The Highly Sensitive Person
Dr Fran Vertue
Does the sound of your loved ones chewing their food drive you crazy? Do you get irritated by the sound of a computer or a fan humming in the back ground?
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Multicultural Families
Dr Fran Vertue
In spite of enormous changes in its structure and functioning, the family is still the main context in which most people are brought up.
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Earthquake Aftermath
Dr Fran Vertue
It’s the end of October 2010, and there have been over 2000 earthquakes since 4 September.
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Anorexia – early detection
Anorexia nervosa- early detection is the key to recovery!
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Adolescents and Facebook
Dr Fran Vertue
Up to 90% of adolescents use one or more of the social networking sites – Bebo, My Space or Facebook are examples – and that’s a lot of young people socialising with a computer screen
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Step-parenting
Prue Fanselow-Brown
However well it goes, there are times when step-parenting presents a significant challenge, especially in the early years.
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Adolescent sex offenders
Craig Prince
Sexual offending continues to be an emotive topic that elicits extensive discussion amongst the general public, scholars, and the legal system
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Always Late!
Dr Fran Vertue
Nine-year old James is never ready for school on time. It doesn’t matter how much his parents nag or threaten, he is always late.
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ADHD
Children with attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are constantly distractible, impulsive and unusually active. They may also have other serious behavioural, emotional and learning problems which can get them into an awful lot of trouble if ADHD is not recognised and treated.
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Understanding ADHD
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder – excerpt from www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Children with attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are constantly distractible, impulsive and unusually active. They may also have other serious behavioural, emotional and learning problems which can get them into an awful lot of trouble if ADHD is not recognised and treated.
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