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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

Stop Abuse Campaign

Therapists and counselors have extensive training in mental health techniques, mental health issues and what interventions to employ based on goals that are determined collaboratively with the client and counselor or therapist. . There are several types of mental health providers and therapies. Conclusion.

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You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication?

Social Work Haven

You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication? This is a very common question a lot of people ask in relation to the role of the social worker in health and social care. Social workers play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in the community. Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication?

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Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Physical Sports Injuries

Beautiful Voyager

This Q&A features Dr. Keagen Hadley , a doctor of occupational therapy specializing in psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). My "day job" is as the associate director of medical writing at Supernus Pharmaceuticals. While this may seem totally unrelated, I assure you it isn't.

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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

But it is also a choice that can, and should, be life-changing in improving a child’s emotional and mental health. The events leading up to a hospital stay and the results of what happens during that stay are not the end of a child’s mental health needs. It is not to “cure” an underlying mental health need.

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Suicide among LGBTQ Youth: Risks and Prevention

Stop Abuse Campaign

LGBTQ mental health. LGBTQ youth are at significant risk for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) , including abuse and neglect, which negatively impact their mental health. . Mental health of transgender youth. Imagine your family wonders —is being gay a mental disorder? LGBT National Hotline.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Alert: Information in this blog post was updated on January 5, 2022. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. See January 5, 2022 update.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Here’s an excerpt: … It’s not acceptable in most family courts to explicitly argue that, if you have more material advantages to provide a child, you should get to adopt him or her. They listen as this person interrogates their parents about relationships, personal medical histories, and employment.