In terms of vaccination requirements within health care settings, we can look at the issue from different angles…
Author: Ana Sancho Sama
Ana M. Sancho Sama, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, lives in Spain.
OPINION: Consumer Health Protection in Pagosa During COVID, Part One
In spite of the threat this virus posed to human life, I also found joy and solace in music, reading, renovating my home, taking short day trips on weekends to breathe in the beauty around Pagosa…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part Two
It is also very important to avoid making comparisons, as each person will experience trauma and recover from it differently, at their own pace…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part One
About two-thirds of female assault victims do not report to the police and many victims do not tell anyone. Sexual assault is a terrifying and humiliating experience…
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part Three
Human life cannot be taken for granted. We truly can’t expect that others will be there for us when we need them the most. We cannot expect that a hospital will even have beds available…
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part Two
The US had the luxury of time, to be prepared and ready to act appropriately and rationally. It appears the exact opposite has occurred…
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part One
In my dream, I would have expected to see Pagosa’s Town Council join in afterwards to inform the general public about the dire need to issue a mandate to wear masks in public places…
OPINION: The Psychological Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Part Two
Social-emotional learning cannot happen in the isolation of a home or a computer screen; it requires peer interaction of the kind that schools offer in their classrooms…
OPINION: The Psychological Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Part One
“Such highly realistic drills can do more harm than good, and traumatizing students is not the way to protect them…”