and simulations. The next challenge for the field is to move beyond isolated research in which each group of investigators uses an idiosyncratic set of definitions, conceptual frameworks, and methods. Instead, to make further progress, we as scholars should adopt common research strategies ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934550 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:24:20 +0100 4934550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921470&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fpubmed-app-for-your-mobile-phone.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921470 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:29:00 +0100 4921470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893393&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOZ9e91N17Gw%2F By Neal McCluskeyToday the Washington Post has a big story on efforts by the coal industry to get public schools to teach positive things about — you guessed it — coal. The impetus for the article is no doubt a recent kerfuffle over education mega-publisher Scholastic sending schools free copies of the industry-funded lesson plan “The United States of Energy.” Many parents and environmentalists were upset over businesses putting stealthy moves on kids, and Scholastic eventually promised to cease publication of the plan. Loaded curricula designed to coerce specific sympathies from children, however, hardly come just from industry, as the Post story notes. Indeed, as I write in the new Cato book Climate Coup: Global Warming’s Invasion of Our Government and Our Live... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893393 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:21:54 +0100 4893393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841607&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fmps-casebook-a-dosing-disaster%2F I have a new case report published in Casebook, which is published by the Medical Protection Society   A dosing disaster Mrs E, a 29-year-old solicitor, who was 35 weeks pregnant, was admitted to hospital for antihypertensive treatment as she had developed pre-eclampsia. She had a history of epilepsy, which was well controlled by treatment with phenytoin and phenobarbitone. She had been prescribed these medications since her teenage years and had decided to continue with them throughout her pregnancy after appropriate advice and counselling. Dr T made a diagnosis of puerperal psychosis; no differential diagnosis was recorded and the possibility of drug toxicity was not considered. Sedation was initially prescribed, but during the next 24 hours Mrs E’s symptoms failed to improve ... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841607 Thu, 19 May 2011 17:31:00 +0100 4841607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813364&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FgTWlWXqLTVk%2F URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/index.shtmlThis site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring current controversies related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers. For: Researchers, Students, TeachersTopics: Academia, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive, Educational Psychology, Philosophy, TeachingFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Community and Social Networking, Information, Research, Research Tools This site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring  current controversies that are related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers and educators. (Source... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813364 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:20:32 +0100 4813364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813254&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyaHpze74qWg%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe Pennsylvania state House has just passed an expansion of its existing k-12 scholarship-donation tax credit program. The vote was a deafening 190 to 7 in a state that has voted Democratic in every one of the last five presidential elections. Nevertheless, there is serious opposition to this expansion of education tax credits in the Senate, where several prominent lawmakers prefer a voucher bill. It’s not clear which path the legislature will ultimately take, but there seems to be considerable agreement on the goal: giving parents true freedom of choice in education. A key point to consider, then, is which type of program is most likely to preserve the freedom and diversity of the education marketplace, thereby giving families a meaningful range of alternatives ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813254 Tue, 10 May 2011 22:11:14 +0100 4813254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789209&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6Orqh1j6Ak0%2F By Adam SchaefferIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed an expansive new voucher law today. It’s a disaster for educational freedom. Read the full explanation here. The voucher program has been widely praised as a momentous victory for school choice and Gov. Mitch Daniels on the brink of his long-awaited presidential campaign announcement. In reality, the voucher program is a tactical victory for highly constrained choice won at the price of a broad strategic defeat for educational freedom. This program will greatly expand state regulation of and authority over participating private schools. In our efforts to expand educational choice across the country, we can’t lose sight of what makes that choice valuable: educational freedom and the diversity of choices it allows to develop. Sch... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789209 Thu, 05 May 2011 18:04:38 +0100 4789209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753663&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpXmPkYP_95k%2F By Neal McCluskeyAs promised (actually, a week later than promised) I have read the Fordham Institute “Briefing Book” for reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act. As expected, it’s big on trumpeting national standards, and squishy on almost everything else. Perhaps most aggravating, though, is how loose it is in characterizing the views of those of us at the Cato Institute, who apparently are part of the big group of education analysts who love the idea of Washington lavishing money on education but are, presumably, too blinkered to want to get results for it:   The local controllers. These folks, led by conservative and libertarian think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute, want Uncle Sam, for the most part, to butt out of education polic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753663 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:19:33 +0100 4753663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753674&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLEordRvBfBk%2F By Adam SchaefferA new voucher program in Indiana looks likely to be signed by Gov. Daniels soon, but without a slight modification it may not have the benign budgetary impact that is expected. As written, the program could have a significant negative impact on state finances if families claim both the vouchers and funds from the state’s existing education tax credits. There is nothing that precludes children who receive a voucher from also topping off that amount with private funds from the existing education tax credit program. That means a voucher student could accept, for example, $4,500 in government funds and then apply for a tax credit scholarship that reduces state revenue by, say, $2,000. The voucher student would cost the state $6,500, not the $4,500 that would be counted on th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753674 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:54:49 +0100 4753674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4744840&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FEbcqXrugPxg%2F URL: http://www.minddisorders.com/The Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders contains medical articles on mental disorders and conditions. Over 150 mental disorders are organized alphabetically. For: AnyoneTopics: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Common Factors, Diagnosis, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, History of Psychology, Mental Health, OCR Level-A Psychology, Pediatric Depression, Psychodynamic, Social PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Databases, Glossary, e-learning The Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders contains medical articles on mental disorders and conditions. Over 150 mental disorders are organized alphabetically. Here are examples of topics of articles on our website: Learning Disorders Magnetic resonance imaging Manic episode Multisyst... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4744840 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:00:19 +0100 4744840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676751&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJnvtT84EUt4%2F By Neal McCluskeyEvery week, the National Journal's Education Expert blog tackles a different issue, and from hereon out I'll be weighing in on many of them, crossposting at Cato@Liberty. I sent in my first entry today, which appears as a "guest response" while they set me up to appear as a regular. It's on my favorite topic -- education and social cohesion -- so hopefully I've started with a bang. Enjoy, and thanks to the National Journal for bringing a libertarian perspective on board: Looking at the evidence suggests that school choice is the best educational system to build strong communities. A lot, though, depends on how you define “community.” Diane Ravitch essentially defines a community as a “neighborhood,” and certainly neighborhoods can be a form of community. But neighb... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676751 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:19 +0100 4676751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676755&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXa1GjVtc2HM%2F By Adam SchaefferToday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the Zelman decision for education tax credits. More than that, it's Super-Zelman. The findings in Zelman apply just as well to education tax credit programs, but only credit programs allow taxpayers to spend their own money on education. As Andrew Coulson explained in detail earlier, the Court ruled that education tax credits are not government funds, and the plaintiffs therefore have no standing to bring suit in the first place. They were not harmed because none of their money was collected and then disburse by the state. Children are rightly our primary concern, but taxpayers deserve more consideration than they often get in debates over education reform. Education tax credit programs can expand educational choice and ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676755 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:00:51 +0100 4676755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642678&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FgE0Gkq_IAco%2F URL: http://www.wfmh.org/World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. For: AnyoneTopics: Academia, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Educational Psychology, Foundation Website, General Psychology, General Science, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Healthcare Information Technology, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, OCR Level-A Psychology, Psychology and the Media, Social Support, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Group Management,... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642678 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:06 +0100 4642678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631520&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F24%2Fgot-regret-the-top-10-american-regrets%2F Americans share a lot of the same regrets in life — lost love, family spats, missing a career or educational opportunity. So says new research out of Northwestern University from a telephone survey conducted by researchers on 370 American adults. The researchers asked people to describe one regret in detail, with the rationale that whatever regret they described would be the one that is most memorable. Regrets based on inaction were held on to longer over time, versus those based upon some action the person took. So what are the top ten regrets held by Americans? The Top 10 American Regrets Here are the subjects that survey respondents most commonly described they held the greatest regrets about: Romance, lost love – 18.1% Family (e.g., family arguments) – 15.9% Educati... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631520 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:26:00 +0100 4631520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615192&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FK2_jnK1fizk%2F URL: http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/The Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) was established in 1965 at The University of Akron to promote research in the history of psychology by collecting, cataloguing, and preserving the historical record of psychology. The central feature of the AHAP is the manuscript collection, which includes the papers of over 740 psychologists. The growth of the repository exceeded projections, both in the rate at which materials were donated and in their diversity. This expansion led in 1976 to the establishment of the Child Development Film Archives, a unit that cares for both research footage and instructional films. This expansion was followed, in 1980, by a decision to supplement the numerous unsolicited gifts of books by devoting space to the pu... