Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? Myths and Facts About BPD It’s true that BPD is difficult to treat, especially without specialized training and an accurate understanding of the disorder.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. I also worked in the mental health field for three years during this time, helping mentally ill patients in hospital settings. I had memories of being mistreated by hospital staff.

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Community Care

MAY 10, 2022

Proposals to overhaul the Mental Health Act 1983 will be considered by Parliament over the next year, the government announced today in the Queen’s Speech. They would have to have a co-occurring mental health condition. Mental health services are under severe strain from huge demand and limited resources.”

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals “in very many cases” because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), the Care Quality Commission has warned. AMHPs making greater use of Mental Health Act powers to tackle crises or suspected abuse or neglect.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There will be no reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 before the next election, the government has confirmed. Extended the right to an independent mental health advocate to informal (ie non-detained) patients.

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Community Care

JUNE 27, 2024

But before that, her focus was squarely on mental health social work. Having practised in mental health settings after qualifying in the 1980s, she went on to become director of social work in two NHS Trusts. How has mental health social work evolved over recent years? What is its legacy?

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Community Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

By Tim Spencer-Lane The joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill was appointed in July 2022 to consider the government’s draft bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) , which is summarised here. The joint committee received 114 submissions of written evidence and over 100 responses to its online survey.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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?

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Abuse Survivor

MARCH 22, 2022

I try my best to live in the now but my PTSD is a disorder is constantly flashing memories at me and a range of other symptoms that are difficult and exhausting to cope with. I have struggled with this for years. I’m still in the process of talking myself through, researching specific things, and talking myself through more.

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Community Care

JULY 26, 2023

Police forces across England will, in future, stop attending mental health-related incidents unless there is a significant risk to safety or a crime being committed, and refer cases to health or social care services instead. The Metropolitan Police has estimated that its officers spend, on average, 14.2 hours in A&E and 8.5

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I was entrusted to a mental hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont at age fifteen. This would be the first of many unsuccessful psychiatric hospital stays. I begin looking further into more advanced rehabs, but research has shown me that I couldn’t find one mental rehabilitation center that accepted Medicaid or Medicare in the US.

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder. It is understandable because they have to watch out for their own mental health. I have written a blog How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder , but have some things to add. He gets anxious when I am manic and his mental health suffers.

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder. It is understandable because they have to watch out for their own mental health. I have written a blog How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder , but have some things to add. He gets anxious when I am manic and his mental health suffers.

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Community Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

The issue in this case was which of two local authorities was responsible for providing and paying for “aftercare services” under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) for a particular individual. The facts of the Worcestershire case This case involved a woman (“JG”) who had treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Army and is credited for co-founding various programs for Veterans; he has dedicated his career to leading and serving others struggling with mental health challenges. Nick and I worked together in the mental health outpatient clinic and it’s fair to say we clicked immediately. Charles Nickell Johnston, Jr.,

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

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. Not another mental health diagnosis and medication! referring to my worst mental health challenges).

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. I also worked in the mental health field for three years during this time, helping mentally ill patients in hospital settings. I had memories of being mistreated by hospital staff.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

The ACA has played a substantial part in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities by broadening access to healthcare services, including mental health services, preventive care, maternity and newborn care, prescription drugs, and treatment for substance-use disorders.

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Relias

AUGUST 23, 2023

For decades, both hospital administrators and patients considered nurses inferior to physicians. Cardiovascular disease, weight gain or loss, cardiac arrhythmias, musculoskeletal problems, insomnia, gastrointestinal disorders, and headaches can lead to employee absences that leave healthcare organizations short-staffed.

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Shelter, Inc

AUGUST 22, 2022

Increasing rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, self-harm, aggression, eating disorders, and other behavioral issues in youth prompted a National State of Emergency in Children’s Mental Health by professional organizations in 2020. Other recommended reading: How Parents Can Help a Child’s Mental Health.

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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. Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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?

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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?

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

This has been especially true for psychology, where mental health has traditionally been seen as something wholly separate from physical health. Recently, however, research has uncovered just how connected every aspect of health truly is. This can include allergies, history of substance use disorder, insurance, and more.

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Community Care

JULY 17, 2024

Social Work England has issued guidance for higher education institutions (HEIs) on implementing new standards for approved mental health professional (AMHP) qualifying courses. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

For example, freedom to leave should be considered in terms of what would happen if the person tried to leave temporarily and the test of capacity will normally be less onerous than the test that would apply in hospitals and care homes (12.20, 12.44-12.45 Court of Protection role.

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Gateway Foundation

MARCH 6, 2023

This disorder’s leading characteristic is an overpowering urge to gamble, no matter the consequences. Many problem gamblers experience financial difficulties, failed relationships and poor health outcomes. At the same time, consider all the positives of overcoming your gambling disorder. struggle with it.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Typically, care coordination is put in place by organizations participating in a value-based payment model for populations that are at high risk for comorbidities and/or have chronic physical and mental health conditions. Care coordination usually is a role that is served by nurses, case managers, or behavioral health clinicians.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Elsewhere in its report, Ofsted said that for “a small number of children, there are very few homes able or willing to provide what they need – particularly children with complex needs, including mental health needs”. He said the hospital’s head of nursing had said that being in the setting was “damaging for her and her future”.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Career Pathways Clinical psychologist, researcher, academic Social worker, therapist, counselor, advocate, practice educator, best interest assessor, approved mental health professional. If you are interested in dealing with mental health issues such as anxiety or depression, then a psychologist may be the better choice.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Social Work in Mental Health Settings” by Kevin J.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Whereas the DoLS only apply to hospitals and care homes, the LPS can be used in other settings, for instance supported living, shared lives and private and domestic settings. July 2018 – Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill introduced , based broadly on commission’s recommendations. Commission begins work.

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Community Care

AUGUST 26, 2022

Worsening mental health for parents and children. Another children’s practitioner said they had seen a “huge rise” in mental health issues among both parents and children as stress levels soared. ” The social worker said all these impacts were being seen in older primary school-aged children. .

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 3, 2023

MENTAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS MADE SIMPLE A BIA-DOLS qualification course qualifies a social worker or other professionals such as nurses to assess people in situations, such as residential care or hospital, where their liberty may be in question, and their mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. 12 of the MHA 1983.

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Community Care

JANUARY 31, 2023

He said this was the case in relation to the subject of the judgment, X, a 15-year-old girl who had suffered significant trauma and adversity during her childhood, and was assessed as having low IQ and diagnosed with high-functioning autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Relias

MARCH 5, 2025

Ketamine therapy is revolutionizing the treatment of certain mental health conditions especially for individuals who have not responded to traditional medications. As behavioral health providers seek solutions for patients who do not respond to traditional interventions, ketamine offers relief and a new avenue for care.

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Social Care

MAY 4, 2023

This week is Deaf Awareness Week and the experts from Cygnet Hospital Bury, who provide specialist mental health support to deaf people, have shed light on why members of the deaf community are more prone to mental health conditions and how treatment can be adapted.

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