Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyDialectal Behavioral TherapyDialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an approach to therapy that focuses on psychosocial aspects of treatment. It focuses on learning…Nov 18, 2016Nov 18, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyThe Truth About Mental IllnessI am switching gears this week to talk about something a little more personal. My uncle committed suicide three years ago during my first…Nov 18, 2016Nov 18, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyPost 3Switching from my super dry and boring first post to my second post was a little bit of a struggle. I was unsure if my audience should be…Nov 6, 2016Nov 6, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyCreating Kidneys in a Lab Using Stem CellsKidneys are super cool. They help maintain our blood pressure, cleanse our system of waste, and retain blood composition and volume. Within…Nov 6, 2016Nov 6, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords Aplentyin vitro nephrogenesis using purified nephron progenitor cellsThe mammalian kidney functions to maintain the composition, volume, and pressure of the blood and discards nitrogenous waste. Kidney…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentySchool-Based Mental Health Services for RefugeesThere is a gap in understanding between refugee student experience in schools after resettlement and how it relates to psychosocial…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyCultural SyndromeIn today’s world, almost all theories and data that is related to psychology originates from Western Populations. Though contemporary…Sep 30, 2016Sep 30, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyDehumanizing People to… Skittles?The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” -Dr Paul FarmerSep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyCultural Responsiveness in Mental Health Treatment“Seek the life to come by means of what God granted you, but do not neglect your rightful share in this world. Do good to others as God has…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
Rachel WilliamsinWords AplentyRefugees and Terrorism: A Mental Health PerspectiveInstances of public discrimination of the already-vulnerable population of Syrian refugees is as rampant as a forest fire, blazing across…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016