Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, calls conversion therapy, also known as “reparative therapy,” “dangerous and discredited” and rejected by mainstream medical and mental health organizations for decades. Rick Miller is a member of NASW-MA: If You’re Gay, Should You See a Gay Therapist? Victoria Advocate. ”

Therapist 52

Therapist Administration Self-harm Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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.

Psychiatry 97

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 97

Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 31, 2022

New patients can face significant wait times and unhealthy limits on how many times they can see a therapist. Quality: Let’s say you find a therapist and you like them. But your therapist says this is the only modality of therapy that they’re comfortable using on you, and it’s the only thing your insurance will cover.

Schools 84

Schools Mental Health Therapist Domestic Violence 84

Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. I remember at that time my therapist challenged my concern by asking: “and where did the “old” Pat lead you?” You will see that they can be much more than “ just” meds. A lesser person?

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Recovery Psychiatric Anxiety 52

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician. In this role, I work in the homes and communities of families to provide therapy services to young people at risk of hospitalization or being placed out of the home for psychiatric reasons.

Justice and Corrections 52

Justice and Corrections LMSW Schools Mental Health 52

Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I was absolutely convinced that if she made that called, the police would force my admission into a psychiatric hospital where I would be locked up for the rest of my life. I remember that for me trying to find a therapist was so hard, complicated and exhausting. Losing everything, including myself. That is pure peer support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Mental Health Recovery Depression 52

Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If someone attempts suicide, they are likely to experience a profound loss of civil rights- they can be involuntarily committed to psychiatric care for 72 hours. Melanie has over a decade of legislative advocacy regarding children’s issues, and she has been published in newspapers, magazines and blogs all across the country.

Psychiatric 72

Psychiatric Addiction Domestic Violence Criminal Justice 72