How to become more active in problem-solving

PEARLS stands for Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives and it is an evidence-based approach to reduce symptoms of depression through active problem-solving. In this video, Sharon Dornberg-Lee, LCSW, Clinical Director of Community Services at CJE, will introduce you to one of the central skills of the PEARLS program. Active problem solving can help counteract some of the challenges of depression. When people get depressed, they often become more passive in the face of life’s problems. The more inactive one becomes in facing problems, the more depressed they can get and the more hopeless they feel. The problem-solving approach can help to break this cycle that occurs with depression.

This series is supported by the Jewish United Fund.

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