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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

You can be a mental health advocate The Uptake Many therapists are involved in activism and advocacy. Viola Vaughan-Eden is a member of NASW-VA: VCU School of Social Work alum Viola Vaughan-Eden honored by Capitol Hill advocacy institute Virginia Commonwealth University Viola Vaughan-Eden , a Ph.D.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

You can be a mental health advocate The Uptake Many therapists are involved in activism and advocacy. Viola Vaughan-Eden is a member of NASW-VA: VCU School of Social Work alum Viola Vaughan-Eden honored by Capitol Hill advocacy institute Virginia Commonwealth University Viola Vaughan-Eden , a Ph.D.

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Celebrating Pride Month.

Social Work With Adults

The poignant layers of her love for her partner and the fulfilling life they have had, her shame and fear, Flo's frustrations, who has felt invisible to the outside world and her anxiety of losing her home, which is in Es’s name, tensions about how Es's wishes should be met, all make for great theatre.

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Psychologist vs Social Worker: The Differences You Need to Know

Social Work Haven

Psychology may be used to explore issues such as anxiety, depression, or trauma, while social work can help individuals access resources and services to address more practical problems, such as housing or financial assistance. Essential social work skills include empathy, authenticity, resilience and respect.

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What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Governments and advocacy groups have introduced initiatives to combat mental illness stigma, and researchers have worked to identify ways to measure and improve attitudes about mental illness. Would increasing empathy toward people with depression also increase empathy toward people with anxiety? Pescosolido, 2013).

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

Even though I chose to engage in these projects, they fueled me with a mix of excitement, joy, stress and increased anxiety. Studies and publications argue that it isn’t your personality that is changing but rather your feelings of depression and anxiety. Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. I know it helps me.

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Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help When Facing Psychological Distress?

Beautiful Voyager

Women predominate in the rates of common conditions such as anxiety and depression ( twice as much and more persistent than men ). The only two occasions I went to the hospital for my mental health challenges were 1) generalized anxiety with panic disorder and 2) severe depression with psychotic events and suicide attempt.