12 Days of Psychology - Day 12: Psychotherapy Online

I really dislike the therapy unit. I mean, I find it interesting to learn about - but really hard to teach. I know so little about therapy, that I feel it is really hard to teach kids about it in an engaging and thoughtful manner. Like any other teacher, I like my classroom to be active and interesting and hands-on (a topic that is hard to do in the therapy unit, since according the Therapists and other experts in the field role playing therapy doesn't have a place in the classroom and for the safety of all involved should be left to the professionals.)

These videos might help. 

Have a wonderful, cold and snowy January. 

----Posted by Amy Ramponi 

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Dealing with the sting of rejection

Former San Francisco psychology teacher extraordinaire (and current free-lance education journalist) Patrick Mattimore shared one way he helped seniors deal with the stress of college acceptance/rejection letters (the description of Patrick's activity starts about half way down, under the header "Share the Pain"). Getting a rejection letter can obviously be a very stressful event for an already stressed high school student, and Patrick's "rejection therapy" sessions sound very humane to me, and a very relevant way to introduce some concepts from the therapy/treatment chapter.

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