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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. Owner of Change Your Narrative consulting and training practice, Nancy S. 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.

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The Rise of Corporate Social Work

Social Work Blog

and currently serves as a senior IT consultant and change management specialist for a major health care provider. She stepped into the corporate sector in 2008, taking on a role as a career development program manager for a major technology company, after serving as a hospital-based individual and group therapist.

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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. Owner of Change Your Narrative consulting and training practice, Nancy S. 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.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges. Empathy and Active Listening: Empathetic Attitude: Social workers approach their clients with genuine empathy, recognising the emotions and experiences that clients may be going through.

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psychotherapy's moral bite: on deactivating the projection of will

Clinical Philosophy

What distinguishes the master therapist? I've long suspected that an important aspect of such a therapist is her moral seriousness. So, what I don't mean is moral shrillness, or moralising, or a failure of empathy, or an absence of the light touch, or an inability to take oneself less than seriously (i.e. And now the example.

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

I started doing an inventory: I launched my own mental health consulting business, completed a few training sessions, quickly boosted my professional network, got involved in various projects and the list goes on. I remember at that time my therapist challenged my concern by asking: “and where did the “old” Pat lead you?”

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Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help When Facing Psychological Distress?

Beautiful Voyager

One of the best examples is the anti-self-compassion/anti-empathy phrase: “ stop whining, pull yourself together and carry on ”. I remember that for me trying to find a therapist was so hard, complicated and exhausting. As a kid, when I would hurt myself running up the stairs, my father would tell me to go faster the next time.