VALUABLE LINKS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH
FINDING VALUABLE LINKS As most of you know: - there are valuable links to useful information on the Internet
- the quality and accuracy of Internet information varies greatly
- the Internet is not a juried professional journal
- the Internet is not a carefully edited fact checked newspaper
- therefore, you need a credible expert to sort and sift information for you.
After investing thousands of hours of research on the Internet, I personally selected the following links for their usefulness. These sites offer valuable information about family life, psychology, emotional health, human behavior and healthy relationships. Most Valuable Parents is a resource developed by Search Institute. Search Institute is a leading innovator in discovering what children and adolescents need to become caring, healthy and responsible adults. Drawing on extensive research, Search Institute brings solutions to pressing challenges in the lives of young people and their communities.
The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy is a site for professional marriage and family therapists. However, it is also a great source of information about all things pertaining to happy, healthy couples and families. Therapist Locator is a zip-code based service of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. You can locate a highly qualified therapist anywhere in the United States and Canada. If you have family or friends who don't know how to begin finding a qualified therapist, tell them about this site. DISCOVER AND RECOVER: Resources for Mental Wellness is a site for your exploration, I hope you discover a variety of alternative methods available for achieving optimal mental and overall wellness - a program that works best for you….one that leads to more peace and happiness in your life. WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. You can trust that their content is timely and credible. PREPARE/ENRICH is the online home of Life Innovations. Life Innovations works with counselors and clergy to provide premarital counseling and marriage enrichment using the PREPARE/ENRICH Program. Their ultimate goal is to help couples prepare for marriage (PREPARE Program) and to enrich the marriage of those already married (ENRICH Program). These are the most popular couple programs in the United States and they are also available in ten other countries. All Experts Ask specific questions on any imaginable subject. Get a personal email response from a expert within hours. Topics range from medical to hobbies to relationships to computers. Mental Health News is an excellent source of mental health news and research. For Women This is a popular site for a wide variety of women's interests. Faith, Religion and Spirituality The world of religion, faith and all matters spiritual. Reference Desk is the single best source of facts on the web. This portal is like the reference desk of a great library. Medical Resources The Merck company (publishers of the famous Merck Manual) is a highly reputable source of the best in medical information. Psychological Self-Help This searchable 1000 page online book is loaded with mental health information. If you learn by reading, you have found a gold mine! The Mayo Clinic is the exhaustive online resource for information about health and medical issues.
The following links deal with parenting, recovery, wellness... the same issues as 12-STEP PARENTING.
Alcohol Drug Program is a simple, inexpensive Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program that is very easy to use. It produces outstanding results. The program is based on EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and author's 24 years clean and sober experience. |