by NASW Media | Feb 2, 2022 | Kids & Families
My 14-year-old daughter is fearless and reckless. She charges down the soccer field like there is no tomorrow and plays basketball with her two older brothers, who are a head taller than she is. I admire that; I was shy at her age. But she is deathly afraid of dogs....
by NASW Media | Jul 27, 2021 | Mind & Spirit
By Marisa Markowitz, LMSW, CASAC-T and Daniel Pollack, MSW, Esq. Updated May 2023 During the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, dating was a challenge. Safety restrictions created an environment where apps and virtual dates were the only ways to meet new people. But...
by Greg Wright | Mar 2, 2021 | Mind & Spirit
By Crystal Mullens-Johnson, LCSW Systemic racism, social injustice, oppression, voter suppression and police brutality have negatively impacted the mental health of people who are Black and other races for generations. Trauma witnessed and experienced is very personal...
by Greg Wright | Apr 16, 2020 | Mind & Spirit
Self-care, when practiced daily, can improve the health of individuals, families and communities. What is self-care, and how do we fit it into an already busy life? Self-care falls into several categories: Self-care at work enable a person to work at a consistently...
by Greg Wright | Apr 11, 2020 | Kids & Families
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, LCSW Disasters, including pandemics, can be frightening. When a pandemic occurs, anticipate that families’ routines may not only be interrupted but the family will experience isolation to prevent spread of the disease. Preparing, both mentally,...
by Greg Wright | Apr 8, 2020 | Mind & Spirit
By Darryl Webster, MSW, LICSW As a clinical social worker and former doomsday thinker in my youth, I grew up thinking all sorts of negative and catastrophic thoughts that stressed me out. I thought I was going to die from all kinds of maladies. These thoughts and my...
by Greg Wright | Mar 30, 2020 | Health & Wellness
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...
by Greg Wright | Feb 5, 2020 | Kids & Families
By Karen Zilberstein, LICSW Rearing children is hard, and it becomes even more time-consuming and complex when parents are raising children with a disability or mental health challenge or while lacking sufficient financial resources. A large number of families...
by NASW Media | Oct 29, 2019 | Mind & Spirit
By Jill Forbes, LCSW, QCSW Most people know when they have been exposed to a traumatic event. Traumatic events are events that make a person fearful in that they, or someone or something meaningful to them, has been lost or harmed in a life-changing manner. When the...
by NASW Media | Sep 3, 2019 | Health & Wellness
By Terri Ferguson, BSW According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 20 people per minute are physically abused by their partner. That amounts to virtually 28,800 people every day. In this same typical day 20,000 calls are placed to domestic...
