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The ‘Circle of Bullying’ and Signs a Child/Teenager is Being Bullied

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5lHBVt2MTU[/embedyt] To truly understand the bully experience, it is important to understand that bullying may not be confined solely to the bully and the victim. Other key people may be involved, some in an active role and others in a passive role and researchers refer to this phenomenon as

October 14, 2019 28 Comments

Book Review by Victoria Brewster, MSW Montreal, Quebec

OCTOBER 2, 2018 MSWWRITES Escaping the Rabbit Hole Book Review Escaping the Rabbit Hole by Tracey Maxfield I was not sure what to expect when this book arrived; the title makes one wonder. As soon as I opened the cover (the actual softcopy version) I was drawn in. Tracey took her

October 2, 2018 No Comments

Mental Health

#6 The impact of social media on mental illness in children and teenagers

Recently, there has been a lot of criticism directed at the internet and social media sites and their impact on society, notably children and teenagers. Many people are claiming that social media is responsible for the increase in mental illness, suicide and bullying in children and teenagers. But is

July 22, 2019 20 Comments

Dementia vs Rementia

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about rementia Dementia literally means ‘without mind’ and is derived from the Latin word demens. Unfortunately, the word dementia or demented has become synonymous with words such as crazy, insane, unhinged, disturbed, mad. This has resulted in people with dementia being labelled

August 18, 2017 No Comments

Could your child/teenager become a psychopath?

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Blog #5 Could your child/teenager become a psychopath? What you need to know about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and teenagers.

What you need to know about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and teenagers. We’ve all watched television programs about children and teenagers who are ‘out of control’ and sent to wilderness camps or military camps to ‘mend their ways,’ and I am sure many of

July 15, 2019 28 Comments

Dementia: “Get To Know The Person, The Disease Is Secondary” by Tracey Maxfield

HelloCare Magazine (Australia) Article 3, June 29, 2018 https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhellocaremail.com.au%2Fget-know-person-disease-secondary%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C477c01dc7be1438a9ae708d5dd7a953e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636658440934205523&sdata=QHZW%2BaEIYwSCWr8EijsVIYmGARNDnzrvJYWa44%2F52l8%3D&reserved=0

June 29, 2018 No Comments

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