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My CBC News Interview
Sexting is a growing problem for teens. In this video clip I am interviewed by CBC News about the effects of sexting on teens. The Windsor Star also covered this topic, they interviewed Joanna Conrad, executive director of the Essex County Diversion Program.
Learn about EFT from the founder
This simple technique can actually affect each cell in the body. Proof is provided by looking at the blood cells before and after the technique. Once you learn it and use it, you will always have the ability to make dramatic changes in your life. See a man that was in a wheel chair with ...
Happy Social Work Week
OASW is pleased to release three 46-second videos which convey the positive impact of social work. The stories highlighted in the videos are adapted from submissions provided by members who responded to our call to “Help OASW Tell Your Story”. The photos are of social workers who also responded to our call and they demonstrate ...
How to Avoid Holiday Family Fights
“Everyone’s a child at Christmas,” the saying goes. At Thanksgiving, however, everyone simply acts like one—petulant, complaining, unhelpful, boastful—as they all assume their prescribed roles. (You, of course, are perfect.) No matter how mature your relatives may be in everyday life, when thrown together in an old, familiar situation, they regress—and their “issues” take center ...
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage with Mark Gungor’s hilarious marriage tips and insights are now available on DVD! Improve your marriage and reduce marital problems with Mark Gungor’s exclusive advice. Mark Gungor, one of the most sought-out speakers on love and marriage, explores the underlying dynamics of male/female relationships, combing striking clarity and practical ...
3 Ways to Respond to Negative Emotions
Clients come to therapy for many reasons, but one of the most common goals clients express is the desire to be free from disturbing emotions. In my experience, coping strategies can be divided into three major categories, and here’s why detached awareness wins. Read the rest of the article here.
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) in a Nutshell
The Apex Effect. EFT works so well and so effectively that people sometimes even forget they had the problem. In EFT, we call this the Apex effect. SUDs: Subjective Units of Distress. On a scale from 0 to 10, how big a problem or issue is it? With 0 meaning no problem, 10 meaning the ...
Parenting Through Separation and Divorce
Each of these stages is representative of a distinct feeling. The stages of grief may occur in various orders, and in varying degrees. Some children may experience two stages at once, or may even complete one stage and then return to it again at a later point. There is no time frame attached to the ...
SpongeBob SquarePants Causes Attention Problems: Study
The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds. The problems were seen in a study of 60 children randomly assigned to either watch SpongeBob, or the slower-paced PBS cartoon Caillou or assigned to ...
How to avoid teen power struggles
Power struggles occur when both children and parents attempt to control the same situation. Power struggles can occur between parents and their children as early as the child reaches two years old and when the child begins to experiment with their sense of independence. Power struggles generally last from this early developmental stage through adolescence. ...
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