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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

Annmarie Arensberg, LCSW, LSCSW, is the Director of Clinical Operations at KVC Hospitals, a network of nonprofit psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers serving youth ages 6 to 18. These elements are especially important in the days and weeks immediately following an inpatient stay.

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The Power of a Changed Perspective

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Years ago, I worked as a case manager for a mental health agency. The same compassion that caused me to cry for help for those baby birds, is the same compassion that caused me to advocate for a client who was strung out and needing hospitalization. My Voice Didn’t Change. She had been binging on heroin and crack for weeks.

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Child Abuse Prevention Month

Social Work Blog

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Examples of social work support at all three levels of prevention are below.