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Who is Qualified to Conduct My Child’s Evaluation?
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…Title? The terms psychiatrist and psychologist are easy to confuse, as they are sometimes used interchangeably in the vernacular. In reality, they are two quite different groups of professionals. Psychiatrists…

Preventing School Shootings: Playing the Mental Health Card is Off the Mark
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mental health problems. Yet it only takes just one person, fueled by rage and hate, armed with an assault weapon to extinguish many lives in seconds. In the United States,…

What Does It Mean to Be “Gifted?”
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gifted. Giftedness in a statistical sense is something that’s very unique. Gifted children can be considered so in a number of areas, including intelligence, creative or artistic abilities, specific academic…

11 Self-Care Tips for Teens and Young Adults
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the many stresses they face. Here are some things that can be included in a toolbox to promote well – being. Many of these are in the Clay Center Videos…

The Challenges of First-Generation College Students
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This post on first-generation students is one in a series on college student mental health. Other posts in this series are: College Students of Color: Overcoming Racial Disparities and Discrimination…

Raising Secure Children In An Insecure World
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to others—friends, family or professionals—to help you. Our children need our confidence in them, and in the world in which we live, to develop the life skills and sense of…

What Is Tourette’s Disorder?
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now runs a foundation dedicated to helping children overcome the obstacles associated with Tourette’s syndrome. You can read all about Mr. Eisenreich in this piece from The New York Times…

Dyslexia, Part 4: Transitioning from High School to College
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and supports work for dyslexia and other disabilities in higher education settings. What should students know about transitioning from accommodations in high school to accommodations in college? Students who had…

How to Get a Core Evaluation Completed Through Your School District
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…completed aspects of the evaluation and/or would be responsible for helping the child (in addition to the parents and child, when appropriate). The first step in obtaining your child’s testing…

HOME: Bringing Voice to Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness
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the children in this video? No matter their background, no matter where they live, all children have hopes and dreams. We can all play a role in helping to lift…

What Are the Treatments for Eating Disorders?
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…shown support for the effectiveness of this approach in treating anorexia, it is sometimes used in conjunction with other approaches in treating anorexia, as well. Interpersonal therapy addresses the “interpersonal”…

CBT Snapshot: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy for ADHD
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based kind of talk therapy that can help those struggling with mental health challenges. In this series, Dr. Ellen Braaten gives a glimpse of…

CBT Snapshot: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders
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either individually, in family therapy, or in combination. Although anorexia is a more difficult disorder to treat, CBT forms the basis for much of the treatment for anorexia, as well….

What is a Math Disorder?
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Brenda was a typical sixth grader in every way but one: she faced incredible difficulty in math class. She was a very good reader and writer, and in fact a…

Myths About the 12-Step Program: What Science Tells Us About Effective Treatment of Addiction
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in The New England Journal of Medicine in 1991. In this paper, the treatment of a large number of individuals with alcohol problems was studied, comparing inpatient treatment with AA…

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