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6 Challenges of the Human Services Worker

Relias

It’s hard being a human services worker. Let’s take a few minutes to understand these challenges and how human services professionals can work to overcome them. Challenges a human services worker will face. Often, they and/or family members demand specific types of interventions. A shift in roles.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

As America faces a mental health crisis, the need for suicide prevention services is more imperative than ever. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is ranked as the second primary cause of death in young people among the ages of 10 to 34 and the tenth most frequent cause of death in the United States.

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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit American shores in early 2020, mental health experts have worried about its potential effects on those they serve — and with good reason. Measures like social distancing necessary to preserve our physical health took a toll on our mental well-being.

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A child welfare case leads to a stunning dissent from Michigan’s Chief Justice

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

courts adopted a rule requiring balance of harms, entries into foster care decreased sharply. 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.

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An Overview of Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change

Relias

Miller and Stephen Rollnick, motivational interviewing has evolved into a widely adopted approach for facilitating positive changes in individuals. Motivational Interviewing is an important technique in the field of behavior change and therapeutic communication. Originally developed by psychologists William R.

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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Offenders

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For effective interventions, understanding the existing traumas that contribute to delinquency is paramount. To help professionals in this system, let’s explore the intersection of rehabilitation and mental health and cover the keys to providing trauma-informed care for juvenile offenders.