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How to Remember Complex Disorders

Nov 10, 2025 | Educational Resources, Free Resources, Informative Articles, Videos

The Secret Trick Top Students Use to Remember Complex Disorders When it comes to studying mental health disorders, most students follow the same routine: read the DSM-5-TR, highlight symptoms, and make flashcards. But here’s the problem, when you’re sitting across...

Top 5 Cheat Codes for Mental Health Courses

Nov 3, 2025 | Educational Resources, Free Resources, Informative Articles, Previews, Videos

Top 5 Cheat Codes for Mental Health Courses Mental health courses can feel overwhelming, diagnostic criteria, treatment modalities, clinical interviewing skills, and the nuances of patient communication all come at you at once. Many students report that while lectures...

Think You’re Ready for Clinical Rotations?

Nov 3, 2025 | Downloads, Educational Resources, Free Resources, Previews, Videos

Think You’re Ready for Clinical Rotations? Prove it! Before stepping into real-world clinical settings, practice one of the most essential skills every healthcare professional needs: writing SOAP notes. Using Symptom Media’s powerful video simulations, you’ll step...

Seth Scott, PhD, Columbia International University

Sep 11, 2025 | Educational Resources, Using Symptom Media

Seth Scott, MA & PhD Columbia International University Assistant Dean of the Seminary & School of CounselingProfessor of Counselor Education Try Symptom Media See What Additional Healthcare Professionals are Saying “The combination of visual content and...

Lisa E. Cox, PhD, LCSW, MSW, Stockton University

Sep 10, 2025 | Educational Resources, Using Symptom Media

Lisa Cox, PhD, LCSW, MSW Stockton University Professor of Social Work and Gerontology and former Social Work Program Chair Try Symptom Media See What Additional Healthcare Professionals are Saying “The combination of visual content and accompanying explanations equips...

Josephine L. Rodriguez, LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, NCC, QS, NSU Florida

Sep 9, 2025 | Educational Resources, Using Symptom Media

Josephine L. Rodriguez, Ph.D., NCC, LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, CBC, CCATP NSU Florida & The College of New Jersey Assistant Professor of Counseling Try Symptom Media See What Additional Healthcare Professionals are Saying “The combination of visual content and accompanying...

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Transform Your Next Lecture

How One 2-Minute Video Can Transform Your Next Lecture Imagine walking into class with nothing but a short, two-minute simulation in your back pocket. No lengthy slides, no overstuffed textbook chapters, just one compelling video clip. That’s all it takes to spark...

Spot the Symptoms

Can You Spot Three Symptoms in 20 Seconds or Less? Think you can recognize clinical symptoms as quickly as the best-trained clinicians? Let’s put that skill to the test. In this new Symptom Media challenge, you’ll watch a 20-second video clip from one of our film...

3 Micro-Skills That Separate Good Clinicians From Great Ones

3 Micro-Skills That Separate Good Clinicians From Great Ones When we think of great clinicians, we often picture someone with advanced degrees, years of experience, or an encyclopedic knowledge of the DSM. But what truly separates good clinicians from great ones often...

Top 5 Mistakes New Nurses Make When Dealing with Psych Patients

Top 5 Mistakes New Nurses Make When Dealing with Psych Patients Stepping into a psychiatric unit for the first time can feel overwhelming. Unlike medical-surgical nursing, where the focus is often on stabilizing vitals or managing physical symptoms, psychiatric care...

Geriatric Mental Health

Geriatric Mental Health: Identifying Cognitive Decline and Mood DisordersThe world is experiencing a profound demographic shift: people are living longer than ever before. By 2030, older adults will number over 1.4 billion, accounting for nearly one in every six...

Why Simulations Beat Flashcards Every Time

Why Simulations Beat Flashcards Every Time Flashcards have had a long run in mental health education. They’re easy, portable, and perfect for cramming before exams. But when it comes to actually understanding people, not just remembering lists of symptoms, they fall...

Top 5 Ways to Fight Student Disengagement

Top 5 Ways to Fight Student Disengagement Disengagement is one of the biggest hurdles in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that only about half of students feel actively engaged in their learning experiences, with disengagement linked to lower retention rates...

Episode 7: From Burnout to Belonging

Episode 7: From Burnout to Belonging: Creating Flourishing Healthcare CulturesIn this inspiring season finale of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk sits down with Dr. Kim Garver, Dr. Jared Christensen, and Dr....

From Intro Psych to Abnormal Psych

The Swiss Army Knife to Your Curriculum Every professor has their go-to tools. Maybe it’s a favorite textbook, a set of slides you’ve polished over the years, or the discussion prompts that always get students talking. But if you’ve ever wished for something that...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evolution, Evidence, and the Enduring Power of ChangeCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), did not begin with a grand experiment or institutional decree, but with a deceptively simple question: What if the way we think about the world...