Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Penelope, a child welfare worker in Texas, sees the compassion fatigue hitting her colleagues. But child welfare workers are invisible. Aisha, a social worker in the United Kingdom, has made the tough decision to leave her job in the child welfare courts. She feels guilt. This may ring familiar for you.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Michigan agencies seek strategies to address child welfare worker shortage. However, the state is currently facing what one industry leader described as a “critical shortage” of child welfare workers. Therapy is especially important if you’re experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness.

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Brent Metcalf is a member of NASW-TN: Scientists Say Mindfulness Can Work Just as Well as Anxiety Medication (If You Do It Right). “During the therapy process, the client and therapist will learn what triggers the client’s anxiety,” says Brent Metcalf, a licensed clinical social worker at Tri Star Counseling.

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 19, 2023

” The NASW has publicly acknowledged the role the social-worker profession plays in perpetuating racism, citing examples like discrimination in the child welfare system and disparities in health care. Although coloring isn’t the ultimate cure for stress and anxiety, sitting down for a long coloring session holds great value.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 22, 2022

One transgender man quit his job as a child welfare worker in Texas after having to investigate families of trans kids for child abuse. As a transgender man, he joined the child welfare agency to be the advocate he never had while growing up. Anxiety and depression are impacting so many of us.

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Relias

JUNE 22, 2023

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons for youth to attend therapy. Studies have shown that kids between seven and 15 years old see great results in terms of anxiety reduction with CBT. But CBT for kids has benefits beyond anxiety disorders. One marker of this is school attendance.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 13, 2023

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Job satisfaction is also a concern, particularly in high-stress specialties like child welfare investigations, she added.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

APRIL 19, 2022

Heightened sensitivity to rejection or mental health problems, possibly resulting in dissociation, anger, or anxiety; Low self-esteem – thinking they don’t deserve love, compassion, or validation; Inclination to risky behaviors like substance abuse or unhealthy relationships that may lead to vulnerable or exploitative circumstances; .

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 6, 2022

McDaniel described stress and anxiety symptoms like a pounding heart, muscle tension, chest pains, sweating, difficulty taking a deep breath, and headaches — all things most parents have felt at one time or another. Matt Anderson is a member: Families Are Seen and Heard in New Child Welfare Podcast. The Annie E.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Once a child is referred to KVC, we begin immediately working to match them with a loving foster family. Imagine the anxiety a child feels after being removed from his or her home and moving somewhere new. If you are in another state, please contact your nearest state child welfare agency office.

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Social Work Synergy

APRIL 15, 2020

They work in child welfare agencies where the work is so sensitive that they avoid talking about it. Before I became a social work professor, I did casework in hospitals, child welfare agencies, crisis hotlines, and in the Veteran’s Administration. Another student sends me an apologetic email.

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Famcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Children who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless have higher rates of mental health problems such as behavioral issues, anxiety, and depression than children who live in unstable households. An estimated 4.2 million teenagers and young adults are homeless each year.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 13, 2023

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Job satisfaction is also a concern, particularly in high-stress specialties like child welfare investigations, she added.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Improving College Outcomes for Foster Care Youth In a study published by the Journal of Public Child Welfare, Assistant Professor of Social Work Nate Okpych investigated how a federal law increasing the foster care age limit might affect postsecondary outcomes for foster care youth.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

ACOG recommends that obstetric care providers screen patients once at a minimum for depression and anxiety using a standardized, validated tool. Ideally, screenings for depression and anxiety should also occur during pregnancy.

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KVC

APRIL 10, 2023

The appearance of anxiety, depression, aggression, irrational fears, regression (returning to an earlier behavior) and/or withdrawal from participating can all be signs of abuse. Anxieties or fears about leaving school or going somewhere alone with an abuser are likely in abused children. Behavioral changes. Fear of returning home.

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KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Perhaps even more importantly, parents hope their own child doesn’t become the aggressor and want to understand the reasons children bully. Words can hurt. We see the impact of that as bullies and those they bully are twice as likely to self-harm and experience suicidal behavior.

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Relias

JANUARY 31, 2023

As an ABA professional, it’s your job to approach these parental anxieties with compassion. Work in partnership with your client’s family members to identify the sources of these anxieties and develop a plan to cope with them.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Extensive evidence supports its effectiveness in clinical situations ranging from depression and anxiety, to psychosis, trauma, and addiction (Hofmann et al., Antecedents to retention and turnover among child welfare, social work, and other human service employees: What can we learn from past research? Mor Barak, M. Nissley, J.

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