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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

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I increasingly realized that there is no opportunity to influence legislators to change the system in the clinical setting. I wrote Breakdown to appeal for legislative reform because it’s nearly impossible to change the system from within the trenches of clinical work. I can authorize involuntary transfers of patients to hospitals.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.

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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

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Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. Empathy and open communication are important as you strive to avoid lawsuits.