The American Psychological Association’s Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence states that “psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm.” In fact, all doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical social workers are well aware of Primum non nocere, the Latin phrase meaning “first, do no harm.” We learn it, and abide by it. However,…
Happy New Year! January marks the beginning of a new calendar year and for us at the Critical Therapy Center marks our second year anniversary. For our anniversary this year, we present you with this short video about our work. We hope you will continue to follow our Blog and be interested in our work. We thank you all for…
There is a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Among many things to celebrate this year, we can rejoice and celebrate diversity, specifically the gift of equality before the law, as some states legalized same sex marriage in 2013. Finally, gays and lesbians may have the same rights, via marriage, as heterosexual couples have always had. Now, same…
As we are approaching the holiday season, we begin with a co-celebration of both Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, one that will not coincide again until 2166. Technically, that year Hanukkah will be one day later, but they will nonetheless be around the same time. Perhaps it’s not a big deal to many who are not celebrating Thanksgiving or Hanukkah, yet it is…
We at CTC did not watch Blue Jasmine (the movie). A movie from Woody Allen of course generated interest, after all the man is obsessed with therapy and psychoanalysis! Movies like: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Love and Death, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask (to name but a few), are classics, so naturally Blue…
On Friday, October 18, 2013 some of us at the Critical Therapy Center (CTC) attended the War Resisters League’s 90th anniversary. The celebration and the Peace Award ceremony was held at SEIU Local 1199’s Penthouse in New York City. The connection between peace, war and psychotherapy might be obvious to some. Yet to many who have grown up in our…
We are all indoctrinated to believe that school is good. As kids we were told that school is a path towards self-discovery and reflection and as adults most of us believe that attending school helps our kids become better, self-actualized individuals. What if everything we’ve been told to believe is wrong? In Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to…
Today is International Day of Peace. Unfortunately it is not an observed national holiday, in fact only a couple of folks even know about this celebration. And, when we switched our TVs in the morning, we did not see many shows discussing peace, harmony and a world without war. The little interest in a day of peace is reflective of…
This week Orange is the New Black Season 2 cast rumors have been all over internet news. The newest NetFlix show has gained attention and people are talking about it! Yet, the fact that one of the “hottest” shows on NetFlix is about jail, while the United States has 2.2 million people incarcerated, making us the prison capital of the…
A new study conducted by UC San Francisco’s Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center revealed that cocaine may rewire the brain and drastically affect decision-making after just one use. Previous research has shown that cocaine can kill the brain cells and may be lethal to key cells in the brain’s ‘pleasure center’. Studies have also proven that long-term use of…