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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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

Bipolar Bandit

I’ve worked as a lecturer in medical school, a trainer of nurses in rural South Africa, and — since immigrating to Canada — a public health consultant with Indigenous communities. I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? You can tame this tiger!”

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(CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Key Provisions Impacting Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

We also support the removal of geographic restrictions and the proposal to allow beneficiaries’ homes as an originating site for telehealth services for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental health disorders. clinical assessments, consultation, therapeutic care etc.) Quality Payment Program.

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Liberty Protection Safeguards certain to be delayed but no word on new timeframe

Community Care

The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is certain to be delayed again, with the government yet to consult on how to put the scheme into practice. “We were given a realistic expectation of consultation. Spring to summer consultation – it’s now winter. Regulations can then take up to 40 days to become law.

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Autism Social Skills Training: Strategies for Developing Empathy

Relias

Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have some level of difficulty with social communication and interaction skills. Client Consultant the Center for Spectrum Services. They may find it difficult to engage in conversations, understand implied social rules, respond to nonverbal cues, or see others’ perspective.

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Breaking Down the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

Relias

Studies indicate that 1-in-10 police encounters involve an individual with mental or behavioral health disorders. Studies have connected this lack of training on how to peacefully de-escalate a mental or behavioral health crisis with violent interactions between law enforcement and individuals with mental health disorders.

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

Bipolar Bandit

I’ve worked as a lecturer in medical school, a trainer of nurses in rural South Africa, and — since immigrating to Canada — a public health consultant with Indigenous communities. I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? You can tame this tiger!”