By: David Lee Sexton, Jr., MS Grief is a universal burden that all of us are forced to endure all too frequently in our lives. For children, the loss of a parent is likely one of the most profound sources of grief imaginable. Unfortunately, children of military service members are…
Watching children’s communication expand during the second year of life and through preschool is a great deal of fun to witness! From short, telegraphic phrases (“Mommy do”) to longer more elaborate sentences, the toddler and preschool years bring many achievements in children’s language, speech, and social use of communication.
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT “The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries”. And, that’s exactly what Rebecca Brachman shares with us in this Tedx on her news of a “serendipitous breakthrough treatment that may prevent mental disorders like Depression and PTSD”. Have you ever wondered…
By: Bari Sobelson On Thursday, May 24, 2018, Dr. Tammi Dice and Mr. Tony Dice facilitated a webinar addressing culturally alert communication. Dr. Dice started us off with this insightful and thought-provoking statement: “Rather than striving for cultural competence, my aim is really to be culturally humble because there’s always…
By David Lee Sexton, Jr. Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapy Equine-assisted activities and therapy (EEA/T) refers to the collaboration between licensed therapists, professional horse handlers, and horses themselves to assist clients in their treatment (Trask, 2010). Trask (2010) suggests that the mere presence of the animal itself can be therapeutic, and…
By: David Lee Sexton, Jr. & Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT Does Not Come with a Manual… Sort of. It is difficult to imagine the stress of being a parent until you become one. One’s own life brings with it innumerable stressors including struggles at work or school, financial worries, maintaining…
By: David Lee Sexton, Jr. What is Cultural Competence? Cultural competence can be described as one’s best tool in working with culturally diverse groups (Alizadeh and Chavan, 2015). However, the exact definition of this construct and the components which make it up is not singularly defined. What is more well-known…
Are you curious about the relationship between self-awareness, knowledge of others, and culturally alert interventions? Do you want to know how to recognize the influence of intersecting identities on yourself and your clients? Are you interested in learning strategies for gaining self and other awareness? If you answered “yes” to…
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT & David Lee Sexton, Jr. Beyond Staying Strong by Seeking Help On Thursday, April 19, 2018, Dr. Thomas Britt from Clemson University facilitated a webinar capturing the barriers and facilitators to military mental health treatment-seeking. Dr. Britt started the webinar off with this: “It probably…
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2023-48770-41333.
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