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Judith Welles Cousins

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Judith has worked in the field of mental health and substance abuse since 1988,  She received her Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonweatlh University in 1991 and was licensed as a clinical social worker in 1994.  In her private practice, Judith sees adults, families, children and adolescents, and couples. She addresses such issues as substance abuse, depession, anxiety, family discord, couple conflict, poor school performance, and  life transitions. Judith believes that within each individual, family, and couple are the resources to change, heal, and thrive.  Through the process of psychotherapy, she assists clients to identify and use these resources to gain personal and relational well-being.      

What are the signs at school that a teen is drinking?

Host:What are the signs at school that a teen is drinking? Judith Welles Cousins: The signs at school that are to look for if you suspect or you are concerned that a teen is using drugs or is using alcohol are for example, the biggest one and the biggest one that I hear from schools and from parents is are change in grades. Often, a kid will be reasonably good student, sometimes a very good student and their grades will change dramatically. It's doesn't always happen, but typically it does happen.

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Host:What are the signs at school that a teen is drinking? Judith Welles Cousins: The signs at school that are to look for if you suspect or you are concerned that a teen is using drugs or is using alcohol are for example, the biggest one and the biggest one that I hear from schools and from parents is are change in grades. Often, a kid will be reasonably good student, sometimes a very good student and their grades will change dramatically. It's doesn't always happen, but typically it does happen.

You will see kids going to school late, skipping school, skipping school to hangout with their buddies and drink or use drugs. Sometimes same kind of thing that you see at home which is just more disrespectful and more oppositional behavior with teachers, perhaps more getting into, if not fights maybe shoving matches and that kind of thing in school as well.

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Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Isn't teen drinking normal?

Isn't teen drinking normal?

Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use and what are they?

Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use and what are they?

If a teen does not drink in highschool are they more likely to go crazy in college?

If a teen does not drink in highschool are they more likely to go crazy in college?

What can influence a teen to drink?

What can influence a teen to drink?

How do genetics influence teen drinking?

How do genetics influence teen drinking?

What are the effects of teen drinking?

What are the effects of teen drinking?

How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?

How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?

How does a social environment or cultural environment influence teen drinking?

How does a social environment or cultural environment influence teen drinking?

What are some protective factors you can put in place for teen drinking?

What are some protective factors you can put in place for teen drinking?