resilience

Promoting Good Mental Health in Adolescents Through Sports: A Parent’s Guide

in Excercise / Friendships / Parenting / Stress / Stress Management / Teen Development / Teen self-esteem  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Written By: Sarah Glass, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program ADOLESCENTS INVOLVEDin sports stand to gain more than just physical fitness—they can develop essential life skills like teamwork, perseverance, and self-confidence. However, for these benefits to truly take hold and foster good mental health, it’s crucial for parents to support their children in ways […]

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Navigating Mental Health Challenges as a First-Generation Student

in Academic Stress / Cultural Stressors / Depression / Identity Formation / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Perfectionism / Self care / Stress / Stress Management / Teen Development / Teen self-esteem  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Written By: Dania Coreas Zamora, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program IF YOU ARE THEfirst person in your family to be born in this country and are the first person to be able to attend college, then you may have heard of the term “first generation”. For many different cultural communities, being a first-generation […]

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Ten Ways to Foster Resilience in Your Child/Adolescent

in Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parenting  by acsteens 0 comments

By Chris Chiochios, MFT, ATR-BC, Site Director at JLS Middle School I attended the “From ZZZZ’s to A’s” event last Thursday evening and was thinking about all the different issues, worries, and concerns being discussed.  I had wanted to attend this event to hear Dr. Amy Saltzman talk about the issue of mindfulness and how […]

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