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Posted: August 28, 2024
WCPA Fall 2024 Newsletter
Our fall, 2024 newsletter includes an exciting announcement about our transition in ownership, please see pages three and four for more information. Does My Phone Love Me? A Therapist’s Experience with a Mental […]
Posted: April 24, 2024
WCPA Spring 2024 Newsletter
In the WCPA Spring newsletter, topics include: Middle School to High School Transitions, The Antidote to Virtual Conversations, Reflection Diaries, Supporting Those Struggling with Depression, and Play Therapy 101. Middle School to High […]
Posted: January 8, 2024
WCPA Winter 2024 Newsletter
In the WCPA winter newsletter, topics include Avoiding Despair in Today’s Discouraging World, Loss and Equanimity, Mental Health Stigma in Medical Settings – Family Caregivers, and Psychological Testing Available.
Posted: October 10, 2023
Treating Mental Health Stigma in Medical Settings*
There is enormous strain on professionals in medical and senior communities to accomplish numerous tasks and be fully present for their patients during a shift. Most workers were drawn to this field to help older adults and patients live with dignity, care, and compassion.
Amy Neu, MSW, LCSW
Posted: October 9, 2023
Social Media Comparisons: Our Youth’s Greatest Frenemy
Social media has connected us all in ways unimaginable to past generations. As adults, many of us are all-too-aware how social media has proven to be both a wonderful but also a challenging […]
Julia Osborne, MSW, LMSW
Posted: October 8, 2023
Understanding Dementia: The Top 3 Causes
Dementia is defined as memory loss symptoms caused by a certain disease or condition, and is not part of the normal aging process. While normal aging is marked by challenges such as temporarily […]
Brigid A. McGuire, MA, PLPC, NCC, CRC
Posted: August 29, 2023
WCPA Fall Newsletter
In the WCPA fall newsletter, topics include online versus in-person therapy, the importance of fathers, mental health stigma, reflections from an educator, presentation topics available, and the three most common types of dementia.
Posted: July 14, 2023
Addressing Mental Health Stigma in Medical Settings
Part 1: The Patient “I dread going to the hospital…I have to explain myself every time and prove to them I’m not ‘crazy.’ I’m there feeling terrible, but need to be on my […]
Amy Neu, MSW, LCSW
Posted: June 12, 2023
Caregiver Sibling Resentment
Is caring for your elderly parents causing tensions between you and your siblings? Have your sibling relationships deteriorated due to disagreements about care for your parents? Arguments often flare up over issues like […]
Lori Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Posted: June 11, 2023
Who are Your Attachment Figures?
There is probably nothing more beautiful and intense as watching a nurturing mother look into the eyes of her infant child. There is probably nothing more critical to a child’s development than having […]
Mary Fitzgibbons, Ph.D.