Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are evidence based practices that mental health counselors use to treat phobias.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Urbina is an outpatient mental health therapist for the Children’s Bureau of Southern California in Valencia. Pictured above: Lifelong swimmer and social worker Stephanie Urbina swims with her son at Swimright Academy in Los Angeles. Research does show it prevents depression.”

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Some of the stories in this issue: When Prisoners Go Home: Preventing Recidivism Among Top Goals for Social Workers. Social workers are instrumental in helping men and women prepare for release and success as they leave prison. Social Worker and Lifelong Swimmer Now Swims With Baby. COVID-19 Year 3.

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Community Care

JUNE 25, 2024

Mental health social workers pose the greatest recruitment and retention challenge for adults’ services, a survey of councils has found. 84% had found it very or fairly difficult to recruit adult and sensory social workers: 52% very and 32% fairly.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 17, 2023

Do you use Instagram or other social media platforms to create awareness on mental health or self-love? As a mental health blogger, I have realised that using hashtags can encourage social media users to explore content that catches their eye. How to Use Hashtags Effectively On Social Media?

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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. As demand for behavioral health providers increases across the U.S.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication? This is a very common question a lot of people ask in relation to the role of the social worker in health and social care. Social workers play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in the community.

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KVC

MAY 24, 2022

KVC Health Systems is a family of nonprofit organizations working to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental health wellness. Storytelling’s power is why, each year, KVC Health Systems holds a Story Contest. They’ve Become My Family.’

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KVC

MARCH 3, 2021

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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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Who is a social worker? Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Curious to know the differences between a Psychologist vs Social Worker? Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Do social workers use psychology? Ecological systems, strengths-based, etc.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals “in very many cases” because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), the Care Quality Commission has warned. AMHPs making greater use of Mental Health Act powers to tackle crises or suspected abuse or neglect.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Addiction is one route that a social worker can pursue, and it typically requires a Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) certification.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, can you be a social worker with a psychology degree? You also asked other burning questions … Whether you’re contemplating a career in these fields or simply curious about the intricate facets of human behaviour and social work, this is the place to start. What degree do you need to be a social worker?

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 20, 2024

This book aims to showcase social workers’ diverse and impactful roles across various settings. We seek contributions in English from social workers actively practicing or utilizing their social work degrees in traditional or unique settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? My journal was my first therapist, where I recorded frustration, anxiety and depression. I returned to my room, since I was not up to socializing. My name is Kathy and I’m a licensed mental health counselor. Was I taking any medications?

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

A new NASW Press book, Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guide for Social Workers and All Frontline Staff , can help both new social workers and experienced frontline staff who may be new to DID. Read the full story at the NASW magazine, Social Work Advocates, here. .

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Adult social worker numbers in local authorities hit a record high last year, official figures show. English councils increased their headcount of adult social workers, including agency staff, from 17,300 to 18,500 in the year to September 2023, a 7% boost, according to annual statistics released this week by Skills for Care.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Social Work England has finalised training standards for approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) and the new role of approved mental capacity professional (AMCP) following consultation. What the standards say.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

But it is also a choice that can, and should, be life-changing in improving a child’s emotional and mental health. The events leading up to a hospital stay and the results of what happens during that stay are not the end of a child’s mental health needs. It is not to “cure” an underlying mental health need.

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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. The workforce shortage in behavioral and mental health. 48,540 social workers. Social workers: 15%.

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Community Care

MAY 15, 2024

Social workers are doing more with less, seeing increased need and weighed down by administrative work, a survey of just over 7,000 practitioners has found. There was also a decline – from 75 to 72 – in the average score for whether social workers did not intend to leave their employer over the next 12 months.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. Breakdown is dedicated to this population. .

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Community Care

MAY 19, 2024

The approved mental health professional workforce is 35% short of what is required to provide a 24-hour service, AMHP leads have warned. Just 4% are nurses, 1% occupational therapists and very few psychologists, suggesting it remains a struggle to attract practitioners from the latter three professions.

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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. Recently, however, research has uncovered just how connected every aspect of health truly is. Western medicine has traditionally segmented the body into different parts.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this case, she wrote, From the point of court involvement to the final hearing, the respondent-mother made immense progress toward the goals laid out by [the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services] in her agency treatment plan. Raising a child is difficult, even when there is no crisis. In 1977, then [U.S.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

The LPS provide that a responsible body may authorise arrangements giving rise to a deprivation of liberty if: the person lacks capacity to consent to the arrangements; the person has a mental disorder within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983; and. The approved mental capacity professional.

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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. As demand for behavioral health providers increases across the U.S.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Social Work Humour for the End of A Long Day. I always had this vision about the social worker I thought I’d be, but…………… Why is humour so important in the social work workplace? Helps social workers engage effectively with service users or clients.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker a few years ago, I understood that to become effective at what I do as a social worker , there was a need for me to write good Care Act 2014 needs assessments. A needs assessment is carried out by social services to decide your care and support needs.

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Community Care

MARCH 27, 2024

A government-backed leadership training scheme has been launched for principal social workers (PSW), approved mental health professional (AMHP) leads and principal occupational therapists (POT) in adults’ services in English councils.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 22, 2023

Parents, social workers and caregivers can help children on the autism spectrum manage their anger in healthy ways, using simple tips such as creating calm times, identifying triggers, teaching communication skills, modelling expected behaviour and using distraction techniques.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Appleton, LCSW I am noticing a curious trend in the mental health field. I shared that throughout 40 years practicing as a clinical social worker, I’ve been trained in a lot of theories and have experience in using many techniques, however, I have not earned a certification in Trauma and Attachment. By Lorrie R.

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Community Care

AUGUST 6, 2024

The offer has been made by a new grouping – the Social Care Professional Leads Collective – consisting of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Leads Network, the Adult Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network and the Principal Occupational Therapists (POT) Network.

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Community Care

JULY 20, 2023

Social work bodies have voiced their disappointment at the absence of any references to the profession in the health service’s long-term workforce plan, issued by NHS England last month.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Social work burnout can affect the way we execute our role. It can cause social work stress and a stressed social worker cannot perform their role effectively. What is social work burnout. We’re talking about psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and many more.

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Community Care

APRIL 11, 2023

This came in a policy paper setting out next steps on taking forward its 2021 adult social care white paper, People at the heart of care. The planned £500m was part of a £1.7bn package on reforming social care, including funding for supported housing, carers’ support and greater use of technology.

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