Providing needed services to people in diverse cultures requires much more than having caregivers with similar backgrounds and languages.
Mind & Spirit
When Grief Turns to Thoughts of Suicide
By Lynn Purnell Hagan, PsyD, LCSW Caregiver stress has been widely publicized and studied. Many times, one might think that the stress of caregiving is lifted once the loved one has died. However, the risks to the caregiver can often carry on long after their loved...
Depression: Build Your Self-Help Kit
A Depression Self-Help Kit is a collection of plans, ideas and reminders you’ll put into effect if you become depressed.
Forgiveness: An Essential Part of Stress Management
Forgiveness is a choice that frees our minds and helps us manage stress.
Mind & Spirit: Organizations that Help
Find organizations that help people in mind and health matters, including PTSD, anxiety, eating disorders and more.
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
By Franklyn Okoye, DSW Hallucinations Delusions Behavior Changes Negative Symptoms Hallucinations Hallucinations are things that are heard, seen, felt or even smelled or tasted that don't seem to come from anything 'real'. Although hallucinations can...
Coping with Professional Grief
How do social workers, nurses, physicians, and others cope with our own grief when a client dies?
Coping With Terrorism
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRS, LCSW NOTE: Lynn Hagan is a social worker who lived and worked in Kuwait for five years. As part of her duties she counseled State Department employees helping them deal with the stress and tension of living in this highly volatile...
Veterans and Combat Stress
Leaving the War Half a World Away Living on High Alert Living in a Hostile World A Car Stuck in Passing Gear Fitting in My Shoes Again Leaving the War Half a World Away Army National Guard Specialist Chuck Ross Army National Guard Specialist Chuck Ross had been...
Coping With Terrorism
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRS, LCSW Terrorism threatens a society by instilling fear and helplessness in its citizens. It seeks to hold a society or government hostage by fear of destruction and harm. When terrorist acts occur, people generally look for ways to cope with...
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Is the War on Immigration Leading to a Rise in Internalized Oppression?
By Donzell Lampkins, MSW, LCSW Social workers are invested in preserving and promoting the overall well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that we’re advocating to alleviate immigrants from inhumane conditions...
What College Students Don’t Tell Their Parents
By Maureen Price Tillman, LCSW In 2018, the American College Health Association conducted an anonymous survey of over 26,000 college students in 40 colleges to evaluate their health and behavior. The concerns of many health professionals were borne out in the data:...
How to Support an Incarcerated Adult
By Terri Ferguson, BSW I remember the first time I walked into a prison to visit my brother who was incarcerated. There was the unfamiliar air of being in a facility that houses inmates and the procedure one has to go through before getting to see them. I had to walk...