by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 15, 2025 | Psychology, Psychology of Politics
We tend to think of mental illness as a biological fact like a broken leg or a virus. We assume that schizophrenia or depression looks the same in 2024 as it did in 1024. But history tells a different story. If you look at the timeline of psychosis and the specific...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 15, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles
We often think of science as a public good. We imagine it as a grand conversation where discoveries are shared freely so that humanity can advance. In the field of psychotherapy we imagine that when a new and effective treatment for trauma is discovered it is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 4, 2025 | Executive and Physician Burnout, History of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
A Guide for Psychotherapists and Cultural Critics Why Psychotherapists Should Watch Adam Curtis For mental health professionals seeking to understand the cultural waters their clients swim in, Adam Curtis’s documentaries offer an invaluable lens. His films map...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 24, 2025 | Color Psychology, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become the dominant paradigm in healthcare and mental health, promising to ground clinical decision-making in rigorous scientific evidence. Proponents argue that by privileging data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and...
