We make sense of the world depending upon our experiences of it.
There are a great couple of posts over at the A Voice In The OT Wilderness blog. Part one is here. Part two is here. The story revolves around a conflict arising from a client's non-compliance with a specified art exercise.  When asked to create a collage, one user, instead, created a

The Pivotal Point
This week from "The Apostle's Pen"  I want to encourage you to know that your life is at a  pivotal point of destiny and it is very important that you make some quality decisions concerning your relationships, your health, your environment, and etc..  Quality decisions in these areas will produce

Promoting participation - Community contributions to education in conflict situations
INEE has provided reference to a new report on community participation: (UNESCO/IIEP and CfBT Education Trust) Community participation is a much-acknowledged and important part of the field of education in emergencies. A recent report released by UNESCO and the CfBT Education Trust explores the roles communities play in providing education, and

Managing Cultists
Dagon yun'krck dthlp fenilg gh'pujilock. Carpthjink. U'illith eeckrk hur'chrk splo'gazix xerlpot onch'cok.  Gh'rwalp opl'rk zamplic. Dagon came to me today, whining about his cultists. The human ones. I listened intently, and by that I mean pulled on my feelers in that feel good way until I inked myself. He said

10 Tips for Dealing With Conflict
Around 95% of all legal cases filed in the United States settle before going to a trial.   Moreover, transactional issues in law also usually require a negotiations between two opposing sides.  A large part of my job is devoted to negotiating solutions which the various parties to the matter can

This is your brain on disenchantment
My goodness!  What happened here?!  It's a beautiful summer day.  She's wearing her most cheerful sundress.  Someone gave her a flower.  But somehow, it's not good enough.This precious little girl is running to her mother for comfort and, undoubtedly, will be laughing in the next photo.  But how do adults handle feelings of disenchantment?  When