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Isayah Alman is a psychotherapist, social worker, mental health researcher, and writer. He is currently teaching LMSW content while developing a framework for sustainable mental health education.

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    • The Two Towns

      The Two Towns

      Therein lies to two towns. One for those, and one for those not. Those who are not are known, and those who are, are known as well. Yet within in the daily drumming of everyday life, there exists a brokered peace. An understanding of sorts. Unwritten and present. Unspoken and clear. And between these two…

    • Teaching social work

      Teaching social work

      I’ve been spending part of my time teaching social work material to students for whom English is not their first language. On paper, this sounds straightforward. Review content. Explain concepts. Practice questions. Prepare for an exam. In practice, it’s something else entirely. Much of social work education is built on assumptions that are rarely named.…

    • Mental health systems

      Mental health systems

      Part of me needed to see what would happen. After years of accumulating skills, experience, and expertise, I wanted to know whether there was finally room for me to simply be myself at work. Not exceptional. Not disruptive. Just honest. Present. Human. We spend most of our lives working. I cannot exist in a space…

    • Crisis worker

      Crisis worker

      Crisis work does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in rooms where time is compressed, information is partial, and the consequences of inaction can be irreversible. The crisis room is rarely quiet. Phones ring in uneven rhythms. Screens populate with names, fragments, alerts. There is always a queue. Someone is always waiting. The work…