October is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, a perfect time to be educated about the impact disability can have on the family. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 1,500 pregnancies are affected by spina bifida annually. That’s roughly 1 out of every 2,630 will be born with spina bifida in a year, making Continue reading
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Breast Cancer Links to Mental Health Risks
One moment, you’re sitting at the doctor’s office after an examination. You think nothing of it; just a checkup, a typical routine in the life of someone mindful of their own health. You’re living life and planning what’s next while you wait for the results. The next moment, your doctor returns with your exam results, Continue reading
5 Myths of Online Learning
Are you returning to school this semester? Are you dreading the impeding routine of being at school from dawn ‘till dusk, only to return home late in the evening for further study and class assignments? Well, you could go through all that schooling–the lectures, the discussion groups, the papers and presentations, the exams and pop Continue reading
John Paul II and the Therapeutic Alliance
M.S. in Counseling Student, Vincent T. reflects how his experience in Romania challenged his way of interacting with those around him. In St. John Paul’s writings, themes of personalism and integrity are intimately linked. For instance, Love and Responsibility provides us with a challenging definition of the human person: “the person is a good towards Continue reading
Applying a Catholic Perspective to a Secular World
This blog post was written by Abby Kowitz, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at Divine Mercy University. She is also a regular contributor for Mind & Spirit. As I continue the journey in my pursuit of a career in mental health at Divine Mercy University (DMU), each class has been Continue reading
Counseling Degree Ranks Among Best in the US
BestColleges.com’s ranking recognizes online education institutions that have established high-quality graduate counseling programs in 2018 Divine Mercy University today announced it’s Online Master’s in Counseling program has been recognized as one of the best in the country for 2018 by BestColleges.com, a leading provider of higher education research and college planning resources. The ranking Continue reading
Online Master’s Degrees: What’s the Difference?
If you’re new to the mental health arena, you may be wondering what differs between an education in psychology versus counseling. To help you figure out which course of study matches your career and vocation goals, we’ve created a comparison chart (below). The best thing about our online master’s degrees is that they are both Continue reading
Recent Graduate Deems University as Innovator
This blog post was written by Teresa Vandal, a Master of Science in Psychology alumna from Divine Mercy University. An amazing thing has happened to me recently, something just 10 years ago I was not sure I would ever get to do. I finished my Master’s Degree. What is really amazing is that I was Continue reading
Death Challenged My Perception of Mental Health
This blog post was written by Abby Kowitz, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at Divine Mercy University. She is also a regular contributor for Mind & Spirit. I like things black and white. It’s wrong or it’s right. I like him or I don’t. I’m either good at something or I’m Continue reading