University of Connecticut

JULY 17, 2023

Name : Sevasti Galanis, '19 MSW Profession/Field : Forensic Social Work Bio and Key Accomplishments : Seva works full-time for the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at Whiting Forensic Hospital as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She also works at Turning Leaves Counseling as a psychotherapist part-time.

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Addiction Counseling Clinic 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

People experiencing a nervous breakdown may show symptoms that are similar to clinical depression. Experts agree that regardless of culture, a "nervous breakdown" means that the individual is no longer able to do his " normal functioning " due to extreme emotional or psychological distress or a psychiatric condition.

Disorder 96

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Anxiety 96

Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 22, 2024

Residential treatment facilities have an important role in the provision of care for young people with complex behavioral health care needs when they have a clinical or behavioral health treatment need that cannot be met in a family and community setting due to the intensity of their treatment and supervision needs.

Foster Care 100

Foster Care Interventional Child Welfare Medicaid 100

KVC

MARCH 3, 2021

These professionals work with individuals, families, schools, universities, nonprofit agencies, corporations, hospitals and government agencies. There are more clinically trained social workers than psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses combined. They are also active in politics at all levels.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Child Welfare Mental Health Diversity 52

Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

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. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. How will they perceive me?

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Psychiatric Anxiety Recovery 52

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.

Justice and Corrections 52

Justice and Corrections LMSW Schools Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

When she saw me in hypomania, she immediately referred me to a clinic for assessment. Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!). A: Thankfully, no.

Interviewing 105

Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 105

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

When she saw me in hypomania, she immediately referred me to a clinic for assessment. Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!). A: Thankfully, no.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

When she saw me in hypomania, she immediately referred me to a clinic for assessment. Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!). A: Thankfully, no.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 52

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).

Mental Health 49

Mental Health Government Criminal Justice Disability 49

Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

But at the same time, the very idea of therapy as a transaction seems to cancel what’s important in that: Prostitution is relatively direct and ‘clinical’, or at worst is the selling of a fantasy of a relationship. Gaita is a 17 year old ward assistant in a psychiatric hospital. The tale he tells is from the early 1960s.

Psychotherapy 52

Psychotherapy Therapist Justice and Corrections Interviewing 52