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Making Time to Talk About Alcohol Use

Social Work Blog

Four in five adults who reported being asked about their alcohol use at a checkup in the past two years and reported current binge drinking were not counseled to reduce their drinking, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW.

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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. Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential. They keep their promises and follow through on commitments.

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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

Stop Abuse Campaign

“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” What areas do counseling and therapy address? Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . It is essentially a helping relationship between a licensed mental health professional and a client.

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How can I be mentally healthy at work?

Prosper Health Collective

Prosper Health Collective provides confidential psychological counselling. Prosper Health Collective psychological services aim to provide preventative and proactive intervention for early detection, identification and/or resolution of both work and personal problems that may be affecting your performance and wellbeing.

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Tips and Resources for First-Year Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology

Society of Clinical Psychology

This includes financial barriers and worries about confidentiality (e.g., Your university’s counseling center may also have special protocols in place for protecting your confidentiality if you become a client. the only available and/or affordable clinic is run by the program that you attend). Ana Rabasco, M.A. ,

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are resources for social workers

Social Work Blog

Social workers provide counseling services and mental health treatment to individuals who may also have an alcohol use disorder and help them address barriers to treatment. Assessment and interventions of risky alcohol use is extremely important amongst girls and women. Alcohol Use in the United States. Updated March 2022. Winter 2020.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

Stop Abuse Campaign

Therapists and counselors have extensive training in mental health techniques, mental health issues and what interventions to employ based on goals that are determined collaboratively with the client and counselor or therapist. . Couples counseling. You may end up postponing therapy, something that can dramatically improve your life.