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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make.

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Mental Health Organizations Decry Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Criminalization People who are Unhoused

Social Work Blog

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, American Psychiatric Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association for Rural Mental Health, and National Association of Social Workers on June 28 released the following statement responding to the U.S. PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. For clinical social workers, this means that we will almost definitely encounter a client with BPD at some point in our careers.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. For clinical social workers, this means that we will almost definitely encounter a client with BPD at some point in our careers.

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10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Social Workers

KVC

March is National Social Work Month and KVC is joining the National Association of Social Workers to recognize the powerful, positive impact social workers have on their clients and their communities! Social workers and other helping professionals provide crucial support to children, adults and families in need.

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Alumni Spotlight: Sevasti Galanis

University of Connecticut

Name : Sevasti Galanis, '19 MSW Profession/Field : Forensic Social Work Bio and Key Accomplishments : Seva works full-time for the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at Whiting Forensic Hospital as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

BSW Award Raymond and Mary Borecki Buck Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. Kinlock Endowment Fund in Social Work Established by Charlotte M. Charlotte M. The system overlooked me and failed me.

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