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615192 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:00:29 +0100 4615192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610849&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fr3j9-44Vpwc%2F URL: http://www.psychonomic.org/The Psychonomic Society was founded by a group of experimental psychologists during a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, in December 1959. The main goal was to create a society that would support open communication about psychological science with minimal structure. For: ResearchersTopics: Academia, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Community and Social Networking, Group Management, Information, Journals, Links, Research, Societal or Organizational Membership The Society currently consists of approximately 2,000 members and 650 associate members. To be eligible for membership, a person must hold the Ph.D. degree or equivalent, a... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610849 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:41:34 +0100 4610849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570588&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FGiBsQliafv8%2F URL: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/psychol_soc.htmlThis is one of a set of subject pages in the Scholarly Societies Project, which facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world. This subset of the main website, is set up to try and include ALL websites of societies involved with psychology. The main website includes MOST websites that are involved with any scientific societies. For: Anyone, Clinicians, Researchers, StudentsTopics: Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, History of Psychology, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, OCR Level-A Psychology, Psychology and Technology, Social Psychology, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Community and Social Networking, Group Management, Information, L... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570588 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:00:49 +0100 4570588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560245&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwork.edgeboss.net%2Fwmedia%2Fedwork%2Ffc%2Ffc021011.wvx By Andrew J. CoulsonLast month, I testified before the House Education & the Workforce Committee. The most startling part of that experience was the response to my testimony offered by ranking Democrat George Miller (who had chaired the committee in the previous Congress.) The archived web-cast is now available, and Rep. Miller's response begins at 42:29. To set things up: I reported that the federal government has spent $2 trillion dollars on k-12 schooling over the past two generations, and failed to achieve either of its avowed goals (raising overall achievement, and narrowing the gaps by family income and minority status). To this, Rep. Miller replied: I think when you look at student performance and you look at money and you want to say that somehow there should be some correlati... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560245 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:18:03 +0100 4560245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536136&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FEm0llE1r6X0%2F URL: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level. For: Anyone, ResearchersTopics: ADHD, Academia, Addiction, Anxiety, Attachment, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, General Science, Health and Social Services, Psycho-educationFeatures: Articles, Careers, Collaborative News, Group Management, Journals, Links, Networking, Resources, Societal or Organizational Membership The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the adva... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536136 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:00:29 +0100 4536136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532233&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fweb-resources-in-epigenetics.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532233 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:03:00 +0100 4532233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489641&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fkde81-kgKf4%2F Conclusions: This study finds that elementary students who were randomly assigned to attend the 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program were more likely to feel safe after school, no more likely to have higher academic achievement, no less likely to be in self-care, more likely to engage in some negative behaviors, and experience mixed effects on developmental outcomes relative to students who were not randomly assigned to attend the centers.   In light of its (at-best) impotence, did the program go away? Of course not! In FY 2010 it was appropriated $1.17 billion, and the Obama administration has asked for $1.27 billion for FY 2012. And this despite not just poor performance, but a pesky $14 trillion national debt. This is small potatoes, though, compared to some... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489641 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:58:48 +0100 4489641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477784&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fmath-tools-for-life-sciences.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477784 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:07:00 +0100 4477784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477704&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYGTW9YOSXeY%2F By Neal McCluskeyAfter House Republicans' weak first attempt at offering cuts to gargantuan federal spending -- a proposal that included nary a flick at education-related outlays -- and the Obama administration's hinting that it would leave education totally untouched, there is a tiny bit of good news: Both the GOP and the administration are apparently willing to trim funding putatively intended to help educate people. But these are just tiny bones they're throwing to people who know that the federal government likely does zero net good when it comes to actually educating people, and that there is no acceptable excuse not to make big cuts to federal "education" programs. House Republicans, for their part, scheduled lots of education programs for shaves in their second attempt at mak... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477704 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:33:36 +0100 4477704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455288&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fwebmd-pharma-shill.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455288 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:10:00 +0100 4455288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399506&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqpvPLv4QH9o%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonNew science test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress were released today, and they’re not comparable to the scores for earlier years. You may want to know whether our schools are getting better or worse over time in this subject, but apparently the federal government is more ambivalent. There are actually two different flavors of the NAEP tests: the Long Term Trends (which stay the same over time so that we can see, well, trends), and the “Nation’s Report Card,” which can be redesigned whenever it is absolutely… convenient. But here’s the thing: the NAEP Long Term Trends science test has not been administered since 1999, when it showed that a statistically significant decline in achievement had taken place at the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399506 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:50:41 +0100 4399506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394421&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBrGmS-Cv3H4%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonAt one time or another over the past two decades, most school choice supporters have felt like the subject of the “Friends” theme song; that it hasn’t been their day, their week, their month, or even their year. Things are different now. For one thing, choice programs have proliferated and grown over time, more are being introduced this year than perhaps ever before. And for another, well, this IS their week: the first national School Choice Week. Events are being held all over the country to celebrate the idea that families should be able to easily choose the best schools for their kids, and that schools should have to compete for the privilege of serving them. Here at Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom, we’re dipping into the future to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394421 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:47:19 +0100 4394421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343111&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTr91zD-Y0eU%2F By Neal McCluskeyWith the release of a new report analyzing a quietly amended Government Accountability Office study that’s been used to club for-profit colleges, fear of GAO bias has reached a fever pitch. Sadly, the GAO’s response to the report does anything but assuage that fear. To get a decent sense for the government abuse both surrounding, and possibly perpetrated by, the GAO study in question, it’s worth a quick rehash of events. Basically, the study was requested by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee who has been waging war against for-profit colleges on the suspicion that the sector is rife with fraud, waste, and abuse. To get data to support his suspicion, Harkin asked the GAO to con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343111 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:22:51 +0100 4343111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343360&cid=t_115329_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FyPBllxtNocI%2F In my last post I talked about scheduling using Google Calendar. This tool allows you to have multiple calendars overlaid over one another. This allows you to see possible conflicts and to move things around to make things more efficient. The cool thing about using a calendar tool like this is to put down all the things you are currently doing and look for time areas that can be better utilized. Here is an example from my daily calendar that many people have to deal with. Given our busy lives and the way most cities are laid out, many of us have to commute to work. This may be by car or public transportation. For many people this is just wasted time, especially if you have to drive. Additionally, most people have a lunch hour, which can be a time to wind down, but many times is unproducti... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343360 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:31:54 +0100 4343360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343180&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fneuroanatomy.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343180 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:54:00 +0100 4343180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313988&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcgoUHvQa_XA%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe New York Times’ “Room for Debate” website is once again hosting a forum on education, to which I have contributed some thoughts. The topic: whether there should be federal tax credits for home schoolers. I won’t rehash my contribution — obviously, you can read it right on the site — but I wanted to respond quickly to two other entries. The first is from Chester Finn, president of our favorite conservative sparring partner in education, the Thomas B. Fordham Instititute. I just want to thank him for substantiating a warning I offer in my contribution: Create federal home-schooling credits and don’t be surprised if you also get requirements that home schoolers be judged on stultifying standardized tests.  It’s exactl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313988 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:58:44 +0100 4313988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309670&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FccNpzWKBI_4%2F URL: http://addmoms.com/Welcome to ADD Moms! If you are a mom with Attention Deficit Disorder, or a mom with an ADD child (no matter what the age), and you need information, support, or coaching, you’ve come to the right place! For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Developmental, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Mental Health, Parenting, YouthFeatures: Articles, Clinical Tools, Commentary and Blogs, Information, Research, Research Tools, ebookWelcome to ADD Moms! If you are a mom with Attention Deficit Disorder, or a mom with an ADD child (no matter what the age), and you need information, support, or coaching, you’ve come to the right place! My name is Brenda Nicholson, and I am an ADD mom as well as... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309670 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4309670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302145&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fphysiology-lecture-notes.