Community Care

MAY 20, 2024

By Deb Solomon Recently councils and other employers of social workers in the UK have been encouraged to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession. Some employers value every member of staff and have workplaces that are psychologically safe spaces for neurodivergent social workers to be themselves.

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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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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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Community Care

JULY 4, 2024

By Zoe Ash and Toni Mayo Many statutory social workers find themselves in an uncomfortable dilemma when carrying out their duties. Ralf has complex additional needs with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The family had had all the support that social care could think to offer.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 22, 2023

Social work aims to enhance the mental and emotional health of individuals and families by offering psychological services. This article covers – Simple anger management tips for children with autism What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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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. 48,540 social workers. Social workers: 15%. will have shortages of : 78,050 school counselors. 57,490 psychologists.

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Community Care

MAY 9, 2023

Social work leaders must integrate anti-racism into all aspects of practice to achieve change, experts told a conference recently. Self-reflection Fellow panelist Kristel Campbell, a trainee social worker with 20 years’ experience within youth justice, called on service leaders to look critically at their own biases.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

As social workers, this truth offers us opportunities to reflect on the pain, loneliness and sorrow some may feel and offer to hold space for those in need of hope and comfort in knowing that they are not alone. American Psychological Association. American Psychological Association. 2006, October 24). Holiday stress.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The Ethics of Social Work: An Overview” by Felicia Kornbluh offers an accessible look at ethical issues that social workers face in their day-to-day practice. These readings will help equip any social worker with the knowledge they need to effectively apply their skills in practice.

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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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Social Work Haven

APRIL 26, 2023

The Assessor (anyone) can carry out a capacity assessment for example, a friend, family members, a care worker, an occupational therapist, a nurse, a doctor or a social worker What are the key elements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 The key element is the fact that the MCA is a decision support tool. Who can assess capacity?

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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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Counselor Toolbox podcast

MAY 2, 2020

Overcoming hoarding, a mental disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, requires more than pop psychology and a 30-gallon garbage bag. Overcoming hoarding, a mental disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, requires more than pop psychology and a 30-gallon garbage bag.

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Social Work Haven

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

According to a recent article by Oliver Beer and Sheena Asthana published in Community Care , the job of the social worker is carried out in an increasingly tough environment. Social workers experience stress associated with both short- and long-term health problems.

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Gary Direnfeld

JULY 14, 2022

The reason it is important is because there are different vulnerabilities and different psychological processes involved depending on one’s background. So even through many of the management strategies are the same, how they feel and work for the individual may be colored their psychological profile. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Child Welfare Monitor

OCTOBER 5, 2024

One can counter every one of these horrific anecdotes with a story of a Black child who would have been saved if social workers had not believed and deferred to the parents. Many are chronically neglectful , resulting in children with cognitive and social deficits, attachment disorders, and emotional regulation problems.

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Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 9, 2024

Borderline Personality Disorder. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Ambivalent. It’s intense.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

What To Say To Someone With Anxiety General anxiety disorder or GAD is said to affect up to 5% of the UK population. Socialworkhaven.com Useful Resources Social Work To-Do List Social Work To – Do List: What To Include: We sometimes struggle with managing our daily tasks as social workers. PIN IT FOR LATER!

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Social Work Haven

MAY 30, 2023

In the realm of social work, where our hearts are dedicated to supporting and uplifting those in need, we often encounter individuals facing the heavy burdens of depression and anxiety. Incorporating Bible verses into our work as social workers can offer comfort and hope to clients who are dealing with depression and anxiety.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

Maternal mental health is the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Maternal mental health disorders can have serious consequences, such as impaired mother-infant bonding, poor child development, and increased risk of death from suicide or other causes.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Having a good work-life balance can help us as social workers maintain our mental health. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder, affecting 40 million American adults each year. Mental health disorders cost the U.S. How do you maintain mental health? What are 5 facts about mental health?

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Relias

MAY 20, 2024

It affects everyone differently, so that two people who live through the same traumatic event will have different psychological reactions to it. Even in typical circumstances, professionals in helping roles are susceptible to secondary trauma, sometimes referred to as an inherent risk in their field by social workers.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Yet questions linger about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on individuals, families, society, and social workers. Social workers, like most helping professionals, were called upon during the pandemic to help individuals and families to make informed decisions about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

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Michigan Social Work

JUNE 23, 2022

My mother had a serious mental illness, a psychotic disorder, and she committed suicide when I was nine. I didn't have parents to help guide my decision-making about what I studied and I found myself, after several major changes, gravitating to psychology because I wanted to try to understand what happened to me in my life.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. Social workers remain dedicated to ensuring the populations they serve have access to much needed resources and support.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A social worker who doesnt want to report kids in dirty clothes to CPS. More than 600 social workers, nonprofit executives and staff, legal experts and advocates for parents rights have joined the hours-long convenings that began in March. Heres the surprise: The agencies response boiled down to well yes, youre right.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

At the same time, it can get lost in the volume of data social workers interact with every day. But there is hope, and it is a problem where social workers can indeed make a powerful impact. They also confront profound psychological challenges related to their direct exposure to violence and trauma.

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