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• Slow things down, communicate proactively, together not alone. Aging is good for emotional health.

  

  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  Why Do Older Individuals Have Greater Control of Their Feelings?

  Smithsonian Magazine - Knowable

  When we are young, our skills tend to improve with age and experience. But once we are well into adulthood, it may start to feel as if it’s all …

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  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  MTV Tees Up 200 Businesses, Non-Profits For Inaugural Mental Health Action Day

  Forbes - Cathy Applefeld Olson

  As America’s mental health crisis spirals and pounds particularly hard on Black and BIPOC communities, and members of Gen Z, more than 200 businesses and nonprofits are uniting for the inaugural Mental Health Action Day on Thursday, May 20. Their emphasis is on the word action. “It’s clear that as …

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  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  5 Words That Are Commonly Used But NOT Commonly Understood (Opinion)

  edweek.org - Peter DeWitt

  Over the last 26 years that I have been in education as a teacher (11 years), principal (eight years) and leadership …

• “Street art” engages teens from diverse backgrounds in SEL. The flaws, smudges, and “accidental art” are some of the best parts. Equity and shared vision inspires youth, and in turn, they inspire us.

  

  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  Using Street Art to Engage Teens in Social Emotional Learning - Social Work Today Magazine

  socialworktoday.com - Great Valley Publishing Company, Inc.

  Using Street Art to Engage Teens in Social Emotional Learning By Laura Shaw, MTS, and Mandy Noa, LCSW Social Work Today Vol. 21 No. 1 P. 26 A deeper, …

• Parent engagement through lens of equity. One area I disagree with this article “barring mental health and substance abuse issues..:”. Parents who are facing their own challenges almost always care about their child’s education. Good read.

  

  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  Driving Academic Improvement by Empowering Parents

  edweek.org - Arianna Prothero

  Central to turning around public education in Detroit—a city that has suffered from crushing debt, contracting student enrollment, and cratering …

• Improv therapy & improv parenting during pandemic

  

  James Wogan MFT LCSW PPSC

  

  Yes, and … Clean Your Room (Published 2021)

  The New York Times - Paul L. Underwood

  One recent afternoon, my 6-year-old daughter declared she was bored. These days, this is pretty common. Eleven months into quarantine, when her days are spent in a corner of our house with a school-issued iPad and even the new toys from Santa are exhausted from countless afternoons with them, well …