High School Student Who Punched His Principal in the Face Won ’t Go to Jail
(NEW YORK) — A New York City high schooler who punched his principal, leaving the administrator with two black eyes, will avoid jail time as long as he stays out of trouble for three years.
The New York Post reports Saturday that 19-year-old Luis Penzo completed a family therapy program as part of his conditional discharge.
Prosecutors say the confrontation occurred when a principal asked Penzo to turn down music blaring from his headphones last October. They say Penzo refused, then slugged his principal twice, leaving him with a cut that required seven stiches to close. Penzo was arrested and charged with assault.
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Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized APW New York onetime Source Type: news
Family therapy for adolescents: a research-informed perspective - Carr A.
Specific research-informed models of family therapy have been developed for a range of adolescent problems. These include Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Multisystemic Therapy (MST), Multidimensional Family Therapy (... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Family factors may influence a child's temperament
(Wiley) A new article addresses ongoing conversations about bridging the gap between practice and research within the field of family therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Collaboration between therapists and clients can improve family therapy
Researchers in the Netherlands have found a collaboration between therapists and their clients may be the most effective way to improve family therapy. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Collaboration of therapists and clients may improve family therapy
(Wiley) A new article addresses ongoing conversations about bridging the gap between practice and research within the field of family therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Freudian slips: the secrets hidden inside Emma Hart's ceramic art
Venus flytraps, socks with mouths and giant heads … as the artist’s new show Mamma Mia! opens, she tells us about putting therapy into clayAt Emma Hart ’s studio, two assistants are helping the artist with last-minute touches to graphic patterns inside a group of outsized ceramic heads. The heads appear to be consuming them as they lean deep inside, torches strapped to their foreheads, delicate paintbrushes in hand. In a little over a week, the f inished works will be moved to London’s Whitechapel Gallery where they’ll be strung from the ceiling like lamps: the centrepiece ofMamma Mia!, Hart ’s show as laureate...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Hettie Judah Tags: Ceramics Art and design Culture Exhibitions Awards and prizes Women Life and style Craft Psychology Family Source Type: news
Guidelines for Helping Your Loved One with Schizophrenia
In my practice I have seen several clients with schizophrenia. In that time I have noticed that a good majority of the therapy and psychoeducation is also needed for the family and loved ones of the person with schizophrenia. I cannot tell you how many times I hear pleas from family members that they just want to know how to help, communicate, understand and engage with their loved one but cannot find enough resources or help. The purpose of this article is to offer some understanding of the cycle of schizophrenia as well as “do’s” and “don’ts” of how to help your loved one.
Responding to Beliefs or Hallucinati...
Source: Psych Central - July 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jennifer Artesani Blanks, M.Ed., LMHC Tags: Antipsychotics Atypical Antipsychotics Caregivers Family Psychology Psychotherapy Schizophrenia anosognosia Caregiving defensive thinking Delusions family support Family therapy Grandeur Hallucination Hallucinations Intrusi Source Type: news
Simpler therapy may successfully treat adolescents with anorexia nervosa
Family-based treatment (FBT) is an effective evidence-based therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) and is the recommended approach to treatment at the present time. The effectiveness of other treatments such as individual psychotherapy (ego-oriented therapy) and generic family therapy (systemic family therapy) is based on less evidence and such treatments are not as effective as FBT.1 Whether treatment involving the whole family, or a simpler treatment involving parents only, differ in effectiveness is not known.This was a single-site study conducted at the Royal Children ' s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. A total o...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Family therapy for autism spectrum disorders
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterised by impairments in communication and reciprocal social interaction. These impairments can impact on relationships with family members, augment stress and frustration, and contribute to behaviours that can be described as challenging. Family members of individuals with ASD can experience high rates of carer stress and burden, and poor parental efficacy. While there is evidence to suggest that individuals with ASD and family members derive benefit from psychological interventions designed to reduce stress and mental health morbidity, and enhance coping, most studies to date h...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Randomized controlled trial of Functional Family Therapy for offending and antisocial behavior in UK youth - Humayun S, Herlitz L, Chesnokov M, Doolan M, Landau S, Scott S.
BACKGROUND: Youth offending and antisocial behavior (ASB) are associated with low quality mental health and relationships and usually lead to poor adult functioning; they are very costly for society. Family interventions are effective in children but there... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Summary of comparison between FFT-CW( ®) and Usual Care sample from Administration for Children's Services - Turner CW, Robbins MS, Rowlands S, Weaver LR.
This evaluation compared the efficiency and effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare (FFT-CW( ®), n=1625) to Usual Care (UC: n=2250) in reducing child maltreatment. FFT-CW(®) is a continuum of care model based on the family's risk status. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Factors relating to the use of family therapy with adolescent marijuana abusers - Smith TE, Malespin TS, Pereira MG, Richards KV.
This study reported on the results of the use of family therapy by marijuana-abusing adolescents. The investigators used a statewide each admission for state supported services. Data on 38,281 adolescent admissions were reported on their age at first use, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
When Advice Crosses the Line
During the process of my son’s recovery from his eating disorder I have received advice from many places. More often than not this advice was helpful and appreciated. Many people have shared with me their tips and creative strategies for managing eating disorders in their homes and many of them I utilized in our own home. There was, of course, that “advice” from friends or family members that was really not very helpful at all. That generally wasn’t advice though. That was usually a very ill-informed statement or comment that would sometimes make me wonder whether it was intended to be helpful at all or who it was ...
Source: Psych Central - April 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Christina Leigh Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Caregivers Eating Disorders Family Parenting Psychotherapy Treatment dietary needs Family therapy Grief Healthcare Providers Malnutrition Support Group Support Groups unsolicited advice Source Type: news
Issues in consultation for treatments with distressed activated abuser/protector self-states in dissociative identity disorder - A Chefetz R.
The identified "problem self-state" in a dissociative disorder consultation is like the identified patient in a family therapy; the one who is identified may have an assigned role to be blamed which serves the function of deflecting the activities of painf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Co-occurring trajectory of mothers' substance use and psychological control and children's behavior problems: the effects of a family systems intervention - Zhang J, Slesnick N, Feng X.
This study examined the effects of a family systems therapy (Ecologically-Based Family Therapy [EBFT]) on the co-occurring trajectory of mothers' substance use and psychological control, and its association with children's problem behaviors. Participants i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
