By Katie Harlow, LCSW – Intermountain Clinical Director The truth is, screens play a part in shaping our children’s lives at home and at school, and they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. While screens have benefits (access to greater global knowledge and educational resources being shared in real-time, just to name …
By Daniel Champer, LCPC – Intermountain Clinical Director When you have a headache, you can take ibuprofen to feel better regardless of the brand. This is because ibuprofen must follow a chemical manufacturing standard allowing it to be called ibuprofen. Unfortunately, psychotherapy (therapy) is not ibuprofen. While there are standards of care that accompany every …
By Kendall Small, LAC, Florence Crittenton There are many concerns with raising children in a technology heavy era, one concern being potential substance use. Symptoms of substance use can be difficult to recognize due to the commonality of behaviors that areassociated with being a teen such as mood swings, sleeping more than normal, and breaking …
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By Kelly Ackerman, LCPC For just a moment, close your eyes and let your mind wander back to childhood. What is it you remember growing up with the family you had? Stay there for as long as it takes to really identify what feeling is deeply rooted in your growing up: happy, sad, angry, afraid, …
By Daniel Champer, LCPC – Intermountain Clinical Director Deadened eyes stare. Pasty skin shimmers. Colorless tongues drool. Listless arms dangle. Guttural sounds emit. Rancid odors waft. Zombies? Not likely. There are many more believable explanations for all of these ghastly signs. Would you care to guess along with me? Teenagers? Parents of newborns? New night …
Bullying used to be confined to school or other areas where students gathered in person, but the invention of cell phones and the Internet have made it easier for bullying to happen at all hours of the day and in any location.
Parents are always looking for hidden dangers in their teens’ lives, but parental radar can easily miss prescription drug misuse
The Internet Safety Squad is here to help kids stay safe on the Internet. Join the Squad and learn more about staying safe on social media and having a good time! Check out this activity book full of games, trivia and more!
Prescription drugs in your home could be the target of theft.
