Views on Depression in Children and Adolescents

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Social Work, grade: A, City University of New York Hunter College, course: SSW 792, language: English, abstract: As human beings we all feel 'down' from time to time, we all have time periods where we get sad or feel blue. When those sad or down times begin to exceed a certain time frame or start to take over an individual's life and every day functions it may be due to depression. Depression comes in many different forms: some depressed people do not feel sad at all but instead feel lifeless, empty, and apathetic, or men in particular may even feel angry, aggressive and restless. Whatever the symptoms, depression interferes with the ability to work, study, eat, and have fun, leaving the depressed individual with feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worth-lessness with little or no relief. This essay surveys different academic views on depression in children and adolescents in order to provide an informational overview.

Otivia Headley is the Lead ABA Teacher at Happy Dragon Center. Ms. Headley provides services and ABA therapy to families with children diagnosed with ASD. Before working as a Lead teacher she was a Certified Therapist working for Theracare, a company known for it's services specified for children diagnosed with ASD. Ms. Headley had worked with children in many capacities such as, school social worker, Interventionist, summer camp counselor, and Math & Ela tutor. Ms. Headley obtained her Psychology Degree in 2011 from Saint Joseph College and in 2014 her Master Degree in Social Work from The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Within 6 months of graduating Ms. Headley received her LMSW and published her Master Thesis "The 'Twinless Twin': The Passing of a Twin and the Effects it has on the Twin that Survived" Ms. Headley has always had a passion not only for academics but being able to use her education to help others. Being able to help a child steer in a positive path is worth the long days endured while pursuing a degree.