The rare breed of superhumans learning how to juggle their clinical practice, personal lives, lifelong academic learning, training of students, and the occasional academic teaching or paper publishing. To-do list Two assessment reports, three upcoming assessment preparations, at least two supervision log records, tons of readings, research thesis write-ups for…
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You have have heard of the term before, but what exactly is a trainee clinical psychologist and what do they do? A trainee clinical psychologist is under training to be a full-fledged clinical psychologist, by working under supervision to administer psychological assessments and conduct clinical intervention while completing the requirements…
Comments closedPublic and Professional Behavior Feet tapping in angst and disbelief that you are at a mental health clinic, you burrow deeper into the plush couch trying not to think about who last laid his hopefully-not-dandruff-ridden head where you are leaning back towards. Big sigh. “If only Molly hadn’t insisted that…
Comments closedPhoto by Zachary Olson on Unsplash Grand finale The last note of the orchestra. The melting frost on the ground. The last spin of the laundry cycle. The last 50m of your run. Or, if you like vaccination analogies, Day 15 after your AstraZeneca shot. Indeed, this post is about endings.…
Comments closedValentine’s Day I abhor the season. Flowers. Chocolates. Dinners. Fancy-nancy, overrated, season of “love”. Valentine’s Day brings to mind the awkward giving of flowers, the crinkle of plastic when you walk, girls carrying identical bunches of roses on the street, and men having the hardest time of all to decide…
Comments closedSilences The hum of the air conditioning. The muffled footsteps of someone walking past the therapy room. Far-off sirens from an ambulance. The silent whoosh of air as you let out a deep breath. And amazingly, the almost inaudible ticking from your watch. The majority of urban dwellers are absolutely…
Comments closedDid you do your homework? From the first article on Modifying Behavior in 8 weeks, we talked about the stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, determination/preparation, action, and relapse-maintenance. Some people get stuck at pre-contemplation, others take years to contemplate, and many, many others progress to the stage of relapse-maintenance where…
Comments closedEthics in clinical psychology is like that time when you wanted to use transparent cellophane tape for whichever reasons-to wrap a present, to reassemble the paper ringgit you tore into pieces during your last couple spat, or to seal the many containers of Chinese New Year cookies. It’s just so…
Comments closedWho says Who says life stops when a pandemic hits? Who says only teachers face difficulties when they can’t teach face-to-face? Who says that levels of productivity should remain the same (or worse, better because you’re “working from home” #HRsays)? In the background, cue Selena Gomez’s “who sayssss, who saysss”…
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