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What is non-suicidal self-harm?

Beautiful Voyager

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Non-suicidal self-harm means inflicting damage to your own body without the intention of suicide (and not consistent with cultural norms). The most common methods of non-suicidal self-harm are cutting (70%) or scratching, deliberately hitting the body on a hard surface, punching, hitting or slapping one’s self, and biting or burning.

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Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JULY 14, 2021

One example is Sean Erreger’s social media policy available on his blog Stuck on Social Work , and another is My Private Practice Social Media Policy by Dr. Keely Kolmes. does the policy view social media as harmful or beneficial?). does the policy view social media as harmful or beneficial?).

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Self-Care, Self-Defense: Therapist Says Jiu-Jitsu Hobby Teaches Power of Consent

Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By Alison Laurio Ryan Tolman is a clinical social worker in private practice who specializes in anxiety and stress, and sees clients online and in person in his Bellingham, Wash., He also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and has taught a martial arts training course for kids. If someone says ‘tap’ or taps you, you let go.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

not enrolled in any health plan) and self-pay (e.g., Expected charge” for an item or service: the cash pay rate or rate established by a provider for an uninsured (or self-pay) patient, reflecting any discounts for such individuals; or. Inform all uninsured and self-pay patients of their right to a GFE.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. The role of a social worker, whether in clinical settings, correctional facilities, or private practices, plays a critical role in promoting positive change. Self-Care 13.

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Leaving Home Before Your Time

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 1, 2022

They flee those conditions that being harm to self and others within the home. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. Some young people don’t leave home. Some flea at a young age, teenagers, not yet fully formed, not yet adults.

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Sexual Abuse – When asked to keep it secret….

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

That can bring psychological and emotional harm. That injury can bring harm to self-worth, dignity, trust, security, faith. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. Trigger warning. This post discusses sexual abuse. —— Sexual abuse.

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For Some, the Greater the Closeness, the Greater the Perceived Risk

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2023

The learning for some is the closer you get intimately, the greater the risk of harm and/or betrayal. Just be open to self-examination. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. In what could be a good relationship that can undermine intimacy and sink it.

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Disconnect Bridged: Getting Closer in Your Relationship

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 25, 2023

She thought him self-centered. She saw how speaking up brought harm to her mother. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He thought her a complainer. He hailed from a family where dad abandoned him and his mother, when he was an infant.

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When Your Young Adult Child is Totally Out of Control

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 17, 2022

The more you seek to set expectations, the more challenging the behavior, up to threats of violence, destruction of property, self harm, suicidal gestures. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress.

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Counseling Self-harm Private Practice Mental Health

At Home. Unproductive. Stuck in Room. Twenties.

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 21, 2022

That may mean threats of violence, destruction of property, self-harm, suicidal behavior. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. It is the parent who must plan for any eventuality if they want to enact a plan through to its conclusion.

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January and You May Be Thinking About Divorce

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 8, 2022

This only increases the likelihood of further conflict as well as emotional harm to the children. If individually, the purpose can be how to manage yourself under pressure and how to bring your better self to the negotiating table. While not a long term solution, it can help in a pinch. 4) Budget yourself. Cut back wherever possible.

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Counseling Self-harm Private Practice Mental Health

Changing Your Set-Point on Responding to Abuse

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If from early on, you experienced trauma and were poorly supported, it may skew your set-point for self-protection. As you now take care of yourself, set boundaries and risk losing those relationships now understood as harmful and/or exploitive, you take charge of your self-worth and elevate it.

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Couple Counseling: Is It Safe?

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 30, 2023

Risk indicators includes screaming, name calling, breaking of objects, hitting, pushing, shoving, choking, threatening harm, abuse of pets, limiting access to resources, police or child protection agency involvement. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress.

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Sure, Use if You Want To…

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 15, 2022

Apart from the potential harms as noted, there is also those who use the substance to self-medicate for any number of physical or mental issues. So despite the availability, mythology and false information, there remain significant potential harms. People can still acquire and use at their discretion.

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Social Workers Present at International Symposium on Elder Abuse

Social Work Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

Under Kimball’s leadership, RISE—Repair Harm, Inspire Change, Support Connection, Empower Choice—was implemented in Maine in partnership with the state’s Adult Protective Services.

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What is non-suicidal self-harm?

Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

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Self-Care, Self-Defense: Therapist Says Jiu-Jitsu Hobby Teaches Power of Consent

UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Leaving Home Before Your Time

Sexual Abuse – When asked to keep it secret….

For Some, the Greater the Closeness, the Greater the Perceived Risk

Disconnect Bridged: Getting Closer in Your Relationship

When Your Young Adult Child is Totally Out of Control

At Home. Unproductive. Stuck in Room. Twenties.

January and You May Be Thinking About Divorce

Changing Your Set-Point on Responding to Abuse

Couple Counseling: Is It Safe?

Sure, Use if You Want To…

Social Workers Present at International Symposium on Elder Abuse

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