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Social Service Professionals Connect | An Interview with Our Founder

We are excited to announce that The Connect Group’s very own Supervision Group, The Social Service Professionals Connect has been approved by the HPCSA for Continual Professional Development Points. Psychologists, […]

Posted on February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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Family Meetings: How and Why you should host them.

Commonly, there are 2 kinds of families in the world; families who have never heard of a family meeting and those who experienced family meetings to be punitive and authoritarian […]

Posted on January 25, 2021January 26, 2021 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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What are Your 3 Words for 2021?

Happy New Year everyone! As I do each and every end of year, I ensured my 2020-2021 holiday traditions included some self-reflection on the year past and preparation for the […]

Posted on January 14, 2021January 19, 2021 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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Reflecting on 2020: Be Gracious with Yourself

We all had high hopes for 2020 in the beginning It was 11:59 in 2019 and I was about to ring in the new year. I was repeating my 2020 […]

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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The Top 10 Books to Read to your Children

All children should grow up reading or hearing their parents read aloud to them. Children learn best through warm interactions with those closest to them. The time spent together fosters […]

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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Care & Contact Assessments Explained

10 LAWS ALL PARENT SHOULD KNOW REGARDING THE CARE AND CONTACT PERTAINING TO THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN CARE AND CONTACT: FAMILY PRESERVATION                  […]

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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Parenting Plans Explained

1) What is a Parenting Plan A Parenting Plan is a mediated agreement between 2 co-holders of parental rights regarding the care, contact, and maintenance of the children concerned. 2) […]

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
Posted in ServicesTagged divorce, mediation, parenting plan2 Comments

Mental Health Challenges and Burnout-We Share Your Stories

We’ve heard some extreme burnout stories, for example a friend of ours spoke of a man she met during her travels who worked himself into the ground, and one day […]

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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Mental Health and Burnout- We share a story

Kayla-Tess shares her experience with burnout and losing her cool at work, which had further consequences and life lessons for her. Sharing these stories helps to remind us that we […]

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
Posted in UncategorizedTagged burnout, mental health, mental health challenges, mentalhealthawareness1 Comment

Check Yourself (before you wreck yourself): Free Burnout Self-Assessment

Burnout (verb): to damage one’s health or become completely exhausted through overwork. Burnout- a slippery slope into complete and utter exhaustion under the guise of succeeding. Your success is never […]

Posted on October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 by Kayla-Tess Pattenden
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