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302145 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:52:00 +0100 4302145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300572&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fphysiology-lectures-from-la-city.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300572 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:49:00 +0100 4300572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245355&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fxqu7BwTHc8w%2F URL: http://www.no2abuse.com/No2abuse combines every aspect of family injustice under one roof. This site offers support for survivors of abuse as well as families going through the Family Courts; there are articles by victims of abuse and professionals who have experienced the Family Courts and the State’s approach in general to the family unit. For: Anyone, Consumers, StudentsTopics: Academia, Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Depression, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Health and Social Services, Life, Parenting, Trauma, YouthFeatures: Articles, Case Studies, Clinical Tools, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Information, Links, RSS FeedsNo2abuse combines every aspect of family injustice un... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245355 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:00:10 +0100 4245355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245354&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fdoes-the-gre-measure-anything-related-to-graduate-school%2F The Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, is required for admission to many graduate schools around the country. The computerized test includes verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections.   The test was designed to predict success in graduate school. The research, however, does not support the idea that a high GRE score will predict graduate school success. Sternberg & Williams (1997) conducted a study to investigate how well GRE scores predicted graduate students’ success. Forty psychology faculty members at Yale were asked to rate graduate students’ abilities on five scales:  analytical, creative, practical, research and teaching.   The researchers also looked at first- and second-year student’s grade point averages, and overall evaluations of disserta... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245354 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:56:11 +0100 4245354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241704&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVUPWDJHeEmk%2F By Neal McCluskeyAs I’ve pointed out repeatedly, though the sector is no doubt rife with waste and home to some dirty-dealers, attacks on for-profit colleges are almost certainly driven by politics and ideology, not educational concerns. Were it otherwise, all of higher education would be taking a beating for its bankrupting waste and widespread failure. A recent symptom of anti-profit witch-huntery was the misrepresentation of GAO reporting on what “secret shoppers” found while visiting select for-profit institutions. At the time the findings were released I thought the main problem was that members of the media and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) — who has been leading the crusade against for-profit schools — were using the results to smear the whole pr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241704 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:03:54 +0100 4241704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233211&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fblue-journal-podcasts.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233211 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:47:00 +0100 4233211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225347&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fyou-blog-maybe-you-tweet.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225347 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:22:00 +0100 4225347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219769&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fneuronotes.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219769 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:21:00 +0100 4219769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214153&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fnet-biochem.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214153 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:36:00 +0100 4214153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214155&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fon-line-medical-school-pathology-course.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214155 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:28:00 +0100 4214155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197103&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fneuroanatomy.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197103 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:34:00 +0100 4197103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197105&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Funiversity-of-michigan-anatomy.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197105 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:10:00 +0100 4197105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197106&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fimmunology-and-micro-text.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197106 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:08:00 +0100 4197106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197108&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fvirtual-histo-lab.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197108 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:59:00 +0100 4197108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190318&cid=t_115329_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FCR0HgxZGalA%2F The powerful National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has now issued a report that encourages pre-service and graduate teacher education programs to incorporate cognitive neuroscience discoveries about child and adolescent development into their curricula.  This link to a Washington Post article on this development will also get you to the NCATE report. The next obvious step would turn encouragement into curricular/accreditation requirements. That incorporation of Educational Neuroscience discoveries into educational policy and practice will shape 21st century teacher education and K-12 education in ways that are analogous to what folks such as John Dewey, B.F. Skinner, and Jean Piaget did to shape 20th century education. I would argue that this current ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190318 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:18:40 +0100 4190318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190195&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fhistology-learning-system.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190195 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:41:00 +0100 4190195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179310&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTfZilzWQDTM%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe recent elections made one thing very clear: Americans want a cheaper, smaller, more effective federal government. Today we have powerful evidence that a terrific place to start giving them that is education. New National Assessment of Educational Progress — so-called “Nation’s Report Card” — scores are out, and despite years of massive increases in federal education spending, as well as nearly a decade of No Child Left Behind “accountability,” stagnation is what we’ve gotten. Reading scores for 12th graders — our schools’ final products — are lower than they were in 1998 and 1992. In math all we have is a slight bump between 2005 and 2009, and no data before that because NAEP changed its math framework, ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179310 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:55:40 +0100 4179310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179344&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Femory-internal-medicine-residents-blog.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179344 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:16:00 +0100 4179344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159261&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fekg-cases-in-critical-care.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159261 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:13:00 +0100 4159261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159262&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fbrain-atlas.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159262 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:38:00 +0100 4159262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151880&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F08%2Fintroducing-the-psychology-of-teenagers%2F I’m pleased to introduce The Psychology of Teenagers with Ann Naragon, Ph.D. The Psychology of Teenagers blog will be covering a wide variety of topics, all of them having to do with teens and adolescents. Topics will include: Academic concerns in middle and high school Motivation and procrastination Adolescents and relational aggression Social groups, peers and popularity Transitions in adolescence Dr. Ann Naragon received her degree in educational psychology from Temple University and specializes in adolescent development, relational aggression, and achievement motivation. You can learn more about her here and give her a warm welcome over at the new blog — The Psychology of Teenagers. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151880 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:44:08 +0100 4151880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133773&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fmore-auscultation-resources.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133773 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:51:00 +0100 4133773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133774&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fcheck-out-ecgpedia.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133774 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:47:00 +0100 4133774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125034&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fgreat-cardiology-site.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125034 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:46:00 +0100 4125034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118997&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Facid-base-slide-show.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118997 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:12:00 +0100 4118997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074151&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FALMZDWdiudg%2F URL: http://www.trich.org/index.html?FC=5935453Most humans pull, pluck, and pick at their hair, skin and nails in small amounts. But when these behaviors become excessive, they are considered disorders and can cause a lot of suffering. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Behaviour Management, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Depression, Diagnosis, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, General Science, Life, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Self-helpFeatures: Articles, Clinical Tools, Collaborative News, Conferences, Group Management, Information, Links, Research, Societal or Organizational Membership, e-learning Most humans pull, pluck, and pick at their hair, skin and nails in small amounts. But when these behaviors become excessiv... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074151 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:00:32 +0100 4074151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060630&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fjaydoc-histoweb.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060630 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:51:00 +0100 4060630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060631&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Frepository-of-worlds-knowledge.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060631 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:50:00 +0100 4060631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060632&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fget-body-smart.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060632 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:48:00 +0100 4060632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060633&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Femergency-medicine-forum.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060633 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:45:00 +0100 4060633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060634&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fcardiac-cycle.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060634 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:43:00 +0100 4060634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055754&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fnnt.