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by Gabby Mcdonald
Natasha Reynolds, Psy.D. has a conversation with Karen Foley, MBA, who is a steering committee member at PsiAN, as well as the president and CEO of the Juvenile Protective Association (JPA), an organization in Chicago, Illinois whose mission is to improve the social and emotional well-being and functioning of vulnerable children through research, consultation, and counseling. In this conversation, Karen shares the importance of building and nurturing relationships in the community, at home, and in classrooms to help vulnerable children feel and function better, as well as some of the deleterious effects of toxic stress on child development, and problems related to mislabeling children’s behaviors that often miss the story behind the “symptom.” She also explores differences in types of psychotherapies available, and discusses how finding a good therapeutic ‘fit’ is critical for effectiveness for an individual in treatment.