American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
The Goal is the Goal
I had a wonderful conversation with a colleague who I’ve known for many years at our recent Child and Adolescent [...]
Goal Attainment Strategies
Striving to attain an important life goal is hard, usually requires multiple steps carried out over an extended period, and [...]
Distressing Thoughts: Approaches to Addressing Them
I received a request from a resident to “explain psychotherapy in a big picture way.” Haha. Sounds like fun. I [...]
Strategies to Avoid Burnout
Take a centering moment before every patient appointment. Stand there alone in the hall or your office, for the length [...]
Inadequate? So What?
Life is complicated. We constantly need to learn something new. Too much, though, is new. Always new. The new does [...]
Motivational Strategies
A few years ago I ran across something written by Angela Duckworth, the psychologist who is well-known for her research [...]