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School shootings and fentanyl overdoses: the uncounted costs of neglecting maltreated children

Child Welfare Monitor

Colt’s mental health deteriorated even further after his mother’s return, and he talked of hurting himself or others. Five days after his father failed to take him to a crisis mental health center despite his grandmother’s plea, Colt brought his rifle to school and took four lives.

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Hooked on Video Games?

Gary Direnfeld

These interventions can be dangerous. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice.

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Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work: What’s The Difference?

Gary Direnfeld

The social worker understands that social situations often within families can give rise to unwanted behavior, feelings and attitudes. By helping restructure the impact or dynamic of those situations, relationships may improve as may also the mental health impacts. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

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Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker: Difference?

Gary Direnfeld

What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? The social worker looks at the problem of the individual in a broader context, such as one’s relationship, family, community, society. Each intervention may be applied singularly or in combinations with others.

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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.

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Children’s social workers to be measured against new post-qualifying standards

Community Care

Children’s social workers are to be measured against a new set of post-qualifying standards (PQS), under Department for Education (DfE) proposals. Published for consultation last week, the suggested PQS are designed to work in tandem with the proposed social work induction programme (SWIP).

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Five Facts Social Workers Need to Know About Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)

Social Work Blog

Social workers across practice settings provide services to individuals, including pregnant people, who are consuming alcohol at risky levels. This Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month, social workers can deepen their understanding of FASDs and how to prevent them.

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