We give one step further within the initiative “12 months, 12 gestures” and focus on a word that represents the … More
Tag: therapy
Autistic Children and Therapy
Written by Victoria Brewster, MSW Imagine having a child with autism and waiting 2 1/2 years for therapy to begin. … More
Emotional Intelligence and Preventive Mental Health Care
by Victoria Brewster, MSW I read the following article (http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/12/society-honor-dead-children.html) and the first thing that came to my mind is … More
A Continuation of Ashley Judd’s, “All That is Bitter and Sweet”
by Victoria Brewster, MSW My initial write-up focused on the first half of the book. (https://northernmsw.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/ashley-judds-all-that-is-bitter-and-sweet/). This write-up focuses on … More
Therapeutic Cooking and Culinary Therapy
By Victoria Brewster, MSW One of my friends who has an MSW degree began a group this fall that focuses … More
Who is Your Imaginary Audience?
by Victoria Brewster, MSW We all have our own imaginary audience who judges us, offers us support, inspires us and … More
Professional vs. Employer Values on Death/Dying and Grief/Grieving
by Victoria Brewster, MSW I am currently reading a book titled, Comfort by Ann Hood. Yes, I read a lot … More
Wisdom to be Gained from ‘Morrie: In His Own Words…’
by Victoria Brewster, MSW I am reading yet another wonderful book. Morrie Schwartz sheds some wisdom on what it is … More
Poetry and How it Can be Used in Social Work
by Victoria Brewster, MSW Poetry—- a form of creativity, but it serves another purpose as well. Poetry, like music, is … More
The Book ‘Mindsight’
by Victoria Brewster, MSW I am currently reading the book ‘Mindsight’ by Daniel J. Siegel, MD who is a clinical … More
NorthernMSW: Advocacy, Education/Guidance on Grief 