BRIGHT SPOTS for HUMAN-ANIMAL FAMILIES

Bright spots, or glimmers as they’re sometimes called, are the opposite of triggers. Bright spots are positive and can elicit inspiration and hope from us when we recognize and intentionally focus on them. Read more about glimmers. 

Within this Bright Spots blog, I share collaborations, programs, practices, and stories that support and uplift human-animal families and the communities they live in!   

I’m always seeking Bright Spots to share! I welcome your ideas and guest blogs! Email me here socialwork@opendoorconsults.org with your thoughts, or to submit a guest blog.

Supporting Human-Animal Relationships as Protective Factors Against Suicide Post

By Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LISW-S, LCSW As a young clinician doing suicide risk assessments, a standard question I asked people experiencing suicidality was “what’s stopped you up until now from acting?”.  It is not a question I came up with, it is a standard question in risk assessment that helps to elicit what are referred to as “protective factors” in … read more Supporting Human-Animal Relationships as Protective Factors Against Suicide Post→

Posted on May 3, 2024 in BRIGHT SPOTS for HUMAN-ANIMAL FAMILIES, Guest Blog Post