Social Work Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

Simply put, school social workers and other school administrators are constantly trying to identify aggression that may lead to violence. News and World Report, an estimated 14 mass shootings have killed a total of 169 victims since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. School Social Work Toolbox.

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Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2025

If they appear anxious at home or at school over current events and the near future, sure explain the disruption caused by the current American administration and most importantly, also put them to ease that war between our two countries is simply not foreseeable. At home, but maybe moreso at school, these things are coming up.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 31, 2025

Don’t discuss school or the counseling. Assuming you are taking your kids to counseling, it is likely the drive together that is really the therapeutic benefit. To increase that benefit, stop along the way and get a donut and/or hot chocolate. In fact you don’t have to discuss anything. Think back.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. Children & Schools , Health & Social Work and Social Work Research are available by subscription at a discounted rate for NASW members, either online or in print.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 28, 2022

Whether that’s time off from work, school or other responsibilities, we all have our own goals and what we want to get out of time that is completely ours. I even recognized a few instances where my anxiety was triggered (unwanted notifications, sudden noise) that I don’t think I’d always known about.

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Shelter, Inc

AUGUST 6, 2024

It’s that time of year when even if the weather is warm, there is a shift in the energy as families prepare for the transition from summer to back-to-school. Academic pressure, social expectations and different environments can trigger a rise in anxiety. For some, this may be a time of excitement and intrigue.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 10, 2025

Photo credit Early support and treatment really does make a difference Anxiety in children has been diagnosed an at increasingly higher rate in the past few years. Age and poverty level affected the likelihood of children receiving treatment for anxiety, depression, or behavior problems. This causes lots of anxiety.

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Community Care

APRIL 14, 2022

Projects testing the impact of social work support for schools have received a £5m boost, extending their lifespan until the summer. The schemes, which place social workers in schools and provide school designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) with social work supervision, respectively, were due to end last month.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent disorders for Black young adults (ages 18 to 29) in the United States. Additionally, some Black young adults who have had encounters, directly or indirectly, with police may experience “police contact anxiety” (PCA) symptoms either during or in anticipation of future encounters with police.

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Beautiful Voyager

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Well, according to the latest research, yes, anxiety can be affected by food intolerances. Your life is in a constant state of hyperawareness around food and food safety which can spiral into Generalized Anxiety. Make sure you always have your medication with you, especially at restaurants, school, work, and family and friend’s houses.

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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.

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Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2022

The question is about how to manage, particularly with school aged kids at home. Consider sitting down with your kids and discussing how to manage; how to divvy up tasks; how and where to get school work done. Where possible, kick fear, depression and anxiety to the curb through meaningful action. We vented our anger.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 2, 2025

For many people with SPD, their constant need to re-regulate their senses to adapt to the stimuli around them, creates symptoms of distractibility, irritability, anxiety, and depression. So where is SPD in the DSM 5?

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 15, 2023

I’ve been dealing with social anxiety for my entire life, but I haven’t always known it. It wasn’t until I moved to a new city (where I knew exactly 1 person) that I finally faced my social anxiety. The anxiety of the cafe When I first moved to Austin, I wanted to find a place that I could write from while being among people.

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All For Kids

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Additionally, poverty is associated with higher rates of mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, which can impede academic success and social development. Children from low-income families often attend underfunded schools with limited resources, leading to disparities in academic achievement.

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Shelter, Inc

AUGUST 22, 2022

Increasing rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, self-harm, aggression, eating disorders, and other behavioral issues in youth prompted a National State of Emergency in Children’s Mental Health by professional organizations in 2020. As one high school student said, “ Too much is going on now. What can be done?

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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. The three-year-old had trouble settling at night. There was also difficulty going to daycare or being away from their mother. The child didn’t settle. Some want to be protective.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Everyone has the right to safely attend events, go to school, and do their job without fear of, or anxiety over becoming a victim of gun violence. According to data from Gun Violence Archive , there have been more than 520 mass shootings in the United States in 2023. During times like this, it can be difficult to know what to do.

