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

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Transitioning Back to School.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

Encourage communication and feedback As the saying goes, people don’t leave bad organizations, they leave bad managers. The ability to provide feedback on and communicate with one’s supervisor is a crucial part of the employee experience. To keep this passion alive, make sure your staff understands the difference their work makes.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

Encourage communication and feedback As the saying goes, people don’t leave bad organizations, they leave bad managers. The ability to provide feedback on and communicate with one’s supervisor is a crucial part of the employee experience. To keep this passion alive, make sure your staff understands the difference their work makes.

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Social Worker Email Etiquette

Social Work Tech

For example: Ignacio Pacheco, LCSW Psychiatric Social Worker mobile: (831) 275-0805. Email is a venue of communication in which your professionalism shows. A signature is important for an email to tell people your name, title, position, and how to contact you. Mobile Piety. Do I articulate what I want.

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News Items – July 1, 2022

Social Workers Speak

The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers pledge to work with Congress and state policymakers in an effort to protect access and availability of abortion services,” the three organizations said in a joint statement. Psychology Today. Mel Magazine.

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Why Assess?

The Critical Blog

This happens too often: Beresford ( 2007 ) found service users were disillusioned by the bureaucratic dimension of social work and resented the ‘form- filling’ approach – reminding us that ‘social work is social’, and of the importance of listening as the primary activity of assessment.

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Genogram in Social Work: Worth a Thousand Words?

Social Work Haven

What is genogram in social work? A genogram uses a set of symbols to help social workers understand family dynamics. It is a useful tool for social work professionals to help gather information about a person’s family. It can help social workers absorb at a glance, key information with a high level of accuracy.