“We really need to start addressing the root of some of these issues, which, unfortunately, lead young people to being involved in trading and selling sex, in order to effectively get them out.”
“[With regard to the] resolution of anger - we are working at people’s core. And, if an individual sees himself getting angry all the time, or others tell him, “you know you are just angry all the time,” they start thinking that is their core. “At...
“What we know about individuals who are female with Autism is primarily based on females who also have an accompanying intellectual disability. But, what we know about individuals without an intellectual disability and who are female continues to be...
“What we noticed if we look at all the spiritual wounds that people carried with them for long periods of time -what seemed to be a common theme throughout all of that was avoidance. We know with the PTSD literature, avoidance is a major symptom of...
“Self-care, such as walking, mindfulness, or unplugging for the weekend -that is not a luxury. It is really part of doing the work; it is not separate.”
“I would just like to say that one of the major social determinants of health and wellbeing is education, and if we can put students who are at risk of not getting an education on a trajectory of higher education vs. the criminal justice system, I...
“Most outcomes with regard to health programs or patient programs look to improve the patient’s health. With progressive illnesses like Huntington’s and Parkinson’s and such, there is no way to do that... The foundation of our relationship with the...
“The question should not really be is this as good as voice counseling or as good as in person, but is it better than nothing, given that so many young people would chose to just sit with their pain? If we are at least reaching and making some sort...
“A progressive social worker is one that understands their job is to work with the people who live in the neighborhoods and communities, looking at their activities at that level. Their job is to help people acquire the capacities and the abilities...
“Entrepreneurship was never something that I considered, because I think that, for most people, we are socialized to go to school, find a job, get a job for x amount of years, and then retire; but entrepreneurship is always considered something that...