It’s been over a year since I posted my initial list of online discussion lists specifically focused on mental health. Now it’s time to post 
an updated list. Here are 9 online discussion lists that you might find useful to help you network and learn about new resources for your practice.
- Boulder Psychotherapy Institute’s Networking List is primarily focused on resources / continuing education / networking opportunities within the State of Colorado for mental health professionals.
- CESNET-L is a very active list focusing on counselor education and supervision.
Counselors at Yahoo is open to behavioral heath professionals and students. Another dynamic and active forum that is very friendly to students and new professionals. [updated 05-27-2013]
- COUNSGRADS is a discussion list that focuses on supporting graduate students in the mental health professions.
- Diversegrad-L is another list I’ve found that addresses multicultural/cross-cultural and diversity issues in the counseling profession and society at large.
- Drama Therapy List is for individuals interested in drama therapy. Although it is hosted by the National Association for Drama Therapy, membership in NADT is not required for joining this listserv.
Employee Assistance Professional Development Discussion Forumis a networking forum specifically targeting the professional development interests of EAPs.[updated 01-31-18]
- POWR
-L is a discussion list focused on the psychology of women. This list, hosted by the Association for Women in Psychology, is a dynamic and resource-focusedlist .Membership in AWP is not required in order to join the discussion list.[updated 01-31-18]
Warren Corsen III’s Counseling Resourcesis open to clinical professionals, students, and educators in counseling and related fields. Another student-friendly list emphasizing graduate and doctoral students.[updated 01-31-18]
And, if you know of others that might be of interest, please drop us a note below and tell us about them!
Marsha Geraty just emailed to suggest GlobalSW which is short for Global Social Work Community Discussions.
For Clincians who have had a loss to suicide (personally or professionally) here is an international listserve and web site to support you. It is hosted by Dr. Vanessa McGann. Please read her paragraph below.
Hello Everyone,
Just a brief hello and an invitation to touch base and post any thoughts, feelings or activities. I continue to add new clinicians to this listserve weekly and know that they and all of us would benefit from a little “chatting”. Also, we have some new narratives for our website – one is posted and the other one will be shortly. I urge you to read them by going to http://www.suicidology.org and clicking on the “I am a clinician survivor” button. Nina and I still want all of you to post any aspect of your experience. We hear often that these posts are so very helpful.
Thank you,
Vanessa McGann, Ph.D.
To post to this group, send email to aascliniciansurvivortaskforce@googlegroups.com.
Thanks so much Kristene! I appreciate you taking time to share these links! I hope all is well with you!
Here is where you can find additional information about the Clinician Survivors Task Force.
Tamara, a local list I joined recently for the Denver metro and surrounding area is:
http://groups.google.com/group/PPN-Denver?hl=en
Additionally, they offer networking meetings to connect to other private practice mental health professionals. It is a way to build connection and community so if I need to refer a client I know the clinician. I believe this builds better services to offer the client.
Brenda! An excellent resource! This is the Private Practice Network of Denver. Thanks so much for sharing this list with us!
Joseph Cauditilli sent notice of the Behavioral Counseling and Behavioral Coaching list on yahoogroups. Thanks, Joseph, for adding to our list!
I keep forgetting to tell you that there is also the Private Practice Network of Denver, Colorado. This is a discussion list of mostly seasoned therapists and is a terrific resource for me. It is a networking hosted by Michael Holtby, LCSW that also hosts monthly face to face networking and professional development opportunities.
This is an awesome resource list! Thank you Tamara.
Hi, Shaun! I’m so glad to have your voice here on Private Practice from the Inside Out and so pleased that you find it helpful! I hope as you find new resources (either her in Colorado or elsewhere) that you will share them with us here!
Always happy to help you network and build your practice!
I’m a member of The Clinicians Collective in New York, as well as 2 listservs for providers working with the LGBT community (LGBT-NASW and GenFamNYC). These groups have been very useful for establishing relationships with other mental health providers in NY. I would love to hear of any other useful listservs in the NY area!
Hello! I am looking to post my services to the GenFamNYC listserv – recommended to my by the head of youth services at the Center (the LGBT community center downtown). Do you have any advice about how to join?
Hi, Kiran. No, I’m not familiar with the organization. You might try googling them to find their website. Perhaps their is info there. Best of luck!
For those of you in England and Wales – http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Discussion
http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/listforums.htm
Check out UCLA’s list of mental health in schools project – http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/listserve.htm
Email discussion list for mental health professionals in Alaska – http://www.ak-pa.org/listserv/
Email discussion list hosted out of the United Kingdom focused on Anti-Social Personality Disorder – http://www.ak-pa.org/listserv/ – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-binhttp://www.ak-pa.org/listserv//webadmin?A0=ASPD-INCONTEXT
A discussion list for those interested in the theory and practice of group therapy with children and adolesence – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CHILD-GROUP-THERAPY
This one is for child psychiatry in the UK – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CHILD-PSYCHIATRY-SPR
If community mental health nursing is of interest to you, check out https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CMHN-EDUCATION-AND-PRACTICE
This one is for discussion about Crisis in the 21st Century – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CRISIS-FORUM
This one is for EMDR practitioners – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=EMDR-UK-IRELAND
Ethnicity and mental health research in Scotland discussion list – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=EMDR-UK-IRELAND
Health Psychology for PostGrads – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=HEALTHPSYCHOLOGYPOSTGRADUATENET
For students of health psychology – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=HEALTHPSYCHTRAINING
Mental Health in Higher Education list – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=MHHE
MHHE East Midlands Region in UK – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=MHHE-EASTMIDLANDS
MHHE West Midlands Region in UK – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=MHHE-WESTMIDLANDS
Neuropsychiatry list – https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Two lists on pediatric oncology –
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=PAED-PSYCH-ONCOLOGY
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=PAEDIATRIC-PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY