Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While you or someone else may think a particular teen needs counseling, it doesn’t mean it will be helpful. Counseling is one of those things that simply works best when attended on a voluntary basis by someone who self-identifies a need as well as a desire. Think beyond counseling. Looks good, does nothing.

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Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Communication 130

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Even the school they attended was on the grounds of the treatment centre. Of course there was the promise of more money to assure appropriate supports both in their residences as well as in public schools. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Even some couldn’t go there.

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Schools Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Michigan Social Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

I am absolutely thrilled to join the University of Michigan School of Social Work and become part of its diverse, vibrant, and dynamic community that champions community-based participatory research and teaching values that deeply resonate with me, said Sung.

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Schools Psychosocial Rehabilitation Interventional 52

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 3, 2024

They can be returning from your ex, from school, from an extracurricular activity, wherever. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. The kids are about to enter the house.

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Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Social Worker 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Depression and/or anxiety in kids can show itself through behavior as well as school issues or those of concentration and attention. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Anxiety Depression Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2025

If they appear anxious at home or at school over current events and the near future, sure explain the disruption caused by the current American administration and most importantly, also put them to ease that war between our two countries is simply not foreseeable. At home, but maybe moreso at school, these things are coming up.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Schools Administration 130

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2025

Each school board likely has their own, hopefully. So let me say this; Educational Assistants are currently the first responders of the school system. Without the Educational Assistant, schools would be sunk and students would fail. I don’t think there is one consistent Educational Assistants Day across the province.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Schools Mental Health Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 30, 2023

2) Please know in many schools the EA is not invited to meetings regarding your child and nor do many have access to your child’s records or reports. 4) Please do not use the school as a testing ground for changes in medication, routines, food choices, etc, without first informing the EA. EAs are not there to judge.

Schools 124

Schools Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 124

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This is reflective of the comments: “394 violent incident reports filed in 27 days of school, that is how our year is going in our board. In one class alone over 11 evacuations in 27 school days. School boards have given fancy names to evacuations now, they call them learning walks or extra library time, gym time or outside time.”

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Private Practice Schools Mental Health Counseling 264

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The call was about the one child who was continually acting out, skipping school, getting into trouble. That child had great grades and only concentrated on school work. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. The other child was described as perfect, a perfectionist actually.

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Private Practice Mental Health Schools Counseling 264

Social Work Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried. Cristello did not teach religion or religious texts or counsel her students in prayer or other religious activities.

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Schools Counseling Disability Social Worker 98

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Social Worker 130

CO4Kids

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

If the family doesnt have a protection plan and there are no identified caregivers, a school or others will make a referral to the county. I know children who came home from school, and their parents never came home. Can teachers be listed as an emergency contact at a school if parents are not available or have been detained?

Child Welfare 96

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Human Services 96

All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Regardless of the reason, they are essential to pay attention to as they can help you determine if and when to seek counseling for your child. Read on to learn about the six signs that indicate your child could benefit from counseling. #1 Pay attention to these responses, especially if they occur more frequently than usual.

Counseling 52

Counseling Self-harm Anxiety Mental Health 52

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 28, 2022

This leaves the student, come “graduation”, which is actually more like aging out of the school system, less capable of managing independently as an adult. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. It is so short-sighted. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Private Practice 190

Private Practice Mental Health Administration Counseling 190

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Among them are students whose parents carried them through high school. The enabling through high school catches up. There may be a few skinned knees along the way, some lost school time and some stiff opposition and belly-aching. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Schools Counseling Mental Health 147

Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 5, 2024

To address this challenge, Shelter is rolling out a new program to provide mental health counseling services at local schools throughout Chicagoland. Shelter’s clinical team will help confront the dire need for youth mental health services that is much greater than current school staff can address.

Mental Health 59

Mental Health Therapist Clinic Child Welfare 59

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 6, 2022

The issue was school truancy. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. I was working for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society in downtown Toronto. The case involved a young boy. If I recall correctly, maybe about twelve-years-of-age. The thinking of the supervisor was to possibly apprehend.

