Archive for the 'Counseling & Psychotherapy' Category

Aug 18 2008

Virginity pledges: Scientific research concludes they do not work and may place young people more at risk for STD infection

The Union of Concerned Scientists website sends a very clear message. Abstinence-only sex education not only fails, but teaches false science to young people.

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Aug 16 2008

Purity Ball in pictures: Check out the Time magazine pictures of this program designed to influence the sexual attitudes and behavior of daughters by their fathers

To view the pictures, click here.

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Aug 15 2008

Five Years of Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education: Assessing the Impact By Debra Hauser, MPH, Vice President, Advocates for Youth

Debra Hauser, MPH, Vice President of Advocates for Youth has written an excellent report on the impact of 5 years of abstinence-only sex education.

The short version of this is that all research about the impact of these programs concludes they do not alter young people’s sexual behavior.

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Aug 14 2008

The scientific argument against “abstinence only” sex education programs for youth

A long awaited 10 year longitudinal national study authorized by the United States congress concluded that abstinence only programs do not prevent teens from having sex. You might ask why spend 176 million federal dollars and millions more in local and state funding each year?

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Aug 14 2008

Purity Balls: Getting daughters to pledge to remain virgins…creepy form of psycho-sexual boundary violation or good idea?

There is some debate about this, but I will go on record as saying that I believe the Purity Ball, a part of the federally funded abstinence only movement, is a creepy form of psycho-sexual boundary violation by fathers. Here is the pledge fathers make to their daughters at the event:

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Aug 12 2008

Research supporting “talk therapy” with the use of medication for depression

A study looking at the role of inter-personal or talk therapy used along with anti-depressants, shows that clients will make more rapid progress than with just medication or talk therapy alone.

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Aug 12 2008

Women’s Sports Foundation: Check out this story about a high school soccer player and her parents efforts to hold abusive coaches accountable

Click here for the story.

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Aug 12 2008

Early childhood abuse or neglect: One reason cognitive restructuring is so important

The reason is many adults who grew up in vulnerable alcoholic or abusive families did not get their needs for attunement, affection, positive regard, we could say…love met by these families.

As a result, these adults can spend their lifetime trying to replace that lost love by unhealthy attachments with other adults, and yes, even therapists.

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Aug 11 2008

Have a narcissist magnet? Read Emotional Vampires: Dealing with people who drain you dry, by Albert J.Bernstein, Ph.D

Do you wonder if you have a magnet that attracts people who only want to take from you and drain you dry?

If so, you should read Albert Bernstein’s book, Emotional Vampires… so you can learn to spot a narcissist quickly. Here are some of the characteristics to look for in emotional vampires…

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Aug 06 2008

You may have seen this inspirational father-son video…it’s worth watching again

Check it out here.

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