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Sexism Makes it Harder for Girls to Benefit from Therapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

In this blog post, I describe a study that my colleagues and I conducted examining whether psychotherapies are less effective for girls in places with higher sexism. prejudicial norms, economic inequality) relate to intervention efficacy (i.e., how efficacious an intervention, such as psychotherapy or medication, is).

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

Treatment Healthcare professionals should provide or facilitate the treatment of patients who have mental health disorders using evidence-based interventions such as psychotherapy, which could involve medication. The alliance provides advocacy, research, education, and resources for maternal mental health.

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

Social Work Haven

Advocacy and Community Organising 10.Research Advocacy and Community Organising, 10. This can help them to better understand their clients’ needs, provide effective interventions and build trust with those they are serving. Critical thinking skills 2.Conflict Conflict resolution skills 3.Decision Decision making skills 4.Problem-solving

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What’s on the Menu: A Scoping Review of Decision-Making in Modular Youth Psychotherapies

Society of Clinical Psychology

What if you could select from a menu to create an effective personalized “recipe” for treating each youth receiving psychotherapy? This personalization is an aim of modular youth psychotherapy, which provides a menu of treatment elements from which therapists select a distinctive combination and permutation for each child or adolescent.

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Comparing psychotherapies for gay and bisexual men’s mental health

Society of Clinical Psychology

Sexual minority men also demonstrate unique strengths and resiliencies , like social and sexual creativity, community-building, and advocacy. His research examines the mental health of LGBTQ+ populations and the efficacy of LGBTQ-affirmative mental health interventions.

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News Items – April 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Brit Holmberg is a member: Mental health workers urge Mayor Lori Lightfoot to stop using police in crisis intervention teams. Brit Holmberg, a licensed clinical social worker , helped draft the letter to Lightfoot. He was joined on Thursday at City Hall by other mental health professionals and advocates who brought along a poster-sized card.