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How to Apply the Stages of Change Model to Addiction Treatment

Relias

In that time, researchers have found that the Stages of Change model can be useful when applied to addiction treatment. From helping individuals with substance use disorders to providing a framework to quit smoking, or any other addictive behavior, this model has proven efficacious. What is the Stages of Change model?

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Social Work Can Play a Critical Role in Pain Management

Social Work Blog

Department of Health and Human Services published guidelines that warned against fast tapering due to the risk of suicide. It’s important to take a mindful approach to treatment since such people may offer resistance from the stigma they face having an “invisible” illness or being mislabeled an addict, she says.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

Substance Use Disorder (Misuse) Subtle Screening Inventory: This questionnaire involves determining the severity of your addiction and your willingness to make lifestyle changes. You can find compassionate and individualized Illinois addiction treatment at Gateway Foundation.

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The Opioid Epidemic and Foster Care: The Opioid Epidemic’s Forgotten Victims

Relias

Parents who struggled with addiction were often criminalized, and there were few resources available to assist their children and other family members. Department of Health and Human Services found that a 10% increase in opioid-related overdose deaths directly corresponded with a 4.4% According to the latest data , the U.S.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

Social Work Blog

They argue that organizations that prioritize self-care for social work and human services staff are more likely to improve client care and productivity. In doing so, the authors embarked on a collaborative, ground-up approach to the research that guides their study.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. The SUPR division and its grants aim to help address the state’s opioid crisis and help citizens experiencing addiction.