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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. 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

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. 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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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. After discharge from the hospital, there are important factors to keep in mind as your child re-adjusts to family and community life.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Scherlong, LCSW-R, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM is a licensed clinical social worker and the current president of the IFBPT. I was going to do this work as a visiting artist,” Scherlong explained, “and all my friends at the time were therapists and suggested that I get a social work degree. Nicholas Mazza Ph.D.

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5 Ways to Make More Money As a Social Worker

Social Work Blog

Social work is generally seen as a clinical field, so if you do choose to pursue roles outside of “traditional” social work, it might take some time to learn how you can sell yourself in the application and interview phase and prove that your skills are transferable.

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Change NHS: your chance to make social care part of the conversation

Social Care

As social care nurses and colleagues in wider care teams, we are dedicated to maximising good health and wellbeing and, where clinically appropriate, avoiding hospital admissions and supporting timely discharge. Social care can be a strong and effective partner in all three.

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Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college

Community Care

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting “significant stress” on remaining practitioners, OT leaders have warned. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) said the figures did not come as a surprise to the profession. As of September 2022, 11.3% a year previously and 7.1%