November 1st, 2015
By Susan Gonsalves
While school bullying has decreased in recent years, incidents of cyber bullying are on the rise, especially among girls, according to the Metrowest Adolescent Health...
November 1st, 2015
By Rivkela Brodsky
Each month, 340,000 New Yorkers – 5.3 percent of the population – experience serious psychological distress, according to New York City’s Department of Health and Mental...
November 1st, 2015
By Catherine Robertson Souter
We don’t always trust what we read and that can be a good thing, according to researchers across the country who have released findings on a large-scale effort to replicate...
November 1st, 2015
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention in Schools”
Edited by Lee A. Wilkinson
American...
November 1st, 2015
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When my friend had to bow out of an educational event we had planned to attend together, I thought I would be on my own. I never expected to be sitting with a guy who snuck...
October 1st, 2015
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1985, Larry K. Brendtro and Harry H. Vorrath developed the “Positive Peer Culture” treatment model, grounded on the principles of building group responsibility and...
October 1st, 2015
By Janine Weisman
Ten New England private special education schools have been named Schools of Excellence for the 2015-2016 academic year by the National Association of Special Education...
October 1st, 2015
By Rivkela Brodsky
In recent years, there has been an increase in the prescription of antipsychotic medications to children aged 13-24 in the U.S. – especially adolescent boys, and often for...
October 1st, 2015
By Phyllis Hanlon
This year’s annual American Psychological Association conference addressed a wide variety of topics. But topping the list was reaction to and resolution of some of the...
October 1st, 2015
By Pamela Berard
Homeless children face immediate needs – such as food and shelter – but the experience also leaves them with more permanent scars.
Among them, homeless children are...
