Content about Clinical psychology

February 12, 2013
Mindfulness and Training: Take a Breath

When a trainer slows down during delivery and observes the current moment, it brings the proceedings into focus, allowing the instructor to better gauge his or her effectiveness. By keeping an eye mindfully on the current proceedings, trainers can evaluate whether or not participants understand what is being presented to them at that moment.

By Andrew Mullaney, Curriculum Developer/Trainer, City University of New York School of Professional Studies

February 29, 2012
Developing a Drug-Free Workplace

Small to mid-sized companies, which employ 75 percent of Americans, implement drug-free workplace programs only 5 to 10 percent of the time. Here’s how to help convince management of the need for a drug-free workplace program and the steps to set up such a program.

By Michael Rich

Almost 70 percent of drug users are employed, 20 percent admit to using marijuana on the job, and more than 30 percent know of the sale of illegal drugs in the workplace. It is staggering numbers such as these pushing 90 percent of all large businesses to adopt drug-free workplace programs.