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		<title>Conversation #1:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a call today at work from a guy with schizophrenia. Eliminating any identifying information, here&#8217;s generally how the conversation went (I&#8217;ll call him Jesse):
Jesse: Mark, you know about the Bible, right? I mean, you went to Oral Roberts University.
Me: I did go there. I guess I know a little bit. Why, whats up?
Jesse: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Reflections on my Social Work Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it’s been a while. And I promise that I won’t start every post in this way. But I just have to ask for some grace yet again. I finished school two weeks ago, and I’ve been thinking about just what that means for me. A lot has happened in the past three years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/a-few-reflections-on-my-social-work-education/07/</link>
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		<title>Myth #8: Mental illness is the same as mental retardation.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About once a month when I am walking my dog, I run into this guy in my neighborhood and have a fairly predicatable conversation.
Neighbor: &#8220;Hey, there&#8217;s Ollie! I thought you guys moved or something.&#8221;
Me: &#8220;No, we&#8217;re still here.  How&#8217;ve you been?&#8221;
Neighbor: &#8220;Can&#8217;t complain, you know. (follows with several complaints) Hey are you still at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/</link>
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		<title>Back from Holiday Hiatus with Myth #9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I confess that my blog hiatus was not just from the holidays, but I titled this post when I started writing it&#8230; in January. This speaks to both my current busyness and my chronic tendency to get things started and let them flounder for awhile.  While I am committed to not allowing this blog [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/back-from-holiday-hiatus-with-myth-9/03/</link>
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		<title>New myth forthcoming.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The duties of graduate school have taken priority. I have a final tomorrow night and a paper due tomorrow. So, after that, I can give some attention to this little blog. Until then its all social work studies, all day and night.
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		<link>http://marklicitra.com/new-myth-forthcoming/12/</link>
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		<title>Myth #10: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anyone with a mental illness.&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I accidentally learned of a great-grandmother of mine that struggled with mental illness. Needless to say, I was intrigued- not so much because I work in mental health, but because I had lived 28 years and never heard a word about it. In fact, when I inquired about it, I recieved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/myth-10-i-dont-know-anyone-with-a-mental-illness/12/</link>
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		<title>10 (unfortunate) Myths about Mental Illness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often befuddled by the things people say (including myself). I am talking about good people, well-intentioned people, people that just don’t realize that the words they are speaking could be hurtful. Mental illness continues to be incredibly misunderstood in our society, and unfortunately more-so within the Church. My work in mental health has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/10-unfortunate-myths-about-mental-illness/11/</link>
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		<title>Intro to my new blog&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My journey in mental health began in a psychiatric hospital in 2004, where I worked as a mental health tech. The seeds of discontent were sown there and I have since harvested several years of grief, and anger, and shame. My shame is for the Church, of whom I am a part, who should know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marklicitra.com/intro-to-my-new-blog/11/</link>
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