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CY 2022 Medicare Quality Payment Program for Clinical Social Workers: Frequently Asked Questions

Social Work Blog

Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia. Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling. Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents. How are measures reported?

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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Identifying disorders “Behavioral health” often refers to mental health , psychiatric care, counseling, and substance use disorders treatment. Even people with cognitive difficulties from disorders such as early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia often have some decision-making abilities.

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Those Crazy-Making Conflicting Messages

Gary Direnfeld

Developed in the 1950’s it was thought to create schizophrenia and other issues of mental illness. While we no longer see it as creating schizophrenia, we do accept that it is harmful to one’s well-being. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Accessing Service the Creative Way

Gary Direnfeld

This after a several month stay in the children’s mental health centre to get his schizophrenia under control. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. With nowhere to discharge the teen, then 16, the plan was to simply drop him off at a downtown men’s shelter. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Question: When it comes to diagnosing, we see that Black/African Americans have higher rates of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, where instead the diagnoses should be PTSD or MDD. Dr. Jamila Holcomb is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Tallahassee, Florida, specializing in individual, family, and trauma counseling.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Schizophrenia? He covers most of our household expenses and goes to couples counseling with me. Others fidgeted, especially one woman whose entire body seemed to shake, from a pulsing foot to fidgety hands. I wondered. The silent, staring woman was in the line, still quiet, although her arms were no longer crossed. My house is a mess.