Tag Archives: addiction
Recovery Takes Flight – Celebrating National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Gen. Barry McCaffrey and Brenda Loringer-Bell of Bodin I attended the “Recovery Takes Flight” celebration in Marin County last week to honor the many who have battled addiction, sought treatment and had the opportunity to thrive in recovery from addiction. Myself included. Former US Drug Czar and Retired Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey was there and [...]
Drug Testing, right or wrong?
Without going into the great detail that many recent articles have on whether or not to drug test your adolescent or young adult, let me just say; if this is an issue in your home, you may need to start thinking about outside intervention and assessment. Educate yourself about drugs of abuse and the options [...]
Parenting a Troubled Teen
” When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around, but when I got to be twenty-one I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years” – Mark Twain Issues of parenting struggling teens or troubled teens are not [...]
55 % of all Addicts are Female…
Addiction does not happen over night. If you have a struggling teen or troubled teen and you are looking for help, please call Bodin or visit our website at www.thebodingroup.com. Our Educational Consultants can work with your family to evaluate your child and develop an appropriate intervention or educational plan that works!
Treatment without diagnosis is like archery without a target.
AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP Decisions about treatment and placement for children, adolescents and young adults require information. Often such decisions are made too quickly and without sufficient data. Psychological testing utilizes standardized assessment techniques to evaluate a person’s cognitive, academic and emotional functioning. Our clinical psychologists have extensive experience in working with children and adolescents [...]