By Nilda Perez, MSW, LCSW-R, CCLC It all begins with a thought. Are you aware that your thoughts command the attention of your body? If you have happy thoughts, your body reacts. Your facial expression, your eyes, your walk even your internal body reacts to your...
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Tips for Managing the Stress of Foreclosures
By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS Introduction Dealing with Financial Disasters Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Financial Disasters Introduction Disasters and tragedies of any kind such as floods, hurricanes, illnesses, accidents and financial...
Compulsive Hoarding Q&A
By Gail S. Steketee, MSS, PhD Introduction Gail Steketee, PhD is the Dean of the Boston University School Social Work. Her recent research, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, focuses on diagnostic and personality aspects of compulsive hoarding...
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: The Connection
By Susan Klein Winston, LCSW-R Introduction Self Medicating Behavior Abstinence from Drugs and Alcohol Dual Disorders Introduction Many of us have experienced people in our lives that have had some form of mental illness, and or substance abuse. These...
What to Do When Your Therapist Terminates Therapy
By Dr. Melanie J.Barton, LCSW, Ed.D Dr. Melanie J. Barton, LCSW, Ed.D was diagnosed with cancer and had to close her psychotherapy practice in Alabama within a week and to move to Florida to recover. Here are some helpful guidelines for clients who encounter a...
Suicide Risks Among LGBTQ Youth
By Dave Reynolds, M.P.H. (Advocacy and Education Manager, The Trevor Project) and Phoenix Schneider, M.S.W. (Program Director, The Trevor Project) Q: Are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth more likely to attempt suicide than other youth,...
How INS Raids Affect Immigrant Children’s Mental Health
Anxiety and PTSD in Latino Children of Immigrants: The INS Raid Connection By Maria Elisa Cuadra, LCSW-R, ACSW, CASAC, CPP, CPS For many years, social workers have been acutely aware of the impact of poverty and marginalization on the emotional, psychological, and...
The Power of Positive Self-Talk
Everyone can benefit from learning how to think clearly and use positive self-talk. When you practice positive self-talk, your confidence will increase. Positive self-talk gives the best potential for effectiveness in career, parenting and relationships
Incivility in the Workplace
Daniel L. Buccino, LCSW-C, BCD, is the Clinical Supervisor and Student Coordinator of the Adult Outpatient Community Psychiatry Program at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is also assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences...
Three Questions about Child and Adolescent Resilience
By Elizabeth K. Anthony, PhD, MSW, MA Introduction Dr. Elizabeth K. Anthony is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University and holds an M.S.W. and Ph.D. in Social Work and an M.A. in Counseling. She has been working with...
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By Lorrie R. Appleton, LCSW “You have got to be kidding me! I leave the children with you for five minutes and now they have colored all over the wall? What were you thinking?? Was your brain in your head when I put you in charge?” Verbal Reply: “It’s just a...
A Letter to LGBTQIA2S+ Kids, Youth from Social Workers
We write this letter to LGBTQIA2S+ kids and youth to express deep gratitude that you exist, because our world would be incomplete without you. We honor the richness of your authenticity and openly proclaim that you are perfect exactly as you are. Ralph Waldo Emerson...
Ask a Social Worker: My son is being bullied
My 12-year-old son is getting bullied in school. He is not very athletic or popular but excels in his classes and band. But I’m worried. He complains he is sick more and wants to stay home instead of going to class. I think he is depressed. Some of the bullying may be...