By Caroline Kay Bires-Cook, MSW Introduction Family Role Parent-child Relationship and the Division of Responsibility for Feeding Intuitive Eating Normal Eating Food as Reward or Punishment Family Mealtimes Tips - What Parents Can Do to Promote Healthy Eating...
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Survival Tips for Stepfamilies During the Holidays
By Brenda Rodstrom, MSW, LCSW Introduction High Expectations Plan Ahead Activities Service Project Introduction Holidays can be so wonderful. Family, great food, decorations, finding (and receiving) the perfect present for a loved one. But for a new, or...
Grief, Loss, and Spirituality
By Karen E. Herrick, PhD, LCSW, LMSW, CADC Some of My Grieving Clients, Like the Character in The Sixth Sense, Talk to Dead People Introduction Hallucinations An Archetypal Model of a Ghost Client Stories About Communicating With a Deceased Loved One ...
A Day in the Life of a School Social Worker
The role of the school social worker is also to establish a working relationship between school and family.
Theories About Insightful Parents and Secure Children
By Joyce Parker, PhD, LCSW Introduction Four Styles of Attachment Three Styles of Insecure Attachment Children With an Anxious/Ambivalent Style of Attachment Introduction Are we destined to perpetrate on our children that which traumatized us in...
3 Questions: Sending Your Child to Summer Camp
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRL, LCSW Introduction Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRS, LCSW has masters degrees in social work and recreation and taught camp counseling and management at the university level. She can be reached at lynn_hagan@yahoo.com. Q. My daughter is preparing to go...
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¿Qué tan estresada esta tu familia?
Las familias están bajo muchas presiones y responsabilidades que pueden afectar su felicidad y cohesión como unidad familiar. Los desafíos diarios como la tarea, las tareas domésticas y la rebelión adolescente pueden interferir con la unidad familiar.
How Stressed Are You and Your Family?
By Maribel Quiala, MSW, LCSW Introduction Money Worries Overcoming Stress Introduction Today's families are under siege from societal pressures in addition to balancing an already tremendous amount of responsibility. The stress caused by these pressures...
Cómo ayudan los trabajadores sociales a los adolescentes conflictivos
By Frederic Reamer, PhD and Deborah Siegel, PhD, LISCSW La adolescencia resulta un período muy difícil para ciertos jóvenes y su familia. Si bien la adolescencia puede ser una etapa emocionalmente intensa y tormentosa para prácticamente todos los jóvenes, en ocasiones...
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By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, LCSW In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans, especially those affected first-hand, coped with the consequences; others want to respond in some way to help survivors and others affected. This tip sheet offers practical advice for...
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