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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

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. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws.

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

In addition to these faculty appointments, Dr. Chang also serves as the senior psychologist and psychology training director at the inpatient psychiatric hospital, Gracie Square Hospital , and is chair of the Asian Psychiatry Program Committee.

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Review: Careers in Human Services (2015)

Michigan Girl's Café

A highlight of each chapter is the interviews with a professional working in a related job sharing their personal career paths, detail potential for career advancement, and advice for students. Macro social workers are labeled as "administrative social workers" who engage in research, policy, and administration.

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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). A psychiatric nurse practitioner has a Master’s degree in nursing, and might offer therapy and/or medication management. This is similar to an LPC-Intern but with a few administrative differences. Interview potential therapists! They may be supervised by a psychiatrist.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 6, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

--All you had to do was read between the lines to see that when New York City’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, claimed if favored letting families they investigate know their rights, they were lying. Now, thanks to some great reporting by ProPublica, you no longer need to read between the lines.

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News Items – August 5, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Even though we’re supposed to have a social worker in all of the (school) buildings, that’s not happening ,” said Tara Stamps, CTU’s administrator of new teacher development. Richardson has more than 45 years of experience working with the Veterans Administration Healthcare System. Department of Human Services Commissioner Gerlda B.

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Increasing access to high-fidelity Cognitive Therapy for underserved populations

Society of Clinical Psychology

What are the barriers that CBH clinicians or administrators might encounter in shifting their practices to an EBP? Administration & Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research, 37, 15-26. A randomized trial of methods to help clinicians learn motivational interviewing. Discussion Questions. Garland, A.

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