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What is non-suicidal self-harm?

Beautiful Voyager

Non-suicidal self-harm means inflicting damage to your own body without the intention of suicide (and not consistent with cultural norms). The most common methods of non-suicidal self-harm are cutting (70%) or scratching, deliberately hitting the body on a hard surface, punching, hitting or slapping one’s self, and biting or burning.

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How Relationship Counselling Can Benefit You

Psychological Health Care

How well you understand and can communicate with your partner, as well as your ability to negotiate difficult times can determine whether you maintain a happy relationship, struggle, or separate. Relationship counselling may help you resolve a current problem or prevent an issue from getting worse. Reasons Relationships Fail.

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January and You May Be Thinking About Divorce

Gary Direnfeld

This only increases the likelihood of further conflict as well as emotional harm to the children. 6) Consider counseling. If attending together, the purpose can be to help communicate more effectively and minimize conflict. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. 4) Budget yourself.

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Understanding Work Stress Leave in Australia

Psychological Health Care

Add in widespread use of digital communication technologies reducing your ability to disconnect from work, and your work stress begins to seep into your personal life as well. In Australia, workplaces are required to manage factors that can harm mental health.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships.

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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

Fear of causing patient harm Nearly all healthcare professionals, regardless of rank, fear making a medical error. Anxiety and depression manifest differently depending on the individual, and many symptoms can be easily overlooked in nurses because they are constantly busy and have little time to self-reflect.

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Implement Trauma-Informed Care at Your Organization

Relias

Trauma often leads the person to find a way of coping that works in the short term but causes serious harm in the long run. You may want to frame the conversation around the concept that self-care is non-negotiable in a trauma-informed organization, and leadership needs to “walk the walk” for staff to embrace self-care.