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Saturday Night Live Spoof on One Addict's Day
Check out this Saturday Night Live spoof related to a day in the life of an addict. Not appropriate for young kids, though!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/149646/saturday-night-live-digital-short-great-day
Homeboy Industries in need of Help
May 13, 2010
130 W. Bruno St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323.526.1254 (p)
323.526.1257 (f)
This letter is to announce that Homeboy Industries, the country’s largest gang-intervention and job training agency, has officially laid off all of its employees, as of today. Due to financial ...
Does Provocation Justify Domestic Violence?
When a domestic violence offender says, I couldn't help it... it wasn't my fault, s/he just got me so mad, I had to react. Is a violent response justified? We get the "I was provoked" defense a lot in our line of work...
"He was yelling at ...
Cooperative Parenting vs Parallel Parenting Article
I recently read this online article by Philip Stahl and I thought I’d take some time to highlight some of his main points. Stahl is a licensed psychologist who is well known for his work with coparenting and divorce related issues. Some of his publications include “Parenting After Divorce ...
Taking Friends
Q: My daughter says she is being tormented at school by a girl who is "taking her friends away". It's been a long time for me since grade school... what does that mean and what can I do to help?
A: Good question! This is a fabulous opportunity for ...
RE: Lady Gaga and Byonce Telephone Video
Professionally:
I'm a violence prevention educator. I think that our actors and musicians need to recognize their influential status in society and be more conscientious, more deliberate about the messages they put out there. The lyrics and images they present and promote impact and affect society, for better or ...
Spanking vote in New Zealand
Voters in New Zealand are still wondering about spanking (smacking). One prosecution doesn't seem like much in two years... but I don't see any measurements on the real goal - affecting child abuse.
UPDATE: Just saw that endcorporalpunishment.org provided those statistics.
Santa Cruz Sentinel Gang Report
An article on gangs in the Santa Cruz Sentinel shows how parts of Santa Cruz county are overrun with gangs. Scary stuff.
Responding to Domestic Violence Incidents and Allegations
There are still a few spaces open for the May 9th training we're hosting on "Responding to Domestic Violence Incidents and Allegations".
Presenters Include:
- Don Saposnek, Mediator and UCSC Professor
- Candace Atkins, Director of Family Court Services
- Heidi Simonson, Family Law Attorney, Domestic Violence Commission
- Steven Moore, Head of ...
What are the Worst Things To Say When Facilitating Groups?
This blog entry will be a lot of fun but also very interesting!!! I want to know what clients and facilitators think are the worst things a facilitator can say when facilitating groups. So we're not just focusing on the negative... I'd also like to know for each ...
What are the Worst Things Parents Say to Kids?
I've been compiling for some time now a list of the worst things that parents can possibly say to kids. I'd like to share with you those destructive phrases and provide some rationale with why I think they are destructive. The flip side of this list is "The ...
The Spanking Debate
"The Report on Physical Punishment in the United States" was just released and gaining quite a bit of attention. The author, Elizabeth T Gershoff, PhD, conducted a meta analysis of of more than 100 published research studies in attempt to ascertain the effects of physical punishment on children.
Check out ...
Not scared to work!
When Jodi Harvey tells people she teaches anger management the first response is usually “Isn’t that dangerous?” Jodi not only feels safe teaching at her business, Simply Your Best, in Santa Cruz, CA, she is now offering franchises in the western states hoping to bring her philosophy of skills ...
New web site (and blogging)
Now that we've converted the Santa Cruz location to the new curriculum, we've had a chance to update the website - "With Blogging". This is a new venture for us, and for now I've decided that all comments are to be moderated. We've done this for a ...
We've Moved!
We've moved our main office to 2121 41st Ave, Capitola. This is a much larger and more flexible facility, with the ability to hold two classes and an enrollment, simultaneously. Parking is no longer an issue (though be aware that traffic can still be bad) and on the whole ...