Category Archives: Education

AAMFT 2012 presentation

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

It’s been a quiet couple of months on the blog here as summer has ended and fall has begun.  I’m at the AAMFT Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC where I’m presenting with Dr. Michael Loewy of Alliant International University on … Continue reading →

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Greetings from AFTA

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

I’m at the American Family Therapy Academy‘s annual meeting/conference this week.  Fortunately it’s in my backyard.  Unfortunately this means driving across the Bay Bridge in rush hour traffic every morning for the opening plenary. Doing family-therapy-y, social-justice-y stuff all day … Continue reading →

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MFT and the Culture Wars

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

Over at his excellent blog MFT Progress Notes, my friend and colleague Dr. Ben Caldwell has been regularly blogging about the issue of therapists who have religious or moral objections to homosexuality.  There has been a flurry of legal cases … Continue reading →

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“Virginia Satir” post featured at Geek Feminism

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dr. Sheila

The always-amazing blog Geek Feminism has a series called “Wednesday Geek Woman,” where they solicit guest posts about women, past or present, who represent excellence and passionate devotion in their field of interest.  For the most part, the series has … Continue reading →

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Child and Family Studies – worst paying major?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dr. Sheila

So, the Huffington Post has reported that PayScale.com has announced the 13 worst-paid college majors (in a report that plebes like me apparently can’t access), and Child and Family Studies came in first.  (Warning:  the HuffPo link is one of … Continue reading →

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