Social Work Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

She emphasizes that social workers play a critical role in helping people manage their chronic pain, as well as those who may have developed an opioid misuse disorder. The DSM-V notes that pain disorders relate to psychological factors. Always start where the client is, she suggests, and validate their feelings.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 14, 2025

2015: ( scrunching forehead) Well, I just learned that an anxiety disorder appears to be at the root of my issue, so I guess in my case they are negatively affecting my life. Heres what my new timeline of thinking sounds like: How do my thoughts, beliefs, and emotions affect my life?

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Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When a patient with substance use disorder (SUD) visits, it’s essential to talk to them in a way that shows sensitivity and empathy while avoiding stigmatizing language. Use People-First Language Patient communication in substance use disorders starts with people-first language. Get Help Today!

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Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When a patient with substance use disorder (SUD) visits, it’s essential to talk to them in a way that shows sensitivity and empathy while avoiding stigmatizing language. Use People-First Language Patient communication in substance use disorders starts with people-first language. Let your patients choose how they are described.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 25, 2023

A should statement (aka should thinking ) is a psychological term that refers to a pattern of negative thinking that can lead to, or exacerbate, symptoms of mental health disorders. While second guessing yourself is human and happens to everyone, it can can create real issues in your life when you think that way about everything.

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Nnatasha Tracy

MAY 28, 2024

This is a personal inclination of mine, psychologically, I suspect, but it's also impacted by depression. I have a bad habit of thinking everything is my fault. It's remarkable, actually. No matter what happens and no matter what other people do, it always feels like I made it happen.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

ACEs can be understood as traumatic events that occur during one’s childhood, and the number of ACEs that an individual experiences has been correlated to increased physical and psychological health disorders.

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Relias

JANUARY 27, 2023

Trauma-related disorders typically form when there is a delay in seeking treatment or an individual has practiced forms of avoidance. Trauma, in fact, is a major public health issue and its effects go far past the initial physical or psychological impact. This is why TIC is so crucial.

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Community Care

MAY 20, 2024

At the moment there is a patchy picture of acceptance for neurodivergent social workers, those with conditions – or neurotypes – such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Relias

AUGUST 23, 2023

Combined with the psychological toll of working in a high-pressure environment, these stressors may make nurses more prone to interpersonal conflict and lateral violence. Victims also report symptoms and effects consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, including anxiety, insomnia, suicidal behaviors, and substance use disorders.

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Yet, substance use disorders affect men and women differently, especially the progression from initial use to dependence and finally to treatment. This psychological phenomenon is known as the telescoping effect. Addiction is a universal problem, impacting 19 million people in the United States alone.

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A Splintered Mind

APRIL 23, 2022

This is why I believe ADHD should refer to an attention dysfunction disorder, not a deficit. There may be some short term benefits, but in the long run, it will create self-esteem issues and other psychological hangups. The key to focus is understanding that ADHD minds have an aversion to boredom.

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Many people know substance use disorders have adverse medical and psychological side effects. However, substance use can also influence your physical appearance — and that’s what other people notice first. Because illicit drug use has an impact on the brain and body, your physical appearance can show the impacts over time.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. The registries that report mental health and substance use disorder quality measures include, but are not limited to, the following: PsychPRO of the American Psychiatric Association, [link]. Depression Remission at Twelve Months.

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Clinical Philosophy

JULY 1, 2019

The 8 chapters of section five look holistically at the different life worlds of persons with different conditions (schizophrenia, mood disorders, hysteria, BPD, addictions, autism, eating disorders). Section six entitled ‘Clinical Psychopathology’ contains 9 essays on different aspects of (mainly) psychotic experience.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Whereas psychology focuses primarily on understanding and exploring the inner workings of people’s minds, social work focuses more on helping people with their daily life issues.

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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. This means that separate organs do not operate in a vacuum, and our psychological health cannot be completely separated from our physiological health. Payers : Many in the U.S.

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Relias

JULY 13, 2023

Although many older adults remain mentally healthy, the World Health Organization says about 15% of adults over 60 have a mental disorder. Both of these statistics are concerning, as the American Psychological Association excepts the number of older adults to reach about 15 million by the year 2030.

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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. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S.

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Clinical Philosophy

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Disordered Thought 9. In On Madness, Richard Gipps takes us on a richly textured philosophical and psychological journey showing, in a Wittgensteinian spirit, how delusion, as other psychopathological concepts, have their meaning only 'in the stream of life'. A World of One's Own 5. The Divided Self 6. Self and Other 7.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 11, 2023

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance. 50 – All Others.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance.

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Perfectionism personality traits aren’t considered a disorder but rather a vulnerability factor that increases a person’s chance of developing depression and other psychological problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and even addiction.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 12, 2022

In the first stage, physical and psychological withdrawal management services help you adjust to your brain’s new chemical balance. Coping skills therapy: Among people with substance use disorder (SUD), about 50% also live with a mental illness , often anxiety or depression. Improving your quality of life.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JULY 6, 2019

406 -Biopsychosocial Impact of Addiction and Mental Disorders on the Individual - Examine the biological (physical) impact of addiction and mental health issues on the individual - Examine the psychological impact of addiction and mental health issues on the individual - Examine the social impact of addiction and mental health issues on the individual (..)

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts. An SUPR grant is a federal monetary award that helps substance use disorder treatment centers expand and enhance their services. This medication is capable of reversing an opioid overdose, and it can save an individual’s life.

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts. An SUPR grant is a federal monetary award that helps substance use disorder treatment centers expand and enhance their services. This medication is capable of reversing an opioid overdose, and it can save an individual’s life.

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Beautiful Voyager

MARCH 19, 2021

Also linked to depression and anxiety, negativity can only make things worse if you suffer from any psychological disorder. As a mental health writer, she specializes in psychology, depression, and positivity practices. Cortisol is a stress hormone that can wreak havoc in the brain, thus affecting your mood. Stay positive!

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

A survey by the American Psychological Association found that 38% of people felt their stress levels increased during the holiday season. American Psychological Association. American Psychological Association. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.

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Relias

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, behavioral health professionals perform a wide range of important work. Predictions made before the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized a shortfall of tens of thousands of behavioral health professionals.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

The main purpose is to effectively address and treat co-occurring and chronic mental health, substance use, and medical disorders. For example, when a patient is not responding to first- or second-line treatments for bi-polar disorder. This model of care takes place in a variety of settings and locations.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). High levels of resilience protect against adverse psychological outcomes. What is birth trauma? Also labeled as postpartum PTSD or postnatal PTSD, birth trauma can occur for several reasons.

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Community Care

MAY 9, 2023

Now, we can say that it is not psychologically safe.” Despite the symptoms of racial trauma mirroring many of those found in post-traumatic stress disorder, Thomas explained that there were some organisations that did not recognise it as a form of trauma. But the murder of George Floyd helped us to name it.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 6, 2023

Children of parents with gambling disorders can also be affected by family conflict and experience stress and anxiety. Prolonged stress and increased cortisol can lead to disorders like gastrointestinal issues, hypertension, weakened immune function and cardiovascular problems.

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Relias

OCTOBER 3, 2022

These can include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. Provide Psychological First Aid. Much in the way traditional first aid is designed to relieve the patient of physical pain, Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a program that helps to begin the emotional healing process following a traumatic event.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Social worker cannot advise on medical treatment plan Social workers are trained to understand the social and psychological factors that can contribute to an individual’s health condition but cannot advise on a particular treatment plan. Can social workers evaluate psychological tests? Can social workers treat personality disorders?

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