The Ingredients

…with the right ingredients. The outcome — in this case, the cookies – also depends on what the child does with those ingredients. Another brilliant idea, don’t you think? I don’t mean to imply that parenting is simple or time-limited. It’s certainly not a matter of “Here you go, kid. I’m outta here.” For me, the intriguing thing about parenting is its complexity, its durability and the way it constantly changes shape. It’s about the relationship between two particular people over time. I once had the image of a teeter…

CareTeams: A Program of Samaritan Center

…Samaritan Center staff to discuss team activities, issues, and concerns. CareTeam members often report that serving people with illnesses and working with other team members brings them personal satisfaction, blessings and rewards. Training Trainings are typically held twice yearly and are one full day. CareTeams Volunteer Training (date to be announced) is typically from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Samaritan Center, 564 NE Ravenna Blvd, Seattle, 98115. A registration form will be sent once the application is received. Training includes information on the CareTeams model of support, HIV/AIDS, psycho-social…

Samaritan Center COVID-19 Response

…800-525-0127. For tips on how to reduce the risk of spread, read King County’s official recommendations.   If you are in need of additional emotional support at this time, below are resources you can safely access from home: Crisis Connections (24 hours): 866-427-4747 Online 12-Step Recovery meetings: InTheRooms.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1−800−799−7233 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – For youth and adults: (800) 273-TALK (8255) National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: (800) 931-2237 The King County Warm Line: 206-933-7001 true 1584066152:10 10 default 1 News news 1 category 25 2615 1…

Professional Training Program

…Christian and are committed to working in a respectful way with clients of all faiths, backgrounds and lifestyles. To apply for Low Fee Clinic services Call (206) 527-2266 to be screened by phone and connected with a clinician. Applying to be a provider in this program Graduates with a master’s degree in a counseling-related field who identify as Christian may send a letter of interest and CV to the Clinic Director, Heather Macdonald, at or call (206) 527-2266. true 1635303227:1 9 default 1 default 80 Low-Fee Clinic low-fee-clinic therapy_topic 80…

Fund Development

…an additional degree. Therapists in this program provide hundreds of counseling hours each year for those who come to us with extremely low incomes — individuals, couples and families who truly have nowhere else to turn. Our mission statement says: “We dedicate ourselves each day to make this a more peaceful, just and compassionate world — one intentional, healing encounter at a time.” Our Board of Directors and Samaritan staff are immensely grateful for the help of those who actively share this commitment.   true 1635021613:4 4 default 1 default…

Assessments

Psychological Assessment for Children and Adolescents Matthew S. Percy. Psy.D. Psychological testing is a standardized, scientifically validated, reliable method for measuring psychological traits, determining diagnoses, predicting behaviors, and guiding treatment plans, educational programs, and other interventions. Purposes To clarify and provide differential diagnoses (ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, Learning Disabilities, etc.) To provide information about intellectual, cognitive, emotional, personality and behavioral functioning To identify neuropsychological problems To inform decisions regarding treatment by providing intervention recommendations To assist in educational placement and planning Testing can be one…

Private: Pursuing a New Horizon

…of Directors and staff will soon gather to imagine and plan for our future, a future funded in part by the gift of the property by the Presbytery. In the midst of this planning, we know one thing for certain: We know that we will continue to offer spiritually-integrated mental health services with a commitment to affordability for all who reach out to us. This pledge is the core of our agency. In the words of our founder, Rev. Neal Kuyper, “be the Gospel in Action.” true 1712121680:13 13 default…

Remarkably Bright Creatures – Book Review

…development that are present in each of life’s stages. For example, the challenges that aging presents, the unending process of grief, and the healing power of relationships- even those that are unexpected and imperfect. It reminds us that anyone – the young folks and the elderly – can learn new ways of making meaning in life, creating and engaging in their preferred pathways. true 1720462017:14 14 default 2732 2024-04-03 2024-07-08 Kay Abramson 29 Grief & Loss grief-loss 29 therapy_topic 1 766 29 1 News news 1 category 25 2615 1…

Pursuing a New Horizon

…and staff will soon gather to imagine and plan for our future, a future funded in part by the gift of the property by the Presbytery. In the midst of this planning, we know one thing for certain: We know that we will continue to offer spiritually-integrated mental health services with a commitment to affordability for all who reach out to us. This pledge is the core of our agency. In the words of our founder, Rev. Neal Kuyper, “be the Gospel in Action.” true 1712121672:13 13 default 1 default…

Remarkably Bright Creatures

…for change. But can she open to the possibilities they might offer? Van Pelt sensitively attends to the experience of each of four characters as they seek to understand and find some resolution to their grief. Tova’s quietly painful reflections about her lost son. Cameron, a misfit soul who comes to this small seaside town searching for the father who abandoned him 30 years ago. Ethan, the local music-loving grocer burned in his youth by love lost. Marcellus, the 60-pound octopus who muses on his “end of days,” adding a…