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055754 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:30:00 +0100 4055754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055784&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2Ftherapists-busting-out-online-where-are-we-now%2F I can hardly believe it’s been almost a year since my first Psych Central piece, Psychotherapists Unmasked on the Internet, which examined the changing landscape of our field as it relates to therapists having an online presence.  There was a paradigm shift occurring, a changing of the guard, from older ideas about how therapists were “supposed” to be presenting themselves — to newer thinking that embraced putting yourself out there (picture and all) on a website with information about you, your philosophy about therapy, articles about specific topics, etc. I had a number of comments on this piece from therapists trying to find their way in this foreign territory.  Marsha Lucas, PhD, said, “It’s a very different experience, walking into the waiting room to meet a new pati... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055784 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:15:38 +0100 4055784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045146&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fq62ezthbRiQ%2F URL: http://www.academyanalyticarts.org/The Academy’s mission is to advance the study of psychoanalytic epistemology, theory, practice, ethics and education within a psychological framework consisting of philosophy, the arts and the anthropic sciences as opposed to biology, medicine and the natural sciences. For: Clinicians, ResearchersTopics: Academia, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Mental Health, PsychodynamicFeatures: Articles, Clinical Tools, Collaborative News, Forums, Group Management, Information, Links, Public Events, Resources, Societal or Organizational MembershipThe Academy’s mission is to advance the study of psychoanalytic epistemology, theory, practice, ethics and education within a psychologi... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045146 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:00:40 +0100 4045146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040586&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fslideworld.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040586 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:22:00 +0100 4040586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036622&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtH6P4GPzYM0%2F By Neal McCluskeyYesterday, President Obama hosted the White House Summit on Community Colleges, and in-your-face love was in the air. President Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden, a community college professor, couldn’t keep their hands off their signficant other, lavishing all sorts of praise on their favorite little schools. Swooned Dr. Biden about the dreamy things community colleges do for their students: They are students like the mother who shared her experience with us on the White House website of working towards a degree while raising three children and straddling financial challenges.  Now employed and the holder of a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree, she wrote, “Community colleges didn’t just change my life, they gave me my life.” Community colleges do that e... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036622 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:57:54 +0100 4036622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036677&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fmore-medicine-you-tube-lectures.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036677 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:59:00 +0100 4036677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031273&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fcampbellteaching-you-tube-channel.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031273 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:26:00 +0100 4031273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031245&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-care-reform-plain-and-simple%2F2010.10.04 The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced an informative and entertaining short animated movie that explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014. Narrated by newscaster Cokie Roberts (a member of Kaiser’s Board of Trustees), the nine-minute animation explains plainly how health care hadn’t worked in the past, addresses the controversies surrounding its passage, and outlines what will happen in the near future and in 2014. *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031245 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4031245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027186&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fdiagnosispro.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027186 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:59:00 +0100 4027186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027188&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fbiology-lectures.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027188 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:50:00 +0100 4027188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013217&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fscience-lectures.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013217 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:23:00 +0100 4013217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993966&cid=t_115329_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fand-winner-is-medscape.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993966 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:58:00 +0100 3993966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965417&cid=t_115329_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FgYJUm5Hz2Ik%2F Feature post looking at the University of Maryland; Department of Emergency Medicine Educational Pearls. A weekly email filled with pearls, pitfalls, and research pertinent to emergency medicine. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965417 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:25:24 +0100 3965417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3959973&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Ftoo-close-to-home%2F I wrote this cautionary tale (from supplied details) as a hired gun for MPS Casebook September 2010 – one of my favourite professional publications.  Ms N, a 32-year-old psychiatric nurse specialist, had been off work for several weeks following an argument with another member of her team. She self-referred to see Dr B, a psychiatrist, with whom she worked closely within the same multidisciplinary team. She explained to Dr B that her alcohol intake had recently increased and she had become unusually restless with a reduced need for sleep. She had also been spending more money than usual and had been getting into fights with her partner and sometimes with strangers. At the consultation she said that in the past she had experienced similar episodes of increased activity and also r... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3959973 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:21:56 +0100 3959973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933077&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F30wBufdzMh0%2F By Michael F. CannonAs I blogged earlier, yesterday the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust released their survey of employer-sponsored health benefits in 2010. For most of this survey’s history, it included a very useful graph of the average growth rate of employer-sponsored insurance premiums.  Here’s the graph from their 2007 survey: (The grey and light-green lines represent year-to-year growth in overall inflation and wages, respectively.) Unfortunately, 2007 was the last year that KFF/HRET included that graph in their annual survey.  Had they included that graph this year, it would have shown an even more heartening moderation of premium growth: A lot of things can drive premium growth.  I discussed a couple of them in my last post... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933077 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:20:13 +0100 3933077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933080&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FynRut6Tk9w8%2F By Michael F. CannonEvery year, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust produce the leading survey of employee health benefits.  Yesterday, KFF and HRET issued their survey of health benefits in 2010 with a news release that begins: Family Health Premiums Rise 3 Percent to $13,770 in 2010… Premiums rose by just 3 percent?  Great news!  Last year, KFF/HRET guesstimated that the average cost of family coverage could hit $14,539 in 2010.  Working families saved hundreds of dollars! Not so fast, says KFF/HRET.  The main reason premiums rose less than expected is that “businesses have been shifting more of the costs of health insurance to workers through … deductibles and other cost-sharing,” said KFF president and CEO Drew Altma... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933080 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:21 +0100 3933080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924961&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fthe-rosenhan-experiment-examined%2F Conclusion Rosenhan concludes: “It is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals. The hospital itself imposes a special environment in which the meaning of behavior can easily be misunderstood. The consequences to patients hospitalized in such an environment – the powerlessness, depersonalization, segregation, mortification, and self-labeling – seem undoubtedly counter-therapeutic.” There are sufficient objections to the design of Rosenhan’s experiment – not least that his study consisted of only eight subjects- to doubt whether he is justified in writing his initial sentence.  Rosenhan’s observational study of conditions on psychiatric wards – to which the rest of the above paragraph alludes &#8... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924961 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:01:35 +0100 3924961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889127&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fa5ib-vJny_w%2F URL: http://www.widownet.org/Thank you for visiting WidowNet, an information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner. For: AnyoneTopics: Attachment, Common Factors, Depression, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, Life, Post Traumatic Stress DisorderFeatures: Articles, Case Studies, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Information, Journaling, Links Thank you for visiting WidowNet, an information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other inform... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889127 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:00:16 +0100 3889127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885331&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtVvBZIljiAY%2F Yesterday, FoxNews.com posted a story on what appears to be a growing problem for public school systems across the country: accommodating Muslim holidays. Unfortunately, the report didn’t contain the solution to the problem. It did, though, contain a very succinct discussion of the root of the problem; an example of the good intent that causes people to ignore the problem; and the kind of “solution” that is ultimately at odds with the most basic of American values. A quote from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg captured the essence of the problem: One of the problems you have with a diverse city is that if you close the schools for every single holiday, there won’t be any school. There you have the basic conundrum in a nutshell: Whenever you have a divers... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885331 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:03:02 +0100 3885331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862012&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmuseum-is-a-giant-model-of-the-human-body%2F2010.08.12 The Dutch Corpus Museum takes you into the human body and shows how our organs work. A fascinating idea and a great visualization. An excerpt from Amusing Planet: The Corpus Museum takes you on a fantastic journey through a giant model of the human body during which you can see, feel and hear how the human body works and what roles healthy food, healthy life and plenty of exercise plays. The tour through the museum starts with an escalator ride into an open sore on your giant victim’s leg and ends among the pulsing neurons in his brain. Between those two points, you will watch cheese being digested in the intestines and explore the ventricles of the heart. Kids can bounce up and down on the rubber tongue (with burping noises in the background) while you take in various scents wafting thr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862012 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:37 +0100 3862012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833466&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fevidence-based-mental-health-and-web-2-0-4%2F Conclusion Web 2.0 allows healthcare professions the ability to access, share and debate medical evidence more easily than ever before. The main web applications with relevance to the practice of evidence based healthcare that have emerged from Web 2.0 are blogs, wikis, and Twitter. Podcasts, social bookmarking and media sharing are also of relevance. The collaborative nature of these applications, together with rapidly developing software and hardware technology, means that their use is still evolving and their impact on the way on the way medicine is practiced is yet to be fully realised. In comparison with academic printed media, it is more difficult to ensure that information accessed on collaborative media is authoritative. Therefore, although the author would encourage healthcare pro... