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Early Screening for Autism Can Help Your Child Thrive: Learn About Your Child’s Development

CO4Kids

The National Institute of Health defines Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a neurological and developmental disorder. Autism West , based in Colorado, provides early intervention and identification services. It is characterized by challenges in social interactions, behavior, communication and learning skills.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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

Social Work Blog

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention. Dementia Associated Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms Screening and Management. Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan. Dementia: Cognitive Assessment.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

Relias

Trauma-related disorders typically form when there is a delay in seeking treatment or an individual has practiced forms of avoidance. Therapeutic interventions may be most effective when racial trauma is addressed and treated as the trauma that it is. Make medical/psychiatric referrals as needed. This is why TIC is so crucial.

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

It is used to treat a wide range of issues including health-related distress, family and school problems, and numerous psychiatric disorders. Concurrently, CBT-based interventions emphasize the importance of identifying activities that lead to neutral or positive feelings. But CBT for kids has benefits beyond anxiety disorders.

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Avoiding the Identified Patient Trap

American Board of Clinical Social Work

One draws the therapist’s intervention, while the other is “better behaved”. Cases in which one partner truly has a medical or psychiatric disorder should be addressed with referrals to other professionals who can specifically treat those disorders in order to avoid relating to that partner as the identified patient in the couple treatment.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

I am completing my field education at Natchaug Hospital in an outpatient program for older adults experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders. My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician.

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