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When you are looking for your third, fourth or more therapist….

Gary Direnfeld

Sometimes I am the third or fourth therapist. I ask who between them didn’t like the previous therapists. The other is continuing to therapist shop, hoping to find one that can finabreak through to their partner not taking responsibility. I would often decline such requests for couple counseling.

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Three-Hour Sessions? Sure!

Gary Direnfeld

I asked how many therapists they saw before me. You can be remarkably responsive to people’s needs and earn a good income as a therapist. She said, “Three. Each only once.” ” She added that each one kept looking at their clock from about 30 minutes in. So many of my colleagues just don’t get this.

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Guest Post: Never Lose Hope, Even When Times Feel Hopeless: Seasons Change by Shannon Mick

Bipolar Bandit

When you recognize unhealthy signs, like isolation, self-deprecating thoughts, change in appetite, anxiety, worry rumination, and depression (you know yourself best), then it’s time to change your behavior, and perhaps your environment. Finding Affordable Mental Health Counseling.

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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

According to a recent American Nurses Association survey , 30% of nurses — nearly one-third — said they are “not emotionally healthy” or “not at all emotionally healthy,” with an increasing number of nurses struggling with depression or anxiety. What causes nurse depression and anxiety? Nurses on a break talking and walking together.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

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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Call for Submissions: 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

The grief counseling courses from my MSW program. One experience that stands out was working with a 12-year-old patient, Sarah, who was struggling with depression during her long treatment. I introduced her to the art therapist, which became a powerful outlet for her emotions. What does your workplace do to take care of staff?

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Clinical social workers help nurses by increasing patient schedules (from once a week to three times a week, for instance), providing more intensive counseling as per nursing recommendation and exploring higher levels of care like detox programs or inpatient care if a client is struggling. There can be no egos in a methadone clinic.