Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication? This is a very common question a lot of people ask in relation to the role of the social worker in health and social care. Social workers play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in the community.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Treatment Planning Mental Health Interventional 52

Community Care

MARCH 25, 2022

Children’s social workers’ caseloads are bigger, more complex and harder to manage, taking a toll on their mental health and family life and leaving some contemplating quitting. A third of social workers said their caseloads had increased “a lot” over the past year, while a further 36% said they had risen “slightly”.

Social Worker 66

Social Worker Mental Health Interventional Government 66

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Agile working practices such as hotdesking are failing to meet social workers’ needs in Scotland and employers should review them, a study has concluded. Our findings (consistent over the last five years) indicate that agile working models in Scotland are failing to meet the needs of social workers.”

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Social Worker Criminal Justice Government Adoption 55

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Curious to know the differences between a Psychologist vs Social Worker? Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Do social workers use psychology? Ecological systems, strengths-based, etc.

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Social Worker Psychology Mental Health Interventional 52

Community Care

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By Ann Horne, kinship consultant, CoramBAAF. Their decision to care for a child is often made at times of family crisis, triggering heightened stress and anxiety, with little planning or preparation. At CoramBAAF, my role as kinship consultant is to support and promote good social work practice with kinship families.

Social Worker 51

Social Worker Adoption Anxiety Consultation 51

Community Care

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Moving from expecting compliance from social workers to enabling them to exercise professional curiosity is a key factor in improving children’s services. This had led to “unparalleled dependency”, whose numbers had grown by 13% over the same period, accounting for 17.6% of the workforce.

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Social Worker Anxiety Interviewing Government 49

Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

Most locums working for the region’s five trusts – which are responsible for statutory social services – have accepted a permanent contract, with other agency workers still having the opportunity to do so, said the Department of Health (DoH).

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Social Worker Consultation University Anxiety 53

Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Introducing specialist child protection social workers is posing workforce challenges for the councils testing the system. Issues included retaining staff, maintaining safeguarding skills among other social workers and avoiding disruption to families as a result of the reform.

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Social Worker Adoption Diversity Anxiety 63

Community Care

MARCH 8, 2023

But they warned that such moves needed to go at the pace of the child, to help manage their anxieties, and also stressed the need to allay foster carers’ concerns about young people coming from children’s homes having particularly high needs. 3m of this will go towards a regional recruitment project in the North East.

Foster Care 69

Foster Care Self-harm Anxiety Mental Health 69

Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

A plan to ban agency social work in Northern Ireland’s health and social care (HSC) trusts is likely to miss its target of being implemented this month. in 2020-21, said a DoH review of the social work workforce published last year. “An outright ban is short-sighted and impractical given existing worker shortages.”

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Social Worker Consultation University Anxiety 49

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

JANUARY 17, 2024

Welcome to the REAL Social Workers Online Magazine this is the place where we support and encourage social workers, like me, through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care. Bailey Consultants, LLC, a private therapy practice that specializes in grief, loss, anxiety, and depression.

CBT 52

CBT Self-harm Psychology Clinic 52

Community Care

MAY 3, 2022

In Professor Joan Hunt’s 2021 study of social workers working with kinship carers, practitioners highlighted the unique complexities of carers’ roles. This means changes need to be made in the training and development of social workers to provide a more adequate and detailed focus on kinship care. Related articles.

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Adoption Social Worker Foster Care Healthcare 64

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

AUGUST 17, 2023

Club I am Marcyline Bailey, a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience. Chronic stress contributes to various health problems, including anxiety, depression, digestive issues, headaches, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep problems, weight gain, and even memory and focus problems.

Self-harm 52

Self-harm Consultation Anxiety Depression 52

Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

Those dealing with acute anxiety or depression, for example, could experience pain or fatigue brought on by the psychological distress they are experiencing. Social — Known as social determinants of health , the environment in which a client lives and their access to necessary goods and services can greatly impact their overall health.

Psychology 52

Psychology Healthcare Mental Health Case Management 52

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

AUGUST 17, 2023

Club I am Marcyline Bailey, a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience. Chronic stress contributes to various health problems, including anxiety, depression, digestive issues, headaches, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep problems, weight gain, and even memory and focus problems.

Self-harm 52

Self-harm Consultation Anxiety Depression 52

Community Care

AUGUST 29, 2023

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services. Parents, often mothers, may be isolated and overwhelmed by poverty and anxiety.

Disability 39

Disability Domestic Violence Social Worker University 39

Social Care

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As a qualified social worker, I welcome the changes which Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) intends to bring to the sector. We hope this short video will reduce some of the anxieties expressed by highlighting that the changes align closely with statutory duties and core principles of the Care Act 2014. Positive developments.

