Category Archives: Current Interns
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Kids and Coping
Coping skills are important not only because they allow children to manage their social emotional challenges, they may also contribute to their feelings of connectedness. Success for Kids (SFK) is a program that provides a curriculum for childrenās social emotional … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been a hot topic for some time now and more and more children are being diagnosed with ADHD than ever before. Lunau (2014) quoted Enrico Gnaulati by writing that an ADHD diagnosis is āas … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: The Multiple Roles of a Psychologist
The role of psychologists is changing as overall mental health service needs and service systems change. Separating medical health from mental health is not always so clear cut. With advances in the medical fields, psychologists must also embrace a new … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Bilingualism, Biculturalism and Personality
There is plenty of research dedicated to the topics of bilingualism and biculturalism, but they may often be lumped together and defined as one in the same. Grosjean (2015) attempts to describe how a bicultural bilingual can take on different … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Memory, the Real McCoy?
Memories develop starting at birth and continue to develop throughout the life cycle as we age. The brain remembers by association, strengthening neural connections through repetition (āuse it or lose it principleā) (Willingham, 2007).Ā Research has shown that, although memory … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Heroin and Fentanyl–A Match Made in Hell
Heroin use has always been a serious issue where drug abuse is concerned, but in the last few years it has become even more deadly due to fentanyl being added to give it more ākickā. Ā Dealers have begun including … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: New Treatments For Tic Disorders Associated With Touretteās
Tics,Ā which are characterized by sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic body movements and/or vocalizations associated with tic disorders and Touretteās syndrome, are involuntary movements that may involve the hands, shoulder shrugging, eye blinking, etc.Ā In many cases, these tics do not get … Continue reading
Massive WOOHOOs and CONGRATULATIONS!
WKPIC would like to extend giant happy dances to the following brilliant folks: First, former intern and current post-doc Crystal Bray successfully defended her dissertation! Seconnd, current intern Dannie Harris passed the … Continue reading