Health Care Use Over 3 Years After Adolescent SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. Most studies on adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) have examined substance use outcomes. However, it may also impact service use and comorbidity—an understudied… Continuar lendo Health Care Use Over 3 Years After Adolescent SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.

Self-Compassion: The New ADHD Treatment.

How do mindfulness and self-compassion support someone with ADHD? They help us realize that self-image and self-doubt are not hardwired mental traits but habits that can be changed. A typical self-compassion practice has three parts: observing what is going on right now (mindfulness); connection with others (often called “common humanity”); and actively developing and building a… Continuar lendo Self-Compassion: The New ADHD Treatment.

Your Child Is Sending You Signals. Are You Ignoring Them?

I hope you learn how to reduce negative behaviors and raise happier kids. When children and adults act in negative ways, it’s usually because their basic needs aren’t being met. If parents and teachers understand the need a child is trying to satisfy, they can do things make the behaviors subside. The teacher can give… Continuar lendo Your Child Is Sending You Signals. Are You Ignoring Them?