Remove Clinic Remove Communication Remove Interventional Remove LCSW
article thumbnail

Why the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a Big Deal for Social Workers

Social Work Blog

By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA. On July 16, 2022, after two years of preparation since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved its implementation, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system became a reality. There are compelling reasons why social workers should pay close attention.

article thumbnail

NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

Mindfulness is a practice that encompasses a variety of mindfulness-based interventions. One study found these interventions to be complementary to other active treatments for ADHD, like behavioral interventions and medication. This trick can be used in a non-clinical setting, or when a client is in a state of distress.

DBT 102
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Mirean Coleman is clinical practice director of NASW: Is a master’s degree in social work worth it? Fortune Magazine Being a mental health provider or substance use provider are “very good areas for social workers to focus on right now,” Mirean Coleman, clinical director at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) , tells Fortune.

article thumbnail

News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Mirean Coleman is clinical practice director of NASW: Is a master’s degree in social work worth it? Fortune Magazine Being a mental health provider or substance use provider are “very good areas for social workers to focus on right now,” Mirean Coleman, clinical director at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) , tells Fortune.

article thumbnail

News Items – October 7, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Gwen Bouie-Haynes, executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , said her organization has been working in concert with other groups to hold clinics across the state, to help people in rural areas fill out paper applications that are then sent onward to the MHC. “It The Philadelphia Inquirer.

article thumbnail

News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Jennifer FitzPatrick is a member: How to Communicate with Frontline Staff at Your Loved One’s Long-Term Care Facility. Fitz Patrick, a licensed clinical social worker in Chester, Maryland , and a gerontology instructor at Johns Hopkins University. “The Denise Thorn is a member: How the mind reacts to the pandemic.

article thumbnail

You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

Relias

Researchers have been exploring the question of the impact related to frequency and numbers of a single category of ACEs,” said Kristi McClure, LCSW. Therapeutic interventions may be most effective when racial trauma is addressed and treated as the trauma that it is.