Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2023

N: In my first job at the State Hospital in Illinois, the agency director and my supervisor took me under their wing and taught me many things, including how to conduct a social history, interviews with patients, and how to lead group therapy. They helped me understand the system and my role in it.

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PTSD Mental Health Social Worker Interviewing 98

Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

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

PTSD 52

PTSD Psychology Adoption Clinic 52

Social Care

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Leanne Flint joined Cygnet Healthcare as a support worker in 2008. I attended the interview and was shown around the unit. Interestingly, one of the service users was also on the interview panel, asking me questions and giving me advice. Here, she writes about the training and personal development which has helped her progress.

Mental Health 20

Mental Health PTSD Clinic Interviewing 20

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

My current internship has provided me with so many opportunities to meet with community partners, learn how to use anticipatory empathy, and practice motivational interviewing. My goal for my final year is to do a clinical internship working with children. I have really enjoyed the environment and work I do there. Mary Ellen and John D.

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LMSW Justice and Corrections Schools Mental Health 52