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Sharecare News posted a story about Social Work:TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are homeless or move frequently do worse in certain school subjects than children who have more stable home settings, according to a new study.
About 1 million children in the United States are homeless and many more are believed to move f...Full Article
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Sharecare News posted a story about Social Work:THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Foster-care children adopted by gay and lesbian parents do just as well as those adopted by heterosexual parents, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at 82 high-risk children, aged 4 months to 8 years old, adopted from foster care in Los Angeles Co...Full Article
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:Can I get into college if I'm home-schooled?DEFINITELY! I did. I was home-schooled and not only got into college but into a master's program in counseling after that. The biggest thing to overcome is making sure you have completed the right coursework in high school for the college you are trying to enter. Have your mom check with the local
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:How does anxiety relate to fear?Anxiety and fear can be understood in contrast to one another. The physical and emotional experience of anxiety and fear can be very similar, so the main way to tell the difference between them is in origin. Fear is based on a realistic source of stress or danger, like an intruder in the house or... Full Post -
Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:Can I get into college if I'm home-schooled?DEFINITELY! I did. I was home-schooled and not only got into college but into a master's program in counseling after that. The biggest thing to overcome is making sure you have completed the right coursework in high school for the college you are trying to enter. Have your mom check with the local
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:How can I manage holiday stress?As hard as it may be to believe at times, you really are in charge of the stress level of your holiday season. Though family and friends may try to make you feel otherwise, you have a choice about what activities you do and don't do. The trick is to prepare ahead of time…because if you're not careful
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:Can psychotherapy help to heal problems?Different people will have different opinions about this, but from my perspective the answer is YES. Psychotherapy helps heal problems by helping you first fully understand the problem, so you can know exactly what it is you're dealing with. Once you know what the problem is, you and your therapist
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:When should I get counseling?When something's not working in your car, you take it to the mechanic. When something's not working in your life situation, you take yourself in to the counselor! A counselor is simply an ordinary person who has received special training in working through life's problems and can give you tools to
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:How can I avoid being depressed during the holidays?The best prevention is being proactive. If you know there is a vulnerability in a certain area - whether it's a lack of family connections, financial constraints, or something else entirely - begin to think now about what you can do to avoid further stress in that area.
Part of that is avoiding tough
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Stephanie Adams of TherapyLiveCare answered:How can I stop stress from ruining my holiday?As hard as it may be to believe at times, you really are in charge of the stress level of your holiday season. Though family and friends may try to make you feel otherwise, you have a choice about what activities you do and don't do. The trick is to prepare ahead of time…because if you're not careful
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