Introduction Signs of Depression Cause of Clinical Depression Treatment Who Can Help? Introduction Adolescence can be a roller coaster ride of extreme highs and lows. Teenage moodiness is so common that parents typically consider teenagers' mood swings as a...
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Grieving Parents and Their Risk for Substance Abuse
Introduction Recognizing Complicated Grief Increased Risk of Substance Use and Abuse Interventions to Consider Grief Counseling Introduction The death of a child is an unfathomable loss that creates a personal, psychological, and often spiritual crisis for...
Spending Time in Foster Care: A Guide for Children
By Kristen Humphrey, PhD, MSW If you're a child in foster care, you probably have lots of questions, including: Why am I here? What happens next? Are my parents okay? Are my brothers and sisters okay? What's going to happen to me? Can I go back home? What if I don't...
Resources for Families Who Have a Child With a Congenital Heart Defect
By (Rose) Rosalie J. (Russo) Gleicher, DSW, LMSW, CRC Introduction The Diagnosis Definition of Congenital Heart Defect Dealing With the Diagnosis Causes of Congenital Heart Defect The Healing Process Treatment Options What Can Social Workers Do to Help The Future...
What to Do If Your Child Is Being Cyberbullied
Cyberbullying can have a serious impact on the victim, both emotionally and academically. Find out what to do if your child is being cyberbullied.
Helping Children of Prisoners
Introduction Impact of a Parent's Incarceration Finding Help Introduction When parents are arrested and locked behind bars, their children must also pay a hefty price. Youth left behind are in a sense held captive by the stigma of their parent's incarceration, a sense...
Helping Latino Immigrant Students Adjust: The Bienvenido Program
By Gilberto Pérez, Jr., MSW, ACSW Introduction All teachers, social workers, guidance counselors, and school officials strive to make students feel welcome as they begin their school experience, whether it is kindergarten, middle school, or high school. It is...
Questions to ask when choosing a child care center
By Joanne Baum, PhD, MSW Text reprinted from Dr. Baum's book, "Respectful Parenting: From Birth Through the Terrific Twos" A child care center should not just be a place where you drop off your child in the morning and pick him up in the evening, kind of like a...
Parenting Adolescents: What Works
By Lori R. Cooper, MSS, LSW As many teenagers mature and begin to assert their independence, some of them alter their behavior. The young person tests limits and frequently disregards their parents' rules and expectations. During my twenty years of working with teens...
Helping Your Child to Break Bad Habits
By Jay Finestone, MSW, BCD Having a cigarette with your morning coffee. Reading the sports section of the newspaper first. Ordering out pizza on Friday nights or Chinese on Sundays. These may be a few of your favorite things. But do you remember how or when these...
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ADD vs. ADHD: What’s the difference?
Q&A with William Shryer, MSW, LCSW What's the difference between Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ? The difference between the two has to do with the behaviors a child may exhibit. For example, boys are more...
Teaching Kids Conflict Resolution
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW You can teach your kids that conflict is normal and that handling conflict effectively does not mean you will always get your way. Teaching kids about compromise is a big part of these lessons. Basic Strategies of Conflict Resolution...
Strategies to Help Sarcastic Kids
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW As kids hit latency age and the ‘tween years, when peer pressure builds, they can become sarcastic with friends and/or family, thinking it is cool to respond with wisecracks or the most current equivalent to “Well, Duhhhh!” that they...