Michelle Sicignano, LMSW Archive
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Can magnets offer a promising depression treatment without potential adverse reactions of ECT? “There is a very close interrelationship between magnetism and electricity…the brain essentially is an electrical organ,” said Ken Melman, MD, …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Through the years, this topic has received much bad press. Research seems mixed. From a conglomerate of what I have read, I might be inclined to go with this type of intervention under certain conditions. Supposedly, with well-defined parameters< in severe …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, SJS Staff Writer Choosing an austere lifestyle, much like the majority of the population he presides over, the President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, is the “world’s poorest president.” Shunning a lifestyle of consumption, in favor of …
New York’s Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, opened an investigation and issued subpoenas to both LIPA, Long Island Power Authority and Con Ed, Consolidated Edison, over the “utilities’ preparedness and response” to hurricane Sandy. ” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said …
“High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists.” Early life stress impacts cortisol levels …
Without appropriate social interaction, myelin production has been shown to decrease. Decreases in myelination may lead to permanent social and cognitive deficits. Timing seems to play a pivotal function. Recovery at some points has been shown possible, however it has …
by Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, SJS Staff Writer I have been informed that out of town work crews all over Long Island have been housed in public parks, such as Sunken Meadow, and Bethpage, in large open spaces, often near …
According to an NPR report this morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said long-term housing would be needed for between 30,000-40,000 thousand New York City residents. Additionally, “The mayor said 114 public housing buildings, home to 21,000 people, are still without power …
Recent chats about licensing standards and title protection and scope of practice made me wonder,why social work? Why do people choose to enter such a broad, almost amorphous career path, and then fight so hard to define it, instead of embracing the profession for …
by Michelle Sicignano, LMSW While we institute Core Curriculum standards across the nation, “12,000 special education teachers and aides could lose their jobs if automatic cuts in federal special education grants to states go through” as they are slated to …