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833466 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:23:21 +0100 3833466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790704&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-dumbing-down-of-nursing-academics%2F2010.07.26 I’m embarrassed to say this, but the nursing profession is making a mockery of healthcare education by downgrading the post-graduate degree process. The nursing education requirements in the advertisement seen here are an embarrassment to the nursing profession. Mrs. Happy pointed out an advertisement from her nursing magazine offering advanced nursing education opportunities. This advertisement for the doctor nurse practitioner (DNP) training track at Creighton University is a mockery of the rigorous educational requirements necessary to care for patients independently. Check out the nursing education requirements on their advertisement: No entrance exam required?  No clinical experience?  No thesis required?  What has this world come to? These are professionals who are going to... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790704 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3790704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740597&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsexual-health-and-teens-privates-video-game%2F2010.07.09 Here’s a new video game from Zombie Cow Studios that could help educate teenagers about sexual and reproductive health in a colorful way. Elizabeth Boskey, Ph.D., About.com’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) guide, writes in her blog post entitled ”It’s Only A Game“: When I first saw the announcement for Privates, I found the concept vaguely appalling — condom-hatted soldiers (privates) swarming into people’s body parts (privates) to shoot at all the nasty invaders one can find there. However, the second I watched the trailer I was instantly converted to a fan. Privates was clearly designed by people who were paying attention in sex-ed class. The epithelium looks like epithelium! There are bacteria that I can recognize from what I’ve ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740597 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:00:04 +0100 3740597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726765&cid=t_115329_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F05%2F10-seo-content-writing-tips-for-your-hospital-website%2F Writing is scientific .. but we dont need to be Einstein to improve our hospital website ranking in search engines. Here are a few tips to help your website content, blog posts and articles submissions to keep in mind … [1] Content Matters :: Regardless of what your website sells, keep in mind that it has the potential to reach a massive audience and be beneficial to your hospital beyond any traditional SEO benefits. Blogs, patient testimonials, educational articles and all on-site content are a chance to link your healthcare institution to useful, interesting and educational information about your service lines. Well written and relevant copy about interesting topics is more likely to be linked and shared by potential patients .. increasing your page rank as well! [2] Write compell... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726765 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:28:46 +0100 3726765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724575&cid=t_115329_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FttkiulAK9WY%2F Epiphanies: Slowly Building Up Life Skills In Addiction Recovery Erin has posted a wonderful experience of a spiritual awakening – the epiphany type – an educational spiritual awakening is happening for her. And, epiphanies remove the mask of denial whether it be for alcoholism, addiction or co-dependency. Erin said; So I’ve talked, almost a sickening amount, about how active addiction keeps us from developing life skills. But what I really haven’t discussed is how being in addiction recovery makes building up life skills possible. There I am driving down the road. I should be concentrating on, oh I don’t know… driving. But I’m not. I’m thinking about what it would take for my husband, my son and myself to be able to move out of where we live now. This train of thought s... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724575 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:35:56 +0100 3724575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718701&cid=t_115329_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fthe-aa-spiritual-experience%2F The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many times in our book which, upon careful reading, show that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet it is true that our first printing gave many readers the impression that these personality changes, or religious experiences, must be in the nature of sudden and spectacular upheavals.    Happily for everyone, this conclusion is erroneous. In the first few chapters a number of sudden revolutionary changes are described.    Though it was not our intention to create such an impression, many alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that in order to recover they must acquire an immedia... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718701 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:55:00 +0100 3718701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702998&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F06%2F28%2Fprivates-reproductive-health-ed-game-for-teenagers%2F This link with video was very appreciated on twitter when I had it on my tumbler blog. Thought I share it with my other readers as well. It’s a reproductive health ed game for teenagers based on one of my old time favorite games: Worms. It has nice graphics and funny characters. Privates is a platform twin-stick shooter in which you lead a teeny-tiny gang of condom-hatted marines as they delve into peoples’ vaginas, mouths and bottoms and blast away at all manner of oozy, shouty monsters. It’s rude, funny, bitingly satirical and technically pretty accurate if you don’t count the tiny people or the germs with teeth. Coming, soon. Here is another trailer for an educational game for teenagers, The Curfew, a game that explores issues of surveillance, authoritarianism an... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702998 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:20:14 +0100 3702998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687165&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FXCPGD0tfDkU%2F URL: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Classics in the History of Psychology is an effort to make the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines available on the World Wide Web. There are now over 25 books and about 200 articles and chapters on-line. The site also contains links to over 200 relevant works posted at other sites. For: AnyoneTopics: Academia, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, General Science, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, History of Psychology, Psychology and the Media, Teaching, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Author Lists, Information, Research, e-learning, ebookClassics in the History of Psy... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687165 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:00:12 +0100 3687165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648600&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fxj9kjb1Hkpk%2F URL: http://health.discovery.com/centers/mental/mental.htmlChock full of links, pertaining to mental health issues (and some not), with features and ask the expert. Includes quizzes, blogs, podcasts and more. Also includes videos about certain mental health issues and subjects. For: AnyoneTopics: ADHD, Abnormal, Addiction, Behaviour Management, Bipolar, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Eating Disorders, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, General Science, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Personality, Personality disorders, Self-help, VariedFeatures: Articles, Assessment Instruments, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Information, Links, Multimedia, Podcasts, RSS Aggregator, RSS Feeds, Resources, e-learningChock full of ... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648600 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:57 +0100 3648600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644766&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnewsflash-tv-commercial-food-is-bad-for-you%2F2010.06.08 We’ve been slacking in the “Medical news of the obvious” department lately. Seems like research has been either actually newsworthy or so obvious that you could spot it yourselves (for example, the continuing investigations of whether smoking and being lazy are bad for you). But we couldn’t let this one slide by: “A new study that analyzes what would happen if a person were to eat 2,000 calories of foods that are advertised on the tube,” as HealthDay describes. As even the average Saturday morning cartoon viewer could have predicted, the food in commercials turns out to be bad for you. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644766 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3644766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614570&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FI-c5C54LcfY%2F URL: https://www.bullyhelp.org/dev/counselor/login.phpStudents– If you or someone you know needs help in a bullying situation, you’ve found a safe resource to get it to them. If your school hasn’t signed up yet, click on “recommend” and we’ll contact them to do so. Otherwise, click on “report” to submit a report now, or “check report” to get updates on a previously submitted report. For: Anyone, StudentsTopics: Academia, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Depression, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Relationships, Self-harm and suicide, Social Psychology, Solution Focused, Strengths Based, Teaching, Teaching Psychology, Trauma, Youth, telephone counsellingFeatures: Community and S... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614570 Sun, 30 May 2010 17:00:56 +0100 3614570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603576&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-kewZWjtEQY%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonNRO editor Robert VerBruggen has weighed in a couple of times this week on the relative merits of school vouchers and education tax credits, raising interesting and important issues. In response to my earlier post today about an education tax credit case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, VerBruggen writes: If the Supreme Court buys this logic — which I suppose is sound on its face — it could lead to some very interesting programs. Any time it’s illegal for a government to fund something directly, it could simply make a dollar-for-dollar “tax credit” program for it, allowing sympathetic taxpayers to technically “donate” — but actually just redirect the taxes they’d otherwise have to pay — to the cause. This is actually an argument presented by critic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603576 Wed, 26 May 2010 19:15:06 +0100 3603576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592195&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIOLx3_kybto%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe SCOTUS Blog reports this morning that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in the Arizona k-12 scholarship tax credit case. This is great news, and paves the way for the Court to ultimately overturn the 9th Circuit’s credulity-straining legal misadventure. For the details, see the Cato brief in this case, which was joined by the American Federation for Children and Foundation for Educational Choice. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592195 Mon, 24 May 2010 14:22:52 +0100 3592195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573755&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fzpt1KQw8A4g%2F URL: http://psychbloggers.groupsite.com/main/summaryThe PBN is an international online community for health professionals, researchers, academics and writers who blog in the areas of psychology, neuroscience, mental health and academia. For: Clinicians, ResearchersTopics: Academia, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Psychology and Technology, Social PsychologyFeatures: Careers, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Research Commentary, Research Tools, Societal or Organizational Membership Welcome to the Psychology Bloggers Network (PBN). The PBN is an international online community for health professionals, researchers, academics and writers who blog in the areas of psychology, neuro... