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You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Who is a case manager? What’s the difference between a case manager and a social worker? Who is a social worker?

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Psychologist vs Social Worker: The Differences You Need to Know

Social Work Haven

Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Whereas psychology focuses primarily on understanding and exploring the inner workings of people’s minds, social work focuses more on helping people with their daily life issues.

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Can Happiness Make Us Healthier? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Society of Clinical Psychology

We designed a 12-week positive psychological intervention—ENHANCE—focused explicitly on increasing happiness rather than treating mental illness. In a paper published in the journal Psychological Science , we found that our positive psychological intervention had beneficial effects on self-reported physical health (Kushlev et al.,

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The Role of Lay Health Workers to Address Disparities in Access to Evidence-Based Practices Domestically and Globally

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP blog piece by Dr. Miya Barnett discusses a recent article published in the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology on the role of lay health workers in addressing disparities in access to evidence-based practices. Increasing evidence suggests that lay health worker-delivered care can lead to improved clinical outcomes.

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“Child welfare” and the moral bankruptcy of social work

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

As one such commenter put it: As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I wish news organizations such as Wapo would be more clear with using terms such as “social worker.” She wrote: I’m a licensed clinical social worker who spent my career in public child welfare, primarily providing foster care services.

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Promising Advances in the Cultural Adaptation of Mental Health Evidence-based Interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Starting in the new millennium, clinical researchers conducted clinical treatment studies, gathering data from ethnic minority clients to inform a bevy of manuals for culturally adapted EBIs (Cardemil, 2010). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 85 (1), 45-57. In clinical research? Reference Article.

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News Items – June 17, 2022

Social Workers Speak

The inclusion of gender identity in the medical record is a simple, yet extremely powerful and validating change,” explained Blaine Wilson, a licensed clinical social worker at Southeast Louisiana VA. She’s also a certified eating disorder registered dietitian and a licensed clinical social worker. VAntage Point. Nevada Appeal. “In