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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. Depression is a very common and serious mental health condition that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in all aspects of life. To be diagnosed with depression, symptoms must last at least two weeks and represent a change in previous level of functioning.

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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. Moral of the story?

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Breaking Old Habits and Building New Ones

My Brains Not Broken

Even though this episode was more about the physical toll of the pandemic, it led me to reflect on the growing number of individuals who are reportedly feeling more stressed, anxious, depressed, etc. and how we can help those people get what they need.

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CY 2022 Medicare Quality Payment Program for Clinical Social Workers: Frequently Asked Questions

Social Work Blog

Beginning January 1, 2022, clinical social workers (CSWs) will become eligible to participate in Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan. Depression Remission at Twelve Months. Clinical Manager. December 2021. Dementia: Cognitive Assessment.

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Current Pharmacotherapy

University of Connecticut

Kristin Waters, a clinical pharmacist in psychiatry and assistant clinical professor at the UConn School of Pharmacy will join us to examine current pharmacotherapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders and Alcohol Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder. These medications will be discussed during this webinar.

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depressive theories of depression?

Clinical Philosophy

In a recent talk on the phenomenology of depressed mood the following thought occurred to me. But to first set the scene, the talk was on the difference between such phenomenological understandings of depression as stress a mis-attunement, and those which instead understand depression as a dis-attunement, between patient and world.

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With Anxiety, It’s Always Something

My Brains Not Broken

According to the Mayo Clinic, Generalized anxiety disorder includes persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about activities or events — even ordinary, routine issues. It often occurs along with other anxiety disorders or depression. The Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic.

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