By Elizabeth Piper I stood outside the restaurant in downtown Annapolis wearing my cute black tank top and new high-waisted skinny jeans with my favorite wedges. My five girlfriends, dressed head-to-toe in similar fashion, and I laughed together as we reminisced over funny college memories. My step-sister, the bachelorette of…Read More
By Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C So, your child is entering his senior year in high school. Top dog. Big man on campus. The finish line is in sight. Congratulations! Now hold on to your proverbial hat. This year is a roller coaster ride of milestones, deadlines and transitions that will…Read More
By Lisa Cohn It’s important to remember to treat your employees with respect and dignity, and they will respond, both personally and through productivity. It seems reasonable to treat others the same way that you want to be treated, but sometimes employers forget about the value of human capital. Employees…Read More
By Rachael Abrams, LCSW-C (Repost, August 2014) I’m enjoying the laid back hazy days of summer as much as I possibly can, savoring every minute of sunshine that comes my way. But I know what is lurking out there in the humid shadows. The back to school circulars have already…Read More
By Ilene Federman, LCSW-C The need to fit in never goes away. Remember back to middle school when you worried about who you would sit with at lunch? Those same fears and anxieties can persist into old age. People are living longer and finding that life repeats itself. They may…Read More
By Lamont Washington When searching for a career, one of the key components to success is having a well thought out game plan. Just like in sports, having the right strategy can keep you in the game and help you come out on top. Here’s the formula according to Glassdoors.com….Read More
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed. No matter when or where they happen, the immense tragedy of a school shooting seems to rock us to the very core. A video, produced in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, offers a powerful portrayal of something that none of us want…Read More
By Elizabeth Piper Last week I was babysitting two young boys in my neighborhood while their parents ran errands. It started off as most of my babysitting gigs do – we put together a puzzle, played tickle monster, and competed over a game of Zingo (for those of you who…Read More
Ilene Federman, LCSW-C “Can we screen you for Depression?” That’s the first question ten thousand incoming freshmen will be met with as they move into their dorms on the campus of UCLA later this summer. In response to the skyrocketing number of cases involving depression in young people, UCLA has…Read More
(by Career Center Staff) With both national and Maryland unemployment rates each hovering around 4%, you may have heard that it’s a “job-seeker’s market” which, according to Recruiter.com means there more jobs than workers to fill them, so candidates can be more picky than usual and employers might need to…Read More
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