Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, what is a social worker home visit checklist? A social worker home visit checklist serves as a comprehensive guide for social workers conducting home visits to assess the holistic health and well-being of their clients. Over the years of practice, I have also found this tool useful.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Mental Health Interventional Communication 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? That’s the choice facing many parents I’ve worked with as a social worker, and the answer is always the same.

Foster Care 98

Foster Care Child Welfare Advocacy Welfare 98

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

The EPDS can also detect other mental disorders, such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Referral Healthcare professionals should refer women with a positive screening for a mental health disorder to appropriate services, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, social worker, or support group.

Mental Health 59

Mental Health Healthcare Disorder Depression 59

Social Work Haven

APRIL 27, 2023

The role of the social worker involves engaging with people at points of crisis or need. The emotion wheel comes in handy for social workers to help manage and work through difficult emotions. An understanding of the emotion wheel is useful for helping social workers and clients communicate their emotions better.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Self-harm Anxiety Psychology 52

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.

Anxiety 173

Anxiety Depression Mental Health Private Practice 173

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. I’d had the same passive suicidal thoughts, ramped-up anxiety and cutting fantasies. Once he arrived, I got the standard set of questions.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

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.

Anxiety 147

Anxiety CBT Disorder Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? Counseling may be directed to facilitating that individual’s coping skills or understanding of their situation on a deeper level. Rarely does the modern day psychiatrist provide direct and ongoing counseling. Case example.

Social Worker 147

Social Worker Counseling Private Practice Anxiety 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.

Anxiety 140

Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 140

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

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. Research out of Yale University suggests that all that help and soothing is an issue and instead of the kid going to counseling, it’s the parent who should.

Anxiety 113

Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 113

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@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

Private Practice 264

Private Practice Mental Health Psychology Counseling 264

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

JANUARY 12, 2022

Both had also recently started medication for anxiety. Mine wasn’t counseling or therapy, but rather, coaching. Counseling or therapy typically focuses on one’s past or feelings and this isn’t as helpful in these situations. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Counseling 147

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 4, 2022

A history of any of these experiences can lead to difficulties with depression and/or anxiety as well as other mental/emotional disorders. If any of this describes you, please consider counseling to explore and address issues arising. If any of this describes you, please consider counseling to explore and address issues arising.

Counseling 147

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Anxiety 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

APRIL 21, 2022

Not spoken about until seriously probed are the bouts of depression and/or anxiety. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. That child, now well into their twenties remains living at home.

Self-harm 147

Self-harm Disability Hospitals Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It’s about you harnessing any anxiety you may be feeling in the moment. 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.

Communication 147

Communication Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 13, 2024

Where unsure, they just held back, distracted in part by waves of anxiety. 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.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Anxiety 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

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. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

Schools 147

Schools Private Practice Mental Health Consultation 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 28, 2022

With those prior events, I have had episodic/situational anxiety. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. One way or another, things change and those issues will be addressed.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 147

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. They also will choose based on their experience.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 130

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

AUGUST 14, 2023

The parent had anxiety. Their child had anxiety. It was labled GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The child had only seen individual therapists, none of whom knew of the parent’s own anxiety related to childhood experiences. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

Anxiety 100

Anxiety PTSD Therapist Private Practice 100

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2022

Where possible, kick fear, depression and anxiety to the curb through meaningful action. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. This is survival mode. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Mental Health Schools 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 Consultation 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Negative outcomes often include mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and even personality disorders. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Experiences). There are many others.

Disorder 113

Disorder Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In couple counseling it is important to understand that the mental health challenges of one or both may be the real issues beneath the conflict, unmet expectations and attitudes. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. This can be a set up for significant conflict. Neither person need be blamed.

Mental Health 113

Mental Health Counseling Private Practice Social Worker 113

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 9, 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. If coparenting, worry only about managing what takes place in your home.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Social Worker 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 2, 2022

There’s a reason it’s called anxiety DISORDER. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. As a disorder, your feelings are actually betraying you. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

CBT 113

CBT Disorder Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 23, 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. Are you following me on Facebook yet?

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Paranoia Depression Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 24, 2022

That is when the tension create by these situations can come out as anxiety, depression and inappropriate behavior. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Schizophrenia 113

Schizophrenia Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Without that positive connection they are distracted by feelings of fear, anxiety, sadness. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Concentrate on that positive connection.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 6, 2023

Further, any depression or anxiety or difficulty concentrating may continue into adulthood affecting adult life. 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 113

Private Practice Depression Mental Health Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Instead of developing frustration tolerance and learning to delay gratification, this child is learning that such feelings breed anxiety and then it is quickly rewarded. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Perhaps a cookie. Consider which path you prefer. Emotional maturity. It starts early.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 113

Gary Direnfeld

JULY 24, 2022

That did help immensely with those toughest moments that included: the hallucinations from pain meds; the fear of dying the result of drowning in mucous while in hospital; the trip to emerg when coughing was out of control and blood pressure dropped, all the result of drug reactions; the one night of an extreme anxiety reaction.

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Recovery Private Practice Mental Health Empathy 100