Over our lifetime many of us will find ourselves in a caregiving position at some point. Some of us may be caring for children with disabilities or complex medical conditions, some of us may be caring for a spouse with an illness, while others may be caring for our aging parents. Both females and males,…
Together with consistories, school board and staff members, the Guiding Hands committee recently attended a presentation by Mr. Ben Zijl, a social worker affiliated with the Tamim in the Netherlands. Mr. Zijl travelled to Alberta to share his expertise pertaining to addictions, specifically pornography addictions, as this is one of the areas he has focused…
Written By: Lethbridge Modern Media Committee “What do I do when I have a loved one who admits they struggle with pornography?” This is a difficult question that is becoming more and more common. We cannot normalize the viewing of porn but due to the stigmatization that is associated with pornography, it is often a…
In the last blog post we mentioned that members of Guiding Hands take the matter of confidentiality very seriously. Confidentiality is vital to a group like Guiding Hands. What does confidentiality look like to us? How is Guiding Hands expected to maintain confidentiality? The following questions and answers will explain how we will deal with…
Guiding Hands Support Group was published to the community a couple of months ago. Since then, we have received some feedback and questions. The questions have mainly been in regards to who we are, why we exist, and what we hope to accomplish. This introductory post will be used to answer those questions, however if…