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Disability Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 182

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 15, 2022

It happened to be when the kids were arriving home from school. She had been bullied at school that day. It happened to be when the kids were arriving home from school. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. She only had one drink a day. There were three kids, all girls.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Counseling Mental Health Schools 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 20, 2024

Even our high school had an indoor smoking area for students. With school returning there will be a new crop of teens introduced to vaping, just as it was in the glory days of cigarettes. Mostly it was to get a break at my part time job. To say you wanted five minutes for a smoke was acceptable. Smoking was everywhere. The olden days.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Addiction Schools 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 22, 2024

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Mental Health 261

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Communication 261

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 10, 2024

Imagine that playing out at school. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. If everything is a negotiation with your child, everything will be an argument. They typically listen.

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Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Schools 147

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Ontario high school students are required to provide 40 hours of community service. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Schools 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 31, 2023

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Mental Health 264

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Social Worker 264

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 15, 2024

If the issue reaches a threshold where the parent seeks counseling for the child, very often the counseling of choice is CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy). As a means of managing boo-boos, or generalized or even specific anxieties, or even food preferences, over-accommodating can increase the very issue sought to address.

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CBT Counseling Anxiety Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 2, 2022

I smoked a lot of dope in high school. A girl I was dating at the time convinced me to return to school. I wanted to go on to graduate school and hopefully obtain a PhD. I applied to five graduate schools and was rejected at all five. From high school days stoned, to dropping out to further education on a non-linear path.

Psychology 147

Psychology Mental Health Private Practice Schools 147

Gary Direnfeld

JULY 24, 2022

Parenting the infant, preschooler, school age child, the grown up is the boss. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. We set the rules, structure, expectations. All that changes come adolescence. While the parent likes to think themself in charge, the developing teen confronts those notions.

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Consultation Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 182

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 14, 2021

On very rare occasion, it can also lead to the child developing the skills to leave home by finding employment, however, leaving school early too. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. These are very serious matters. Moving too fast too soon can create a poor outcome for the kids.

Counseling 147

Counseling Mental Health Private Practice Social Worker 147

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

All you have to do is step into a few schools to see the state of disrepair, crowded classrooms and students whose supplies are often provided by the teachers themselves from their very own salary. Doug Ford’s government through Stephen Lecce, the Minister of Education will be spinning tales hoping to pit parents against educators.

Healthcare 147

Healthcare Private Practice Mental Health Government 147

Child Welfare Monitor

MARCH 16, 2025

Sometimes she comes to school with the same clothes on from the day before or sometimes wears the same clothes for three days. She was wearing shoes that were too small, but the dad was made aware, and he got her new shoes. The child comes in with an old pamper not changed, soaked or soiled.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Self-harm Welfare 201

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Hence counseling for the parent to better understand the dynamics of anxiety and their role in management can be more helpful than the child’s attendance in counseling. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Sometimes the parent needs as much, if not more support than the child.

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Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 140

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2022

The question is about how to manage, particularly with school aged kids at home. Consider sitting down with your kids and discussing how to manage; how to divvy up tasks; how and where to get school work done. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. We vented our anger.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Mental Health Schools Counseling 130

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 31, 2024

NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) In this case, the family police made 175 “visits” to the home and the children’s school over four years. Taking children on these grounds is illegal in New York because of a class-action lawsuit, Nicholson v. I want to highlight one case discussed in the story.

Domestic Violence 124

Domestic Violence Interviewing Foster Care Administration 124

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 9, 2024

School was a distant afterthought for her. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. At fourteen she was fawning over a guy. The guy was also fourteen. What she wanted was that boy.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Welfare 147

Social Work Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried. Cristello did not teach religion or religious texts or counsel her students in prayer or other religious activities.

Schools 52

Schools Counseling Disability Social Worker 52

Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For MSU students in need of assistance, the University Counseling Center is available to provide support by calling 443-885-3130 or online via UWill Counseling Services. Everyone has the right to safely attend events, go to school, and do their job without fear of, or anxiety over becoming a victim of gun violence.

University 105

University Counseling Anxiety Social Worker 105

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 13, 2023

They coordinated their actions with the school, where similar behavior was an issue. They were fortunate the school came on board as well as they did. He was getting away with things he shouldn’t. The parent and stepparent rallied with that and followed through with consequences.

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Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Schools 113