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What Is Clinical Depression, And What Does It Look Like?

My Brains Not Broken

As someone who has lived with clinical depression for almost a decade, I’ve learned a lot about what depression is, what it means to me, and how it looks in my day-to-day life. So, what is clinical depression, and what does it look like in a person’s life? Clinical depression isn’t necessarily caused by some life event.

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IASSW definition on Clinical Social Work

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

IASSW definition on Clinical Social Work The IASSW have been asked to express the IASSW definition on Clinical Social Work. The Board of Directors reviewed the definition of clinical social work and this is the result after much feedback, but of course as all definitions, it is open to review and updating.

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(CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Key Provisions Impacting Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued on July 16 includes a variety of provisions that are relevant to clinical social workers (CSWs) who are participating providers in Medicare. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Telehealth.

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After Retirement from Clinical Practice, Chapter President Still Eager to Serve

Social Work Blog

That led me down a clinical path for training so I could be even a better listener in understating and helping people,” says Sobelson, president of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter. Pace Carol Sobelson, MS, said she was inspired to enter social work because, “I recognized I was a good listener.”

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media.

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Integrated Approaches to Clinical Supervision—A Vital Component of Professional Development

The New Social Worker

Integrated approaches to supervision are the bedrock of the clinical supervision framework. Supervisees should familiarize themselves with various approaches and the quality of the supervisee-supervisor relationship.

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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

One might wonder, why and how I shifted from community care-based healing work to becoming a Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist. Clinical Social Worker Violeta A. This was community care that in the Field, we might call an “intervention” at the meso level. But for many of us, this was culture.