Monthly ArchiveApril 2015

ByDr. Berney

Fascinating Article about the relationship between coercion and mental illness: This article from Films For… fb.me/6Bv4MKllJ

ByDr. Berney

Fascinating Article about the relationship between coercion and mental illness

This article from Films For Action is a great read!! Just yesterday I was looking at a previous blog I started, but never finished, about the effects of media and advertisements on our decisions and the apparent fearmongering that seems to infiltrate our election process and day to day decision making. As I have written before, I certainly believe there is a relationship between diet and mental health. However, environmental stress, like coercion,is definitely another source of stress and emotional toxicity. 

Read the full article here: http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-more-a-society-coerces-its-people-the-greater-the-chance-of-mental-illness/

ByDr. Berney

Episode 05: Most Children Left Behind: In this week’s episode, Drs. Berney and Richard expand their discussion on… fb.me/3Mprg7sV1

ByDr. Berney

Episode 05: Most Children Left Behind

In this week’s episode, Drs. Berney and Richard expand their discussion on the impact of school reform as we know it today. Emphasis is focused on the impact that the current school climate has on students and teachers. We hope that you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you on our Facebook page or on Twitter (@drberney).

This week’s episode was edited and produced by Andrew Rasmussen.

ByDr. Berney

Ledger Column 4.18.15 – Florida Law Reduces Testing: In this week’s column I wrote about the new Florida law… fb.me/56OQoJLtr

ByDr. Berney

Ledger Column 4.18.15 – Florida Law Reduces Testing

In this week’s column I wrote about the new Florida law “reducing” high stakes testing. I am very suspicious of this law, but we will see what happens. I also talked about the number of academic engaged time wasted because of high stakes testing. 

I’d love to hear your thoughts about this column, as well as our podcasts, which can be found on iTunes and at thementalbreakdown.com. The name of the podcast, of course, is The Mental Breakdown. 

Read the full column here: http://www.theledger.com/article/20150417/COLUMNISTS0419/150419399/1484/life?Title=Florida-Law-Is-Reducing-Testing

ByDr. Berney

The Mental Breakdown – Episode 04: School Reform – itun.es/i6LL3LJ #iTunes

ByDr. Berney

Episode 4 of The Mental Breakdown is available for download on iTunes and at thementalbreakdown.com. This episode focuses on School Reform.

ByDr. Berney

Episode 04: School Reform: In this episode, Drs. Berney and Richard begin a series on school reform. We are… fb.me/2eghXR1l5

ByDr. Berney

Episode 04: School Reform

In this episode, Drs. Berney and Richard begin a series on school reform. We are tackling this topic because high stakes testing, Common Core, and teacher evaluations are all a part of our current school reform initiatives. There are many unanswered questions and Drs. Berney and Richard hope to provide information that will keep you up to date and encourage you to join in on the discussion of this important public policy.

This podcast was edited by Andrew Rasmussen.