The Therapist and the Tuna: Thoughts on Empathy and Limit Setting

Of the many reasons that people cite for getting into the field of counseling, it is rare, if not unheard of, to hear people say “I want to go into the field of counseling because I’ve always wanted to be a strong authority figure.” But at Academy MetroWest, that’s one of the primary goals we have when we begin training […]

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Encouraging or Pushy?: A Father/Daughter Baseball Odyssey

Early this month, Academy MetroWest hosted a free workshop for parents. Dr. Joe Moldover, a top-notch neuropsychologist in our area, talked about Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Asperger’s Syndrome, and High Functioning Autism. At one point during his presentation, Dr. Moldover  described the way kids with these profiles learn social skills by comparing the process to teaching baseball to little leaguers. With some players, if you […]

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Talking to 7th Graders About Deflated Balls

This past week, there were news stories in the media about the State of the Union Address, chaos in Yemen, and the death of a king in Saudi Arabia. Here in New England, all those stories played second fiddle to news of our beloved New England Patriots and the deflated football scandal. As the Patriots head to the Super Bowl to face the […]

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