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A workshop for school professionals Friday, November 15th, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Free CEUs are approved and provided for Missouri licensed social workers and Illinois licensed [...]

Tony Tramelli, M.A., L.P.C. The culture of youth sports in America has changed dramatically over the past decade. Not too long ago, youth sports were, for the most part, community-based [...]

Jennifer Van Luven, MSW, LCSW, DM Many married and committed people today view text messaging and social media instant messages with a sense of false security that allows many to engage in [...]

Natalie McKelly, M.S. Ed., Ed.S ABA You may have heard or seen Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, talked about at your child’s school or on advertisements for agencies around town. But what [...]

The Price of Play: Youth Sports in America Tony Tramelli, M.A., L.P.C. The culture of youth sports in America has changed dramatically over the past decade. Not too long ago, youth sports were, [...]

In today’s world, parents face concerns and decisions that previous generations of parents never faced. Our culture exposes children, from a young age, to material and worries that aren’t [...]

By Lynette Dixon, PhD, LPC, NCC, CRAADC Summer is a time of year that students have looked forward to for as long as school attendance has been the norm in the United States. Songs such as [...]

The loss of a loved one is one of the most challenging life events to process, especially for children. Facing anniversary dates of the death of a loved one can cause complex emotions to [...]

Over the years, I have worked with hundreds of children. As a teacher and then a high school counselor, my expectation was that all children under my watch would do well. This began a life-long [...]

Discovering your child or student has been cutting or engaging in any kind of self-injurious behavior can be both baffling and disturbing. While this behavior has been glorified by many [...]