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Current Pharmacotherapy

University of Connecticut

2 CECs Dr. 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. Kristin Waters, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Webinar Tuesday, June 17, TIME?

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. I have a master’s degree in Social Work and am a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW).

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

A study from Psychiatry International found possible benefits of mindfulness to help with self-compassion, quality of life, well being, depression, and anxiety. This trick can be used in a non-clinical setting, or when a client is in a state of distress. One such tool is the acronym STOP: stop, take a breath, observe, and proceed.

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Clinical Philosophy

Section six entitled ‘Clinical Psychopathology’ contains 9 essays on different aspects of (mainly) psychotic experience. Unlike the Maudsley Reader , which is the only other collection still in print, the Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology is a 98 chapter collection of newly written essays , covering a wide variety of topics.

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Riding Out the Pandemic: Social Work Practice during COVID-19: Navigating Client Needs and Boundary Changes

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

She has over 20 years of experience in children’s mental health including Clinical Director. She is cross appointed to the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. She was Dean of the Faculty from 2009 to 2019.

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Teen Cutting

Beautiful Voyager

A meta-analytic study from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents across 41 countries. Michael Vallejo is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Colorado and Oregon. Be patient as they overcome their struggles and find healthier ways to cope.

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Your Comprehensive Guide to Kids and Anxiety

Beautiful Voyager

Symptoms of anxiety include avoiding the situation that triggers anxiety, says Dr. Takesha Cooper , assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine and a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Riverside County Department of Mental Health's Lake Elsinore Family Mental Health Services.

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