Mental Health

If you find yourself a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect and have ever had to report a client...

Supplies Water bottle (the small 8 oz ones are the perfect size) Funnel (optional) 2 Balloons ~1/2 cup filler material...

“I know I’m going to get older. I can handle that, and I even know that I am going to...

People attend counselling because of distress and want relief as quickly as possible. With traditional counselling approaches, people see the counsellor...

Kristina Marcelli Sargent is a mental health therapist who works with children in both outpatient and community based settings.  After competing an art...

According to the National Center for Children in Povery (NCCP), “One in 10 youth has serious mental health problems that...

“Stigma is a five dollar word for a two dollar concept. It’s prejudice.” Stigma, a set of negative stereotypes tied...

During the past ten years, I traveled to over 100 jails and prisons in the entire east coast of the...

As a child, Teresa Butler found herself overwhelmed with fear, anxieties and worries that a 4 year old shouldn't have...

When I first became a hospice social worker, I was stunned to realize more than half of my patients were...

Frequently, therapists request clients to record their behaviors, triggers, and symptoms to help them become more aware of their reactions....

Politicians in the United Kingdom have just announced plans to improve mental health services for children and young people. Leader Ed...

In the final article in the series reviewing the Standards of Self-Care established by The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology,...

Substance abuse, specifically alcohol and prescription drug use, is one of the most rapidly growing healthcare problem for older adults,...

I don't recall when I first heard the words, “Don’t cry like a girl! Be a man!” They simply were...

I spoke with a client recently who told me that she found her life has really changed by having the...

The holidays are meant to be a time of reflection and relaxation as people celebrate with their family and friends....

We are having a conversation, social worker to social worker, about the older constituents and clients who we each try...

Many would describe normal as confirming to a standard, the usual, typical, or what’s expected, but those with mental illness...