By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS Introduction It's that time of year again. She wants a Christmas tree, he says, "Not in my house." There are many variations on these differences in holiday rituals, but the source of the problem is the same—the couple's...
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Establishing Healthy Eating Habits in Families
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...
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...
Healthy Parenting: How Social Workers Help
Three Questions About Sending Your Child to Summer Camp How Social Workers Help Struggling Teens Cmo ayudan los trabajadores sociales a los adolescentes conflictivos
¿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...
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Recent Articles
How to Date in a Post-Pandemic World
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...
How to Cope with Race-Based Stress
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...
Self-Care and Mindfulness in Trying Times
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...