Mindfulness Practice and Self-Care for Introverted Social Workers
We are drawn to service work for many reasons. We want to help others, we find human beings fascinating, and...
We are drawn to service work for many reasons. We want to help others, we find human beings fascinating, and...
Substance abuse can include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs, and is prevalent in all ages. For adolescents, the top...
Screenshot from rare video footage from Rikers Island showing Kalief Browder being held on the ground. On Saturday, June 6,...
As of 2013, May is officially mental health month which was set in motion by President Obama, and it has made a...
Depressed, ugly, unlovable, coward, idiot, defective—the list is endless. When people have a long history of punishing and berating themselves,...
If you find yourself a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect and have ever had to report a client...
In today's fast-paced world, finding ways to relax and relieve stress is essential, but it can also be used for...
“I know I’m going to get older. I can handle that, and I even know that I am going to...
Motivational work is an approach designed to help people who are considered to be unmotivated and hopeless. Most therapeutic contacts...
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 Poverty (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...
Two stories in recent news about athletes and their potential sports future caught my attention. One highlighted football player Daron Byrden, a...
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...
Parents are getting their children involved in playing sports more than ever before. Increasingly, young people are playing organized sports...
Frequently, therapists request clients to record their behaviors, triggers, and symptoms to help them become more aware of their reactions....
Prior to a doctor's visit, have you ever Googled information about your concerns beforehand? Commonly known as a "medical googler",...