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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? For clinical social workers, this means that we will almost definitely encounter a client with BPD at some point in our careers.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? For clinical social workers, this means that we will almost definitely encounter a client with BPD at some point in our careers.

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Guest Post: Interview with Merryl Hammond, PD; Author of Mad Like Me and Navigating Bipolar Country

Bipolar Bandit

I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? When she saw me in hypomania, she immediately referred me to a clinic for assessment. About six months later, after the disorder had progressed, he revised his diagnosis to rapid cycling bipolar I.

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How the Mental Health Bill has been amended by the House of Lords

Community Care

The role of the police in detentions The police have specific powers under sections 135 and 136 of the MHA to detain people with a mental disorder, both with and without a warrant. The bill excludes people with learning disability or autism from detention under section 3 of the MHA, unless they have a co-occurring psychiatric disorder.

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“The machine has labeled you as high-risk”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

They believe the hospital called the Allegheny County family police agency, which immediately took away the child. As the ABA Journal story explains: Lauren Hackney has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder that can cause memory loss, and Andrew Hackney has some resultant damage from a stroke.

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NASW Member Voices: ?Social Work Mentorship Honors the Wisdom Within Our Profession

Social Work Blog

N: In my first job at the State Hospital in Illinois, the agency director and my supervisor took me under their wing and taught me many things, including how to conduct a social history, interviews with patients, and how to lead group therapy. The mentor and student(s) will pledge to do their very best to achieve their desire goals.

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An update on the Mental Health Bill’s passage through Parliament

Community Care

In response, Baroness Merron stated that the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals is indeed unacceptable. On the other hand, Baroness Parminter (Liberal Democrat) felt that CTOs can be valuable for people with eating disorders – and for forensic patients.