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news items logo oneCollege Accounts at Birth: State Efforts Raise New Hopes
The New York Times
William Elliott III, a professor of social work at the University of Michigan and a co-author of “Making Education Work for the Poor,” said knowledge about how to administer savings accounts and their impact had jumped over the last decade. “It’s one of the best delivery systems” to help low-income children build assets and direct them toward college, Mr. Elliott said. He added that there was more rigorous data on the positive impact of child savings accounts than there was on student loans, government Pell grants and free college.

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Everyone Should Watch Willow Smith Talk To Her Mom & Gammy About Being Polyamorous
Yahoo Life
Polyamory is personal and individual definitions may vary, but broadly speaking, being polyamorous means loving more than one person. Couples in polyamorous relationships might have other partners outside of their main relationships, while others may have multiple partners at a time. For some poly people, “being polyamorous feels hard-wired to their love lives,” sexuality educator Aida Manduley, LCSW, previously told Refinery29.

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People with debt burden significantly more likely to attempt suicide
Healio
Debt burden significantly increased risk for suicide attempt, according to results of a national study of adults in the United States published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. “Several studies conducted in the United States [have evaluated] associations between debt and health, and one previous report of suicide rates based on national death certificate records in the United States found that financial difficulties contributed to suicide for persons with and without mental health conditions,” Diana E. Naranjo, MPH, of the department of health services at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, and colleagues wrote.

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So Your In-Laws Are Narcissists: Here’s How To Deal, From Psychologists
Mind Body Green
Ever heard the saying when you marry someone, you also marry their family? Well, it may be truer than ever when the person you’re marrying has narcissistic parents, whose opinions—and emotional abuse—can be hard to escape.… More generally, narcissistic in-laws will be intrusive, opinionated, controlling, and, most of all, entitled, says Wendy Behary, LCSW, therapist and author of Disarming the Narcissist.

The therapist at CVS will see you now
Mashable
When a client walks into Eve Townsend’s office for therapy, they’re often carrying a snack, drink, or new prescription. That’s because Townsend, a licensed clinical social worker, provides mental healthcare in a CVS store. Stationed in a nondescript consultation room very much unlike the therapist offices you might recognize from cable television dramas, Townsend’s job is to help anyone who asks for support.

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Navigating teenage moodiness, anxiety and other emotions
Chicago Daily Herald
“Being the parent of teenagers, I understand this can be a challenging distinction. Lots of social and emotional changes happen during the preteen and teenager years, and consistency and routines are really important,” said Carmen Holley, a licensed clinical social worker and mental health consultant for Lurie Children’s Center for Childhood Resilience. “Mood swings are typical during this phase of life and are generally not an area of great concern. However, if the mood changes seem more severe and long-lasting, this might be a sign the child may need additional support.”

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[Video] How to prepare your kids to return to the classroom
WITN
There’s no doubt the last two school years have been challenging, and it has likely affected your kids’ mental health. But, if you’re preparing to send your kids back to the classroom full-time this fall for the first time in a year and a half, mental health professionals say it will likely be a tough transition. “Children are very routine-oriented. It helps them feel safe, and it helps them know what to expect,” said Priscila Norris, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of ThriveMind Counseling and Wellness. “Acknowledge there’s been a change, there’s been a huge shift, and sometimes saying ‘I don’t know what to expect’ is okay, too.”

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How to Unlock the Mind-Boosting Power of Meditation
Prevention
“Meditation is the practice of intentionally awakening to our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the mental space of observance and acceptance,” says psychotherapist Andrea Parsons, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. “Meditation asks us to be the observer of our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations rather than the critic of them.”

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