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573755 Mon, 17 May 2010 17:00:19 +0100 3573755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3545476&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FGDx_G3p3jwY%2F URL: http://www.socialworker.com/home/index.phpWelcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Spring 2010 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 17th year! Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Spring 2010 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 17th year! While you’re here–we have job listings, a lively discussion forum , our Calendar of Events, and more for you and your social work career! For: Clinicians, Researchers, Students, TeachersTopics: Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Social Psychology, Social SupportFeatures: Articles, Commentary and Blogs, Forums, Information, Journals, Links, RSS Feeds Welcome, social work students and... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3545476 Sat, 08 May 2010 13:13:28 +0100 3545476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533816&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLWPoJv0MY8w%2F By Neal McCluskey…the federal government was taking over education. At least, it was moving a lot further in that direction, with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wielding billions of “stimulus” dollars to coerce states to do Washington’s bidding. And that’s not just my take. It’s also the New York Times’: Mr. Duncan is a man in a hurry. He has far more money to dole out than any previous secretary of education, and he is using it in ways that extend the federal government’s reach into virtually every area of education, from pre-kindergarten to college. Race to the Top. SAFRA. National standards. For well over a year, we at the Center for Educational Freedom have issued warnings about all of these escalations of utterly unconstitutional fede... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533816 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:21:53 +0100 3533816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508244&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Farmy-transition-units-a-dark-place%2F This article makes it seem like the problem still exists, and the Warrior Transition Units may have made some issues even worse by over-medicating soldiers upon their return. Perhaps a government oversight committee will open an independent investigation to get to the truth of the matter, and ensure soldiers are receiving the care they need. Read the full article: Feeling Warehoused in Army Trauma Care Units (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508244 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:30:10 +0100 3508244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487128&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F0lYQjVkDkj4%2F URL: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/index.phpArticles, cartoons, blogs, mediation center, community discussion groups - since 1994. As licensed professionals, we bring information to your home or office, tailored to your needs through tele-seminars, eBooks and podcasts (MP3), and more. Drop in and tell us what you need. For: Consumers, Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Developmental, Diagnosis, Emotional Health, Family Therapy, General Psychology, Health and Social Services, Life, Lifestyle, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Personality disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Quality of Life, Schizophrenia, Self-harm and suicide, Social Psychology, Substance ... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487128 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:00:15 +0100 3487128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475814&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLHVOkr_d-14%2F By Adam SchaefferVoiceover: Are you tired of trying to use private school choice policy to remove mediocre, incompetent or just plain dangerous teachers from public schools? Just look at how clumsy that can be! This poor school choice supporter is struggling just to get enough kids into private schools so that the public schools notice and start firing bad teachers! What a waste!!! Fordham Industries pitch-man extra-ordinaire Public-Mad Mike Petrilli has a better way! Petrilli: “Rather than use choice to set in motion a chain reaction that ends with the removal of bad teachers from the classroom, why not go right at the bad teachers themselves?”! Voiceover: Don’t waste your time with systemic reforms helping some kids today and all kids tomorrow! Just buy in to Teacher-B-Gone Safety ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475814 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:16:04 +0100 3475814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429230&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F30jpkfKWKuQ%2F URL: http://www.parentwonder.com/Parent Wonder is here to help parents to enjoy parenthood, nurture our little bundle of joy to be the best, and not forgetting to live a happy and fulfilling life for ourselves as parents. For: Consumers, Students, TeachersTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Anger, Aspergers, Attachment, Autism, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Therapy, Fatherhood, General Science, Health and Social Services, Life, Lifestyle, Parenting, Pediatric Depression, YouthFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Information, RSS Feeds, e-learningWe parents were never taught how to be one. It’s quite a risk to be a mom or dad without being “trained”? Don’t you think? We jump into fatherhood or motherh... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429230 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:00:23 +0100 3429230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424829&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtRRTHZKYKjU%2F By Andrew J. Coulson“…a little better all the time.” Some school choice supporters and philanthropists began to suffer burnout a few years ago, disappointed that private school choice programs had not yet scaled up massively a decade-and-a-half after the first modern program was launched in Milwaukee. That disappointment is likely to give way in the coming years to new hope, and looking back a generation from now, 2010 may well be seen as a turning point in the history of educational freedom. Last week, a private school choice bill sponsored by a Democrat (the Rev. James Meeks), passed the Democratic-controlled Illinois Senate. Even if this particular bill isn’t enacted into law, the impact of its passage in the Senate will reverberate around the country. Also in ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424829 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:05:53 +0100 3424829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424911&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FIOvCO14psAA%2F URL: http://www.ncld.org/This site provides information on various learning disabilities. An extensive list of links, organized by topic, is also provided. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Academia, Autism, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Educational Psychology, Teaching, Teaching Psychology, YouthFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Information, LinksThis site provides information on various learning disabilities. An extensive list of links, organized by topic, is also provided. NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opp... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424911 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:00:09 +0100 3424911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420441&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4XM3Iy_0f0M%2F By Neal McCluskeyCongratulations Delaware and Tennessee — you’ve won the Race to the Top beauty contest! Of course, the grading was subjective and will be disputed by lots of states that haven’t won. Well, haven’t won yet — there’s a second round to this, remember. So what do the victories for Delaware and Tennessee mean? The edu-pundits will no doubt be reading deep into the results over the coming days, trying to determine what they portend for the future of RttT, federal education policy generally, and politicians across the country.  And there are some juicy political leads worth following, including the possibility that the winning states were chosen because they have Republican congress members who could be pivotal in getting bipartisan support for the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420441 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:58:47 +0100 3420441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411132&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F27%2Fhealthy-minds-across-america-from-narsad%2F I’m happy to bring you the following news release from the organization formerly known as the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, but now it just goes by its acronym, NARSAD. They are hosting a number of educational discussions across the U.S. throughout April that may be of interest to you. Beginning Saturday, April 10th, thousands of families throughout the United States will have a rare opportunity to learn about new breakthroughs and emerging treatments in mental health by the nation’s best and brightest mental health researchers. “Healthy Minds Across America,” a series of free forums open to the public, will take place every weekend from April 10 – May 8, culminating with the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The events, org... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411132 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:07:34 +0100 3411132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403870&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRxWGAQcwSlI%2F By Neal McCluskeyDespite nearly two decades of state and federal standards-and-testing, as well as big increases in spending, today’s reading results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress – the so-called “Nation’s Report Card” — continue to tell a tale of stagnation.  Nationally, the average fourth-grade score was 217 (out of 500) in 1992. In 2009 it was only 221. For eighth grade, the average score in 1992 was 260. In 2009 it was just 264. Oh, and eighth-graders had hit 264 by 1998, which means there hasn’t been even a smidgen of improvement since then. “But,” will say the standardizers, “the problem is that we just haven’t set really high standards and been unrelenting in forcing schools to meet them.&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403870 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:16:39 +0100 3403870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318437&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FDqxuGwkgZxA%2F URL: http://www.add.org/mc/page.do;jsessionid=B658664123E606E0F32B75B46476FB0F.mc0?sitePageId=92488The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is the world’s leading adult ADHD organization. Our mission is to provide information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) lead better lives. We are an international non-profit organization, founded twenty years ago by adult ADHD support group leaders to share information, resources and provide support for one another. In the 20 years since its inception, ADDA has grown to become the source for information and resources exclusively for and about the adult ADHD community. For: AnyoneTopics: ADHD, Academia, Behaviour Management, Developmental, Educational Psychology, Gene... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318437 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:05 +0100 3318437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306917&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fbmj-a-series-of-unfortunate-events%2F I have had an educational piece published in the BMJ today.  You can read it free of charge in the published form here.   It took me an exceptionally long time to write. *** Endgames case report: “A series of unfortunate events” Stephen Ginn, psychiatry core training year 3 Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital, London SE13 6LH A 24 year old man presented to the accident and emergency department because he had been planning to take an overdose, but had decided instead to seek help from mental health services. He had intended to take the contents of several blister packs of paracetamol, together with alcohol. He had been having suicidal thoughts for a week but they had become particularly pronounced over the past two days. His recent history was one of a “series of unfortun... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306917 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:03 +0100 3306917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302269&cid=t_115329_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fnursing-times-2010-vol-106-no-6%2F Nursing Times 16 February 2010 Vol. 106 No. 6 p19-20 Fade Fave: Sex education for children with learning disabilities; rolling out a national resource Fade Skinny: A children’s learning disability nursing team carried out an audit which highlighted the sex education needs of children with learning disabilities are not being met. As a result of this audit, a resource was developed to support professionals in delivering sex and relationship education has now been launched as a national document. