Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For MSU students in need of assistance, the University Counseling Center is available to provide support by calling 443-885-3130 or online via UWill Counseling Services. We again implore lawmakers to take immediate action to address the epidemic of gun violence in our nation.

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 5, 2024

To address this challenge, Shelter is rolling out a new program to provide mental health counseling services at local schools throughout Chicagoland. Wait times are often so long that children miss the opportunity for support, leading to poor outcomes in adulthood.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 25, 2022

Most institutions have resources to support students, such as a counseling center, food pantry, and financial aid. College students have needs like everyone else – mental health concerns, food insecurity, etc. Learn about these resources and how to refer students.

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International Federation of Social Workers

AUGUST 11, 2022

With the assistance of community members, the family and children’s counselling rooms are also being prepared. In the last week, a coordinator and support staff have been appointed, and two social workers have been contracted for the centre. The aim of the […].

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

But it wasn’t enough: Toscano has records of repeatedly enrolling in domestic violence counseling and therapy over the past year, yet the frequent changes in caseworkers leave her feeling like her benchmarks for success keep changing. And, in fact, Toscano tried.

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The Community Social Work Centre in Ukraine continues to organize and provide group counselling and training/support for internally displaced people who have relocated to the area. A second group process […].

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1992 after I faced disciplinary action while a graduate counseling student because I had disabling symptoms of psychosis. At home, I did coloring in adult coloring books, journaling, reading, and engaged in counseling sessions via telehealth.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Obianuju “Uju” Berry, MD, MPH, Committee on Women’s Mental Health at the American Psychiatric Association Shawn Boynes, CEO of the American Counseling Association Roger Smith, Chief Advocacy Officer and General Counsel of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Space is limited.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 31, 2024

NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) In New York, it’s illegal to tear children from their homes and throw them into foster care just because they “witnessed domestic violence” – typically a husband or boyfriend beating the child’s mother.

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Bipolar Bandit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Finding Affordable Mental Health Counseling. You can find the author on: Facebook Instagram finishstrongercounseling.com YouTube. Getting Support to Foster Change If you need help getting started, check out the information below. How to Find the Right Counselor Things to Know About Professional Counselors.

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Community Care

JANUARY 10, 2023

The government has proposed changing the law to make it easier for adults to access adoption-related counselling. This requirement applies even in cases where an adoption-related issue emerges during counselling sessions unless it is not the primary focus of the therapy. This would still require registration.

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Children’s Home Society of Washington

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Make a gift today that will create a bright future for more families like Annie, Tom, and Megan’s! I WANT TO HELP A FAMILY Family relationships can be hard sometimes. Just ask parents Annie and Tom, and their daughter Megan, who spent alternating weeks between her parents’ separate homes.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JANUARY 29, 2025

Hellen Gerolymatos McDonald, LCSW Clinical Professor Associate Director of International Programs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work On behalf of: The School of Social Work Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Champaign County Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Board Salaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural (..)

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

That’s what they’ve done with the concept of “primary prevention” – turning it into another excuse to load families down with meaningless “counseling” and “parenting education.” Family policing systems have a way of co-opting and perverting good ideas.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Cristello did not teach religion or religious texts or counsel her students in prayer or other religious activities. The school argued that despite Cristello’s actual job duties as an art teacher, the “ministerial exception” to workplace civil rights laws under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination applied.

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CO4Kids

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

If your child/youth has been removed from your care you may qualify to receive court-appointed counsel to advocate on your behalf throughout the case. A court will need to decide if the child/youth is in need of protection to stay in the foster care system. Will my children be adopted?

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All For Kids

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The combined efforts of All For Kids and our partners produce services such as parent education, after-school activities, domestic violence counseling, legal assistance, adult literacy, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

You could fight us in court, where you’re entitled to free legal counsel if you’re indigent, where federal law requires us to make reasonable efforts to keep your family together and where an actual judge decides if we can take your children away. . ● Essentially, these are blackmail placements.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 20, 2024

The grief counseling courses from my MSW program. Develop strong clinical skills, especially in crisis intervention and grief counseling. We have access to free counseling services, regular team-building activities, and a quiet room for staff to decompress during challenging days. What’s your best self-care tip?

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I am also a school social worker for Hartford Public Schools and I run a small business, ‘Ends2meet LLC’, which creates awareness on poverty and provides people with basic needs including counseling.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Prosecuting attorneys regularly fail to provide discovery until the eve or day of trial, making it difficult, if not impossible, for defense counsel to advise parents about the potential risks and consequences of settlement, or to be prepared to move forward with trial.

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Community Care

MARCH 24, 2025

The PSA accredits a number of non-statutory registers, based on them having met a set of quality standards, with several of these covering counselling, therapy or psychology.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Four in five adults who reported being asked about their alcohol use at a checkup in the past two years and reported current binge drinking were not counseled to reduce their drinking, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Kalina Brabeck, PhD , professor, counseling, Rhode Island College. In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Summary - It is important to be aware of the selection criteria for group counseling - In preparing for the exam, review your theories of career counseling and know the most common tests to use Summary - It is important to be aware of the selection criteria for group counseling - In preparing for the exam, review your theories of career counseling (..)

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The essay is called “An abolitionist gets canned for upholding the values of social work.” ● And in CommonWealth Magazine , Michael Dsida, deputy chief counsel of the Children and Family Law Division at the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, writes about what’s really wrong with family policing in that state: Factoring in poverty, (..)

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

After the tragedy, Sharma stressed to hospital administrators the importance of setting up a volunteer counseling and testing center. It took three years to find funding for the effort, but it finally materialized. Once the center was established, Sharma says she was amazed by the volume of people seeking services.

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 20, 2022

My hope is that the movie can act as a wake up call to families on the brink, to get the help they need before tragedy strikes, whether that is therapy, addiction counseling, medication… whatever it takes to stabilize and keep the kids safe as they develop into adults themselves.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A member of NCCPR’s Board of Directors was co-counsel for plaintiffs.) NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for plaintiffs in that one.) For decades, we’ve cited the lawsuit and subsequent settlement in Alabama as a model. (A We’ve pointed to a front-page story in The New York Times – but that was 2005.

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Child Welfare Monitor

APRIL 17, 2024

This form is the only voice foster parents have in the dependency process, since they are not parties to the case, and thus are not entitled to receive legal counsel, file motions, read pleadings, or speak in court unless called on by the judge.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

The National Association of Counsel for Children agrees. Whether it applies to fit parents has been widely debated across the country, and high courts in at least a dozen states have said it does not.

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, your organization and the behavioral health professionals you employ perform a wide range of important work. These can take a variety of forms, from extra days off to company-provided counseling sessions.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

The next time you stumble on a social media post about mental health, stop to see who posted it and if they have a degree or license in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, psychiatry, or medicine, for example. People who need help should turn to trusted sources.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

FRC services vary by location but may include parent education, counseling, case management, referral services, and more. Counseling may also be available for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues like mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse. What Services Do Family Resource Centers Provide?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The story suggests counseling and pay raises for the workers. How might we fix this? I don’t object to either. But there might just be a better way: How about sparing caseworkers the secondary trauma they experience when they remove kids by having them not inflict the primary trauma of separation on all those kids in the first place?

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Relias

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Provide mental health support: Offer counseling and psychological support to staff, patients, and their families who may have been traumatized by the disaster. Restock and reassess: Replenish medical supplies, repair damaged equipment, and evaluate the hospital’s response to identify areas for improvement.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. You may also provide direct services, such as counselling or case management, to clients or their families.

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