High School REACT

 

  The above is a video of my thoughts on narcissistic injury which I define as seeking a feeling of empowerment to displace a feeling of unbearableness. It is in part inspired by a research paper I had written on intimate partner violence and what dynamics perpetuate an abuser's unhealthy/alienating response to anger. On the topic of narcissistic injury, I think a lot of this below video from a Dominican about an acquaintance of his who was capable of holy things but also had a side to him that was malicious. This is a video that was part of the curriculum of a course I had taken online from University of Mary's counseling program from Professor James Link Psy.D who happens to be a third order Oblate as well as a clinician in private practice and academic. -J  

Cultural competency was one of the most important lessons I learned at Concordia. It was one of the most difficult and most controversial, and sometimes yes, annoying (I'm looking at you, D.W. Sue of Columbia Uni, NY). Yet it was one of the most important, and singularly this base of knowledge was the most useful to have in mind when working as a counselor as well as program lead helping facilitate counselor onboarding and execution of curriculum with fellow counselors. As I write my final post here, special shout out to all facilitators past and present. For sure, what I have seen working on this programming since inception, our strength as a program really has been in the diversity of our interns. It's been a joy, honor, and distinct learning experience for me in synthesizing all your viewpoints and unique vantage points in processing and delivering the curriculum we have developed together. Our strength is in our diversity, and universality simultaneously. We could not have ...