Education Articles
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- Community, Libraries and Mental Health
Unlike his colleague Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler -- another early 20th century psychologist -- wasn’t interested in analyzing ...
- Finding the Right College
Parents: Please note that this column is meant to be shared with your teenager.
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- Smart Thinking: 3 Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done
Today we have access to more information than ever before -- at our fingertips, quickly, and in great volume. Going along with that, we also have a wealth of books and websites that tell us ...
- Losing Our Moral Compass: The Negative Effects of Overstressing Academic Achievement
I look at the story headlines in various magazines and newspapers. “Gotta Start ...
- Kiss That Frog! 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives into Positives in Your Life and Work
The late comedian George Carlin had a great line about self-help books: “If you’re looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else? That’s not self-help. That’s help!”
While we can all ...
- Revisiting a School Program that Rescued ‘Losers’
A few years ago, I read Dr. Bob Brooks’ monthly article which focused on one of his favorite themes: schools ...
- The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
- Facing Bipolar: The Young Adult’s Guide to Dealing With Bipolar Disorder
This book on bipolar disorder is written specifically for teens and young adults with the condition. I chose to read it because I work in the education field and it is helpful to have some ...
- Does Facebook Help Students Adapt to College?
Recent psychological research suggests that social networking can help university students feel supported in their first few weeks at school. Investigating the possibility, ...
- Career Coaching 101: Finding a Professional to Help You Find Your Fulfilling Career
“Career coaching is a great way to get personal help with establishing your professional ...
- Do Children Really Spend Too Much Time in Front of Screens?
Once again the experts in child development and child health are warning parents about exposing their ...
- Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom
Barbara Borosonʼs Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom: How to Reach and Teach Students with ASDs is an engaging, thoughtful and valuable resource for instructors, parents and administrators that enable them to reach, understand ...
- Home-School Collaboration for Children with Learning Disabilities
The transition into elementary school can be especially tough for our children with learning disabilities and challenging behavior. Whether ...
- Creativity Crushers and 8 Creativity-Harnessing Activities That Work
“Creativity is the ability to combine and recombine bits of information -- either from your store of memories and ...
- Responding To Mental Illness in Your Workforce: Leading a Culture Change
As a leader in your organization, you’ve undoubtedly had to handle situations when you’ve been ...
- Getting Ready To Rejoin the Workforce
After six months on the job hunt following a layoff, you got so discouraged you gave up. Now the savings ...
- 12 Tips for Surviving and Thriving in Grad School
Carol Williams-Nickelson, Ph.D, former associate executive director of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students ...
- Choosing Between the PsyD and PhD Psychology Graduate Degrees
Because clinical psychology programs are known for being competitive, most students don’t care so much where they get ...
- Teens with Intellectual Disability Have it Harder
Trudy is 16 and attends the local high school. Her mother tells me she’s always been an affectionate, optimistic ...
- Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
Intellectually we know that making a mistake gives us the opportunity to learn and grow. Still, that usually does little to assuage our shame, embarrassment and guilt when making an error. Of course, it depends ...
- What I Wish I Knew in Grad School: Current and Former Students Share 16 Tips
Graduate school is both an incredibly challenging and rewarding time in ...
- 8 Tips for a Successful Internship
You’ve finally received word that you’ve scored an internship site — a process that’s taken tremendous amounts of work and ...
- 9 Ideas for Increasing Your Chances of Matching
“The number of students seeking internships significantly outnumbers the availability of internship positions,” according to Sharon Berry, Ph.D, ...
- 8 Hints for Selecting an Internship Site
With so many internship sites to choose from, it can be hard to narrow down your search. What criteria ...
- Making the Most of Your Clinical Practicum
A practicum placement is a pivotal and exciting time in a student’s graduate school career. You’re finally putting all ...
