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How to Identify a School Shooter: A Psychologist’s Perspective
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By Drs. John and Pamela McCaskill With the recent tragic school shooting in our home state of Michigan, people are asking us, “How will I know if a student is at risk for being an active school shooter?” We wish we had a simple checklist that we all could follow, but this is not a…
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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic On Mental Health Care: A Psychologist’s Perspective
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By Pamela A. McCaskill, Ph.D., LP Have you ever wondered what this past year has been like from a psychologist’s perspective? People often ask me, how are you doing in the midst of all this chaos? To put it mildly, the past 14 months have been a whirlwind for myself and our team Meet Our Team.…
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Don’t Judge Your Judgement: How to Practice Mindfulness During a Global Pandemic
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By: Nicole Wozniak, Psy.D., LP. What do you get when you add one part global pandemic, one part virtual schooling, and one part uncertainty about the future? The answer is the perfect recipe for anxiety. At some point this year, you have probably found yourself asking one of the following questions: What’s going to happen tomorrow? …
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5 Tips to Beat the Holiday and Post-Holiday Blues
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By Emily Brzak, MA, TLLP. 1. Think of the new year as a blank slate. This is an excellent time to begin a new hobby or establish a new goal to steadily work towards. Mine? Train my 12-week old puppy Lola to chew on objects that are not expensive or human body parts. 2. Declutter. Light…
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What is Telemental Health and How Does it Work?
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By Beverly M. Griffor, MA, JD, MS, MBA, TLLP This is a time of changing rules and unsettled norms. Parents are trying to teach their children, all while working from home or coping with layoffs. Children are missing their friends and the ease of their daily routines. Teens are concerned about how a break from…
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Overwhelmed by Your Teenager? Welcome the Club: Top Tips for Parents with Struggling Teens
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By Jaclyn Rink, MS It took me many weeks of merely thinking about this blog post before I actually sat down to write it. Simply, because it felt overwhelming. What in the world would I write about trying to compose a blog post for parents who are struggling with their teenagers? There are a…
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Now Offering DBT Skills Training for Teen Anxiety, Depression & Anger
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported treatment that aims to teach skills and strategies that help to regulate emotions and improve relationships. There are four main categories of skills: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Group therapy focused on teaching DBT skills to teens can be a helpful adjunct to individual…
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A is for August and, apparently, ADHD!
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This article in the New York Times is very interesting to read if your child was born in August and you have worries or questions about ADHD. It discusses the link between August births and ADHD – a new study that raises questions about age, maturity and misdiagnosis. At McCaskill Family Services we firmly…
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