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Posted: May 10, 2023
WCPA Spring Newsletter
In the WCPA spring newsletter, topics include social media's impact on youth, the importance of attachment figures, Covid and loss, cultural competence, caregiver sibling resentment, and mental health stigma. ...
Posted: May 9, 2023
The Importance of Mental Health Professionals being Culturally Competent
Conscious and Subconscious Biases(Hidden Biases of Good People) Riddle: A man and his son are driving in a car one day, when they get into a fatal accident. The man is killed instantly. The ...
Dr. Charlotte V. Ijei, L.P.C., Ed.D.
Posted: February 28, 2023
I Only Do What I Want to Do: Taking Care of Myself and Others
“I only do what I want to do.” That sounds incredibly selfish, doesn’t it? Most of us would feel guilty saying that to ourselves, let alone to another person. Many of us were taught to be ...
Mary Fitzgibbons, Ph.D.
Posted: February 21, 2023
Dating Apps and Today’s Relationship Anxiety
Marriage through matchmaking was the original form of courtship, recorded as far back as the Bible, but the concept of finding a loving partner and getting to know them through dating before marriage ...
Julia Osborne, MSW, LMSW
Posted: February 7, 2023
Understanding Codependency
Related to addiction - the dependency on certain behaviors, substances, or materials - is another challenge termed “co-dependency,” a set of behaviors that was originally thought to arise from living with a person ...
Bryan Duckham, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Posted: January 31, 2023
Do I have Adult ADHD?
I recently listened to a podcast in which a doctor referred to Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, as a gift that needs to be unwrapped. As we come out of the holiday season, ...
Angela Cook, MSW, LCSW
Posted: January 24, 2023
Getting Along with Difficult People
Life would be so much easier if everyone just got along, but at some point, each of us encounters individuals who behave in a manner that evokes anger, fear, humiliation, or a sense ...
Georgean Rustemeyer, MSW, LCSW
Posted: January 17, 2023
Preventing Burnout for Senior Care Professionals
I’ll be honest…I put off writing this article. I, along with many helping professionals in the senior care field, have been feeling drained. There is so much to do and not enough hands to help. There ...
Amy Neu, MSW, LCSW
Posted: December 15, 2022
Overcoming “The Winter Blues”
Caregiving for an aging loved one is difficult at any time of the year, but the winter months bring a unique set of physical and emotional challenges for caregivers and their elderly loved ...
Amy Neu, MSW, LCSW
Posted: December 8, 2022
Help for Binge Eating (through “Cookie Season”)
Disclaimer and Trigger Warning: The author is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, not a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), and mentions of Binge Eating Disorder occur. I always enjoy as the holidays come around each ...
Angela Cook, MSW, LCSW