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  1. Special Needs Children and Divorce: Working with a JSSA Child Specialist

    Author: Jamell White, Ph.D., LCSW-C, Director, Special Needs and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services…
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  2. College Bound Seniors – Leaving Home and Summer Stress

    Author: Deborah Goldstein, LCSW-C, Clinical Director This year’s graduating high school…
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  3. Talking to Children About Tragic Events

    Author: JSSA Child and Family Staff Tragic Events in the News “When I was a boy and…
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  4. How to Talk to Your Spouse About Divorce

    Author: JSSA Child and Family Staff How you tell your spouse and what you tell your spouse…
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  5. JSSA Provides Community Services in Northern Virginia

    By: Andrew McGahan, LCSW, Clinical Director, JSSA Northern Virginia The Jewish Social Service…
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  6. Coming of Age

    By: Arlene Karidis A program called Coming of Age (COA) is getting local seniors out of their…
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  7. Tips for Those Caring for Someone with Hoarding Behaviors

    Author: Child and Family Department Do you know or care about someone who collects items…
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  8. Pre-Holiday Advice on Discussing Tough Financial Times with Young Children

    Authors: Leslie Kessler, LCSW-C. LICSW, Clinical Social Worker and Deborah Goldstein, LCSW-C,…
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  9. Stealing Their Thunder: Understanding and Recognizing Bullying

    Author: Andrew McGahan, LCSW, LICSW, Clinical Director On the 1950s “Leave It to Beaver”…
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