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How to help children manage stress caused by California wildfires

CCRC

Whether theyre evacuated or simply hearing the sirens and smelling smoke, the experience can create feelings of anxiety and fear in children. The stress of the California wildfires can be overwhelming for children, who cannot understand the chaos.

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From the Journals: Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on Older Adolescents Engaged in a School-Based Stress Management Program

Social Work Blog

[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. This article is free to be read on the Oxford University Press website.]. The psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be significant and sustained.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I Nicholas Mazza Ph.D.

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Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education

CCRC

Through play, children build and strengthen socio-emotional and cognitive skills, according to research from Texas Christian University. They express themselves freely, trying out different behaviors or ideas, without fear or anxiety. Children at play have agency (control over their own actions) and feel socially and emotionally safe.

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance. 50 – All Others.

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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I Nicholas Mazza Ph.D.

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance.