Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2023

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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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

I am a nurse with many years of clinical experience and now a vice president and partner in clinical solutions at Relias. Providers should closely monitor women with a history of mood disorders, either prior to or during the perinatal period. We ultimately lost her to complications from PPD.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

As the focus on childrens mental and behavioral health has increased, the number of behavioral health disorder diagnoses has also risen. A research study reported that nearly 20% of children and young people ages 3-17 in the United States have a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder. 8% are anxiety disorders.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 12, 2023

This has resulted in a fixation on clinical services and proprietary models rather than proactive family support. The Washington State Standard reports that Washington State is easing a policy that had required hospitals to automatically turn in to the family police the parents of any newborn “affected” by the mother’s substance use.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

For example, freedom to leave should be considered in terms of what would happen if the person tried to leave temporarily and the test of capacity will normally be less onerous than the test that would apply in hospitals and care homes (12.20, 12.44-12.45 The medical assessment must be carried out by a doctor or clinical psychologist.

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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KVC

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Depression, anxiety, and trauma- and stress-related disorders are increasing. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for 10–18-year-old youth, and mental-health-related visits to hospital emergency rooms have risen significantly. Across Missouri, children’s mental health needs are on the rise.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trustworthiness and transparency : Clinical and non-clinical staff must be consistent and communicate with clarity, while maintaining professionalism transparency. What is birth trauma?

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges. The role of a social worker, whether in clinical settings, correctional facilities, or private practices, plays a critical role in promoting positive change.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Career Pathways Clinical psychologist, researcher, academic Social worker, therapist, counselor, advocate, practice educator, best interest assessor, approved mental health professional. The four main types of psychology are clinical, developmental, cognitive, and social. What are the 4 main types of psychology?

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Community Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

In response, the joint committee made the following recommendations: The government should review the Building the Right Support action plan, designed to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in hospital, in light of the proposals in the draft bill. This was not included in the draft bill.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My goal for my final year is to do a clinical internship working with children.

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LMSW Justice and Corrections Schools Mental Health 52

Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Some of these articles are free to access.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I looked online and found a health care support worker vacancy at Aspen Clinic in Mexborough. When I was growing up, a member of my family suffered very bad anxiety, depression and post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). On my first day at Aspen Clinic, I was nervous, but I still found the courage to step through the doors at 8am.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

I always suspected living with a mild attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that didn’t affect me to a point of challenging my everyday life (or so I thought). Medication is a huge stigmatized subject in the mental health world, not only for the individuals needing them but also for their loved ones and clinical providers.

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Social Work With Adults

MARCH 21, 2023

I will also be tuning in to the session on hospital social work , which I hope will be of interest to many others too. Social work in hospital settings has contributed so much over the history of the profession and continues to play an important role in shaping future health and social care services.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

He is currently Director of Nursing at Cygnet Group , an independent health and social care organisation which provides services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. So, I thought, ‘why not?’

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

It is similarly critical that social workers be at the table to develop and implement culturally relevant messages to ensure reliable, accurate, and timely information is distributed to populations known to be at high risk for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49, 495-504. McCoyd et al. et al (2021).

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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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Social Work Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

I do not identify as transgender, although I am a woman who transitioned, with gender-affirming surgery in 1996, ending years of a chronic eating disorder and suicidality after a gay psychiatrist had the wisdom to help me begin transitioning during a hospitalization following an attempted suicide.

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Social Worker Code of Ethics Healthcare Diversity 95

Social Work Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

I do not identify as transgender, although I am a woman who transitioned, with gender-affirming surgery in 1996, ending years of a chronic eating disorder and suicidality after a gay psychiatrist had the wisdom to help me begin transitioning during a hospitalization following an attempted suicide.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

I do not identify as transgender, although I am a woman who transitioned, with gender-affirming surgery in 1996, ending years of a chronic eating disorder and suicidality after a gay psychiatrist had the wisdom to help me begin transitioning during a hospitalization following an attempted suicide.

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Social Worker Code of Ethics Healthcare Diversity 98

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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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Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

The obstetrics community has focused on addressing high-risk areas such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal heart monitoring, non-medically indicated Cesarean births, and shoulder dystocia emergencies.

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Mental Health Patient Safety Healthcare Domestic Violence 52

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. Hospitals and clinics are overbooked and understaffed, and schools are struggling to get resources.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2022

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common addiction, affecting nearly 15 million adults in the United States. Alcohol use disorder can lead to lost friendships, estranged marriages and family conflict. Respect: When combining the above issues, alcohol use disorder can lead to a complete lack of respect in a relationship.

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Beautiful Voyager

MAY 22, 2023

She told me to put some pants and shoes on, right now, and dragged me out of the house to the nearby mental hospital. I sat down in the sterile, empty lobby of that hospital before a social worker came and got me. Q: What do people not understand about borderline personality disorder that you wish they did? You are human.

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Mental Health Hospitals Disorder Depression 52

Community Care

MARCH 17, 2025

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.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It is estimated that full implementation may take 10 years, largely due to the lead-in time required to train additional clinical and judicial staff. It introduces a new ‘clinical checklist’, which applies to clinicians making treatment decisions. Once approved, it will be sent for Royal Assent and will then become an act (law).

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This has resulted in a fixation on clinical services and proprietary models rather than proactive family support. Two big new studies, one in JAMA Open and one in Academic Pediatrics examine who gets drug tested in hospitals and who doesn’t. Their main interest is to remain in business. It’s who you think. ● said Patrick. "I

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