The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Psychiatry show a socio-cultural approach to suicide risk assessment. This vignette highlights a hmong women and her family (all of which are actors).

Geoff Norman, PhD, give an exploration of research in cognitive psychology addressing issues of learning, remembering , transfer and problem-solving and how this can change the way we teach medical students.

This video is intended to be viewed by those affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Only! Thank you. One of the greatest gifts persons in the health care professions can share with others is a sense of their own peace. However, they cannot share what they do not have. By discussing psychological approaches to secondary stress (the pressures experienced in reaching out to others), Wicks offers insights into how physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, chaplains, and other health care professionals/executives can extend their warmth to others without losing their own inner fire in the process. Topics include: “unlearning;” maintaining a sense of perspective; ordinariness; the circle of supportive and challenging friends needed in health care; balance; passion; strong self-awareness; developing a self-care protocol; applying positive psychology in the clinician’s own life; and the necessity of appreciating the building blocks of mindfulness.

David Rakel, MD, discusses how our state of happiness and our health can be affected by how we perceive our environment. By understanding this medical process of perception, we can empower ourselves to change negative emotions into positive ones.

Rona Moss Morris, PhD, describes her program of research to enhance coping with symptoms for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome using a model of self-regulation and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Kathleen Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN, speaks on key points, issues and recommendations from the Geropsychiatric Nursing: State of the Future Conferences in Philadelphia.

Carmen Valdez,PhD, speaks on "Promoting Well-Being in Latino Children Affected by Parental Depression: A Family and Community Approach" at the CDH Research Symposium on June 28, 2007.

Hardin Coleman, PhD, a professor of counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison speaks on "Using Student Portfolios to Assess Competence in Cultural Diversity" at the Health Sciences Learning Center on April 11, 2007.

Ellen Daley, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Community and Family Health, University of South Florida College of Public Health "Psycho-Social Impact of an HPV Diagnosis."