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Cari McKnight, MSW, LCSW All too often, we are seeing the same disturbing trend. Teens and young adults are presenting for therapy, but they often cannot identify why they are so sad and [...]

By Lynette Dixon, PhD, LPC, NCC, CRAADC Addiction is a disease that affects not only the person who is addicted; it has an impact on all who love that individual. Dysfunction within families, low [...]

By Cari McKnight, MSW, LCSW When did we start thinking that our teens needed to be so…perfect? Something has changed dramatically over the past several years, and it’s gotten out of [...]

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 [...]