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I'm a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. My research is on how persons overcome adversities, child development and adversities, and the meanings of violence to perpetrators. I also study social service programs that

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Embarrassing moments: 2 of 121

Brad talked about an attempted theft he committed with friends when he was in his late teens. One of the guys and I tried to steal a tire one time in the church parking lot, and we got caught. There were five of us. One of the guys just come back on leave. He was in special forces in the army, just got through boot camp. We ...
Pets & Animals > Horses (Other) How to tell if you are ready to own a horse: 1 of 19

I wanted my own horse after Glitter, the horse I was leasing, was sold. I liked the Glitter, but she was high-strung and a lot of work. As beautiful and as talented as she was, I thought I could do better. It was hard to let her go, but the person who bought her kept her on the farm where she had been since she was two. I go...
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Incest and the innocent child: 1 of 17

Survivors of child sexual abuse and their families often seek professional help to deal with the shock and trauma of the abuse and to educate themselves about the myths and realities of child sexual abuse. Part of the trauma for survivors and their families is the common misunderstandings about child sexual abuse. Well-train...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Relationships: 8 of 88

"I don't know what I'm going to do with that boy, Jack. He went and overdosed yesterday. We rushed him to emergency just in time. They said another few minutes and he'd have been dead. They had to pump his stomach." Isabel covered her face with her hands. She looked small and drab. Jack had showed up for work at the usual ti...
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse What is child sexual abuse?: 1 of 11

Child sexual abuse is an abuse of power, where older, stronger, and more powerful persons take advantage of children for their own sexual and emotional gratification. Perpetrators trick, force, or manipulate children into sexual content. Sexual Abuse as Touch Behaviors Sexual abuse that involves touch means that the abusers ...
Relationships & Family > Talking with Teens & Children What to do if your child tells you he/she has been abused: 1 of 10

Emotional availability is the key phrase for adults when children tell them about being sexually abused. Adults are helpful only when they respond to the children with empathy and compassion. The focus is the children. No matter how emotionally upset adults may be, they must under-react. Afterward, adults can scream and cry ...
Education > Primary School Issues Teaching social skills in the primary classroom: 1 of 7

Children learn social skills through direct instruction and through observing how others behave. They repeat the behaviors that bring them rewards and behaviors that they see are rewarded. The following are tried and true guidelines for teaching children social skills in the primary classroom. Tell Children What You Expect C...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Memories: 14 of 69

The Green Hills of North Leitrim Tom scraped the sheep manure off his boots on the wall of the high bridge that arched over the dry stream bed. What would today's lesson be? Euclid and geometry? Caesar and the Gallic Wars? The tale of Cuhullian? Anything to keep the bairns awake. With the long day, mas and pas couldn't get t...
Education > Distance Learning The difference between an online degree program and a campus program: 3 of 13

I am a University professor and have taught in a campus program and in a distance education program. The campus program is far superior because the students are right there with you. The word education comes from the root word meaning to draw out. A good education is based on a relationship between a student and a teacher. B...
Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding How to fall off a horse and avoid injury: 3 of 11

Falling off is part of riding. Knowing how to fall can mean the difference between an injury and a reason to joke about taking a header. Emergency Dismount Learning how to do an emergency dismount is the first step in learning how to fall off a horse. If you think you are going to fall, drop the reins, learn back slightly, a...