How does affirmative therapy work?
Therapy for LGBTQIA+ patients has a long, biased history. However, affirmative therapy practices embrace a wide range of patient identities.
How To Become a Social Worker
Social work licensure can vary depending on the state requirements and level of practice. Learn how to become a licensed social worker with this guide.
5 Careers that Support the LGBTQ+ Community
Many social workers may choose to specifically support issues within the LGBTQIA+ community. Consider these five career paths that focus on LGBTQ advocacy.
What is the Difference Between an LCSW and an LMFT?
The roles of a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a marriage and a family therapist (LMFT) can overlap, but there are still major differences between both fields.
Community psychology builds bridge between social justice and mental health
Bree Cook, Psy.D., explains why community psychology may be especially relevant to African-American students who want to study mental health.
How marriage and family therapists can help during COVID-19
Marriage and family therapists can be a wonderful support system for your family—especially during challenging economic and social times.
What is community psychology?
Want to study psychology as it relates to communities? Learn more about community psychology, where community psychologists work, and if it’s right for you.
The California MFT Exam: What You Need to Know
Before you begin your career as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), you’ll need to pass California’s MFT exams. The MFT exam process can be time-consuming and stressful—but it doesn’t have to be.
Jobs for marriage and family therapy: African-American studies graduates
An M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy: African-American Family Studies is a degree that may not be well-known to many. This MFT degree provides a firm understanding of the unique mental health needs of the African-American community and the challenges that they face that rise from influences such as racism, poverty, politics, and institutions.
LGBTQIA+ and the political moment: how therapists can help
How can therapists help their LGBTQIA+ clients cope with pain and anxiety during times of political uncertainty? Learn more here.
4 community psychology jobs for graduates
Community psychology is the study of how people relate to their community and navigate the world around them. Learn about career options in this field.
The United States of social work
As the forces of a global pandemic, growing income inequality, political entrenchment, social unrest, racial tensions, and climate change converge, the moment calls for a new generation of social workers eager for change.
