by rbrown | Aug 11, 2020 | Depression, Medication
This article was written by a child psychiatrists, Carol Watkins, MD. Dr. Watkins gives a well-balanced and informative background as she answers the question whether parents should consent to their child or teen be treated with antidepressant medication....
by rbrown | Aug 11, 2020 | Cutting, Self-Injury
Self-Injury is different from being suicidal. Rather than trying to end one’s life the person who uses self-injury uses the behavior as a way to cope with emotional distress they experience. Reliance on self-abuse/maltreatment of one’s body can keep one...
by rbrown | Jun 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Marriage, Member Care, Pandemic, Parenting, Resilience, Singles, Stress, TCKs |
Four members of the Tumaini Counseling Clinical team held a webinar on 17 June 2020 that addressed the 4 Covid-19 related topics of: Uncertainty Anxiety Helping Kids Cope Teams and Relationships The entire 66 minute webinar can be streamed either for audio only or as...
by rbrown | Jun 5, 2020 | Cross-Cultural, Parenting, TCKs
Book Review “Lauren Wells, founder and director of TCK Training, and herself a TCK from Tanzania, has put together this guide for those who work with and love TCKs. Citing the research of Dave Pollock, Ruth van Reken and Michael Pollock in the classic Third...
by rbrown | Jun 2, 2020 | Conflict, New, Pandemic, Parenting, TCKs, Transition
Many families, including missionaries, have seasons of time where their adult children return to live with them. This could be sheltering in place during the pandemic with college closed or during times of unemployment, transition, physical illness, extended family...
by rbrown | May 14, 2020 | Spiritual Growth
Imago Christi, whose mission is to “… live out and invite Christian leaders into an intimate and transforming relationship of love with the Trinity so that the love of God will overflow through the Church into a world that desperately needs Him”, is holding online...
by rbrown | Apr 23, 2020 | Cross-Cultural, Member Care, Pandemic, Parenting, Resilience, Stress, Transition
This post, by Sarita Hartz, is an excellent read especially for those who have relocated in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic but also for anyone! Her free goodies (linked in the article) are excellent, especially the Time Capsule for kids and the resources for...
by rbrown | Apr 23, 2020 | Anxiety, New, Pandemic, Resilience, Stress, Trauma
Susan Stocksdale, AIM missionary and counselor, wrote an article regarding 12 things she found helpful for her family and herself during these days of the pandemic. Be blessed by her perspective as a mature Christian counselor, applying Biblical truths in these...
by rbrown | Apr 21, 2020 | Pandemic, Resilience, Stress
ThriveWorldwide has produced a very helpful article relevant for healthcare workers in the midst of extreme demands of an epidemic. This article looks at the kinds of reactions workers may experience, risk factors for being more vulnerable, and ways of increasing...
by rbrown | Apr 10, 2020 | Anxiety, Cross-Cultural, Grief, Pandemic, Resources for churches
This lesson developed by the Trauma Healing Institute is suitable for use in small groups in the community or church when individuals are distressed by the pandemic. It provides an opportunity for participants to better understand COVID-19, its effects on people,...
