Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I increasingly realized that there is no opportunity to influence legislators to change the system in the clinical setting. I wrote Breakdown to appeal for legislative reform because it’s nearly impossible to change the system from within the trenches of clinical work. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws.

Psychiatry 97

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 97

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded over $110 million to the IDHS SUPR division since September 2016. A 42 CFR Part 2 program must adhere to specific confidentiality and consent requirements.

Recovery 52

Recovery Sobriety Disorder Addiction 52

Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers.

Hospice 52

Hospice Social Worker Mental Health Welfare 52

Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers.

Hospice 40

Hospice Social Worker Mental Health Welfare 40

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

So, I called my psychiatrist’s office and got an answering machine from an evidently-open urgent care clinic. My journal was my first therapist, where I recorded frustration, anxiety and depression. All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy. Clearly my husband wasn’t.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Still, just one social worker in her hospital covers NICU plus pediatrics, maternity, labor and delivery, and two outpatient OB-GYN clinics. Even a vague reference to a client’s trauma might show up in the news and exploit confidentiality. The needs are more intense for new parents at every turn.

Social Worker 130

Social Worker Child Welfare Justice and Corrections Schools 130