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Interventional Anxiety Social Worker Consultation 24

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 9, 2024

If you have been prescribed medication for depression or anxiety, it is important to know it can take a good four to six weeks before you truly feel the benefit. Unlike a Tylenol for a headache which usually reaches therapeutic level in about 20 minutes, medications for depression and anxiety literally takes weeks.

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Anxiety Depression Mental Health Private Practice 173

Clinical Philosophy

MAY 1, 2021

So: I come to my therapist's consulting room but then, rather than stay in touch with my wish to know myself better and do the work of therapy, I regress and in effect say 'I want to be here but I don't want to do the work'. The first thing I want to note is that the projection of will is, in a sense, quietly abusive.

Psychotherapy 40

Psychotherapy Therapist Empathy Engagement 40

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The anxiety is about seeing another episode of the issue coming and not being able to stop it. Depression and/or anxiety in kids can show itself through behavior as well as school issues or those of concentration and attention. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. These kids are often misdiagnosed.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Anxiety Depression Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

About that anxiety. Given an anxiety disorder, the saying, “trust your gut,” just doesn’t hold. As for medication, typically those referred to as SSRIs are helpful for an anxiety disorder. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. They are taken daily and usually long term.

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Anxiety CBT Disorder Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

That childhood anxiety. As you ask the many questions seeking an answer as to why from the child, you may inadvertently be ramping up anxiety for you both. Anxiety, as a disorder, is about feelings betraying the mind as the feelings are either disproportionate to the triggering event or an independent experience.

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Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 140

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? The social worker looks at the problem of the individual in a broader context, such as one’s relationship, family, community, society. The teen has anxiety: The psychiatrist prescribed medication. Case example.

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Social Worker Counseling Private Practice Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

For many, there is a relational aspect to anxiety. Those that get drawn in become part of a dynamic where as they try to comfort, cajole, support, facilitate, the one with the anxiety experiences and expresses greater fear. In turn, the anxiety escalates. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

Anxiety 130

Anxiety Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 11, 2024

I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I’ve shared this line before, “Relax into the mess.”

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Social Worker 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The social worker understands that social situations often within families can give rise to unwanted behavior, feelings and attitudes. Those who seek to facilitate a bio-psycho-social approach can offer a more rounded approach resulting in a combination of treatments to address the various aspects of the problem.

Psychiatry 130

Psychiatry Psychology Mental Health Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Just remember though, while it’s your practice, it’s their life.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Are you following me on Facebook yet? If not, you are missing many more posts!

Therapist 130

Therapist Private Practice Counseling Mental Health 130

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It can create anxiety, depression, false hope, and a sense that we must tolerate that which should not be tolerated or accepted. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Ask yourself, what are you chasing, pretending? That is when we pretend that things are not what they are.

Private Practice 264

Private Practice Mental Health Psychology Counseling 264

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 31, 2025

I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Those are the keys to a child’s well-being and connection.

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Counseling Mental Health Private Practice Schools 130

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Some kids develop tremendous anxieties that emerge at bedtime. It is that very process however that may be worsening the experience of anxiety for others. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Most parents will do their best to soothe their child through their fear.

Anxiety 113

Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 113

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2025

I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Be mindful. Be inclusive. Open the conversation at home and school.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Schools Administration 130

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 15, 2024

This can occur with the child hurts themself minimally, expresses a fear (anxiety), or simply a dislike. As a means of managing boo-boos, or generalized or even specific anxieties, or even food preferences, over-accommodating can increase the very issue sought to address. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

CBT 147

CBT Counseling Anxiety Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 5, 2023

They called it separation anxiety and tried to let the child cry it out. If this continues those feelings can grow to become depression and/or anxiety. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. The three-year-old had trouble settling at night. There was also difficulty going to daycare or being away from their mother.

Domestic Violence 147

Domestic Violence Private Practice Anxiety Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

She managed her own anxiety, now not needing to run to every squeak and squack from her son. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert in social work, marital and family therapy, child development, parent-child relations and custody and access matters.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 147

Irish Social Worker

JULY 12, 2021

For adults coming forward to disclose childhood experiences of abuse, responses that include delay or uncertainty can often cause impacts such as anger, hostility, silence, submission, anxiety, shame, or stigma. We still require a legal underpinning for social workers to do their jobs in this area.

Advocacy 10

Advocacy Engagement Anxiety Counseling 10

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If your child isn’t sleeping well at night or expresses fear about attending school, that may not be anxiety as you thought. Then, to address these questions further and as I have mentioned from time to time, we need to consult those who are working with the students who present the greatest challenges. That’s trauma.

Schools 147

Schools Private Practice Mental Health Consultation 147