Deborah Pettitt, Author at Family Christian Counseling

Marriage Therapy and Time

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Deborah Pettitt

I just read a good article on marriage therapy from the Gottman Institute. For my blog this week I will summarize a few of the key points from the author. 6 Years for help The first point I have heard before but he helped me see it in a new light: couples usually wait an

Helping Traumatized Children Learn – Part 2

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Deborah Pettitt

In the second chapter of “Helping Traumatized Children Learn”, the author discusses resiliency and protective factors. Three Protective factors Child-development psychologists Masten and Coatsworth found 3 common factors for why some children develop competence even under adverse conditions, such as exposure to domestic violence, abuse, homelessness and community violence. These three factors common to competent

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Learning and Trauma

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Deborah Pettitt

Helping Traumatized Children Learn I just finished reading a chapter of the book titled “Helping Traumatized Children Learn”. This report was a collaboration with Harvard Law School and The Task Force on Children Affected by Domestic Violence. The basics of the book are: • Chapter 1 – The impact of trauma on learning • Chapter

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Resilience

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Deborah Pettitt

I just finished reading a great article on resilience along with viewing 3 videos (2 from Dr. Dan Siegel) about the subject. First let’s start with what is resilience? Resilience – What is it? Resilience can be defined as the ability to recover quickly from difficulties while maintaining optimism for the future. When adults or

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Research about EAP

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Deborah Pettitt

I just finished reading an article titled “A Review of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy” by Frewin and Gardiner from Massey University in New Zealand. The entire article was quite interesting but I thought I would summarize just a small part of the article dealing with EAP (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy) directed at youth. We have seen amazing

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