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KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bullying is a top concern among parents of school-age children. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one out of five children reported being bullied during the school year. Need to control: This often sprouts from the need to feel popular at school. Words can hurt.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Instead, young people with depression, anxiety and more turn to the same people they already go to for all kinds of other health issues: their pediatricians, family doctors, school-based clinics and other primary […]. View Full Article - A Lifeline for Primary Care Amid a Crisis in Youth Mental Health.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 30, 2023

In the realm of social work, where our hearts are dedicated to supporting and uplifting those in need, we often encounter individuals facing the heavy burdens of depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety can be isolating experiences, often leaving individuals feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 21, 2022

There has been a history of failed attempts with school and work. Not spoken about until seriously probed are the bouts of depression and/or anxiety. That child, now well into their twenties remains living at home. There may have been some episodes of violence. Maybe suicidal behavior. There may have been hospitalizations.

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This project — a community-university partnership between My Brother’s Keeper, Formula 734, and social work researchers at U-M and The Ohio State University — will support the development and evaluation of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety, designed for and by young Black men.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 6, 2023

As kids, they are frightened and may have difficulty settling or going to school worried about what may occur at home. Further, any depression or anxiety or difficulty concentrating may continue into adulthood affecting adult life. Such a child may appear as anxious or depressed or as having ADHD.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Because of this, I knew I had two choices: I could try to be more careful with how I plan my day (which is undoubtedly difficult due to my anxiety), or I can face the fact that I’m going to fail. To many, not accomplishing every task on your list of daily goals feels the same as not getting into the school of your choice.

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Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

She managed her own anxiety, now not needing to run to every squeak and squack from her son. Her demeanor eventually transfered to the child because she maintained it and she kept her calm even when the child first ramped up. Her calm and positive view eventually became the child’s. This was her learning from therapy.

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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. It was of a concern for their kid’s safety.

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Beautiful Voyager

JULY 21, 2024

Techniques to lessen pain and quell anxiety Hello reader! I first started my journey into mental health research in 2015 when the neurologist treating my migraines diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. At the time, I found the Google results for “what is an anxiety disorder?” I’m Meredith Arthur. I still don’t get it.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 16, 2023

I’ll be going on about my day, trying to get tasks done, and then feel a flash of anxiety. We can support taking mental health days at work or school, but what if the timing isn’t right? I’d love that. One of the aspects of mental illness I dislike the most is how persistent it is.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 31, 2023

I played sports, I tried my best in school and I tried to take something from the hobbies and activities I wasn’t as talented at. I confuse a lot of things in life with anxiety and depression, and vice versa. It’s one of the many concepts that are difficult for a young person to grasp, despite how often people use the word.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

The need to navigate a complex services landscape, get help from school officials, deal with social isolation and manage financial strains, among other challenges, often create daunting pressure for parents seeking the right support for children who learn or think differently.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The New York Daily News reports on an initiative by the city’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, to bring resources into schools that, in theory, may help the process of what Joyce McMillan calls turning mandated reporters into mandated supporters. For many, it’s passing. That stress can never fully go away. ●

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Children & Schools , Health & Social Work and Social Work Research are available by subscription at a discounted rate for NASW members, either online or in print. To read the whole article, please follow this link. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership. It is available online or, at a member’s request, in print.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Anxiety, panic attacks, or shakiness. Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It’s about you harnessing any anxiety you may be feeling in the moment. When they may be driving you to distraction, it’s your capacity to curb any anger and remain calm. It’s about not negatively labeling them or their behavior or threatening extreme consequences. Your modeling your calm can facilitate theirs.

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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. Imagine if the parent, feeling anxious over the two-year-old’s cry, rushed and immediately satisfied the child with the quickest thing the child could eat.

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Relias

JUNE 22, 2023

It is used to treat a wide range of issues including health-related distress, family and school problems, and numerous psychiatric disorders. Anxiety is one of the most common reasons for youth to attend therapy. Studies have shown that kids between seven and 15 years old see great results in terms of anxiety reduction with CBT.

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