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Children, Children's Services, Educational Programme, Learning Disabilities, Nursing, Relationships, Sex Education (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302269 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:05:38 +0100 3302269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291981&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcompulsory-miseducation-news.html Here... (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291981 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:10:00 +0100 3291981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283519&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNeVn2C_mCyo%2F By Neal McCluskeyWho said public schooling is all about the adults in the system and not the kids? Everyone knows it’s even more basic than that: Public schooling is a jobs program, pure and simple. At least, that’s what one can’t help but conclude as our little “stimulus” turns one-year old today. “State fiscal relief really has kept hundreds of thousands of teachers and firefighters and first responders on the job,” declared White House Council of Economic Advisers head Christina Romer today. Throwing almost $100 billion at education sure as heck ought to have kept teachers in their jobs, and the unemployment numbers suggest teachers have had a pretty good deal relative to the folks paying their salaries. While unemployment in “educati... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283519 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:11:33 +0100 3283519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271206&cid=t_115329_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FxMdAHd1SWZw%2F Moving into experience a new dawn The terms “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many times in our book which, upon careful reading, show that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet it is true that our first printing gave many readers the impression that these personality changes, or religious experiences, must be in the nature of sudden and spectacular upheavals.    Happily for everyone, this conclusion is erroneous. In the first few chapters a number of sudden revolutionary changes are described.    Though it was not our intention to create such an impression, many alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that in order to recover they must acquir... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271206 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:38:55 +0100 3271206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248666&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fthis-weeks-compulsory-miseducation-news.html here... (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248666 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:58:00 +0100 3248666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224966&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthis-week-on-news.html So, what's on the news this week?In London, a 9 y.o. boy hanged himself after being told off at school. He wasn't the only one: in a Texas school another 9-year-old boy was found hanged. In Mumbai, a 12-year-old, ashamed of failure, hanged himself too.In Scotland: 500 kids kicked out of school each year over drink and drugs; fears over rise in violence at schools involving weapons; PE teacher cleared of kiss and in Castletown parents want to sack the head teacher after girls one to five had their underwear checked.In North wales a primary school teacher was suspended for ridiculing pupils; in Wiltshire, a maths teacher groomed pupil before having sex with her in school cupboard and in a top public school in London a school teacher 'fondled pupils'.In Cheshire, the PE teacher who punched sp... Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224966 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:06:00 +0100 3224966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216642&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FsOyaJ1tSuzY%2F URL: http://www.behavioralhealthce.com/This Behavioral Health online CE web site focuses on the biopsychosocial aspects of health and illness. For: CliniciansTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Lifestyle, Medico-Legal, Mental Health, Psychology and TechnologyFeatures: Articles, CE Activities, Databases, Information, Links, Online Research, Training, e-learning This Behavioral Health online CE web site focuses on the biopsychosocial aspects of health and illness.  Although it provides CE courses, the unique feature is that all of the course can be read for free.  The site was developed not only for CE but also as an educational service to all health care professionals and the general publi... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216642 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:31 +0100 3216642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208448&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FIJTao-__1mE%2F URL: http://www.dystalk.com/dysTalk provides information to parents regarding learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD. For: ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Abnormal, Attachment, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health and Social Services, Life, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Self-help, Teaching, Teaching Psychology, YouthFeatures: Articles, Databases, Forums, Glossary, Information, Links, e-learningdysTalk provides information to parents regarding learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD. So, what is dysTalk? Launched in September 2008, dysTalk is an information-sharing social enterprise devised by Will Orr-Ewing and Josh Pull. Our five-word mantra for the project is “helping your child learn better.” It&#821... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208448 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:00:17 +0100 3208448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171880&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKvR1Gg2EWpM%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonHHS has finally released the second installment of its series of studies on the persistence of Head Start effects. Its finding (see page xiv): virtually all academic effects disappear by the end of 1st grade. There is only one positive statistically significant finding out of eleven academic outcomes measured, the size of that effect is minuscule by recognized standards (it’s half way between zero and what most social scientists consider “small”), and the confidence in the finding is low by recognized standards. (Many authors would categorize it as “insignificant” rather than “significant” — it’s only significant at a 90% confidence interval, not the more common 95% confidence interval). We have spent more than $100 billion on the p... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171880 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:32:02 +0100 3171880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156509&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FWflDhCvAlgo%2F URL: http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psycyber.htmlThis hypertext book explores the psychological aspects of environments created by computers and online networks. It presents an evolving conceptual framework for understanding how people react to and behave within cyberspace: what I call “the psychology of cyberspace” - or simply “cyberpsychology.” For: AnyoneTopics: Academia, Educational PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Databases, Information, Links, Online Research, e-learning, ebook This hypertext book explores the psychological aspects of environments created by computers and online networks. It presents an evolving conceptual framework for understanding how people react to and behave within cyberspace: what I call “the psychology of cyberspace&#8... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156509 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:52 +0100 3156509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129488&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F70mu8H8DJ8k%2F By David BoazThe Washington Post reports on what new data reveal about the Chicago public schools run for the past seven years by Arne Duncan, now President Obama’s secretary of education: This month, the mathematics report card was delivered: Chicago trailed several cities in performance and progress made over six years. Miami, Houston and New York had higher scores than Chicago on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Boston, San Diego and Atlanta had bigger gains. Even fourth-graders in the much-maligned D.C. schools improved nearly twice as much since 2003. As I’ve said before, what always struck me about Obama’s appointment of Duncan to run the nation’s schools — and he is actually moving to do just that, more so than any previous federal admi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129488 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:30:20 +0100 3129488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129536&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FupenHYnlzXw%2F URL: http://www.understandingprejudice.org/Welcome to UnderstandingPrejudice.org, a web site for students, teachers, and others interested in the causes and consequences of prejudice. For: AnyoneTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Behaviour Management, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Life, LifestyleFeatures: Welcome to UnderstandingPrejudice.org, a web site for students, teachers, and others interested in the causes and consequences of prejudice. In these pages you will find more than 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources, as well as searchable databases with hundreds of prejudice researchers and social justice organizations. To the right, you’ll also find a variety of interactive exercises... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129536 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:47 +0100 3129536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083080&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FeV7DQlG6nVo%2F URL: http://www.childadvocate.net/childmentalhealth/Addresses mental disorders, behavioral disorders, child abuse, trauma, among other things. For: ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Anxiety, Attachment, Autism, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Depression, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, Family Therapy, General Psychology, General Science, Life, Mental Health, Pediatric Depression, Self-harm and suicide, Sexual Assault, Stress, Substance Abuse, YouthFeatures: Articles, Databases, Information, Links, e-learning Addresses mental disorders, behavioral disorders, child abuse, trauma, among other things.  Gives lots of information about child mental health news. (Source: PsychSplash) PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083080 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:52 +0100 3083080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071231&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fmental-state-examination%2F We all meet people in our daily lives and as human beings we are acutely tuned to noticing difference between ourselves and others.  The step between subconscious awareness and conscious noticing and recording as an examination is one of the situations where psychiatrists demonstrate their ability, and arguably it is an area at which psychiatrists are most practiced and skilled. A psychiatrist’s mental state examination is a systematic way asking patients about their thoughts and feelings so as to reveal and document them.  How one asks such questions, follows up on the answers, records the responses and draws conclusions from them are skills to be learnt and practiced like any other means of examination.  Technical terms to document certain phenomena which would not be known to someo... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071231 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:36 +0100 3071231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063321&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=38954&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrontierpsychiatrist.co.uk%2Fmental-health-act-summary%2F Here are some summary points on the mental health act that I wrote for a talk to medical students.  It’s not comprehensive and is intended to cover the basics. *** The Mental Health Act 1983 was amended in 1987 and is legislation governing the formal detention and care of mentally disordered people in hospital.   The 2007 MHA also governs care of some people in the community with ‘Community Treatment Orders’ There are 50 000 compulsory admission in the UK every year.  However most mental health treatment is carried out with patient consent. When seeking to treat someone with mental health problems the least restrictive option for treatment should always be sought. The act defines mental disorder as ‘any disorder or disability of mind’ (further discussion) N... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063321 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:05:05 +0100 3063321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044850&cid=t_115329_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsmartphone-adoption-trend-draws-mobile-app-content-developers With a recent Manhattan Research report claiming 81 percent of physicians will own smartphones by 2012, the race is on to develop mobile applications and customized content aimed at physicians and allied health professionals. Most recently, two companies with a track record for providing and distributing medical content have teamed up to produce new health-based apps. