Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Different Approach to Anxiety Disorders
Most coping techniques that teach people how to handle their abnormal anxieties focus on skills that reduce, replace, and avoid...
Most coping techniques that teach people how to handle their abnormal anxieties focus on skills that reduce, replace, and avoid...
I was pretty unimpressed with the rather ugly responses to Justin Bieber's misdemeanours back in January. Sure, some of the...
I was the poster child for Vicarious Trauma at least that’s what I liked to tell myself. In the great oppression...
Recently, I went to the #fostercare hash-tag on Instagram to look at the most current foster-care related photos. At the top of...
Why are you a social worker? It is a question that is often asked of me nearly every single day...
Drug use is a significant contributing factor of poor health and rising mortality rates in Canada and the United States....
According to recent statistics and surveys, more than 10% of Americans shoplift. The vast majority of them shoplift not out...
In recent news, Yusuf Neville, a prominent African American male, committed suicide by jumping from the parking deck of a...
You can’t take it with you.—Kaufman and Hart Unless you’ve been living on another planet, you’ve probably noticed the ever-increasing...
We all heard the phrase “Recover is Real”, I honestly didn’t believe it until I learned about Julie Brown and...
Deciding whether or not to disclose about your mental illness in the workplace can put you in a very compromising...
Stressors are a given in the helping professions such as social work, teaching, and nursing which can often lead...
Teenagers do not have an easy time in today’s world. Along with maintaining their academic grades, completing homework assignments on...
Many young people in college give themselves to partying and drinking alcohol, and it is very common for most college...
Being “green” has become the newest fad, which few could argue is a bad thing. The part that many aren’t...
When you're a new parent, you want to protect your child from everything including germs and potential illness. While it...
A new addition to the family brings with it lots of changes, and a myriad of emotions may be experienced...
After you leave rehab, it should never be the case that you are out there in the world completely unsupported....
Silver Linings Playbook Movie Poster-Weinstein Company In 2012 when Silver Linings Playbook was released, Social Work Helper examined how lack of...
Avoiding Relapse During the Holidays The holiday season is upon us and can be extra difficult when you are working...