By Rick Hall, MSW, LCSW Introduction Who Are Children of Alcoholics / Children of Substance Abusers? Impact of Parental Alcohol / Substance Use What Help Is Available? Where to Go for Help? Introduction According to the National Association for Children of Alcoholics...
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Sleep Deprivation Affects Performance at School and Work
By Marsha Goldstein, LCSW Introduction When you get too little sleep on a regular basis, a condition known as sleep deprivation can occur, causing you to shortchange yourself on a very important aspect of life. Everyone knows that food and water are essential...
How Couples Can Keep Their Relationship Together After Their Child Is Diagnosed With a Serious Illness
By Stacey L. Bergman, MA, MSW, LCSW Introduction Juggling the Marriage, Parenting, and a Child's Special Needs How the Expectations of Others Influence Parents' Coping The Benefits of a "Secure Attachment" Couples Facing Adversity: What to Do? Communication Is...
Sickle Cell Disease Pain Control With Children
By Natalie S. Robinson, MSW, LSW Introduction A Disabling Pain Sickle Cell Pain Management An Increased Tolerance for Narcotics and Necessary Coping Skills How Social Workers Can Help Conclusion Introduction Sickle-Shaped Red Blood Vessels Image from the...
Nest is Empty: What Now?
By Peggy Levinson, LCSW You celebrate when your child receives a college acceptance letter or gets the first job they've been hoping for after high school. Furniture is passed on, new sheets are purchased, and you help them move into their new apartment or dorm room....
Divorce Mediation: Will It Work for You?
By Ellen Craine, JD, LMSW, ACSW Are you considering divorce? Are you in the process of a divorce? Would you like to have more control over your divorce and have it be "friendly"? Is divorce bankrupting you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then divorce...
Adoption and Foster Care: How Social Workers Help
Introduction Here are two articles on how social workers help in the adoption and foster care arenas. The first is a general description of how social workers assist adoptive and foster care parents. The second is a first-person narrative of a social worker based...
Options for Success in Adoption and Foster Care
By Gina Sangster Hayman, LICSW Introduction An Ideal Candidate Looking for "the Perfect Infant" Introduction In my role as supervisor of Resource Parent Training with the Child and Family Services Agency in the District of Columbia, I talk with and meet...
Family Safety: How Social Workers Help
Working With Male Batterers About Priest/Clergy Sexual Abuse - Trauma and Healing Traumatic Bonding in Kidnap Victims and Battered Women Child Protection Social Workers Domestic Violence - How Social Workers Help "Thank You for Saving My Daughter's Life"
Are Tantrums Getting the Better of You?
By Gary Direnfield, MSW, RSW Introduction Are There Stresses at Home? Redirection Check Your Child's Hearing Ignoring Tantrums Ask a Social Worker for Help Calling a Time-Out Introduction Tantrums or "acting-out" behaviors are natural during early...
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Recent Articles
Sexually Impulsive and Compulsive Behaviors Q&A
By Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW Dr. Michael Ian Rothenberg, LCSW holds a faculty appointment at the University of Central Florida School of Social Work where he teaches courses in Human Sexuality and Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention and is the Founder and...
Pornography Addiction: Q&A with Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW
By Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW Introduction Dr. Michael Ian Rothenberg, LCSW holds a faculty appointment at the University of Central Florida School of Social Work where he teaches courses in Human Sexuality and Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention and is the...
Sexual Addiction: Q&A with Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW
By Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW Introduction Dr. Michael Ian Rothenberg, LCSW holds a faculty appointment at the University of Central Florida School of Social Work where he teaches courses in Human Sexuality and Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention and is...