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044850 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:14:14 +0100 3044850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037054&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fhome-ed-news-round.html PARENTS who educate their children at home say the government is trying to introduce draconian new laws to interfere in family life. More here...PARENTS protesting against government proposals to impose strict rules which will regulate home education are preparing to hand in petitions to parliament opposing the plans. Read it here.Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff are engaged (a) full-time and (b) part-time on handling responses to his Department's consultation on Home education-registration and monitoring proposals. From here.Brushing off labels such as "hippie" and "religious nut", and debunking the socialisation myth, Nicola Pye followed natural progression and took a stand for freedom to home-school her children. Re... Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037054 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0100 3037054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012433&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Ftwo-new-blogs-always-learning-and-the-y-factor%2F I’m pleased to announce the introduction of two new blogs here in the Psych Central family. The first is from Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS called Always Learning. Leigh is a private tutor and is studying in educational psychology. Although her blog will focus on the topic of educational psychology and learning, she believes these lessons are of value to all of us throughout life: Every day my work teaches me some lesson that holds, not only for kids, but for all of us. I can hardly wait to share these things with you. I’m excited to have this place to talk about learning and all its facets… Learning and school, learning and work, learning and emotions, learning and relationships, Learning and Life. I agree. Learning doesn’t stop just because we don’t go to school any ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012433 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:02 +0100 3012433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984847&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FZ6IfFtR8Ks8%2F URL: http://www.tsa-usa.org/Founded in 1972 in Bayside New York, the national Tourette Syndrome Association is the only national voluntary non-profit membership organization in this field. For: ConsumersTopics: Academia, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Biological Psychology, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Training, Depression, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Life, Varied TreatmentsFeatures: Advertising, Articles, Glossary, Information, Links, Research, e-learning Founded in 1972 in Bayside New York, the national Tourette Syndrome Association is the only national voluntary non-profit membership organization in this field.  Our mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of Touret... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984847 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:11 +0100 2984847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2972007&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fschoolgirl-thrown-out-of-classes-over.html Rebecca, 15, was thrown out of classes for wearing a traditional-style school tie rather than a clip-on version and ordered to stand in the corridor outside the headteacher's office for breaching uniform rules. Rebecca's parents have branded the move "Draconian" and have withdrawn their daughter from of classes to be taught at home.Read more... (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2972007 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:07:00 +0100 2972007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963158&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FZfmzPW7D7s8%2F URL: http://www.dyslexia.com/Why is Dyslexia a gift? For: ConsumersTopics: Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Coaching, Educational Psychology, Pediatric Depression, Teaching, YouthFeatures: Advertising, Articles, Clinical Tools, Collaborative News, Databases, File Sharing, Forums, Information, Links, e-learning Why is Dyslexia a gift? Dyslexic people are visual, multi-dimensional thinkers. We are intuitive and highly creative, and excel at hands-on learning. Because we think in pictures, it is sometimes hard for us to understand letters, numbers, symbols, and written words. We can learn to read, write and study efficiently when we use methods geared to our unique learning style. (Source: PsychSplash) PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963158 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:31 +0100 2963158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958824&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL7tKUsex0Fk%2F Many thanks to Lisa Snell at Reason for bringing this interesting historical fun fact from 1973 to light: Ayn Rand was a fan of education tax credits: In the face of such evidence, one would expect the government’s performance in the field of education to be questioned, at the least, [but] the growing failures of the educational establishment are followed by the appropriation of larger and larger sums. There is, however, a practical alternative: tax credits for education. The essentials of the idea (in my version) are as follows: an individual citizen would be given tax credits for the money he spends on education, whether his own education, his children’s, or any person’s he wants to put through a bona fide school of his own choice (including primary, secondary, and high... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958824 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:20:47 +0100 2958824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958913&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FRFuLqBhF0w0%2F URL: http://posbase.uib.no/posbase/index.phpThis is a prototype system containing presentations from experimental psychology. We hope that it can guide both students and teachers in gaining a deeper understanding within the field of psychology. For: Students, TeachersTopics: Academia, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Common Factors, Educational Psychology, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology and TechnologyFeatures: Articles, Databases, Information, Links, Multimedia, PresentationsThis is a prototype system containing presentations from experimental psychology. We hope that it can guide both students and teachers in gaining a deeper understanding within the field of psychology. (S... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958913 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:13 +0100 2958913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943761&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1dBddX-7MAA%2F This morning the National Center for Education Statistics released a new report, Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto NAEP Scores: 2005-2007.  What the results make clear (for about the billionth time) is that government control of education has put us on a road straight to failure. Still, many of those who insist on living in denial about constant government failure in education will yet again refuse to acknowledge reality, and will actually point to this report as a reason to go down many more miles of bad road. According to the report, almost no state has set its “proficiency” levels on par with those of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the so-called “Nation’s Report Card.” (Recall that under No Child Left Behind all children are supposed ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943761 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:59:11 +0100 2943761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943763&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgnYqzdJb3ZM%2F Illinois state senator James Meeks, an African American Democrat and long-time opponent of school choice, just switched sides. In doing so, he swells the small but growing ranks of Democrats in Florida, New Jersey, and the nation’s capital, among others, who support giving parents an easy choice between public and private schools. Like Wile E. Coyote, national Democrats have run off a political cliff in their reflexive opposition to educational freedom.  And like Wile,  they’re experiencing a temporary suspension of the law of gravity — not yet suffering for their mistake. But we all know that the cloud at Wile’s feet eventually dissipates, and he realizes that he’s no longer on solid ground. By then, it’s too late. As someone much happier under divide... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943763 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:42:34 +0100 2943763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924925&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fteachers-waterboarded-my-autistic-son.html Autistic teenager was reportedly held under running water, forced to eat his own vomit and made to sit in his soiled clothes for hours.Read more (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924925 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:16:00 +0100 2924925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916168&cid=t_115329_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Famsterdam-e-mental-health-conference-2009%2F Last week, I had the honor of attending and presenting at the first international e-Mental Health Summit for 2009, hosted by the venerable Trimbos Instituut (The Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, similar to the U.S.’s NIMH), the University of Amsterdam, ISRII, and VU University of Amsterdam. This conference, the first international conference of its kind and scope, was research-focused, bringing together dozens upon dozens of researchers from around the world to meet, present, network and collaborate about work people are doing with computers and the Internet in mental health. I hope to highlight some of this work over the upcoming weeks here in this blog, to make you aware of the hundreds of research projects that are actively conducted to gauge the usefulness a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916168 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:17:08 +0100 2916168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898918&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_XBLnMj0XSc%2F Yesterday, another round of scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress – the so-called “Nation’s Report Card” — came out. They revealed flattened 4th-grade math achivement between 2007 and 2009, and a two point (out of 500) increase in 8th grade. So what do these bits of data portend? Ask the experts: “The trend is flat; it’s a plateau. Scores are not going anywhere, at least nowhere important,” said Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, according to the New York Times. “That means that eight years after enactment of No Child Left Behind, the problems it set out to solve are not being solved, and now we’re five years from the deadline and we’re still far, far from the goal.” Next, former National Cent... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898918 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:44:45 +0100 2898918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890620&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfphcbGIlKuo%2F When both the New York Times and Fox News poke fun at a school district it’s a good guess that district has done something pretty silly. That seems to be the case in Newark, Delaware, where the Christina School District just suspended a 6-year-old boy for 45 days because he brought a dreaded knife-fork-spoon combo tool to school. District officials, in their defense, say they had no choice — the state’s “zero tolerance” law demanded the punishment. Now, the first thing I’ll say is that I was very fortunate there were no zero-tolerance laws  — at least that I knew of — when I was a kid. Like most boys, I took a pocket knife to school from time to time, and like most boys I never hurt a soul with it. (I’m pretty sure, though... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890620 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:33:41 +0100 2890620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876261&cid=t_115329_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fspecial-needs-student-beaten-over-dress.html Still wondering why homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular? (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876261 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2876261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862469&cid=t_115329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fm7V6xSpz6FU%2F Last week, I posted a chart on this blog showing the percent change in federal education spending and student achievement since 1970 (achievement has been flat while federal education spending has nearly tripled). After laughing out loud when he saw it, IQ expert and Bell Curve author Charles Murray mused that “such a huge proportion of a child’s educational prospects are determined by things other than school (genes and the non-school environment) that reforms of the schools can never do more than produce score improvements at the margin.” But consider the accomplishments of Ben Chavis, who spoke at Cato last Friday. When he took over the American Indian Public Charter School in Oakland in 2001, it was the worst school in the district. Under his leadership (imagine a hybrid... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862469 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:40:48 +0100 2862469